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Judy Buchman's Husbands Service

The services for Lew Scott, husband of Judy (Buchman) Scott, and retired UAL pilot will be on Tuesday, Nov. 22nd, at 2 PM, at the Embassy Suites Hotel - 3225 - 158th Ave SE, in Bellevue. Keg included !!Judy's daughter, Ashley, had a baby boy, Ethan, on Nov. 10th, two days after Lew's passing.Hope everyone is doing well and that you all have a peaceful Thanksgiving.

Jane

Luncheon

Hello Everyone,
Just a reminder about our upcoming luncheon in December
at the 'Black Bear Restaurant.
It is December 8th, Thursday NOT December 10th as
posted on seabuds.
December 8th, 2011 ~ Thursday
11:30 A.M.
For those of you who have already RSVP'd, would you
be kind enough to do so again so I can have an
accurate number for the restaurant since we have
around 50 attendees.
Remember ~ our luncheons are always the 2nd Thursdays in
March ~ September ~ December.
Thanks so very much.
Respectfully,
Jan M. Loomis

Pass Travel Update November 3, 2011

Capt. Pat Palazzolo
ALPA and the other unions are working to reestablish a working relationship with the company on pass travel issues. To be frank, the new management has no prior history of working with their employees in this manner. But so far I think we seem to be making progress on building trust.
We will be adding a Continental pilot to our ALPA Pass Travel Committee soon.
Online travel:
The integration of the two pass travel programs will not happen in early January. It will more likely happen sometime in March. A major determining factor is the date CO’s passenger reservation system migrates over to United.
This brings up a few questions, such as:
· When will UAL retirees lose their companion passes?
· When will UAL employees and retirees get to use vacation passes?
· And how will UAL employees and retirees use them?
· When will companions be able to travel on each others airlines?
The company said they will have answers to these questions and more very soon in a communication to our active and retired employees.
Leveling the playing field with Vacation Passes. At a recent meeting with the various unions, the company acknowledged the unfairness of the accumulation of vacation passes at CO, and no accumulation at UA. They said they would attempt to come up with a solution, and they hope to communicate that as well.
A note about Vacation Passes: The vacation passes accumulated to date by CO employees are not the same type of vacation passes that will be awarded in 2012.
The older generation of vacation passes that have been accumulated, unlike the new ones, are for one person per leg only.
As you know, the Vacation Passes to be allocated next year are good for as many legs as required to get from origin to destination, and are good for every eligible traveling together in your party.
Finally, the Company has told us that the name for Vacation Passes may be changed to a different title to avoid confusion about when they may be used (which is any time for any reason).
Companion Passes for Retirees: The Company has eliminated this benefit for our retirees and for us when we retire effective sometime next year (date to be announced by the company). The reasons could be summarized basically as – management doesn’t like them and they’re trying to find any reason they can to reduce their usage.
The Company suspects an unacceptable amount of revenue dilution – where there would be a number of companion pass users who would have purchased a ticket on United if it weren’t for the ability to use them. They also mentioned companion travelers clogging airports, fraud, and undesirable behavior on the part of some. When I mentioned that of all the groups, retirees tend to be the most mature and responsible, they did acknowledged that is likely to be true.
I’ve discussed these concerns with the company and made the observation that so far they haven’t presented any data to support their concerns , as they appear to be anecdotal or a gut feeling. While the company said they will not entertain any discussion of changes until the new program has been implemented and the dust has settled, they have agreed to discuss this later.
I’ve also told the company that finding a way to resolve their concerns about retiree companion passes and afford retired employees the option of using either companion passes or enrolled friends is a high priority for ALPA.
I was asked why it’s such a high priority and I replied that unlike many other employee groups, virtually all United pilots will retire, and it is an important benefit we would like for ourselves.
Web List will go away when the new pass travel program is implemented and be replaced by Continental’s employeeRes.

