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In this Issue for
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October 30,
2009 |
- CANCELLATION OF E190
FLYING
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Dear Member,
CANCELLATION
OF E190 FLYING DUE TO THE SALE OF 10 E190
AIRCRAFT
The recent Company decision to sell 10 E190
aircraft has led to the transfer of two E190 aircraft to the
buyer- Republic Airlines in November. With two aircraft
coming out of the US Airways fleet after the November trips and
lines were bid and awarded, numerous cancellations of E190
flights and, in some cases, entire trips have
resulted.
The Company has agreed with the AFA's position
because the lines and trips were published and awarded prior to
the cancellations, any Flight Attendant who loses time, either
through segment or trip cancellations on E190 equipment, will be
pay protected for the original value of the published
trip.
The pay protection will also apply to any affected
trip awarded via the AIL or SAP. Please submit a claim
upon completion of a trip with cancelled segments or upon the
cancellation of the entire
trip.
Your claim will not be reduced by any other flying
picked up through the AIL or ETB during the November bid
month.
The Company CBS referenced
below.
Subject: EMB 190
Cancellation
CLT AND PHL FA
ONLY
The recent sale of ten E190 aircraft has resulted
in flight cancellations during the November bid month. This was
unavoidable due to the fact that two aircraft were removed from
our system after the November schedules had already been
awarded. The Company has made the decision due to the
unique circumstances to exceed the requirements set forth in the
contract and pay protect flight attendants for cancelled
segments or for the few pairings that were cancelled in
their entirety. Therefore, if the flight attendant's trip
was altered due to the above referenced aircraft sale event,
she/he will be entitled to submit a claim for the original
published value of the trip after flying the trip or upon
cancellation of a trip. This will also apply to a trip that was
awarded from the AIL or via
SAP.
This process will only affect the November bid
month as the schedule going forward has been adjusted to
accommodate the removal of aircraft for future
months.
Thank
you,
Mike Flores,
President
The US Airways Master Executive
Council
AFA-CWA | 
