DALRC - Archived OAL & pension news

Keep airline pension plans (Christian Science Monitor 9/1/04)

CO, pilots sign pact to work together (Reuters 9/1/04)

Wage talks split USAir union (TheStreet.com 9/1/04)

UA flight attendants target UALs leaders (CHI Tribune* 9/1/04)

CO to cut 425 positions (Forbes* 9/2/04)

Three major airlines try to fly above financial failure (MSNBC 9/2/04)

What's driving the attack on pensions? (Socialist Worker 9/3/04)

USAirway's pilots draft new proposal (Airwise 9/3/04)

Coffee, tea, or job? An uncertain future for airline workers (NYTimes* 9/3/04)

CO will not make pension contributions this year (MIA Herald* 9/3/04)

ALPA weighs pension shift (Reuters 9/3/04)

Pilots zero in on pensions (MIA Herald* 9/4/04)

Commentary: Current retirement promises aren't attainable (AJC* 9/5/04)

How to fix the pension mess (msnbc.com 9/5/04)

USAir, pilots meet, with pension due date nearing (PIT Tribune-Review 9/5/04)

Pension pain for UA mechanics (Crain's CHI Business9/5/04)

USAirway's pilots' union leaders reject proposal (Airwise 9/7/04)

Older workers worry about pension security (Forbes* 9/7/04)

USAir hires bankruptcy firm (Washington Post* 9/8/04)

US Airways pilots meet on givebacks (Airwise 9/10/04)

UA still mulling pension plan action (CHI Tribune* 9/10/04)

Pension plans urged to sow votes (CBSMarketWatch 9/9/04)

USAir: the workers (PIT Post 9/12/04)

Airlines' human touch comes at a price (NYTimes* 9/19/04)

Why the big airlines can't get off the ground (NYTimes* 9/19/04)

Workers face difficult choices as airlines seek concessions (NYTimes* 9/20/04)

UAL seeks further expense reduction (WSJ 9/20/04) (PDF)

USAirways employees waiting for the worst (Washington Post* 9/20/04)

Regional jet financing for USAir falls through (ATWonline 9/21/04)

Airlines seek to lighten pension load (DFW Star-Telegram 9/22/04)

House backs IBM pension ruling (CNNmoney 9/22/04)

USAir reaches deal with dispatchers (Airwise 9/21/04)

USAir proposes 19.5% pilot pay cut (CLT Business Journal 9/22/04)

USAir seeks $1.9 billion in savings from pilots (WSJ 9/22/04) (PDF)

USAir pilots weigh latest offer; cuts seen (Forbes* 9/22/04)

Creditors' committee appointed for USAir (Washington Post* 9/21/04)

UA pension termination could set off Chapter 11 avalanche (ATWonline 9/22/04)

USAir seeks relief from union contracts (Airwise 9/22/04)

USAir delivers ultimatum to unions (NYTimes* 9/23/04)

UA fights trustee motion (DEN Post 9/23/04)

Carriers re-examine the carrier-within-a-carrier concept (DAL Morning News 9/23/04)

UL eyes decision on pension plans' fate (Boston Globe 9/23/04)

Quick solution to USAir problems unlikely (Airwise 9/24/04)

Judge rules against UA on pension info (CHI Sun-Times 9/24/04)

Goodbye, pension. Goodbye health benefits. Goodbye... (slate 9/23/04)

USAir seeks court approval to cut union pay (Airwise 9/24/04)

UA provides an idea of worker pension losses (NYTimes* 9/24/04)

UA posts $56 million loss for August (Airwise 9/24/04)

Pension gremlins lurking for the airlines (Smith Barney 9/22/04) (PDF)

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Retirement saving: understanding your options (CNNmoney 9/25/04)

UA's pension findings rebuffed (CHI tribune 9/25/04)

USAirways could liquidate without union cuts (Airwise 9/26/04)

Small jets fail to solve bigger problems (DAL Star-Telegram* 9/26/04)

Day of reckoning near for some airlines (Forbes* update 9/12/04)

Pension shortfalls worry US workers (IND Star 9/12/04)

USAirways files for Chapter 11 (WSJ 9/13/04) (PDF)

US Airways tries to reorganize for the second time (NYTimes* 9/13/04)

USAir asks to skip pension payment (Reuters 9/13/04)

Judge lets USAir use government loan (Forbes* 9/13/04)

CEO says all is not lost for USAir (Forbes* 9/13/04)

UA to skip $400million pension payment (DEN Post 9/14/04)

Opinion: Lift limits on pension fund info (AJC* 9/14/04)

PBGC may be broke by 2020 (CNNMoney 9/14/04)

PBGC calls for reforms (CBSMarketWatch 9/14/04)

USAir asset sales of limited use (Airwise 9/15/04)

Pilots fight for right to fly past 60; change unlikely (AJC* 9/15/04)

Congress cool about more aid to airlines (AJC* 9/15/04)

Union touts pension options (DEN Post 9/15/04)

Retiree medical benefits - a picture of the future (MStark 9/15/04)

USAir tries to shift pension bill of $2 billion (PIT Post 9/15/04)

Pension fund promises no longer a sacred pact (CHI Sun Times 9/16/04)

UA CEO see significant job losses (Airwise 9/16/04)

Pension agency seek more power (Washington Post* 9/15/04)

Federal pension agency could go broke by 2020 (NPR 9/18/04) (audio)

UA says it must cut costs another $500million (NYTimes 9/18/04)

USAir said to plan to ask court for pay cuts (NYTimes* 9/18/04)

IBM settles part of pension lawsuit (NYTimes* 9/18/04)

USAir loses loans for 100 jets (WashingtonPost* 9/18/04)

USAirways' plight should come as no surprise to management (USAToday 9/17/04)

Airline experts agree on one thing: change (HOU Chronicle 9/18/04)

USAirways seeks temporary savings to avert cash crisis (ATWonline 9/27/04)

Airline stocks sink on gloomy outlook (Forbes* 9/27/04)

US Airways seeks interim cuts in pay, benefits of union workers (WSJ 9/27/04) (PDF)

Fitzgerald Urges PBGC Vigilance Concerning Possible United Airlines Pension Bailout (yahoo 9/27/04)

USAirways, unions bargain (AJC* 9/27/04)

USAirways faces life-or-death hearing Oct 7 (DowJones 9/27/04)