US Airways warns on pensions
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US Airways Group Inc. has warned a bankruptcy court that it is considering whether to freeze or terminate two pension plans covering nearly 25,000 participants, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Once a no-lose situation for both management and employees, defined-benefit pension plans are now threatening to cripple some US corporations.
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Continental Airlines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. pilots might offer to revamp their pensions after a United Airlines threat to terminate its pension plans to save money sparked worker fears that a trend might be starting.
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US Airways Group Inc. has told a judge in US Bankruptcy Court it needs an answer by the end of next week on its proposal to cut employee pay 23% or it faces possible liquidation, the Associated Press reports.
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US Airways Group Inc.  told a bankruptcy court on Monday it would skip a &#36;110 million pension payment due Wednesday as it looks to slash costs and avoid liquidation after filing for protection from its creditors over the weekend.
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Continental Airlines Inc., the fifth-largest US carrier, said it will skip contributions to employee pension plans this year, taking advantage of a law enacted in April to conserve cash.
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EDS (Electronic Data Systems) warned yesterday that its third quarter earnings would take a significant hit from US Airways&#39; Chapter 11 filing on Sunday.
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Airline warns it may file for bankruptcy if too many senior pilots take early retirement option. Delta Air LInes&#39; CEO says it faces bankruptcy if it can&#39;t slow the pace of pilots taking early retirement.
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The Bush administration expressed fresh concern on Wednesday about the possibility bankrupt United Airlines (UALAQ.OB) might scrap its employee pension plans, which would shift the burden of paying benefits to the government.
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United Airlines has signaled that it may terminate and replace employee pension plans, a move its parent company says is needed before it can emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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In an effort to conserve cash, financially ailing US Airways Group Inc. said Monday that it plans to ask the Internal Revenue Service for permission to delay payments into the pension plans of two of its employee groups.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA. The former chief financial officer for US Airways is offering a bleak outlook for the carrier. Dave Davis told a bankruptcy court in Virginia the airline doesn&#39;t expect to turn a profit until 2007.
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Troubled carrier US Airways has asked a US bankruptcy court to impose big wage and cost cuts, warning that otherwise it might fail to survive.
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - US Airways Group, trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this week, in its first move since filing for protection against creditors over the weekend.
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Barring a last-minute change of heart by its recalcitrant unions, US Airways appears all but certain to seek bankruptcy protection on Sunday.
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The Bush administration expressed  fresh concern on Wednesday about the possibility bankrupt  United Airlines UALAQ.OB might scrap its employee pension  plans, which would shift the burden of paying benefits to the  government.
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Discussions over British Airways' pension deficit could collapse, the T&G union warns.