If you haven’t checked out employeeRes, you should try it sometime. It not only shows you the available seats , but allows you to view the stand by list, and also show the standbys who have actually checked in for the flight. When you inquire about a flight’s stand by list, it will show you where you would fit, even though you’re not listed.
You can also set up a very welcome and user friendly notification system to advise you of gate information, departure delays or cancellations for any of your listed flights now or in the future.
The stand by list and notification features that I described are not yet available for United flights on employeeRes (only Continental) until the integration, next year.
employeeRes can be found on the left side of the Flying Together page under Travel Tools.
Offline Travel:
Lots of good news here. A few years ago ALPA proposed to the Pass Travel Committee the concept of purchasing and refunding all offline tickets over the internet. This would avoid the cumbersome Kubuki dance of having to purchase paper back up tickets and then have the unused tickets mailed in or taken in for refunds. At our request, the company began looking at this concept about 18 months ago.
Concurrently, other airlines began looking at this idea as well. As a result, the airline community has decided that beginning March 31^st, all airlines will abandon the use of paper tickets – even for ZED travel.
Some airlines have already migrated over to e-ticketing for offline travel, such as British, Jet Blue, Hawaiian and Frontier. Every other airline will follow by the end of March.
United would like to have this internet capability in house or in conjunction with other airlines. But with our limited IT capabilities due to the merger, UA will probably sign on with a third-party vendor to provide this service as other airlines have done – at least for the foreseeable future. So the next time you need a back up ticket, it can be as quick and easy as a few taps on your phone.
The third party vendors charge a per-ticket fee for purchasing ($3-5) and for refunds. But with the widespread use of smart phones and tablets, it often will not be necessary to buy backup tickets until you actually need them. In those cases, you can go to your smart phone, list and purchase an offline ticket and then proceed to that airline’s gate. The need to refund backup tickets will drop dramatically.
ZED fares: Some good and some not so good news.
The good news. Virtually all of Continental’s interline agreements are ZED, as opposed to ID agreements. All of their ZED agreements will most likely become our agreements as well sometime next year. As a result we will acquire a few new airlines to travel on.
The bad news: The ZED fares increased 15-16% on October 1^st. This is clearly an unacceptable jump.
But I’m hopeful for some relief down the road. United will have a representative on the ZED fare committee who can have some influence over how these fares are computed. The fares are currently calculated as a percentage of an average fare for each distance category. That revenue fare is calculated by market forces – normally supply and demand, or whatever the market can bear.
There is no reason why our employees’ and retirees’ interline benefits need to be based on whatever the market can bear for revenue customers. After all, our ZED fares are an employee benefit, not a profit making venture.
I’m hopeful we will get support from United management on this change of focus on ZED fare calculations. I’ll keep you posted.

Sad to announce Ester Phillips Passed away

It is with a heavy heart that I must pass on to you that Esther passed away Tuesday morning after a year long battle with cancer.Cards can be sent to her husband, Mike, and daughters Alicia and Andrea (Carlos) at 18712 - 5th Pl SW, Seattle, WA 98166

The memorial for Esther will be held on Fri, 11/11/11 at 11 AM. at the Bonney-Watson Funeral Home at WA Memorial Park, 16445 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA 98118, ph #206-242-1787.

.

Jane

*Retiree Association of Flight Attendants*

*Retiree Association of Flight Attendants*

RAFA Council 10R's Oct. Mtg. is Oct. 18th at 11 am.  We will once again be at the Burien Library.  The address is 400 152nd St., Burien 98166.  The conference room is on the second floor.  Ballots will be counted and reported on.  You may also bring your ballot to the meeting.  Also on the agenda will be the new Travel Pass Policy.  Plus we will have a refresher about health benefits for retirees as UAL's enrollment period will be coming up soon.
Please remember to send in your ballots or bring them to the mtg.   Ballots are an attachment to this announcement.

RAFA Ballot 2011

President: Martha Casne

Write In

Vice President:

Write In

Secretary: Julie Beffa

Write In

Treasurer: Debbi Vandenberg

Write In

Christmas Luncheon 2011

Hello Everyone,
Remember our luncheon on December 10th, Thursday at 11:30 A.M. ~ at the 'Black Bear Restaurant' in Federal Way ~ at the end of 320th & Pacific Highway South.
Please, RSVP to me ~ Jan M. Loomis @ jloom@aol.com so that I can let the restaurant know the number of attendees.
Thank you.
Have a wonderful 'Thanksgiving!
Hugs,
Jan

Sandy Wilkinson Passed Away

Tom and all SEABuds...

It's with lots of sadness that I tell you that Sandy passed away this morning, I will let you know early next week what the plans are for her memorial service.  It will probably be on Sept 23rd in Poulsbo.

Thanks and take care,

char morrison

South end Fall Luncheon

Fall is approaching!
Laughter & Visits @ 'Black Bear Restaurant'
With Flight Attendant Friends!

