Us Airways, Ge Set Leasing, Financing Deal

[700UW]

Wrong this took place last year, two years after ALL Planes are suppose to have a required security check.

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And ALL panels that can be opened are suppose to be security check. Just two months ago, the TSA changed the procedures in the lavatories.

And any passenger can see the security stickers on the panels now in the lavatory.

 

[MarkMyWords]

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How come we CAN'T compete with the likes of WN when their pilots are payed over $50/hr more than a U Pilot for flying the same type aircraft?

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Good question. Perhaps the major schedule overhaul in Feb coupled with the additional flying hours will help. Why does WN have an employee to aircraft ration of 70:1 versus our 100:1? I'm not sure, but hopefully that is being addressed in a way other then to just arbitrarily cutting employees.

 

[700UW]

Bigger airplanes, require more employees, A US A330 requires more F/As then a WN 737 etc....

 

[insp89]

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Good question. Perhaps the major schedule overhaul in Feb coupled with the additional flying hours will help. Why does WN have an employee to aircraft ration of 70:1 versus our 100:1? I'm not sure, but hopefully that is being addressed in a way other then to just arbitrarily cutting employees.

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MMW, The ability to FUEL HEDGE is the biggest advantage Southwest has at this point in time.....Your 70:1 vs. 100:1 ratio statement is very decieving. For instance, It is well known that Southwest farms out it's Heavy Maintence. Are these 3rd party employees that perform Southwest's Heavy Maintence included in the 70:1 ratio ??? These people that come up with these numbers know exactly what they are doing. Usairways is not all that far behind Southwest !!!, That's why management is not comparing Usairways to Southwest..

 

[Dog Wonder]

The incident with the razor blades happened after WN and everyone else was required to do at least daily searches.

The real issue with Utility is how the company is going to get a bloc of 1,000 employees to vote in favor of contracting their jobs out, on top of the mechanics and stores in the same group being asked to vote to allow the company to do away with over half of their jobs.

There is no bigger stumbling block to the survival of this company than the company itself. No financing can change this number. 45,000 Mechanics and related before a consensual agreement, 17,000 after.

 

[700UW]

Your numbers are off, there are around 6,000 mechanic and related employees, if the company gets what they want it will eliminate all but 1,300.

There are only 28,000 employees in the whole company.

 

[Dog Wonder]

Sorry about the numbers. I read it in the newspaper

 

[aafsc]

Good question. Perhaps the major schedule overhaul in Feb coupled with the additional flying hours will help. Why does WN have an employee to aircraft ration of 70:1 versus our 100:1? I'm not sure, but hopefully that is being addressed in a way other then to just arbitrarily cutting employees.

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MMW, The ability to FUEL HEDGE is the biggest advantage Southwest has at this point in time.....Your 70:1 vs. 100:1 ratio statement is very decieving. For instance, It is well known that Southwest farms out it's Heavy Maintence. Are these 3rd party employees that perform Southwest's Heavy Maintence included in the 70:1 ratio ??? These people that come up with these numbers know exactly what they are doing. Usairways is not all that far behind Southwest !!!, That's why management is not comparing Usairways to Southwest..

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Also, Southwest does not have on line (Southwest to Southwest) bag connections or interline bag connections (Southwest to other airlines) therefore, they require far fewer people.

 

[insp89]

The incident with the razor blades happened after WN and everyone else was required to do at least daily searches.

The real issue with Utility is how the company is going to get a bloc of 1,000 employees to vote in favor of contracting their jobs out, on top of the mechanics and stores in the same group being asked to vote to allow the company to do away with over half of their jobs.

There is no bigger stumbling block to the survival of this company than the company itself. No financing can change this number. 45,000 Mechanics and related before a consensual agreement, 17,000 after.

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....As it looks today, I do not anticipate a consensual agreement. This baby is headed for abrogation. If it gets that far? Where it stops, nobody knows....

 

[USA320Pilot]

US Airways lands GE financing deal - Move to free $140 million requires cost cuts

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Airline, Creditor make deal

"The complex deal with US Airway's biggest creditor hinges partly on the bankrupt airline's obtaining further cost cuts from labor unions."

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Best regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[flyin2low]

So it's only 55mil that is being provided. The rest is just on paper. Out of C.11 by June? Rational statement by Frank. But Teddy WTF, that way of thinking is going to get you nowhere?

 

[firstamendment]

US Airways lands GE financing deal - Move to free $140 million requires cost cuts

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Airline, Creditor make deal

"The complex deal with US Airway's biggest creditor hinges partly on the bankrupt airline's obtaining further cost cuts from labor unions."

See Story

Best regards,

USA320Pilot

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Here's Johnny!! Here we go again.

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[700UW]

Words of wisdom from a admitted B&E.

Read and educate yourself.

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[markkus757]

At the station I work at, US has 3rd shift utility and WN contracts out the RON aircraft cleaning. US has 6 (was 7 before PIT pulldown) mainline RONs and WN has 8. The contract company uses 3-4 people during the night, US has 10-12 utility agents on staff. WN contract cleaners don't dump lavs or "cater" the aircraft, they just clean. US utility will do all of those functions, except during the other 2 shifts when US rampers (same union?) do it.

I'm not favoring the argument either way (I don't work for either airline), just thought these facts would add to the debate...

 

[700UW]

On staff? 10 or 12? How many per night?