Who Should Go?

[SKY HIGH]

******THIS DOESNT LOOK LIKE A "LCC" COMPANY******

Executives and Senior Management
Officers of US Airways Group, Inc.

CEO and President Bruce Lakefield
Executive VP, Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and
Secretary Elizabeth K. Lanier

Chief Financial Officer Ronald Stanley

Senior VP, Finance and Controller Anita P. Beier
Senior VP, Finance and Treasurer Eilif Serck-Hanssen

Officers of US Airways, Inc.

CEO and President Bruce Lakefield
Executive VP, Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and
Secretary Elizabeth K. Lanier
Chief Financial Officer Ronald Stanley

Executive VP, Operations Alan W. Crellin
Senior VP, Alliances & President of US Airways Express N. Bruce Ashby
Senior VP, Marketing and Planning B. Ben Baldanza
Senior VP, Finance and Controller Anita P. Beier
Senior VP, Corporate Affairs Christopher L. Chiames
Senior VP, Employee Relations Jerrold A. Glass
Senior VP, Maintenance John Prestifilippo
Senior VP, Finance and Treasurer Eilif Serck-Hanssen
VP, Safety & Regulatory Compliance William G. Bozin
VP, Flight Operations Capt. Edward W. Bular
VP, Direct Distribution Kerry J. Carstairs
VP, Human Resources John M. Hedblom
VP, Inflight Sharon R. Groff
VP and Deputy General Counsel Kathleen Jackson Harris
VP, Sales and International Douglas D. Leo
VP, Customer Service Donna Paladini
VP, Government Affairs Rosemary G. Murray
VP, Network and Revenue Management Andrew P. Nocella
VP, Corporate Real Estate Helen Tremont
VP, Financial Planning and Analysis Stephen L. Morrell
VP, Restructuring James P. Schear

 

[USFlyer]

If US outsources maintenance and reservations, it could eliminate 2-3 SVP/VP positions. Something to think about.

 

[700UW]

yes and more then several thousand workers who won't vote for a contract that eliminates their jobs.

 

[TechBoy]

I love these thread. You people are so out of touch. My reaction to this list, having worked at a number of Fortune 500 companies in other industries, is that US has a very small senior management team. Maybe they need better people in some of these jobs, but someone needs to do these jobs.

As for the cost, you could eliminate most of these jobs and it wouldn't even register on operating expenses.

 

[wizzz]

Wasn't that Lakefield's response? If he worked for nothing, giving up his salary wouldn't really make a difference, so he decided to keep it?...

 

[SKY HIGH]

Maybe they need better people in some of these jobs, but someone needs to do these jobs.

Sky high states: Apparently JETBLUE FEELS DIFFERENT. And, doesnt US want to mirror Jetblue or is that just for the "employees?"

JETBLUE MANAGEMENT:

David Neeleman
Chief Executive Officer and Director
David Barger
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Thomas Kelly
Executive Vice President and Secretary
John Owen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Directors
David Checketts
Director
Dr. Kim Clark
Director
Joy Covey
Director
Michael Lazarus
Director
Neal Moszkowski
Director
Joel Peterson
Director
Ann Rhoades
Director
Frank Sica
Director

JETBLUE -- FIRST AND ONLY:


First and only U.S. start-up airline to launch with more than $100 million in capital
First and only airline to offer 24-channels of live satellite television free at every seat
First and only airline to broadcast the Olympic Games live at every seat
First U.S. airline to introduce "paperless cockpit" flight technology
Only U.S. airline to be 100% ticketless
First U.S. airline to install bullet-proof cockpit doors across its fleet
First and only airline to install security cameras in passenger cabin for customer and crew safety

 

[SKY HIGH]

Wasn't that Lakefield's response? If he worked for nothing, giving up his salary wouldn't really make a difference, so he decided to keep it?...

[post="201022"][/post]​

SKY HIGH states: YEP, HE CALLED HIS SALARY A "PIMPLE"

 

[TechBoy]

Believe what you want, but don't think that JB doesn't have some well paid management folks. Titles are not important -- salaries, benefits and responsibilites are. Now you can argue that management should take the same cuts as the workers out of fairness, solidarity etc., but chopping a few VPs is not going to change the financial status of the airline one bit.

 

[D M G]

Maybe they need better people in some of these jobs, but someone needs to do these jobs.

[post="201017"][/post]​

Exactly.

It's not the quantity that's the problem, it's the quality.

 

[WestCoastGuy]

Now you can argue that management should take the same cuts as the workers out of fairness, solidarity etc., but chopping a few VPs is not going to change the financial status of the airline one bit.

[post="201039"][/post]​

Prob wont help in the overall financial status is right, but it sure would feel good get rid of a lot of dead wood and clean up the mess the CCY. Some folks there with fancy titles just taking up space. And we all know what a wonderful and supurb job Crellin is doing operationally in PHL. And Im sure Pallidini is working at a feverish pace to make the company hum in tune like a fine swiss watch.