December 8th, 2011 ~ Thursday
11:30 A.M. ~ Federal Way
Hope to see you there!
RSVP@ jloom2@gmail.com

Dedication of "911 Memorial Park"

Dedication of "911 Memorial Park"  Sept 11, 2011  2:00 P.M.

(by flagpole and Island General Store)

Anderson Island, Washington

For ferry information  www.piercecountywa.org/ferry

Ferry leaves at Steilacoom (close to Tacoma or Dupont)

Questions email Pat Emerson patriciae@centurytel.net leave contact number and name. 

The program will last about one hour. Meet at my house after the program.  Wearing your uniform is encouraged.

Pat Emerson

Faye Moss Passing

The Portland Picnic

This is an invitation to

The Portland Picnic

Hosted by the Portland Flight Attendants of UAL

        Date:    Thurs July 21

Time:    High Noon

It is Potluck....bring a dish to share and bring a friend

We want to see lots of faces from the days when the Skies were Friendly

We will have Wine and Beer and Beverages or BYOB

It is going to be in Norma's big back yard in the country..lots of easy parking

You can even take the train to within 5 miles and we can figure out a shuttle

Or you can drive..or rent a driver and limo or a covered wagon

Not sure about flying these days

Get creative..you are former FA'S

Call you PDX friends for a spare bed so you can stay over

Please RSVP by Friday July 15th

to Norma 503-655-5673 or Laree at 503-635-5530

Directions from the north

Get off of I-5 onto 205...go south about 10 miles

Get off at Exit # 9...onto 99E toward Canby

Follow along the river and under a railroad bridge and opposite the Falls

Turn left at the lite...2nd st

Wind around [staying in rite lane] a couple of blocks

Make a rite on South End Rd

Go about 5 miles to May Rd

Turn left on May Rd

Go about 1 mile to Gould Ct....turn rite ...first property on left

If you use GSP it will send you a different way...whatever works

We are looking forward to this ...Hope to see lots of you

We just had another planning lunch last week

Norma, Betty, Laree, Barb,Sue, Diane

Clipped Wings Meeting

Nancy Hauser

Great Getaway

	Great looking place

3 Bdrm / 2Ba house in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, is available May-August.  Within a 1/2 mile of the Oak Creek Country Club golf course. Hiking trails closeby.   $400/ week, nightly $60.  2 Queen beds and 3rd bdrm has twin beds.  Furnished, washer and dryer.  Kitchen fully equipped. BBQ.Cleaning fee is $65.

Call- 360-830-0167, cell 360-908-2216 . Anne Bartow

pictures forthcoming.

UNIFORMS

THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT HAS COMPLETED THEIR COLLECTION OF UAL UNIFORMS.  I HAVE A FEW LEFT IF ANYONE WANTS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING.

 

CAMEL COAT

RED JUMPER AND JACKET

RUST JACKET AND SKIRT

HARLEQUIM BLOUSE

DARK BLUE HAWAIIAN DRESS

BLACK FUR FOR RED COAT

MISC SMOCKS

ETC

 

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, E MAIL ME AND I WILL BRING THEM TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT LUNCHEON AT THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT

MAY 12TH...OR GET THEM TO YOU SOMEHOW...MEET FOR LUNCH MAYBE ??

 

THEY ARE ''FREE TO A GOOD HOME'''...")

 

HAPPY LANDINGS...PEG VERGER

Tavon/Clipped Wings Tea and Plant Sale

Join Us

Tavon Center, in partnership with Clipped Wings, presents an afternoon tea, tour of an Eastside historical home and garden, and plant sale.

This Mothers' Day, why not show your mom you care by spending time with her and supporting your favorite cause? Tavon Center teams up with philanthropic organization Clipped Wings for a one-of-a-kind experience. The Saturday before Mothers' Day (May 7), from 1–4 p.m., join us for afternoon tea at a historic Medina mansion, accompanied by a tour of the home and gardens and a plant sale, all to benefit Tavon Center.

Tickets are $25 ($30 at the door)

For more information contact Lana Thompson, lanat98033@aol.com

Luncheon (revised 04-05-2011)

New Pass Travel Program Overview

Click Here for Overview

If this link does not work go to SkyNet your normal way and check out the new policy

New Pass Travel Program

Here it is! United's new pass travel program for co-workers and retirees.

To view, click here.

