At British Airways, he said, only about 60 pilots of the line's 2,700 are in management.

For his work at British Airways, he was knighted in 1987.

The end will begin at British Airways on May 1.

Despite the focus on cutting costs at British Airways, some expenses are increasing.

At US Airways, some workers fear the situation could become worse.

The average pilot at US Airways was paid $130,745 last year for working 81.2 hours a month.

At US Airways, they rose 3 points, to 81.6 percent.

Although first half profit before tax rose by 22.7% to £227m at British Airways, second quarter profits fell from £176m to £136m.

It is not clear how effective the action was, though the group contended that 2,000 workers at British Airways called in sick.

He does have a choice about whether he even needs to be at US Airways.