PARKER is a real moron!

[TheWatcher]

I think you should strike immediately. It would be the best thing for this airline. That way capacity could come out of the airline industry and the other airlines can thrive. This has to be the worst airline flying today in the US. I think you should show management what a horrible airline they have created. There is not a positive thing about this airline - it's amazing it runs every day.

2 thumbs up. The madness continues. Insanity is most rampant here

 

[luvn737s]

One airline's culture kept it alive for 24 years. One airline's culture drove it the brink of extinction.

Which would you choose?

Which would a rational person choose?

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

just had a look at the usairways.com website to see if any updates or news might be there. What's this? A "letter to customers". Let's have a look:
March 9, 2007
Dear US Airways Customers,
As many of you know, we reached a milestone in our integration. Specifically, we merged the two reservation systems of the former America West Airlines and US Airways onto one platform. While this was a significant achievement and required extraordinary preparation work among all departments, especially our Information Technology team, the conversion has not been without its share of challenges....



It's not an apology for our meltdown, it's the ten day old "pardon our dust" letter from the switch to QIK!

As was mentioned previously, after the Valentine's Day Fiasco at B6, their top brass lost no time in apologizing on national TV. US still is still letting its spokespeople like Michelle Mohr and Andrea Rader do the talking. Don't get me wrong, I think those two are fine people and good at their rather difficult and thankless jobs. But after a fiasco of this magnitude, it's time to roll out the big guns.

And how about a new "letter to customers" on the website!

 

[john john]

"pardon our dust"

I have tried this IT DOESN’T WORK. The truth is starting to be know

 

[luvn737s]

I know cheap shot, but today I voted with my wallet and it is feeling really good not to have to deal with US today. Midwest here I come. The best care in the air awaits.

Vote as often as you like. Hold on Midwest! Here comes a doozy!!!

Let us know how perfect their Saver service is, won't you? And ask them how they liked having their ramp service replaced with their commuter affiliate people. Ask them how they like having their first class maintenance department gutted and farmed out. Ask them how they like working under commuter work rules. Ask them how they feel about abandoning their Signature service that they provided with pride, so that on many flights they are just a cattle car like, well, I'm sure you know. Please ask them all these questions and then reassure them that regardless of how much you berate the service they try to provide, you're still their best friend.

I'm sure they'll appreciate that.

 

[legacy-to-LCC]

The BEST part was paying for my drinks and meal with a US Airways Credit Card.

 

[PITbull]

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/200...e-gun-shy_N.htm THE ONLY REASON THIS AIRLINE HAS MADE MONEY IS FROM THE PAYCUTS AND LOST PENSIONS FROM THE EAST SIDE. MY GRANDMA COULD HAVE DONE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This IS a fact.

The BOD needs to look for a new CEO and President who can manage effectively the 5th largest carrier in the country. The BOD agreed to exec. contracts that rewarded these execs too quickly, and without proven, sustained manageablity of a such a large franchise as USAirways.

Back in 1987, U bought PSA and Piedmont. Within 2 years both airlines merged with USAir on time, culture, contracts with all the bells and whistles that go along with a merger. Within ten years, the airline grew to be a company of over 46,000 employees with an increasd route structure domestic and International. This management can't handle merging a small regional with a legacy, yet. Just imagine if this management group would have successfully acquired DELTA???

 

[Travels2mch]

All I know I was given the royal treatment with NO STATUS. I'm the assisant Janitor on Midwest but I felt like a Chairman's Preferred! International level Inflight service from Courtney and Gabriella, Fresh baked cookies.

US could learn a lot from Midwest....that is one awesome airline. They are also one of my US alternatives. Love that 717 too. We'll never see that level of service on US though....nowhere near....

 

[adiruwho]

If my memory is correct after successfully merging PSA and Piedmont, Usair promptly squandered the the west coast operations aquired with said mergers. Quite a shame as PSA was a good airline. But look at the bright side, If not for Usair, Southwest would be no where near as large as they are today.

