USAPA to Establish National Headquarters in Charlotte.

Pilots Union HQ Site near Center of National Pilot Population

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA) announced today it will locate its National headquarters in Charlotte, NC.

"USAPA's decision to locate its headquarters in Charlotte is based upon several factors, the size of the local pilot population and favorable costs of operation were the dominant criteria," said Stephen Bradford, USAPA's President and a US Airways (NYSE: LCC) Airbus 320 pilot. "Other factors favoring Charlotte were its fair weather, ease of air access and its placement near the center of mass of our nationwide pilot population."

USAPA intends to operate satellite offices in some of its other crew bases to support specific functions related to its representation of the US Airways pilots.

USAPA is in the midst of a campaign to represent the US Airways as their new labor union. The National Mediation Board (NMB) requires that 50% of eligible pilots, plus one, sign forms requesting replacement of the existing bargaining agent. During the follow-on election a simple majority of voting pilots will determine whether the US Airways pilots will again be represented by a labor union. USAPA will file its application with the NMB later this month. USAPA expects to become the new collective bargaining agent for the US Airways pilots during the first quarter of 2008.

USAPA is the new union created to represent the interests of US Airways Pilots "from the pilot up." USAPA has been specifically designed to deliver superior representation for all US Airways pilots. Because USAPA represents only US Airways pilots, the conflicts of interest associated with a large national association are avoided. American Airlines pilots, previously affiliated with ALPA, were assisted in their departure from the association by the same law firm assisting the US Airways pilots today.

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