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myron96 · May 12th, 2008, 15:32

To: All Flight Deck Crew Members

Fr: Tim Keuscher, Vice President of Operations

Dt: May 12, 2008

Re: Training Update

As you are all painfully aware, fuel prices continue to rise; causing the airline industry to reduce capacity which in turn curtails hiring and expansion plans. This, coupled with the age 65 rule, has lowered the demand for pilots within the industry.

US Airways and PSA are not immune to these influences. In response to the industry trends US Airways has greatly reduced their hiring plans for the remainder of the year and PSA has canceled a number of planned upgrade and new hire classes.

As we slow the pace of training, we find that is it possible to offer personal leaves of absence starting in the month of June for both Captains and First Officers. These leaves will be for full months, partial months, and personal unpaid days (PUD); awarded based on daily staffing considerations.

Please contact your Chief Pilots with any questions you may have.

May 12th, 2008, 15:32	#27
myron96 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 191	Re: PSA New Hire class. . . To: All Flight Deck Crew Members Fr: Tim Keuscher, Vice President of Operations Dt: May 12, 2008 Re: Training Update As you are all painfully aware, fuel prices continue to rise; causing the airline industry to reduce capacity which in turn curtails hiring and expansion plans. This, coupled with the age 65 rule, has lowered the demand for pilots within the industry. US Airways and PSA are not immune to these influences. In response to the industry trends US Airways has greatly reduced their hiring plans for the remainder of the year and PSA has canceled a number of planned upgrade and new hire classes. As we slow the pace of training, we find that is it possible to offer personal leaves of absence starting in the month of June for both Captains and First Officers. These leaves will be for full months, partial months, and personal unpaid days (PUD); awarded based on daily staffing considerations. Please contact your Chief Pilots with any questions you may have. __________________ Far better it is to dare mighty things, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.