 

[PITbull]

If my memory is correct after successfully merging PSA and Piedmont, Usair promptly squandered the the west coast operations aquired with said mergers. Quite a shame as PSA was a good airline. But look at the bright side, If not for Usair, Southwest would be no where near as large as they are today.

No squandering. They right sized the company and between the years 1996-1999, the company showed sustaining profits accumulating $1 billion net profit. In addition, the stock soared from $35 a share o a high of $82 by 1999.

Memory serves ME better.

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

Just in case anyone was wondering, still no "we're sorry" letter from Mssrs Parker and Kirby on the usairways.com site.

 

[luvn737s]

Just found out tonight I have to go to Appleton, WI so another flight on the best care in the air. I've told my training administrators to try to get me assignments where Midwest flies.

Well Midwest doesn't fly to APE, but the little Skyway RJ does. At $1.60 a mile.

By the way, when was the last time you had to pay for a drink on a US flight with ANY card?

 

[luvn737s]

No squandering. They right sized the company and between the years 1996-1999, the company showed sustaining profits accumulating $1 billion net profit. In addition, the stock soared from $35 a share o a high of $82 by 1999.

Memory serves ME better.

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Chief Seeks Harmony, for Now, As He Tries to Cut Labor Costs


*Please Note: Archive articles do not include photos, charts or graphics. More information. April 9, 1997, Wednesday
By ADAM BRYANT (NYT); Business/Financial Desk
Late Edition - Final, Section D, Page 1, Column 2, 2149 words
DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - US Airways chairman-chief executive Stephen M Wolf wants to lower carrier's costs sharply, but he wants to do it with labor's help; as he tried to turn around the airline, which has lost $2.4 billion in last decade, he has vowed that there will be not power struggle; if Wolf does not get his way, he is likely to use measured steps, such as steady shrinking of the airline, to win an agreement with labor leaders without direct confrontation; this week, Wolf kicks off series of meeting with employees at which he will undoubtedly try to persuade them that more drastic measures are needed to bring US Airways' high costs in line with those of rivals
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So a loss of 2.4 billion equates to a profit of 1 billion?

 

[PITbull]

Don't know where you got that posting or even if it is truly factual, but Wolf did want labor costs to decrease.
Your mixing up the issue of billions in profits during those contract neg. years which happen to be 96-2000 for all of labor with Wolf stating the company had lost $2 Billion in previous decade. However, that was not fully true..it was only true from 1990-to the first 2 quarters of 95. Most of labor were in amendable contract negotiatons. AFA contract was amendable in 1996 and it took 4 years to acutally ratify May 2000 an, agreement which brought a 4% sign on, and 12.5% increase over 5 years. Ater that ratificcation, and IN 2001, the company forced consessions after 9/11 when Wolf stepped down and the rest is history.

The pilot group ratified their contract in 1999, I believe and took a provision that Wolf threatened all groups MUST take or he would shut down..that was "Parity plus 1%, which actually turned out to be a windfall for the pilot group and by 2002 they were suppose to receive 34% increases to be at parity with the rest of the legacies. Wolf got what he didn't wish for. In June of 2002, the pilot MEC placed the 34% raise on the table as part of their wage concession during concession #1.

With regard to your posting...Wolf was speaking for the losses the previous 10 years at the time to make an arguement for Labor to bring down labor costs during those most profitable year which just happened that all groups were at the table at their reg. sec. 6 negotiations....just like any CEO does during open contract negotiatoions. BTW, after all groups had ratified their agreements by 2000, U did at that point have the highest labor costs in the industry, second to DELTA...who was paid more and non-union. Go back to your archive... the stock hit $82 in 1998 (Had owned the stock out right as I was day trading with that and other companies). Wolfe actually but back $2billion worth of stock (cash) in 1998...low and behold he was covertly talking meger talks with United, and was trying to get Labor costs down to facilitate consumating an approval for a merger which fell through on July 1, 2001.

Look it up SParky.

 

[luvn737s]

between the years 1996-1999, the company showed sustaining profits accumulating $1 billion net profit. In addition, the stock soared from $35 a share o a high of $82 by 1999.

Memory serves ME better.

Soared, eh? Check out AWA stock in 2003. That's SOARING!