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Press Release Source: US Airways

Ready to Fly? US Airways to Hire 350 New Pilots
Wednesday September 12, 11:00 am ET
Airline also recalls 140 pilots currently flying for regional carriers

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways today announced plans to hire more than 350 new pilots with training dates beginning in November 2007. The airline will also move 140 pilots, who currently fly for US Airways Express carriers, back to the mainline flying seats they were furloughed from several years ago. The airline's pilot staffing needs are being driven primarily by retiring mainline pilots. New hire pilots will move onto the airline's growing Embraer 190 fleet, which in turn will drive current pilots to other aircraft like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family.

President Scott Kirby stated, "It was only two short years ago that both the former US Airways' and America West's futures were in the air. To stand strong two years later and announce that not only will we no longer have any pilots on furlough, but also will begin to hire new pilots is simply great news for our employees and our airline. Our pilots are among the most experienced and professional in our industry, and we look forward to welcoming our returning pilots from our Express partners as well as new pilots to our airline."

Positions will be filled over the next 12 to 16 months. The airline's Philadelphia base is home to Embraer 190 flying. Candidates can find qualifications and apply on-line at www.usairways.com/careers or by clicking the Careers link online at www.usairways.com.

US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than 36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. The new US Airways -- the product of a merger between America West and US Airways in September 2005 -- is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers our customers 16,000 daily flights to 855 destinations in 155 countries worldwide. This press release and additional information on US Airways can be found at www.usairways.com. (LCCG)

Flyby1206

Couldnt find anything on their careers page about minimums, nothing posted yet?

TriStar_drvr

I wonder if I'll finally get called back for phase 2....

Xray678

serious question.....given all the turmoil at USAir now and in the foreseeable future, who would go there?

tone

Wonder if they will rescind the hiring plans anyway given thet the age 65 thing passed today.. hope not.

Worldguy

So many of the folks that were furloughed will NEVER go back, for a multitude of reasons. I know a good number of 15+ year guys, and know some FAs too, married one, that will never go back. But, good luck to the new hires, I think..

Cheers,
WG

SAABaroowski

I know a lot of people that would gladly make the move, mostly becuase its their hometown Airline, i think that ha s alot to do with it, I have spoken to a few CAL F/O's that are leaving for either DAL, United, or even a few that want to go to NWA, Commuting is a ***** (from what I am told) and like CAL's pay & contract the pay can really only go up (for now)

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SAABaroowski

well not official yet though.........

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Worldguy

Plenty of folks will fly shiny jets for food too......and so here we are...this is our future.....I should have been a hedge fund manager....maybe in my next life I won't have a conscience.......but...good luck....

Cheers,
WG

jetlaggy

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September 12, 2007


By an 88-7 vote, the Senate today passed its FY'08 Transportation Appropriations bill with one important modification: At the urging of ALPA, it added the “Oberstar language” that ALPA has supported for any legislative directives to change the mandatory pilot retirement age rule.
The Senate version of this bill now must be reconciled with the House-passed Transportation Appropriations bill, which does not address changing the rule. (The Oberstar language is contained in the House FAA reauthorization bill.) ALPA will provide a more detailed status update on this legislation in a future FastRead.