US Airways Plans Expansion To The Dominican Republic

[Stick-n-Rudder]

Chip,

Does this mean that Ottawa and Montreal will be see mainline returning? Currently Ottawa and Montreal are all express? I''m not sure about Toronto?

 

[USA320Pilot]

US Airways Plans Expansion To The Dominican Republic

WASHINGTON (Aviation Daily) - US Airways plans to expand its operations to the Dominican Republic, connecting flights from the Canadian cities of Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa to the resort destination of Punta Cana through Philadelphia. In 2000 US Airways started daily flights between Philadelphia and Santo Domingo, and last year began service from Philadelphia and Charlotte to Punta Cana.

Best regards,

Chip

 

[Bear96]

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On 6/24/2003 6:00:41 PM Chip Munn wrote:

Stick:

A major part of management''s restructuring plan, agreed to by all labor groups, is a systematic dismantling of labor pay and work rules...

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WOW! Really?

Was this info on the ballot when people cast their vote ratifying the concessions: "By voting For these concessions you are agreeing to a systematic dismantling of labor pay and work rules?"

And here I thought they were just agreeing to the specific concessions that were in the Tentative Agreements at the time...

 

[USAirBoyA330]

YUL (Montreal) has mainline back. Not sure how long it will last, but I guess with this news they are keeping it Mainline/Express.

 

[USFlyer]

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On 6/24/2003 5:01:37 PM Chip Munn wrote:



US Airways Plans Expansion To The Dominican Republic

WASHINGTON (Aviation Daily) - US Airways plans to expand its operations to the Dominican Republic, connecting flights from the Canadian cities of Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa to the resort destination of Punta Cana through Philadelphia. In 2000 US Airways started daily flights between Philadelphia and Santo Domingo, and last year began service from Philadelphia and Charlotte to Punta Cana.

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Can someone explain what this means? How is this any different from today? Flying from one of those Canadian cities to PHL to the Dominican Republic?

 

[USA320Pilot]

Stick:

A major part of management's restructuring plan, agreed to by all labor groups, is a systematic dismantling of labor pay and work rules, which will reduce the corporate labor expense more towards that of the low cost competitors. In my opinion, US management is creating a contingent work force within the employee groups that is defined as contingent workers who are: Consultants, Part Time Employees, Contractors, Temps, and Express employees.

For example, for the Agents there is the Mainline/Express job classification where up to 2 daily flights into Express cities where Express agents from other companies will do the mainline work. Another example is up to four daily flights can be operated into a new city without giving those jobs to mainline employees, giving those jobs to contractors.

Therefore, it would not surprise me to see mainline aircraft return in the PHL - Canadian markets, especially with Air Canada is extreme difficulty.

In addition, another city where the company could eliminate mainline flights, temporarily place Express flights in the market, and then return mainline aircraft to the market is ATL to the hubs.

Obviously, this is not good for those employees effected, but is permitted per the restructuring agreements.

Regards,

Chip

 

[ITRADE]

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On 6/24/2003 6:32:21 PM USFlyer wrote:

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On 6/24/2003 5:01:37 PM Chip Munn wrote:





US Airways Plans Expansion To The Dominican Republic


WASHINGTON (Aviation Daily) - US Airways plans to expand its operations to the Dominican Republic, connecting flights from the Canadian cities of Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa to the resort destination of Punta Cana through Philadelphia. In 2000 US Airways started daily flights between Philadelphia and Santo Domingo, and last year began service from Philadelphia and Charlotte to Punta Cana.

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Can someone explain what this means? How is this any different from today? Flying from one of those Canadian cities to PHL to the Dominican Republic?

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It is an under-the-breath attempt to drag more souls out from Canada to the D.R. (a favorite Canadian destination) and to do so utilizing US Airways. Since Air Canada is on the skids, US is attempting to interject some competition - or at least to flap its wings about it.

Now, if US were to start service to Havana, US could really market the Canadians.

 

[geo1004]

It''s a cut-n-paste article from Aviation Daily.

They have never been on the leading edge (pun intended) of airline news....