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AFA US Airways MEC E-Line

July 13, 2005

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Voluntary Furlough with Limited Recall II Program (VFLR II)
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Dear Members,

The Following was sent out today via CBS regarding an additional VFLRII to help in the overstaffing situation that has been created by the reduction in aircraft. This program is offered by the Company and was negotiated by your MEC. It is in addition to the original VFLR that is due to come out again sometime in 2006 for the oversubscribed amount of 323. The Company currently has an overage of 300 flight attendants due to aircraft returns to the lessor in the next couple months. There are some differences in this VFLRII in that if it is oversubscribed, this VFLRII will NOT trigger another VFLR offer. However, we still have in our agreement from the original VFLR an oversubscribed amount of 323 which will be offered in 2006.

The MEC went into negotiations regarding this VFLRII and negotiated that the Flight Attendants who were NOT eligible in Dec. 2, 2004 because of the VF, and those who returned on June 1 from the VF will NOW be eligible to participate in the VFLRII. Any flight attendant who was active as of July 7, 2005 will be eligible for the VFLRII Program. A flight attendant awarded a VFLRII must be in "active status" as of September 1, 2005. There is a subtle difference in that a flight attendant who is awarded the VFLRII will receive their cash payment for the signed "Release" no later than November 30, 2005; which is a 90 day wait period instead of 30 days. The Company will not contest unemployment benefits for the awardees of VFLRII as this is due to a reduction in force and a reduction of work.

There are two scenarios in this newly negotiated provision that permitted the past VF returnees to participate:

In exchange, the Company is obligated to offer another VFLR for the oversubscribed amount from the original VFLR and will offer the oversubscribed amount of either 323, OR COULD AWARD EVERYONE that applies even if the amount is oversubscribed beyond 323 in 2006. If they choose to award and satisfy all who apply in 2006 to the oversubscribed VFLR, then the program will cease and the Company will have met their obligation to AFA. If this occurs, then some Flight Attendants will not be eligible for unemployment and this method could trigger "recalls" from the Involuntary furlough list. However, this does not preclude the Company from offering another VFLR in the future if there should be further reductions in fleet, as all language for the VFLR is still intact accept for 2(f) that speaks to over subscription in this scenario.

On the other hand, in this scenario, if the Company decides in 2006 that they can only award the 323 min. requirement, then any over-subscription number will trigger another event and 2 (f) of the 2004 agreement will stay intact. The VF returnees of Dec 2, 2004 and June 1, 2005 are only eligible to participate in this VFLRII.

If you have already applied for a VPLOA for Aug. or September 2005, you may still apply for the VFLRII, and this furlough will take precedence on September 1, if awarded.

Please take your time and review all the language below.

Teddy
MEC President, AFA-CWA

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The following CBS message was sent out today and the information is posted on theHub.

Date: Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:33 ET
To: Emc2-News-c
From: KINSEY.P
Subject: Vol Furlough w/Limited Recall II

As a result of the reduction of aircraft and the overstaffing created, the Company is offering a second Voluntary Furlough with Limited Recall II Program (VFLR II), under which qualifying Flight Attendants may voluntarily furlough (due to lack of work) from US Airways with limited recall rights in exchange for a cash payment on November 30, 2005 and certain travel benefits for themselves and eligible family members. There may be tax consequences associated with the use of these travel benefits. In order to qualify for the Program, an employee must have been in an active status as of July 7, 2005, and must be in an active status as of his/her awarded VFLR II release date of September 1, 2005 to be eligible for a VFLR II. (Flight attendants awarded a VPLOA for September will be considered active for the purposes of this Program.) A copy of the complete Program is available on the Inflight Services page on theHub (thehub.usairways.com). Flight attendants awarded a December 2, 2005 release date in the original VFLR Program are not eligible to participate. Their release date will remain December 2, 2005. Please read all of the details of the Program. To be considered for participation, you must be eligible, and must complete the VFLR II Application and Bid Form (see links below) and return it to: US Airways Inc. Inflight Administration H/195 2345 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA, 22227

Attention: Voluntary Furlough with Limited Recall II Program

Such Application and Bid Form must be received and in the possession of Inflight Administration no later than August 26, 2005 at 11:59 pm. You may fax your Application and Bid Form to (703) 872-6476. You may verify receipt of your Application and Bid Form by checking on theHub. Inflight Administration will post on theHub each afternoon (Monday through Friday) a searchable list of forms received. The list will be available after 5 pm and include forms received prior to 11 am that day. Please address any questions that you may have about this program to Inflight Administration at 800-327-0117. Prompts, 1, 5, 4, 5. -------------( end of letter )--------------------------------------

VFLR Documents are in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Get a free copy of Acrobat Reader HERE.

VFLR II Memo
(VFLRII_MEMOJuly_13_05.pdf)

VFLR II Program Details
(VFLRII_ProgramDetailsJuly_13_05.pdf)

VFLR II Application and Bid Form
(VFLRII_APPLICATIONJuly_13_05.pdf)

VFLR II Sample Release
(VFLRII_RELEASEJuly_13_05.pdf)

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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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US AIRWAYS Benefits Information: 800-872-4780

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