US Airways

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Nov. 12, 2009-- In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, US Airways’ (NYSE: LCC) Chairman and CEO Doug Parker responded to Secretary LaHood’s invitation to attend the Future of U.S. Aviation Forum being hosted today by the Department of Transportation. In the letter, Parker shares the airline and industry’s views about the future competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry. The letter in its entirety follows:

November 11, 2009

The Honorable Ray LaHood
Secretary of Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590

Dear Secretary LaHood:    » read more »

US Airways Announces Results of 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 10, 2009-- US Airways (NYSE: LCC) announced the results of its annual meeting of stockholders held today in New York. Stockholders voted to re-elect Herbert M. Baum, Matthew J. Hart, Richard C. Kraemer and Cheryl G. Krongard to three-year terms on the Board of Directors, expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2012.    » read more »

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jun. 3, 2009-- US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) today reported May and year-to-date 2009 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.1 billion, down 5.2 percent versus May 2008. Capacity was 6.2 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 5.8 percent versus May 2008. Passenger load factor for the month of May was a record 82.8 percent, up 0.5 points versus May 2008.    » read more »

March 14, 2008 -- PHOENIX—US Airways [NYSE: LCC] management received notification today from the America West pilots requesting to commence separate contract negotiations under Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act.

Also today, the America West pilots have begun separate negotiations with US Airways management on future Airbus A330-200 widebody flying.

Following is a statement from Captain John McIlvenna, chairman of the union leadership group representing the America West pilots.    » read more »

Employees Picket, Demand Management Address Labor Issues

February 28, 2008 -- PHOENIX – US Airways (NYSE:LCC) employees today demanded that management address workers’ issues and work with labor groups to turnaround the fledgling airline. Employees picketed corporate headquarters with a large, 30-foot rat as a symbol of US Airways management’s anti-worker tactics.    » read more »

January 23, 2008 -- PHOENIX – For the first time in the history of the new US Airways (NYSE:LCC), labor groups representing approximately 30,000 union members at the airline have joined together in a coalition to demand that management complete the merger that began nearly three years ago. Specifically, management needs to adhere to current labor contracts and reach new collective bargaining agreements that improve the wages, benefits and working conditions of US Airways employees.    » read more »

Writes follow-up letter to CEO after meeting earlier this week

November 9, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today wrote to Douglas Parker, CEO of US Airways asking him to explain the exact terms of severance packages he referred to in the meeting to all displaced workers and how US Airways is going to increase communication with the public and with elected officials. The letter is a follow-up to the discussion held earlier this week in Washington DC.    » read more »

Specter and the PA Delegation Express Frustration with Company

November 7, 2007 - TODAY, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, the longest-serving Senator from Pennsylvania, convened a meeting with the Pennsylvania delegation and US Airways CEO Doug Parker to discuss the future of US Airways in Pennsylvania.

Following the hour-long meeting, Senator Specter and Doug Parker held a joint press conference. Watch a clip of the press conference here.    » read more »

October 31, 2007 -- After learning that it appears that US Airways will not offer severance packages to the machinists, pilots and the ground workers, Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) today wrote a letter to Douglas Parker, CEO of US Airways, urging him to extend similar offers to all displaced employees in the Pittsburgh region.    » read more »

Washington, D.C. -- Oct. 4 -- After learning that USAirways intends to reduce flights and employment levels at Pittsburgh International Airport, U.S. Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) today wrote a letter to Douglas Parker, CEO of USAirways, expressing their deep disappointment in his company’s decision and strongly urging him to reconsider it.    » read more »

July 8, 2007 -- SANTA FE – New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson issued the following statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s investigative report concluding that US Airways was cleared of wrongdoing in the Dana Papst case.    » read more »