United Airlines Retirees Golf Tournament

United Airlines Retirees Golf Tournament

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Bob Howard, Chairman

110 S.W. 294^th St.

Federal Way, Wa. 98023

253-946-3462

Allenmore Golf Course
2125 S. Cedar
Tacoma, Washington 98405

Phones: (253) 627-7211 OR 1 (877) 627-7211

Directions From I-5:

Exit 132 TO Sprague ST, Left ON S. 19TH, Left on S. CEDAR, Entrance on Left

First Tee Time - 10:00 AM

Green Fees: Senior (62 years & older) $29.00 - Under 62 years $35.50

Fee includes prize fund for Team and Individual Competition and does not include

Cart Rental.

NOTE: If you want to reserve a cart call Bob Howard or call Allenmore Golf Course

at the above numbers

Multiple Prizes: (Awarded immediately following Golf Tournament in the Club House Restaurant. You are invited to stick around and relax after golf.)

Low Gross - Low Net (Calloway) - Birdies KP's Front & Back Nines - Long Drive

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Complete this form below and mail to R. N. Howard by June 15, 2011 Get your FOURSOME together and return names early. Include e-mail address for notification

Of your starting times. Contact Bob at (bobnhoward@aol.com) first 60 will play.

NAME PHONE

1.._______________________________________ __________________________________

2.. _______________________________________ _________________________________

3. _______________________________________ __________________________________

4. _______________________________________ __________________________________

Insurance with Medicare

My husband is eligible for Medicare this summer and I was wondering what my friends at UA were doing after BCBS is no long the primary carrier. Are most people staying with BCBS, or have you found something better? I did find out that BCBS is not a supplement and will pay up to 80% of the covered expenses, but if Medicare pays 80%, BCBS will pay nothing unless the maximum has been reach.

Any help/suggestions you could give me would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Vicki Sayre

vjsayre@hotmail.com

Costco Perscriptions

   found out something today that might help our fellow flt.attendant retirees.  If they belong to the vision program...VSP under our medical plan they can now get their prescription filled at Costco at a greater savings than other VSP providers.  BUT instead of your SSA# you give them your file number preceded by 3 zero's...it doesn't cover all UAL retiree groups but ..it does cover ours.  My wife was the first at our Costco store and it did take some calls and research to finally get it cleared up...it was worth the discount.
John Keawe

Ray Dapp

 Ray Dapp, retired United captain, passed away last Saturday, February 12th. Ray recently lost his wife, Jackie, and his daughter, Bonnie Jones, is at his home in Federal Way at the present time.

For those who knew Ray and would like to send a card addressed to Ray Dapp family, 3112 S.W. 300th Pl., Federal Way, Wash. 98023. I am sure his daughter, Bonnie and the rest of his family would like hearing from you.

I would see Ray at my post-retirement job at Metropolitan Market in Federal Way. He would always come to my checkstand and we would chat about UAL and all that stuff. He was such a nice, sweet man. I haven't seen Ray for a year since the store closed but found out about his heart attack and passing from his friend and neighbor who attends the same church as I do.

Thanks, Chris Fant

SEASW Luncheon Missing People

The following peoples' invitations were "undeliverable" by the postal service last year.  If you are one of them, or know a correct address, would you please contact Karen Anderson airsong1@aol.com  or Cheryl Grimm CHERGRI@aol.com

We want to make sure they get an invitation to this year's SEASW luncheon at the Museum of Flight on Thursday, May 12th.  (A week earlier than usual, so we can view the new "Style in the Aisle - 2"  while it's there.)

