Al Ball

Correspondence on the prefunding contributions and the 1114 process

Reply  from Paul D. Jones Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American Airlines To David Virella , TWU-ATD  AA System Coordinator This will respond to your letter dated June 24, 2014, to Steve Johnson and me regarding the employer-matching portion of the prefunding contributions that were made to the TWU VEBA. The employee-paid portion of the VEBA contributions were returned to active employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreements the TWU reached with American Airlines in September 2012, and, by the terms of those agreements, the employer prefunding contribution is to be distributed to active employees only “upon successful resolution of the…

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No more 15 day waiting period for Transfers, Title I, II, III and V

July 22, 2014 Dear David, Per our conversation, effective August 1, 2014, the 15 day waiting period before a transfer becomes active for Title I, II, Ill and V employees, will no longer be applicable. On the effective date, when an employee requests a transfer in the online tool, the transfer will become effective immediately.…

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TTD Supports FAA Effort to Raise the Bar on Outsourced Aircraft Maintenance

Washington DC – The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today urging the swift implementation of a statute requiring foreign-based aircraft repair facilities working on U.S. aircraft to be held to the same alcohol and drug testing standards as those based in the United States. “The time is…

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Express Scripts: Compound Management Top 25 Exclusion List

The top 25 ingredients included in the Express Scripts Compound Management exclusion list represent the majority of the compounds and nearly 85% are utilized for topical pain or a base (e.g. cream). Compounds are not FDA approved. See List HERE.. Compound Management Exclusion List

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U S AIRWAYS MECHANIC AND RELATED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT RATIFIED

Ratification voting was conducted yesterday throughout the system. The tentative agreement has been ratified by a majority of the voting membership. The negotiated pay raises become effective Monday July 21, 2014. Once again we thank you for your support and patience during this process. Fraternally yours, Tom Higginbotham PRESIDENT & DIRECTING GENERAL CHAIR Here is…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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