Agreement Covers 6,700 Mainline FAs

US Airways and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) said Friday that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. AFA represents the airline's 6,700 mainline flight attendants. Details of the agreement were not immediately available from either party.

"We are very pleased to have reached a tentative agreement with the AFA and thank the union leadership for their dedication in support of our flight attendants," said Doug Parker, Chairman and CEO.

"We want to express our appreciation to the National Mediation Board and our mediator Jim MacKenzie, for his instrumental role in helping both parties reach a successful conclusion to our mediated negotiation sessions," said Al Hemenway, US Airways' vice president, Labor. "I would also like to thank the leadership of AFA for their hard work in helping us reach a tentative agreement with our exceptional flight attendants."

The AFA Master Executive Counsel's (MEC's) must first approve the tentative agreement before it can be sent to its members for consideration. This first step is expected to take place in the coming weeks. The tentative agreement would cover the airline's flight attendants based in US Airways' three hub cities of Phoenix, Philadelphia, Charlotte, NC, and in its Washington D.C. focus city.

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