Northwest Pilots Concerned About Alliance!

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MINNEAPOLIS Nov. 27 — The union representing Northwest Airlines' 6,000 pilots is concerned that the carrier's proposed alliance with Delta and Continental could hurt job security, income and work rules.

 

"We want to make sure there won't be a decrease in flying by our pilots," Air Line Pilots Association spokesman Will Holman told the St. Paul Pioneer Press in Wednesday's edition, adding that the union had the authority to veto the alliance.

 

"We want to help the company. But we also want to protect our pilots," Holman said.

 

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation delayed for the third time its decision about the proposed code-sharing alliance, pushing the deadline for a ruling back to late December.

 

The alliance would allow each partner to act as an extension of the other members' networks, selling seats on each others planes.

 

Northwest pilots say they're mainly concerned about jobs. By this February, Northwest will have laid off about 630 pilots since the September 2001 terrorist attacks.

 

Northwest, the nation's fourth largest carrier, says it is working with its pilots union to give members information they need to make a decision about the alliance.

 

Eight state attorneys general, including Minnesota's, have said the alliance "raises antitrust questions concerning the potential weakening of competition, including possible effects on pricing, consumer choice and level of service."

 

Delta and union negotiators for its pilots have reached an agreement to allow that airline to join the alliance.

 

Kann mir jemand Näheres über diese Alliance mit Delta Airlines und Continental sagen???

 

 

Mfg Fabian