PSA ALPA Pilots Reach Agreement on 70-Seat Jets
DAYTON, OH -- The PSA Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), International, late last week approved a letter of agreement (LOA) with their management, spelling out the terms and conditions for operating 70-seat jets. By a vote of 8-1, the pilot leadership ratified the proposal.
"We are extremely pleased to reach a settlement with our management for this aircraft" said Capt. William Barnett, secretary-treasurer of the PSA pilots’ unit of ALPA. "We want to see PSA prosper and grow. The operation of these larger jets will help us to provide better service and coverage for our portion of the US Airways network."
The LOA provides for the extension of the 50-50
staffing ratio, as outlined in the Jets for Jobs protocol with US Airways and
its pilots. Under this arrangement, furloughed US Airways pilots are entitled to
fill half of the positions assigned to this aircraft, per the limitations
of this agreement. The PSA pilots will staff the remaining half of
these positions. The LOA also provides positive reserve rule changes and
other quality-of-life improvements for PSA pilots.
ALPA, the world’s oldest and largest union of airline pilots, represents
64,000 pilots at 42 carriers. Visit the ALPA website: http://www.alpa.org.
# # #
ALPA CONTACT: John Perkinson, Anya Piazza, 703-481-4440