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Jun 27, 2008 3:29 pm US/Central
American Eagle Pilots Agree To Reduced Layoffs
FORT WORTH (AP) ―
Pilots for American Eagle said Friday they had agreed with the airline to reduce layoffs.
The union said the agreement includes voluntary leaves of absences and part-time flying for pilots at Eagle, the sister carrier to American Airlines.
Both are owned by AMR Corp., which announced last month that American Airlines and Eagle would cut capacity later this year and reduce an unspecified number of jobs. American plans to cut 8 percent of its management and support employees.
The deal with the Eagle pilots also calls for 10 aircraft leased to Trans States Airlines to be returned to Eagle beginning early next year, which union officials said could save 100 pilot jobs.
Pilots have complained about Eagle outsourcing some St. Louis flights to Trans States and another regional carrier, and their union had filed a grievance over the dispute.
"We made it clear that AMR could not allow Eagle's flying to be outsourced while its own employees were in jeopardy of losing jobs," said Dave Ryter, vice chairman of the pilots' union executive council at Eagle.
The return of the 10 planes to Eagle, however, could reduce flying and cost jobs at Trans States, where pilots are also represented by the same union, ALPA.
(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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