• Lodo Reductions
• CRAF Re-Preferencing
• Retirement Seminar
• Accessing The Hub
• AFA Local Numbers

Dear Members,

The following messages were placed on the CBS Bulletin Board this past week. Below is also information on an upcoming retirement seminar in the Charlotte Airport.

Thank You,

Mike Flores
MEC President
US Airways Master Executive Council
AFA-CWA

Date: Sunday, 3 September 2006 14:33 ET 
To: Emc2-News-c 
From: KINSEY.P 
Subject: Lodo Reductions (Nov 2006) 

As a result of the seasonal pull down of Transatlantic flying and some reduced Caribbean flying, we will be reducing lod/o staffing in some languages. 

If you are interested in being released from the Lod/o Program, please complete a Lod/o Request Form and submit it to Thelma Summers, InFlight Administration no later than. The fax numbers is 480.693.2878. The deadline for submitting requests is September 13, 2006. 

Below is a summary of the number of positions being reduced by crew base and language: 

PHL 

Dutch - no change 

French - no change 

German - reduce by 4 flight attendants 

Italian - reduce by 4 flight attendants 

Spanish - reduce by 8 flight attendants 

CLT 

German - no change 

Spanish - reduce by 2 flight attendants 

Releases will be in seniority order until the number of releases needed is met. If too many flight attendants request release, extra requests will be held until the 90 waiting period is complete. Also if enough flight attendants don't request release from the program, the most junior flight attendants within the language will be returned to domestic flying. 

Please contact Thelma Summers @ 480.693-5009 with any questions

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Additionally the information as well as a searchable list on available on theHub.

Date: Friday, 1 September 2006 14:52 ET 
To: Emc2-News-c 
From: KINSEY.P 
Subject: CRAF Re-Preferencing

The current Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) Preference List is now available in crew rooms. The list will also be available on theHub. Please check the list for your name. If you wish to be added to or removed from the current list, please send a written request to Inflight Administration no later than September 30, 2006. After this date, no additions will be made to the list until September 2007. A flight attendant may remove his/her name from the list at any time by giving 30 days written notice. 

If you are already on the list and wish to remain on the list, no action is required. 

FAX #: 1-480-693-2878 

MAIL ADDRESS: 

US Airways 
Inflight Administration CH-IFC 
4000 E Sky Harbor Blvd 
Phoenix, AZ 85034 
CO-MAIL: Inflight Administration PHX CH-IFC

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Retirement Seminar

On September 27 and 28 there will be a retirement seminar in the Charlotte Airport Conference Room. We will have representatives from the PBGC, as well as our Benefits Chairperson Paul Frishkorn, available to answer your questions and to address your concerns. The following are some of the items that will be discussed:

• When and how to obtain your retirement estimate
• Explanation of Social Security offset and how it applies to your monthly retirement
• Explanation of each payment plan and how to choose which one is right for you
• The Health Care Tax Credit - who qualifies and how it is applied
• How to choose a retirement date that will eliminate a long wait for your first monthly check
• How divorce/remarriage/death of a spouse affects your PBGC pension
• How to appeal a PBGC decision
• Retirement Planning options and your 401K

We believe this seminar is going to be an invaluable tool for us and we urge you to attend if your schedule permits. The sessions are scheduled for the following dates and times:

Wednesday, September 27, 2006
10:00am - 1:00pm
2:30pm - 5:30pm

Thursday, September 28, 2006
9:30am - 12:30pm
2:30pm - 5:30pm

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Council 40 PIT 724-695-3329
Council 41 DCA 703-212-8090
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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