Wed, Mar 02, 2005
Clears The Way For Purchase Of New Aircraft
Comair pilots have decided to take
one in the wallet, a two-year wage freeze that will free up company
cash for the purchase of 35 new aircraft and allow Comair to take a
bigger role in the affairs of parent company Delta Airlines.
The vote wasn't even close. ALPA said 87-percent of its Comair
members voted to accept the wage hike moratorium in balloting that
ended Tuesday.
For Comair, though, the new contract is something of a tightrope
act. The regional carrier has to take delivery of 18 new aircraft
by the end of next year. Another eight must be on the flightline no
later than the end of 2007. All 35 of the newly-purchased planes
have to be ready to fly for Comair by March 31st, 2008, according
to union officials.
The new contract takes effect on the later of two dates --
either June 1st or on the delivery of the first new aircraft. There
is more pressure on the airline to deliver: under their current
contract, the pilots are scheduled to get a raise June 22nd.
Not Out Of The Clouds Yet
The agreement between Comair and its union pilots doesn't ensure
peace and love at the airline -- not by a long shot. The company's
flight attendants, who've also been asked to take a wage freeze,
are still negotiating with the airline.
But two weeks ago, approximately 400 unionized mechanics turned
down a contract calling for a two-percent pay increase. For those
Machinists, it's back to the drawing board. The union is asking
members for ideas, which will become the basis for talks sometime
down the road.
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