#SPIRIT PILOT STRIKE PLUS#

Its biggest hub is in Fort Lauderdale, with flights to U.S. Spirit carries roughly 16,000 passengers per day, or about 1 percent of the nation's air traffic. We tried to arrange other services for customers where we could,' and the airline refunded tickets when it couldn't get them on another flight, he said. 'We did the best we could to re-accommodate.

'We apologize,' CEO Ben Baldanza said to customers who were stranded.

'Who knows if next week they're going to decide this isn't what they want?' Kovalchek said of Spirit and its pilots. Spirit gave him $600 in credit for future flights that he wasn't sure he would use. They spent another $170 on car rentals and cab fares between airports. The FedEx Master Executive Council said the vote will open on July 5 and close on July 24.Jake Kovalchek, a 49-year-old auto mechanic from Somerdale, N.J., had to spend more than $1,200 on same-day airfare to get him, his wife, and two children from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., back to New Jersey after a cruise. Governing body of ALPA unit representing FedEx pilots on June 12 said it has approved a tentative contract agreement that includes a 30% pay increase and a 30% increase to the pilots' legacy pension. In January, ALPA said pilots at JetBlue Airways Corp have overwhelmingly approved a two-year contract extension.ĪLPA, which represents more than 4,600 pilots at JetBlue, said 75% of the pilots voted in favor of ratifying the agreement, which provides for a compensation increase of 21.5% over 18 months as well as other monetary improvements. The union that represents the ultra-low-cost carrier said 69% of the airline's pilots voted in favor of the new collective bargaining agreement, which offers an economic gain of $463 million, or 27%, over the next two years. In January, ALPA said pilots at Spirit Airlines voted to ratify a new contract.

The Chicago-based carrier's pilots union has unanimously voted to authorize a strike vote, the union chair said in a letter to pilots on June 2. The tentative agreement was reached by Onex Corp's (ONEX.TO) WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) less than 24 hours before the start of an expected strike at Canada's second-largest carrier.

#SPIRIT PILOT STRIKE PLUS#

WestJet Airlines pilots will get a 24% hourly raise over four years, plus other pay and benefits as part of a tentative agreement reached in May, according to a copy seen by Reuters on May 26. Previously, Air Canada pilots said they are pressing for 'historic' gains to narrow the earnings gap with higher-paid aviators at U.S. The new contract, which covers 15,000 Delta pilots, provides a 34% cumulative pay increase, a lump-sum one-time payment, reduced health insurance premiums and improvements in holiday pay, vacation, company contributions to 401(k) and work rules.Īir Canada's pilots on May 29 ended a decade-long contract framework, opening the door to 'full bargaining this summer,' their union leadership said in a note to members seen by Reuters. In March, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said that pilots at Delta had ratified a new contract that includes over $7 billion in cumulative increases in wages and benefits over four years. It added that 98% of its members participated in the vote and 99% voted in favor of authorizing a strike. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) in May said its members at the company approved a strike mandate. The Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents over 13,000 pilots at the Texas-based carrier, said it will move forward with completing contractual language of the contract before presenting it to its board for an approval. Pilots at American Airlines have reached an agreement in principle on a new contract, their union said on May 19. The following is the status of contract negotiations at various companies: The aggressive posture comes at a time of pilot shortages and a rise in public support for unions. Members at some unions have voted to authorize a strike if a new contract isn't reached. June 13 (Reuters) - North American pilots are pushing for better pay and working conditions during their talks over new employment contracts with company managements.

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