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One of the provisions of the 2004 AFA US Airways Collective Bargaining Agreement is the Early Retirement Incentive (ERI). That provision states the following:

"Flight attendants (i) who are active as of December 1, 2004;

(ii) with at least 20 years of service as a flight attendant;
(iii) who are of at least 55 years of age; and (iv) who notify the Company of their intention to retire prior to March 1, 2005, with the effective date of retirement not earlier than January 2, 2005 and not later than December 31, 2005, shall receive, in addition to any other compensation paid to retiring flight attendants, a payment of $300 per month, commencing January 1, 2006 and for each month thereafter, until the flight attendant reaches age 65. A flight attendant who is scheduled to retire on or after December 16, 2004 and on or before January 1, 2005, at his/her request, will be permitted to delay the retirement date to January 2, 2005 in order to enjoy the benefits of this provision."

If you meet the eligibility requirements set forth above and you are interested in participating in the ERI and receiving the $300 monthly severance payments through to age 65, you must notify the Company by March 1, 2005 of your retirement date (retirement date of no later than December 31, 2005). A form for you to fill out advising the Company of your desire to participate in the ERI is located on theHub or in the Inflight Services offices.

Any eligible flight attendant who retired between January 2, 2005 and March 1, 2005 will not need to fill out the paperwork. These flight attendants will be notified if they met the eligibility requirements. Those eligible flight attendants who have already submitted a request for retirement through the Benefits Administration department with a retirement date of March 2, 2005 and beyond, are also required to submit this form if they want to participate in the ERI.

Please note that by submitting the request form you are only notifying the Company of your request to receive ERI severance payments if you are eligible. You must submit separate applications for any other benefits to which you may be entitled. For example, you must contact the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to apply for a pension benefit under the Retirement Plan for Flight Attendants in the Service of US Airways, Inc. Furthermore, you will be contacted by Benefits Administration to ascertain whether you are interested in continuing to receive any health care benefits to which you may be entitled through the provisions of your Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Please also note that if you make any changes to your requested retirement date after the March 1, 2005 deadline, you will be ineligible for the ERI severance payments. Therefore, please use care in selecting your retirement date. Once again, the deadline for submitting the form is March 1, 2005.

THE REQUEST FORM IS LOCATED HERE - www.afausairways.org/Benefits/fa_request05.htm

Accessing The Hub:

http://thehub.usairways.com 
Logging in the first time your user name is u0(zero) and your five digit employee number. Your initial password is the first five digits of your social security number. Questions about the Hub? Please contact the EDS Help Desk at 336-744-6000 for assistance. More information can also be found HERE.

AFA Local Numbers
Council 40 PIT 724-695-3329
Council 41 DCA 703-690-6859
Council 69 BOS 781-289-8454
Council 70 PHL 215-492-0840
Council 82 LGA 315-736-3483
Council 89 CLT 704-527-0325

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