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AirTran Airways pilots have voted to ditch their independent union and become a unit of the powerful Air Line Pilots Association. The move, which comes amid long-running talks on a [...]

The Air Line Pilots Association and Delta Air Lines have submitted federal filings that are sparking labor conflict just days after Delta closed its merger with Northwest Airlines. The pilots [...]

Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and the president is expected to sign it into law. U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) is to be commended [...]

New York --- Delta Air Lines and its pilots have agreed to a handful of cost-cutting items that would save about $17 million annually, but they remain far apart on [...]

New York --- A federal bankruptcy judge pressed Delta Air Lines and its pilots union to work harder toward a consensual deal on new pay cuts, as a hearing on [...]

New York --- Delta Air Lines and its pilots union charged each other with intransigence Wednesday on the first day of a U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing in which the company [...]

As Delta Air Lines and its pilots union fly toward a courtroom clash Wednesday in New York, where the airline has asked a bankruptcy judge to tear up the pilots' [...]

The pilots union at Delta Air Lines made a 'comprehensive' concessions proposal Wednesday ahead of a hearing set for next week on the company's request that its bankruptcy judge void [...]

Only weeks since winning a $1 billion-a-year concessions deal, Delta Air Lines' uneasy truce with its pilots union is showing signs of strain. Delta has made missteps that have strained [...]

Delta Air Lines pilots ratified $1 billion a year in pay cuts and other concessions that have become the linchpin of the company's efforts to keep from spiraling into bankruptcy. [...]

Worn-out negotiators for Delta and its pilots union entered their final round of talks last week convinced they might be wasting their time. After weeks of grueling meetings, Delta's three [...]

Airlines should eliminate half their major hubs, the government should allow more carriers to merge and passengers can expect to see ticket prices rise. So says Duane Woerth, president of [...]

Hollywood, Fla. --- Leaders of the largest airline pilots union tried to prevent their first national board gathering in two years from devolving into a pity party. It was a [...]

With a possible bankruptcy filing looming, Delta Air Lines and its pilots union are stepping up their efforts to reach a concessions deal considered crucial to the airline's recovery efforts. [...]

Delta Air Lines and its pilots reached a deal Monday to prevent staffing problems stemming from a wave of early retirements, an issue the airline has said could force it [...]

Retired pilots may fly Delta Air Lines' planes as part of an interim deal as the pilots union seeks to head off Delta's potential bankruptcy deadline at month's end. Leaders [...]

Delta Air Lines' top executive said he's hopeful of a deal this week to avert an exodus of senior pilots that could trigger a bankruptcy filing at the end of [...]

Delta Air Lines' pilots union said it proposed a 23 percent pay cut and work rule changes Tuesday that apparently doubled its earlier offers but still fall well short of [...]

In a hint of progress toward a crucial pay cut pact, Delta Air Lines' pilots union says it is ready for a fresh round of negotiations. But the union also [...]

Like a mountain climber's broken toe, Delta Air Lines' expensive pilots have become a huge problem partly due to timing and circumstances. In the case of the Atlanta-based carrier, its [...]

Just as Delta Air Lines is trying to cut its industry-topping pilot pay, it's about to get socked by two developments that could boost costs. The Atlanta airline's pilots union [...]

Delta Air Lines' new chief executive plans a series of town-hall-style meetings with pilots and their families in a campaign to win big cost savings for the airline. Speaking to [...]

In his most pessimistic assessment yet, the head of Delta's pilots union told members he's less hopeful they can reach a concession deal to stanch the carrier's losses. After Delta [...]

With talks on pay cuts set to resume Tuesday, the pilots union at Delta Air Lines acknowledges the carrier faces serious financial issues that could hurt its ability to raise [...]

Delta pilots likely to make counteroffer Delta Air Lines' pilots union said it will probably make a counteroffer 'in the near future' after the Atlanta carrier recently asked again for [...]

Negotiators for Delta Air Lines and its pilots union are resuming talks that could lead to concessions the airline says it needs to recover. The Air Line Pilots Association told [...]

