{"id":137431,"date":"2023-03-10T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=137431"},"modified":"2023-03-11T00:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T00:28:40","slug":"american-airlines-promises-similar-wage-increases-to-delta-for-its-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/03\/american-airlines-promises-similar-wage-increases-to-delta-for-its-pilots.html","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines promises similar wage increases to Delta for its pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The CEO of American Airlines<\/strong> says he is ready to give pilots raises and higher retirement contributions that would average 40% over four years to match a contract recently approved by pilots at Delta Air Lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of the agreement, Robert Isom said in a video to pilots, a top-scale captain on a plane like a Boeing 737 would make $475,000 a year in salary and retirement-plan contributions, while a senior captain on a larger plane such as a Boeing 777 would earn $590,000 a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, the Allied Pilots Association said its board voted unanimously to open a \u201cstrike center\u201d and survey members on authorizing a walkout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Union spokesman Dennis Tajer said the strike vote \u201chas been contemplated for several months as a contingency in the event that a deal is not reached.\u201d He said it is crucial to get a deal before the summer travel season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 American Airlines posts first annual profit since 2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strike-authorization vote will be largely symbolic because federal law makes it nearly impossible for airline unions to conduct legal strikes. However, it illustrates the leverage enjoyed by the best-paid workers in the airline industry. Airlines have struggled with pilot shortages since they encouraged thousands to take early retirement when travel collapsed early in the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline thought it had a deal with pilots in November, but the union\u2019s board rejected a tentative agreement that would have raised pay by nearly 20% after two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delta pilots, who are represented by a different union, ratified a contract last week that will boost pay a cumulative 34% over four years. They also enjoy better profit-sharing benefits than pilots at other airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Delta deal was stunning \u2014 Isom called it \u201cunprecedented in the history of collective bargaining.\u201d It put immediate pressure on American, United and Southwest, which are still in negotiations with their pilots, to match Delta\u2019s terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a video that American sent to pilots on Tuesday, Isom pledged that pilots and other employees \u201cwill be paid well, and they will be paid competitively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isom offered pilots pay raises averaging 21% in the first year of a new contract and a new profit-sharing plan and higher 401(k) retirement contributions in the second year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the proposed pay deal would cost American $7 billion over four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CEO also promised to improve the airline\u2019s crew-scheduling practices, which are a subject of much complaining among pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With information from AP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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