America West Pilots Elect Union Officers

  

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August
10, 2001

 

 

 

America West Pilots Elect Union Officers

 

 

PHOENIX
� The governing body of the America West pilots� union, a unit
of the Air Line Pilots Association, Wednesday elected officers who will begin
two-year terms effective Sept. 1,
2001.

 

Captain Roger Cox, who flies
the B757 and is a 14-year veteran of the airline, was re-elected as the America
West pilots� Master Executive Council (MEC) chairman. B757 First Officer Eric
Edwards was elected vice chairman and Airbus Captain Ted
Phipps was elected secretary-treasurer.

 

�The coming months will be
critical to the America West pilots as we continue to negotiate a new contract
with our management,� said Capt. Cox. �The two newly elected MEC officers
and I are committed to helping our pilots achieve a contract that recognizes
the sacrifices we made in our first working agreement to help our airline
succeed.�

 

The America West pilots began
contract negotiations in February 2000 and their current contract became amendable
on May 1, 2000.

 

Celebrating its 70^th
anniversary, ALPA is the world�s oldest and largest pilots union, representing
66,000 members at 47 airlines in the U.S.
and Canada.

 

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ALPA Contact: Scott Sherrin,
(602) 306-4100