FORT WORTH, Texas, April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Flight
attendants at Piedmont Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of
American Airlines Group, represented by the Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), have voted to ratify a new five-year
collective bargaining agreement that was reached on March 6. The new contract was ratified by the
airline's 180 flight attendants who are based in Harrisburg, Penn.; Salisbury, Md.; Charlottesville, Va.; Roanoke, Va. and New
Bern, N.C. Details of the agreement will be made available
by AFA-CWA.
"We are very pleased the flight attendants at Piedmont Airlines
have voted to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement that
recognizes their contribution to Piedmont," said Steve
Farrow, Piedmont Airlines president and CEO. "We thank the
Piedmont AFA-CWA leadership for their dedication in supporting our
professional flight attendants and we also thank the National
Mediation Board and the mediator overseeing our negotiations,
John Livingood, for their assistance
in reaching the agreement."
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for
American Airlines and US Airways. Together with American Eagle and
US Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700
flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs
in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines
AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to
earn and redeem miles for travel and everyday purchases as well as
flight upgrades, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays and
other retail products. American is a founding member of the
oneworld® alliance, whose members and
members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily
flights to 150 countries. Connect with American on Twitter
@AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines, and follow US
Airways on Twitter @USAirways and at
Facebook.com/USAirways.
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