AFA - US Airways MEC
MEC E-LINE AFA US Airways
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Index and Contents of Current E-Lines
March 2002
February E-Lines Index
January E-lines Index
Mar 29, 2002
  • AFA - US Airways Web Site Down
  • From AFA-US Airways Safety Committee:

  • -  Minimum F/A Crew
    -  EOW Operations without EOW Equipment
    -  Flight Attendant Security Training
  • ITD Flight Attendants - Short Blocks in February
  • Protected Holiday - May 27th, Memorial Day
  • MEC Special Meeting Notice - April 8 & 9
  • Workers Memorial Day, April 28
  • No Further Voluntary Furloughs Planned - Recalls Possible
  • Displacements for May
  • New Jumpseat Award Procedure
  • Local Council Elections - DCA & PHL


  • Mar 28, 2002
  • ITD Flight Attendants - Short Blocks in February
  • Flight Attendant Whistleblower Protections

  • Agreed to by FAA and OSHA
  • MEC Special Meeting Notice - April 8 & 9
  • Workers Memorial Day, April 28


  • Mar 27, 2002
  • From AFA-US Airways Safety Committee - Minimum F/A Crew
  • Airline May Seek Loan Guarantee - US Airways CEO Hints at Hope That Employees Will Take Pay Cuts
  • Labor blasts airline CEO's statement
  • Mesaba Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify First Contract


  • Mar 26, 2002
  • Protected Holiday - May 27th, Memorial Day
  • Flight Attendant Historian's Last Flight
  • A Report From the Web Site Administrator


  • Mar 25, 2002
  • Frontier Flight Attendants File For Union Election
  • Midway Flight Attendants Begin Mediation
  • Ordering pizza? Hold the mushrooms


  • Mar 24, 2002
  • AFA Safety/Security Committee Report, 3/22/02

  •     - EOW Operations without EOW Equipment
        - Recurrent Training (RET) 2002   What to expect
        - F/A Security Training

    Mar 21, 2002
  • No Further Voluntary Furloughs Planned - Recalls Anticipated
  • Probationary Flight Attendants now considered "Furloughed" - Keep your current address on file
  • Displacements for May
  • New Jumpseat Award Procedure
  • MEC Meets CEO and President Dave Siegel
  • Local Council Elections
Mar 19, 2002
  • Q & A's on Flight Attendant Displacements


  • Mar 19, 2002
  • Essay: The Case for Profiling
  • Lapses at Logan fail to catch ticket mix-up
  • Reagan National to Return to Full Capacity


  • Mar 18, 2002
  • Voluntary Furloughees Retain Seniority When Returning from Furlough 
  • INS "Crew lane" Closes in PIT
  • NEW Hotline Message from the US Airways President and CEO
  • FAA Rescinds More Relaxed List of Carry-Ons

  • ATA is Hiring

    Mar 16, 2002
  • AFA Interactive - Special Tribute Edition

  • Ada Brown Greenfield - Founder, Association of Flight Attendants

    Mar 15, 2002
  • Airport Screeners to Frisk Same Sex
  • Security top cause of airport delays
  • Federal Security Directors Assigned to Eight Airports
  • Airport checks reveal felonies


  • Mar 12, 2002
  • Settlement to AFA Furlough/ Terminated Probationary Grievance


  • Mar 10, 2002
  • Impasse on Pilot job protection halts small jet negotiations
  • US Airways names David Siegel new President and CEO
  • Good News for Furloughed Flight Attendants on Unemployment
  • US Airways Future Crew Scheduling has new hours of operation 
  • Local Council Elections
  • Project Liberty


  • Mar 06, 2002
  • Dave Siegel - New US Airways President and CEO
  • Nonlethal Weapons Pose Own Risks in Air, Report Says
  • Airline allegedly hindered Marshals

  •       Officers say they weren't allowed in seats near cockpit

    Mar 05, 2002
  • New Hours of Operation for Future Crew Scheduling
  • Security Newsclips:

  • Ridge: "Arming pilots doesn't make a lot of sense"
    Fewer Marshals on Flights At National, Pilots Say
    BWI's Subtle But Serious Security
    Rollout of New Measures Puts Focus on Efficiency

    Mar 04, 2002
  • Q & A's on Flight Attendant Displacements