 

[PHL]

Prior to the current bankruptcy, or even the first BK, can someone tell me how many people USAirways was contractually obligated to use in the handling of a typical flight on an A320 or 737? I'm talking ramp operations, baggage handling, utility and customer service, etc.? How many people did the respective contract require to do each task.

For example, how many people would be involved from the moment an aircraft pulls into the gate, to the moment it pulls out. Cart driver, baggage handlers, jetway operator, ticket agent, cabin cleaning, etc. We can leave out the F/A and pilot crew since those numbers are pretty much mandated by the FAA.

Then please tell me how many people SW and JB used to go through the same process.

Just curious....

 

[D M G]

I'm talking ramp operations, baggage handling, utility and customer service, etc.? How many people did the respective contract require to do each task.

[post="201102"][/post]​

The FSA contract doesn't require the company to have a certain number of agents working an aircraft.

In PHL the company would staff each gate with a minimum of three agents, then increase the number from there depending on the A/C type the gate gets during a schedule.

 

[diogenes]

PHL,,
It is management discretion - no contractual obligation for any number of agents.

This applies to CWA and IAM-F.

Now, on a narrowbody 737/A320, common sense dictates 2 guys in the bin and 1 on the ground.

You'd be surprised how often you have less than that.

Then, when you try to make it a safety issue (safety is the ONLY grounds one can refuse to follow orders) you find U doesn't consider it a safety issue.

70 lbs is the maximum lifting limit for an employee. This limit assumes that one can stand erect, and use the legs and glutes to lift. Obviously, the 'power lifting posture' is impossible in a cargo bin. According to a doctor who watched what goes on in a bin, the maximum lift while one is on their knees should be 30 lbs.

FYI, the average OJI rate in the USA is 5 per thousand, annually. At U fleet, it's 17 per 1000.

 

[eolesen]

In PHL the company would staff each gate with a minimum of three agents, then increase the number from there depending on the A/C type the gate gets during a schedule.

[post="201127"][/post]​

Contrast that with AA, where one agent is the minimum, and two (plus a lead if needed) as the maximum... Both are Sabre users, so you can't say the automation is more complex for US....

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

From the e-newsletter of John McCorkle:


.....The article mentioned Mr. Lakefield's $425,000 annual salary and Mr. Lakefield said the reason he wasn't taking a pay cut is because his salary is already competitive to what low-cost carriers, which US Airways loves to compare themselves to these days, pay their CEOs.

Is Mr. Lakefield correct? Let's find out.

Doug Parker is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of America West Airlines. According to the most recent proxy available, Mr. Parker earned $550,000 in salary for 2003. Mr. Parker also earned a $1 million bonus last year, a year in which America West posted net income of $57.4 million. If memory serves correctly, I believe US Airways lost money last year.

Over at JetBlue Airways, CEO David Neeleman earned $200,000 in salary for 2003 with a bonus of $95,000. JetBlue made money last year as well.

So, if you take the salaries of Mr. Parker and Mr. Neeleman and average them out, you'll come up with an average of $375,000. Is Mr. Lakefield's salary competitive? Well, you can't give the guy, or anyone else at US Airways, a bonus because the company can't turn a profit. And as far as stock options, well, I can't help the fact that every time US Airways issues stock, it eventually gets de-listed by a major exchange and becomes worthless.

However, let's look further down the list of officer compensation.

Jeffrey McClelland is Executive Vice President - Operations, for America West. In 2003, his salary was $360,000.

Al Crellin is Executive Vice President - Operations, for US Airways. In the past 12 months, Mr. Crellin has earned $372,685 in salary.

So, the guy who works for the company that actually made a profit last year earns less than the guy who works for the company that can't stop the tsunami of red ink. Should we discuss the $851,114 that Mr. Crellin received in non qualified retirement benefits?

Alfred Spain is the Senior Vice President of flight operations for JetBlue. Last year, he earned a salary of $218,959.

Ed Bular is the Vice President of flight operations for US Airways. In the last 12 months, he earned a salary of $381,853.

Scott Kirby is Executive Vice President - Sales & Marketing for America West. His 2003 salary was $358,333.

Ben Baldanza is Senior Vice President - Marketing & Planning for US Airways. His compensation for the past 12 months was $379,549.

Here's a good one:

Sherry Groff, Vice President of In-flight for US Airways earned $197,969 in the past twelve months. Folks, that's only $2,031 less than what the CEO of JetBlue makes in salary......




.......A further check of the officer compensation list shows that US Airways has 15 various Vice Presidents that, individually, earn MORE than the CEO of JetBlue. And the funny thing is, US Airways would have you believe that they can't cut management/officer salaries because too many of these fine folks would leave the company. Well, if JetBlue and America West can find someone to work an identical position for a lower salary, don't you think that US Airways could as well? [emphasis from poster] So, who out there truly believes that management is participating in the alleged 'transformation plan?'



Thanks, John. "The truth is out there"