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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Pilots trying to hold MAIR to '04 deal on job security
Pilots trying to hold MAIR to '04 deal on job securityIn StarTribune.com Business
Three years ago, Mesaba Airlines pilots were close to striking. But Mesaba's parent company, MAIR Holdings Inc., and the pilots union averted a walkout by signing an agreement that required MAIR to use Mesaba pilots for major expansions. That agreement, dubbed the "MAIR letter," now is at the center of a legal battle between the pilots and MAIR, even as Mesaba is being purchased by Northwest Airlines. MAIR wants to grow its business by attracting new flying contracts for its Big Sky Airlines subsidiary.
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