The US will have world’s biggest airline not later than this Tuesday when Delta and Northwest will merge. However, pilots are still looking through the contract details. With information on the merger confidential, all that is known is that the two companies are still in process of discussions.
Yahoo News reports that the changes made in the contract can only refer to Delta pilots.
The changes being sought are related to the scope section in the Delta pilot contract, which in part spells out what planes pilots fly and what routes they fly, people familiar with the talks said. Any changes to the contract, including financial incentives, would apply to only Delta pilots since their contract only governs that airline’s pilots. Northwest pilots have a separate contract.
The general idea is to work out a joint union contract for pilots, but having the full agreement in advance would enable them to benefit from the merger sooner rather than later. On the other hand, considering rising fuel costs, both Delta and Northwest have announced of their plans of making some staff redundant.
Now, the rising cost of oil has put all airlines under intense financial pressure. Since the talks began, Delta and Northwest have announced plans to reduce capacity this year, and Delta has announced plans to eliminate 2,000 jobs.
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