Thu, Jan 13, 2011
Three Carriers Recently Entered Into A Joint Business
Venture
The Allied Pilots Association (APA), the British Airways Company
Council of the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA-BACC) and
Sindicato Español de Pilotos de Lineas Aereas-Iberia
(SEPLA-IB) announced today that they have entered into a mutuality
agreement in response to the "significant commercial agreements"
among American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia.
The three carriers were recently granted antitrust immunity by
U.S. and EU authorities and have also entered into a joint business
venture. The pilot unions released the following prepared statement
concerning their mutuality agreement, seen here in its
entirety:
"Our airlines are faced with a dynamic industry environment. We
understand their desire to maximize the potential of their
commercial agreements with each other. It's also clear that we must
take steps to protect the legitimate career expectations of the
pilots we respectively represent. Mutual cooperation and unity of
purpose are essential to protect our pilots' professional interests
in relation to any joint business venture between our respective
airlines. We recognize the potential threats of outsourcing in the
current commercial environment and are committed to working
together using all appropriate industrial, legal and other means to
resist any attempt to outsource pilot jobs.
"We have therefore entered into a mutuality agreement to
facilitate information exchange and the development of a common
strategy to help ensure a fair distribution of job opportunities
among our respective pilot groups. This mutuality agreement will
remain in effect as long as the joint business venture and joint
operations of our airlines continue."
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