Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We will not become victims of this unsuccessful merger. The America West pilots are unified and will fight for fair representation in order to protect our careers and families."

Source: Capt. John McIlvenna, chairman of the America West pilot group at US Airways. On Thursday, the National Mediation Board (NMB) announced pilots at the merged airline voted to leave the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) and form a separate union as their collective bargaining representative. ALPA tells ANN there were 5,238 eligible pilot voters. Of them, 2,723 voted for the US Airline Pilots Association and 2,254 voted for ALPA.

FMI: www.usairways.com, www.alpa.org, www.usairlinepilots.org