Al Ball

New 737 Heavy Check HOC 1&2 and Transfer Suspension letters from AA

New 737 Heavy Check HOC 1&2 From: Mark Easton Managing Director ,AO&M Recent changes to the MD80 fleet plan have eliminated the need to restart the second heavy check line in August. The workload demand on the 757 fleet in HOC 5&6 will decrease due to the completion of LC/MC on dock 5C. While these…

US Airways Tentative Agreement Mechanic and Related Dated 6-27-2014

Enclosed in this package, as outlined in the District 142 By-Laws, Article XIII, Section 1, are all changes, plainly marked, for the memberships review. All other terms and conditions contained in the April 3, 2008 LUS (Legacy US Airways) Mechanic and Related Collective Bargaining Agreement will continue to apply as written unless specified within this…

Letter from Sean Doyle, RE: Update Regarding Disputed Claims

American plans to make a distribution of shares to unsecured creditors from its Disputed Claims Reserve (DCR) on July 1. The Disputed Claims reserve holds shares set aside for resolution of certain claims in the bankruptcy proceedings. When American prevails or settles claims, shares initially held aside for those claims can be distributed. However, the…

Letter from TWU-ATD to AA on Prefunding.

June 24, 2014 Mr. Stephen Johnson Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs American Airlines Group PO Box 619616, MD 5675 Fort Worth, TX  75261-9616 Mr. Paul Jones Senior Vice President General Counsel American Airlines Group PO Box 619616, MD 5675 Fort Worth, TX  75261-9616 Gentlemen: This writing is a request for information regarding the nonperformance of…

MD-80 Line: Not to Return

To All, We were made aware this morning from Mark Easton that the second MD-80 Heavy check line, that was suspended for the summer schedule, will not restart in August as originally planned. Without that MD80 Heavy check, Easton predicts that this change could equate to about a 100 AMT surplus in Aircraft Overhaul and Maintenance.…

US AIRWAYS TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS REACHED – June 16, 2014

Highlights – Mechanic and Related / Stores Line Maintenance station and job protection Seniority Integration Agreement Pay Increase 3%, DOS on base wages, for all classifications Pay increase 3% Sept. 2014 on base wages for all classifications. Minimum 3% Sept 2015 based on pay rate adjustment as outlined in the existing AA/TWU mechanic and related…

The final version of the Base Field Trip and Overtime Guidelines

If you read through the Letter from Mark Nelson you will see that the field trip guidelines zeroed out in January of 2014. That obviously didn’t occur so each location was to determine how they were going to implement this piece. TUL and TWU 514 have agreed to zero out the FT on the second Monday in…