It appears Judge Allan Gropper's decision to
forestall ruling on Northwest's ability to reject its current
contract with its pilots -- in hopes the airline and
its pilots would come to an amicable solution -- paid off Friday,
as airline management reached a tentative deal with members of the
Air Line Pilots Association over a new contract that could save the
bankrupt airline $358 million annually.
"Unreasonable Concessionary Demands" Provoke Union
Resolution
Earlier this week -- the executive board of Teamsters Local 513
passed a resolution that lays the foundation for a possible strike
by 818 Comair Airlines flight attendants. Cincinnati-based Local
513 Executive Board members unanimously passed the resolution,
condemning what the union describes as the company's "unreasonable
concessionary demands."
In the slimmest of signs the airline may be at the beginning of
its recovery from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, for the first time in
recent memory Delta Air Lines reported losing less money in January
than during a comparable period one year ago.
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