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Majority of Air France pilots back low-cost unit deal

2014-12-03 16:47:58| Airlines - Topix.net

Some 53 percent of Air France pilots approved the agreement, reaching 60 percent for members of the majority union SNPL, Air France said in a statement. The agreement followed a two-week strike that had cost the airline over 280 million euros as pilots forced Air France's Franco-Dutch parent Air France-KLM to ditch plans to expand its low-cost brand, Transavia, in Europe, fearing that the project would erode their own pay and conditions.

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Lufthansa pilots to strike again on long-haul on Thursday

2014-12-03 06:24:15| Airlines - Topix.net

Pilots at Deutsche Lufthansa AG said they would strike again on Thursday on long-haul and cargo flights, after a two-day stoppage on Monday and Tuesday stranded thousands of travellers. The union said in a statement that short and medium-haul flights and those of budget carrier Germanwings would not be affected by the action on Thursday.

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Lufthansa Pilots Warn of Strikes

2014-11-29 09:03:16| Airlines - Topix.net

Pilots at Deutsche Lufthansa AG late Friday said fresh strikes were impending after the most recent round of talks between the airline and its pilots over retirement benefits broke down. The pilots union, Vereinigung Cockpit, said no real progress was made in the recent discussions with the airline since the union's last strike in October.

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Southwest Airlines Pilots Union Requests Federal Mediation

2014-11-20 20:37:57| Airlines - Topix.net

After more than two years of negotiations on a new labor agreement, the union that represents 8,000 Southwest Airlines Co. pilots said it officially filed for mediation Thursday with the National Mediation Board, the federal agency that oversees contract talks in the airline and railroad industries.

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