January 22, 2007 - Leonidas

0122Final143 financial analyst.4 Q During this busy period of time have you5 also been involved in ALPA activities?6 A Yes, my first foray into the ALPA world7 was to join the negotiating committee in the June8 time frame of 2004.9 Q That was before the second US Airways10 bankruptcy?11 A That is correct.12 Q And what was the activity that the13 negotiating committee was involved in at that point?14 A At that particular point in time the15 management of US Airways had approached all of the16 employee groups seeking concessions to contracts,17 not just the pilots but all employee groups. And18 given my background in forensic accounting and19 auditing I was asked to come on board to actually20 look at the financial documents that the company21 were providing us at the time and to try to verify22 whether they were accurate at that particular point23311 in time, based on the purpose of which they were2 being presented to the negotiating committee.3 Q So the USAir MEC designated you as a4 member of the negotiating committee at that time?5 A That is correct.6 Q Have you continued to work either as7 member of the negotiating committee or in support of8 the USAir representatives to the joint negotiating9 committee in some capacity?10 A Currently I am the vice chairman of thePage 4