Labor & Economic News Blog

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Grounded by layoffs, staying there by choice: Many furloughed pilots decline airline recall offers

Grounded by layoffs, staying there by choice: Many furloughed pilots decline airline recall offers
Source: Washington Post
Now, airlines are starting to call pilots back to work. Most of the legacy carriers, the airlines that dominated the industry before the era of budget carriers, are struggling to make a profit or emerge from bankruptcy protection. Pilots are working longer hours and taking steep salary cuts to help keep their airlines afloat. Some are away from home for 22 days a month, up from the 15 or 16 of a few years ago.

 



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