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Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of US Airways, Jerry Glass, Returns to Ford & Harrison Consultancy Group; Glass to Lead Firm-Wide Consultancy Expansion

Date   Oct 3, 2005

WASHINGTON – Ford & Harrison, one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce the return of Jerry Glass, the former Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at US Airways, to lead J. Glass & Associates – a consultancy division of the firm. Glass, a key US Airways executive who played a pivotal role in the airline’s restructuring and its recent, highly successful emergence from bankruptcy, will practice in the firm’s Washington, DC office and spearhead a firm-wide initiative to expand and market all of Ford & Harrison’s ancillary consulting services.

Glass returns to Ford & Harrison’s J. Glass & Associates after working for three and a half years at US Airways. Glass played a crucial role in leading the negotiations with all of the airline’s labor unions and was instrumental in the success of the overall restructuring.

“When it comes to understanding human resources issues, and labor and employee relations, Jerry is the best of the best,” commented John Luth, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Seabury Group LLC, a specialized investment banking and advisory firm which assisted US Airways Group, Inc., in its restructuring and is widely recognized as one of the top financial advisors and aviation consultants in the business. “He is a skilled negotiator and a trusted advisor.”

Glass’s return to Ford & Harrison occurs just as the firm embarks on an aggressive expansion of its labor and employment consulting practice into more specialized areas such as recruiting, corporate learning, lost time management, workplace issues, and corporate restructurings.

Ford & Harrison anticipates that Glass’ experience and leadership will be of particular value to companies in industries facing similar restructuring issues (i.e. labor costs, pension restructuring, healthcare management, retiree issues, etc.) to those that were addressed at US Airways.

“Jerry is one of the most highly recognized and respected HR executives in corporate America, clearly demonstrated by his stellar work in the success of US Airlines’ restructuring,” said C. Lash Harrison, Managing Partner of Ford & Harrison. “We have mandated a vast strategic commitment to expand and grow our consulting services and Jerry is the perfect person to lead that charge. We are very fortunate to have him back aboard and our clients will benefit enormously now that his expertise is available to them.”

“Ford & Harrison is one of the preeminent labor and employment law firms,” said Glass. “In today’s business climate, with many companies being forced to restructure, the firm’s consulting services are in high demand. I am looking forward to working closely with my former colleagues and driving this area of the business to new heights.”

Messrs. Harrison and Glass are available for interviews to discuss Glass’ role at the firm and, more generally, on labor and employment issues in the US market.

About Jerrold A. Glass

In addition to recently serving as US Airways’ executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Glass has served as chief negotiator for corporations in the airline, railroad and other transportation related industries. He has successfully concluded nearly 70 separate labor agreements without any disruptions to service or job actions. He has advised clients on negotiation strategies and contract proposals, with comparative studies of industry labor agreements, including pay, practices and procedures and benefit plans. In addition, Glass has provided labor analysis on contract negotiations and settlements for investment banks, financial services institutions and other non-airline companies.

Glass served from 1980 to 1989 with the Airline Industrial Relations Conference, the labor policy and information exchange organization of U.S. scheduled carriers, holding several senior positions, including vice president, secretary-treasurer and director labor relations research. He is a graduate of Boston University, holds an M.P.A. with a major in management science from The George Washington University. He resides with his wife and two children in Northern Virginia.