Kamie

Anderson    Linda           
Andreasen    Vicki           
Armstrong    Dotty           
Arsenault    Lynn    15817   182nd Ave NE       
Au    Roni           
Bailey    Gai    6910 Old Redmond Rd #M139       
Barber    Haily    9311 Classic Drive NE       
Bednarczyk    Nancy    12112 SE 167th St       
Bennett    Donna    7030 Prestwick Lane SW       
Bjorkegren    Margareta    14429 NE 173rd       
Blair    Victoria    25516 SE Mirromont Blvd       
Bloom    Sharon    25308 SE 35th St.       
Bridge    Sharon (Madsen)    11456 N Sawtooth Rd       
Brown    Kelly    49-595  Marne Ct.       
Cannon    Heika    4006 Beach Dr       
Carling    Barbara    4742  42nd Ave SW       
Chavez    Terry     1017 W. Nickerson #33       
Combs    Caryl    PO Box 292       
Cox    Jean    110711 SE Evergreen Hwy       
Curtis    Barbara    11720  97th Ln NE  Unit  A-105       
Davidson    Arlene           
Davidson    Ellen           
Dempsey    Megan    3115 N 27th St       
English    Carol (Forhane)    1390 Nigel Road  #3       
Feldsted    Charlene           
Forward    Vicki            
Friesen    Nancy           
Gamlem     Kathy (Beno)           
Gaston    Mrene           
George    Doug    4308  201st Ave NE       
Gigandet    Kimberly           
Gillin    Roberta            
Given    Sandra     11407 NE Wygant       
Grady    Mike           
Hagstrom    Laurie            
Hane    Ann           
Hanson    Stephanie           
Hentgen    Linda           
Hill    Linda            
Hinsby    Caryl           
Hutton    Mary     6666 N. Hazel       
Johnson    Diana     9601 – 21st N.W.       
Jordan    Kathryn    4138 Augusta Dr NE       
Kelly    Lisa    PO Box 1450       
Koehler    Irmela    1215 Warren Ave N       
Kop    Kari    91-1022-D Kakuhihewa St       
Krisel    Mary            
Krueger    Joyce    PO Box 65310       
Leonard    Linda           
Lhamon    Deborah           
Liedtke    Jane           
Lobeda    Sara           
Lodge    Linda    26507  8th Ave S       
Losinger    Jan    7215 SE Salmon St       
McGuire    Judy           
McGuire    Tanis    116 Kitty Hawk Run       
McManus    Sandy    2936 SW 339th St       
Merrick    Chantale    1695 N 9th St       
Merritt    Carol     8710   172nd Ave. NE       
Miller    Carolyn           
Moeller     Claus  (Nick)    504 Grandview Dr       
Moore    Ginny    17110 NE 45th  #B-32       
Morrison    Joanne            
Mullins    Lea    15766 NE 120th Way       
Neish    Connie            
O’Leary    Theresa           
Oldham    Sally     1610   9th W       
Parkinson    Kendra    24517  229th Ct SE       
Penny    Shelley     2306 NE 53rd St       
Peterson    Cynthia           
Peterson    Dianne    10423  NE 53rd St.       
Powers-Brown    Elizabeth           
Pyle    Joanna    1905 N. Atlantic Blvd.  #E-15F       
Quick    Linda    15218  108th Pl NE       
Rapozo    Sheldene    153 S 330th St   Apt B       
Rennemo    Margaret            
Richards    Tina    3807  69th Ave W       
Robinson    Ivy    11901  93rd Ave NE  #8108       
Ryder    Wendee    104 Senaca Blve       
Sakaguchu    Ann            
Sand    Carol           
Santee    Patti    23111  15th SE  #E2       
Schneider    Gael    18141 N. Key Estrella Dr.       
Schumacher    Gretchen           
Senecal    Jacquelyne    1058 Sudden Valley       
Sherman    Catherine            
Smith    Barbara     11430   99th Pl. NE  #8       
Smith    Gayl    8910  51st St W       
Stephenson    Joyce           
Stewart    Gloria    2703  58th St. Ct. NW       
Tauchas    BJ    PO Box 965       
Thompson    Lonnie    PO Box 18961       
Thorne    Daisy     901  144th Ave NE  #A-4       
Thuote    Peggy            
Tippie    Jean            
Tuominen    Sara            
Villagracia    Rich           
Whitelock    Lorna    301 Derby Lane       
Whiton-Walters    Mary      1234 Hillcrest Dr       
Williams    Margaret            
Williamson    Joyce    9300 N.E. 13th       
Wilson    Linda     13427  43rd Ave SE       
Winkler    Jane           
Wissig    Jennifer    14200 NE 171st  #F204       

Survey Results

If interested in seeing the results of the pass travel survey, click here. The password is PassTravelSurvey.

Vicki Sayre

Remembrance of June Marx

Hans requested that I also receive any RSVP's that may come during the period of time that he will be unavailable. 
Attendee's may respond to.

email address:  jubatton@aol.com
Joan Batton

March Southend Luncheon

Come One!  Come All!
To Our 'St. Patrick's Day' Luncheon
March 15th, 2011 @ 11:30 A.M.
'Black Bear' Restaurant
Federal Way, WA
Wear 'Green' To Celebrate The Day!
See You Soon!
RSVP ~ jloom2@gmail.com