Piedmont Airlines Fleet and Passenger Service Employees Ratify Contract Between the Airline and Communications Workers of America

TEMPE, Ariz., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleet and passenger service employees at Piedmont Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US Airways (NYSE: LCC), have voted to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement previously announced on May 31. The new four and a half year agreement was ratified by Piedmont Airlines' more than 3,000 employees who are represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Details of the agreement will be made available by the CWA.

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Piedmont Airlines President and CEO Steve Farrow said, "We are extremely pleased that the fleet and passenger service employees have voted to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement, the first agreement for this workgroup. I would like to thank the CWA leadership for their diligent efforts in representing our exceptional employees. I would also like to thank the National Mediation Board and the mediator overseeing our negotiations, Michael Kelliher, for their instrumental role in assisting both parties to reach this agreement."  

About US Airways
US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,200 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide, operates the world's largest fleet of Airbus aircraft and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 20,500 daily flights to 1,293 airports in 190 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Aviation Week and Overhaul & Maintenance magazine presented US Airways with the 2012 Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of the Year Award for demonstrating outstanding achievement and innovation in the area of technical operations. Military Times Edge magazine named US Airways as a Best of Vets employer in 2011 and 2012. US Airways was the only airline included as one of the 50 best companies to work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style magazine's 50 Report for 2010 and 2011. The airline also earned a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index for six consecutive years. The Corporate Equality index is a leading indicator of companies' attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and customers. For more company information visit usairways.com, follow on Twitter @USAirways or at Facebook.com/USAirways. (LCCG)

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