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Greetings,
AFA 66 eCommunication - Wednesday, September 23,
2009
Hotel Update
Inflight Services Migrates from
theHub to Wings Website
US Airways Unveils "Envoy
Suite," The Next Generation of Business
Class
Barclays CrewCash Program
Error
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G20
Summit in PIT Causes Temporary Crew Hotel
Relocations
Due to the upcoming G20 Summit in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, all crews scheduled for long layovers
on 9/23, 9/24 and 9/25 have been relocated.
The downtown
area is scheduled to be cordoned off for security and
transportation is expected to be difficult due to road closures
and the Presidential visit.
Please see Must Reads for
schedules highlighting where each crew is scheduled to
overnight. Crews have been split between three hotels, two
with their own transportation and one which will be utilizing 3
Rivers Limo services.
SAT Ron Hotel Change
All crews, East and West, scheduled to RON in
SAT will be housed at a new hotel. Please see Must Reads
for detailed hotel name and information. Transportation will be
provided by the hotel.
FLL Short Ron Hotel
Change
In reviewing the September schedule, US
Airways Crew Accommodations found that a West FLL short layover
crew had been inadvertently scheduled at the FLL long layover
property and corrected the error.
Flight 185 only will
be moved to the short layover property, effective immediately,
for the remainder of this month. Once again, please consult the
Must Reads for detailed hotel change information in FLL.
Temporary YYC Ron Hotel Change on October 5 &
6
All crews arriving into Calgary, AB (YYC) on 10/5 and 10/6 to
RON, will be relocated to a different hotel. Flights affected
are inbound flights 245 and 247 on both days. Transportation
will be provided by the Hotel. Please see Must Reads for
detailed hotel information.
Inflight Services Migrates from theHub to Wings
Website
After more than six months, Inflight Services has migrated
from theHub to Wings. On September
9th, 2009 at 1200ET, the new Inflight Services homepage/website
was launched via Wings. The Inflight
Services homepage on theHub was deactivated today, September
23rd, 2009 at 1200ET. At this time, a page will be loaded
that will reference the migration and offer links to redirect
the user to the new site on Wings. US Airways believes
that flight attendants will find Wings to be much faster, more
functionally user friendly and offer a much more robust search
engine. However, if you are a MAC user, the Wings website
does not support the Safari browser, but does support the
Firefox browser as well as Internet
Explorer
US Airways Unveils "Envoy
Suite," The Next Generation of Business
Class
Redesigned cabin interior and new
fully lie-flat bed offer international travelers unparalleled
comfort and privacy
TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 17,
2009 — US Airways (NYSE:LCC) offers business class
travelers the ultimate in comfort, peace and privacy on
trans-Atlantic flights with the new Envoy Suite. Starting this
November, the airline will begin installing fully lie-flat
business-class seats with an advanced on-demand in-flight
entertainment system on its fleet of Airbus wide-body
aircraft.
“We’re excited
about bringing this industry-leading concept to our
customers,” said Andrew Nocella, senior vice president,
marketing and planning. “The innovative cabin layout and
thoughtful design of the Envoy Suite allows for greater comfort
and functionality for our international travelers.”
Customers who travel in business class on flights
offering the Envoy Suite will experience comfortable, convenient
and private amenities including:
A fully adjustable seat with lie-flat bed
Direct aisle
access from each Suite with all seats facing
forward
Generous personal space and stowage
An
easy-to-reach technology panel, including a 110-volt universal
power outlet, satellite telephone and USB port
State-of-the-art personal entertainment system with a
12.1” adjustable touch-screen
US Airways is
the first airline in the world to introduce four abreast seating
in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone design in a business class cabin.
The redesigned cabin layout allows each Envoy customer to face
forward and away from the aisle in a fully lie-flat, 180°
recline seat with direct aisle access. Bed length ranges
from a comfortable 6’4” to 6’8” in
length depending on the Suite’s location in the cabin. The
seat is 20.5 inches wide and a fully adjustable, drop-down
armrest provides an additional five inches when sleeping.
Each Envoy Suite provides plenty of space to work
or relax. With nearly three-and-a-half feet across,
customers can take advantage of generous personal space by using
either the raised side table or easy-access tray table. Larger
personal belongings such as laptop cases can be stowed beneath
the ottoman. Another convenient feature is a technology
panel with an adjustable personal reading light, power outlet
for laptops, USB port for charging small electronics and a dual
satellite telephone/entertainment controller.
In addition, each Envoy Suite comes with a new, cutting-edge
audio video on demand (AVOD) in- flight entertainment system by
Panasonic Avionics Corporation. The system, with a 12.1”,
adjustable, touch-screen monitor, offers hours of
entertainment. Customers can learn a new language with
Berlitz® Word Traveler™ or play games in flight with
other passengers, like Blackjack or In-Flight Golf
Tournament.
The Envoy Suite will make its
debut on one of US Airways’ Airbus A330-200 aircraft in
December2009 with the remainder of the A330-200 fleet
installation completed by summer 2011 for a total of 15
aircraft. Each A330-200 will offer 20 Envoy Suites. The Envoy
Suite design for the airline’s nine Airbus A330-300s is
currently under development and installation is expected to be
completed by summer 2012.
Barclays
CrewCash Program Error
Barclays CrewCash program
managers discovered an error in the processing of CrewCash
applications between July 1 and August 21, 2009, resulting in
missed credits and bonuses. Approximately 849 flight attendants were
affected by the error, 5% of which are Phoenix based flight
attendants. The
following letter is being sent to the flight attendants who were
affected by this error.
If you have any additional questions, please find
information on Wings or contact Michael Pool, US Airways Dividend Miles Team at michael.pool@usairways.com
or 480-693-5770
Barclays Letter to
Flight Attendants
mec@afa66.org
www.afa66.org
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