Disastrous End to 2022 Riles Pilot Group After 3 Years of Fruitless Negotiations
Southwest Airlines is still seeing the fallout from their rough and embarrassing end to 2022, this time with a call from the pilot union for a strike authorization vote. Southwest Airlines Pilot Association's President, Casey Murray, issued the clarion call for the strike vote citing the company's "largest meltdown" and "utter lack of meaningful progress" on contract negotiations. Murray pointed to SWAPA requests for scheduling work rules and improved software systems in particular, noting that such requests have been on the table for more than 3 years now.
"Arcane and Difficult" Notice to Air Missions System Remains Constant Bugbear
As the smoke clears following the FAA's disastrous NOTAM problem earlier this month, a clear pattern of systemic issues comes into focus. The widespread outage of the system led to a cascade of delays and grounded flights throughout the world on January 11th, with more than 10,000 flights delayed and 1,300 canceled altogether. Not even airports abroad were safe from the hassle, as the stackup of late American aircraft began to ripple throughout the international airspace system too.
Voting on Comprehensive TA and Widebody Flying Agreement Runs January 31 to March 1
The Delta Master Executive Council has voted to recommend that the tentative agreement (TA) be sent to pilot membership for ratification. The Council, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, (ALPA), approved the comprehensive TA along with a letter of agreement on international job protections. Both documents will now be submitted to the Delta pilot base for ratification.
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