The pilots union for U.S. Airways said Wednesday the airline is pressuring pilots to use less fuel than they feel is safe in order to save money.

U.S. Airways Captain James Ray, a spokesman for the U.S. Airline Pilots Association, which represents the airline's 5,200 pilots, said eight senior pilots and the union have filed complaints with the Federal Aviation Administration.

While no fan of the FAA, I hate the airlines even more than I do their government overseer. Rotten service, rotten treatment, poorly-operated businesses ... they can take their high-priced tickets and stick it. I have come to loathe flying - between the TSA and the quasi-government-owned airlines like Northworst, it's unpleasant as hell. I cheer each time one of them falls into the bankruptcy chute.