New labor concession talks could be scheduled 'in the near future,' Delta Air Lines' pilots union said after the carrier's top executives and union leaders met Friday to review the [...]

Delta Air Lines pilots pushed back from the negotiating table Wednesday, citing 'philosopical differences' with the airline's approach to concession talks. Delta said it is disappointed by the move, which [...]

Delta Air Lines' pilots, the last to win pay raises before the industry's fortunes plummeted two years ago, are now the latest to consider pay cuts to help their ailing [...]

Delta pilots union debates concessions Union leaders at Delta Air Lines' pilots union could announce today --- or push a decision into next week --- on whether to begin labor [...]

Delta Air Lines wants pilots to accept roughly a one-third cut in pay, with possibly more concessions next year, as the Atlanta carrier struggles to keep pace with competitors. Delta, [...]

***** CORRECTION: 04/29/03, page A/2: A story in Friday's Business section incorrectly identified the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, whose president is Joan Spero, a member of Delta Air Lines' board [...]

Pilot groups lobbied extensively for a program to allow pilots to carry guns, but one coalition says the government's implementation of the program jeopardizes its success. Robert Lambert, president of [...]

Delta Air Lines has canceled the planned furlough of 20 pilots next month after an arbitrator ruled that economic factors not directly tied to the 2001 terrorist attacks were driving [...]

Delta Air Lines will furlough another 125 pilots in October and November, raising the number of pilots idled since last year to 993, according to the pilots union. During most [...]

Some Delta Air Lines pilots are getting a share of a $672,000 legal settlement and a smaller bite taken from their paychecks for union activities. The Air Line Pilots Association [...]

The pilots union at Delta Air Lines has agreed to open negotiations with the airline over its plans to create a marketing alliance with Northwest and Continental airlines. The Air [...]

In a sign of more contentious labor relations to come, FedEx pilots voted overwhelmingly Monday to rejoin the Air Line Pilots Association. Pilots at the Memphis-based overnight delivery giant joined [...]

Delta Air Lines' plan to adjust 2002 schedules because of Sept. 11 fallout is drawing fire from the carrier's pilots union. The airline plans less flying with its own large [...]

Leaders of Delta Air Lines' pilots union approved a program allowing pilots to volunteer for a month's leave while drawing about 75 percent of their base pay. Delta said the [...]

Delta Air Lines' pilots union is challenging the impending layoffs of 1,700 pilots, claiming the jobs are protected under the contract signed last spring. Delta has invoked the 'force majeure' [...]

Leaders of Delta Air Lines' pilot union elected Will Buergey, a New York-based 767 captain, as the next chairman of the union's executive council. Buergey replaces Charles Giambusso, who was [...]

Delta Air Lines' Comair commuter airline may be grounded for good. Comair pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, on Saturday overwhelmingly voted down a final contract proposal crafted [...]

Compromises on key issues and complex technical changes have delayed Delta Air Lines' pilots union council from taking a vote on a tentative contract agreement. The Air Line Pilots Association's [...]

Rhetoric continued flying Thursday when Delta Air Lines said a presidential emergency board will probably be necessary to settle contract talks with its pilots union. Delta said the union's proposals [...]

The Air Line Pilots Association today declined arbitration in contract talks with Delta Air Lines, which could trigger a 30-day cooling off period after which the pilots may legally strike. [...]

Leaders of Delta Air Lines pilots union will meet today to consider the National Mediation Board's offer for binding arbitration --- potentially the last step before a strike countdown. If [...]

The fate of Delta Air Lines contract talks could come down to how much pilots at the company's Florida low-fare unit take home in their paychecks. The Atlanta airline's Delta [...]

After a two-week recess from contract talks, Delta Air Lines and the Air Line Pilots Association will return to the bargaining table next week. The National Mediation Board scheduled a [...]

Delta Air Lines and its pilots union asked federal mediators to start the process toward a strike countdown, after failing to meet a self-imposed deadline Wednesday for an agreement. The [...]