James C. Little, international president of the Transport Workers Union, last night issued a letter to its members at American Airlines Inc., calling for certain “unacceptable and reckless conduct” to stop. “Within minutes” of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane’s denial Wednesday of American’s request to abrogate the collective bargaining agreement of its pilots, Little said […]
Posted on August 17th, 2012 by admin
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American Eagle has posted the term sheets it gave its unions Friday. Here’s the ones I found from that day (not the ones presented from March): AFA Final Term Sheet July 13, 2012 ALPA Final Term Sheet July 13, 2012 TWU OPERATIONS COORDINATORS AND FLIGHT DISPATCHERS July 13, 2012 TWU GROUND SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS July 13, […]
Posted on July 17th, 2012 by admin
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The Association of Professional Flight Attendants sent out a midday update Friday that was short on details: “APFA met with the company this week in an effort to seek improvements to the Term Sheet AA has been trying to implement via bankruptcy court. Some progress has been made and President Glading will be briefing the […]
Posted on July 8th, 2012 by admin
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It’s been a busy day, so I’m a little late — a lot late — in posting a few photos from Friday’s march on American Airlines headquarters. Employees wait outside AMR/American Airlines headquarters in Fort Worth while union leaders present petitions to the company. From left, Allied Pilots Association president Dave Bates, Association of Professional […]
Posted on May 14th, 2012 by admin
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We have some major issues up for discussion when U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane holds a hearing in the AMR/American Airlines bankruptcy case at noon EDT Thursday in New York City: 1. The judge will hear several matters tied to the Allied Pilots Association lawsuit which seeks to have the National Mediation Board control the […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2012 by admin
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AMR on Thursday shared some info that it sent out last week to managers, to wit: • Regarding the $6.5 million contribution, AMR told managers that “generally, companies in Chapter 11 are prohibited by law from paying pre-chapter 11 liabilities; however, contributions to fund benefits that accrue post-petition may be made. As a result, American […]
Posted on January 20th, 2012 by admin
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American Eagle will stop flying its ATR-72 turboprop aircraft out of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by Jan. 31, American Eagle’s president and CEO told employees Tuesday. Eagle will continue to serve the 14 ATR markets from DFW with a combination of EMB-140 and EMB-145 jets,” Dan Garton said in a letter. “We anticipate that the […]
Posted on December 20th, 2011 by admin
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We were actually off work on Tuesday, which is why we wrote only three Airline Biz items, one online story Tuesday and one longer story for print and online for Wednesday about the big Boeing airplane purchase by Southwest Airlines. But there was more that we wanted to share, so a day late, here is […]
Posted on December 15th, 2011 by admin
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• American Airlines has told the Transport Workers Union that the two tentative agreements out there between the airline and the union – one for dispatchers, the other for fleet service/ground workers – are kaput. “In light of the changed circumstances resulting from the Chapter 11 filing, American will not proceed to finalize the tentative […]
Posted on November 30th, 2011 by admin
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1. We probably do have a situation where American has offered its pilots a contract that is both industry-leading and concessionary. 2. It’s not just what you’re paid. It’s also a sense that you haven’t gotten a pay raise in a long time. 3. The Allied Pilots Association and American Airlines only last week got […]
Posted on November 18th, 2011 by admin
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