New Service

[Teflon]

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031017/dcf018_1.html

 

[mrplanes]

"Scotland will mark our third destination in the U.K., as well as our eleventh European route from our primary international gateway Philadelphia," said Douglas D. Leo, US Airways vice president-international. "We are excited to bring new service to Glasgow in time for the 2004 British Open at the nearby Royal Troon Golf Club."

Remember the Augusta, GA service with the Masters? Does anyone think Bronner isn't pulling the strings in this company? Can we convince him, as employees, that Siegel is not doing what is needed to get us to profitability? ALPA is apparantly going to try: From the code-a-phone: Item 2. MEC Chairman Bill Pollock also sent a letter to all US Airways pilots today that reviews several current issues including, a meeting requested by Capt. Pollock with US Airways Board of Directors Chairman Dr. David Bronner,

Let get this guy out of here!

mr

 

[ITRADE]

"Scotland will mark our third destination in the U.K., as well as our eleventh European route from our primary international gateway Philadelphia," said Douglas D. Leo, US Airways vice president-international. "We are excited to bring new service to Glasgow in time for the 2004 British Open at the nearby Royal Troon Golf Club."

Remember the Augusta, GA service with the Masters? Does anyone think Bronner isn't pulling the strings in this company? Can we convince him, as employees, that Siegel is not doing what is needed to get us to profitability? ALPA is apparantly going to try: From the code-a-phone: Item 2. MEC Chairman Bill Pollock also sent a letter to all US Airways pilots today that reviews several current issues including, a meeting requested by Capt. Pollock with US Airways Board of Directors Chairman Dr. David Bronner,

Let get this guy out of here!

mr

I don't get this - US announces new service and you're screaming conspiracy.

Eessshhh....Somebody, please call the head shrinker.

 

[TheWatcher]

I hope the European growth continues. Its something US Airways seems to be good at.

 

[wings396]

This is just the type of growth they love...it requires no employees....only contracted ones. As we add all of the New Island sevice along with Europe, and cut back on domestic stations jobs are being lost on a regular basis. I could care less what new service we add unless it brings back some of the thousands of lost jobs. We will keep the fleet at 279 and keep the pilot group working as it does not matter where the A/C fly just as long as they do. Mtc. work will continue to be farmed out and domestic mainline stations will continue to be Expressed or closed. Nothing here for us to be excited about. :down:

 

[ITRADE]

This is just the type of growth they love...it requires no employees....only contracted ones. As we add all of the New Island sevice along with Europe, and cut back on domestic stations jobs are being lost on a regular basis. I could care less what new service we add unless it brings back some of the thousands of lost jobs. We will keep the fleet at 279 and keep the pilot group working as it does not matter where the A/C fly just as long as they do. Mtc. work will continue to be farmed out and domestic mainline stations will continue to be Expressed or closed. Nothing here for us to be excited about. :down:

Is this a company or a welfare state???? Last time I checked, it was a company.

 

[USFlyer]

Saying this new service requires no employees is flat out wrong. You have APO staff in the originating city, APO staff in PHL, res agents, CCY pricing analysts, marketing folks to advertise the new service, US Airways Vacations staff to sell vacations, etc. Do you want US to operate service where it's profitable or to fly ERI-PIT in a 767? I mean c'mon. You'll never get any employees back until US turns a profit. If flying the 767 on this route will be profitable, the employees should be all for it.

 

[Teflon]

To ITRADE,

Yes it is a welfare state, the employees are supporting the company with $1.1 Billion a year in concessions for till the end of 2008 and 20,000 less jobs.

 

[Light Years]

YAY!!!

I love to see European destinations added! I really think this is a great niche for US, and funny enough Glascow (and Milan) were my guesses for the next one.

I'd love to see DUB and SNN year-round... the flights are full up to the last day, and have been the whole time. They have had a 90% load factor. I know two sets of nonrevs who had to buy ID90s on Aer Lingus (only 29 Euro for future reference) from Dublin to Shannon to get back to PHL. I know traffic slows down in the winter, but couldnt we route it PHL-SNN-DUB, DUB-SNN-PHL and do it with one plane? I've done this before on Aer Lingus, and I think Delta does it too. What are we using those additional 767s for during the winter?

As for employees, it seems that some stations have contract employees and some are US judging by the uniforms (although we put anyone in that thing). I have met actual US Airways employees in FCO, MAN, and DUB. The islands I think are a different story.

And as for marketing, I have seen an actual US Airways advertisement that is all over Manchester airport. Its really nice- its a huge poster, with royal blue backround with a hand that has the word 'Manchester' in it, then it shows Philadelphia in big letters on the other side, surrounded ny Chicago, San Francisco, Charlotte, Denver, Los Angeles, Detroit etc... I think it says something about America in your hands with US Airways... kind of hard to describe, but the best US Airways ad I've ever seen (although I also like the running man US Airways Shuttle ads). Perhaps we have a different ad agency for Europe?

 

[Teflon]

US Airways has NO employees in europe all the work is contracted out, US could provide them uniforms.

 

[Light Years]

I stand corrected... what a shame. I guess I just assumed because some wear a U uniform and some wear the contracter's uniform. Is that common with other airlines? We have to be the most outsourced airline in the world, you could fly all over on us and not encounter a US Airways employee.

 

[phllax]

At FCO, the ticket and gate counter agents are airport staff, but US does have maybe 5 employees of their own.

 

[RowUnderDCA]

I'm sure that there are or were very recently U employees in AMS! Teflon, are you more interested in seeming irrational?

 

[Teflon]

We don't have ticket counter, gate agents, mechanics, utility, stock clerk or catering in Europe so tell me who the US Airways employees are?

 

[RowUnderDCA]

Well, there's a station manager who supervises people. I swear that he hires/fires. Aren't they employees?