FLIGHT OPS FLYER OCTOBER 8, 1999 **************** *************** 1999 United We Care Campaign Now in Progress -------------------------------------------- The 1999 United We Care campaign, formerly known as the United Employees Charitable Program (UECP), is in full swing this month, and as always, the Flight Operations division has an ambitious goal: $1,600,000. For the second year, LAXFO U-30 Captain Cheryl Kelly is serving as the Flight Operations Division Coordinator. Assisting her are the following local campaign coordinators: ANCFO Pete Thering CHIDD Fred Miller DENTK Jeannie King DENFO Sheila Sievertsen Terry Vakoff HNLFO Kaelyn Camarao IADFO Kourtney Broome Rico Reid Fred Minehart JFKFO Maria DiDomenico LAXFO Michelle Botkin Melissa Tudda Gina Diaz MIAFO Miggy Carrillo ORDFO Malou Dionisio Barb Fortis SEAFO Lou Marcotte SFOFO Jacque Ahern Erin Sawyer WHQCM Marty Spera A new feature of this year's campaign is donation through Skynet, United's intranet for employees. To donate via cyberspace, sign on to the Skynet home page and click on "Click here to pledge on-line." "United We Care is a terrific way for Flight Ops employees to assist others who are less fortunate, and I invite everyone in our division to participate," says Captain Kelly. "You'll be part of a wonderful tradition of generosity in Flight Ops." National Merit Scholarship Program for Children of Employees ------------------------------------------------------------ The 2001 United Airlines Foundation Scholarship Program for the children of employees gets underway next week with the PSAT test for high school juniors on Tuesday, October 12, or Saturday, October 16, 1999. The United Airlines Foundation has been a participant in the National Merit Scholarship Program since 1965 and the National Achievement Scholarship Program since 1973, and has sponsored 479 Merit and 28 Achievement scholarships for employees' children for a total of $1.87 million. To participate in the program, students must be a junior in high school, register at their school and take the PSAT test. One parent must be an active (regular full or regular part-time) employee with at least one year seniority. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation will notify students in September of their senior year if they are a semi- finalist, and in March of their senior year if they are a finalist. Employees with questions should contact Donna Ichikawa-WHQPR. Fall Domicile Meetings Continue ------------------------------- Two more domicile meetings will take place next week, in SFO and HNL, featuring Sr. Vice President-Flight Operations Captain Steve Forte and Director-Crew Resources Richard Lung. In addition, United President Rono Dutta will be at the SFO meeting. The dates are: SFO October 13 SFO Airport Sheraton Hotel 0900 Start HNL October 14 Halekoa Hotel 1500 Start Welcome Aboard -------------- Twenty new-hire pilots began training at the Flight Center this week, bringing the 1999 total to 609. Their assignments are: 1 DC10 S/O 1 to ANC 3 B727 F/O 1 to DEN, 1 to SFO, 1 to ORD 8 B727 S/O 3 to JFK, 4 to ORD, 1 to DEN 3 B300 F/O 3 to DEN 2 B737 F/O 2 to ORD 3 U-30 F/O 3 to LAX ************************************************************ Flight Operations Communications, WHQVF 847/700-7288 Current and past issues of "Flight Ops Flyer" are available on Flite Site, the Flight Ops pages in Skynet, United's intranet, and in Library 13 in the UAL Employees Forum in CompuServe. Employees may access Skynet via the internet at http://united.intranet.ual.com ************************************************************