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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Comair Reaches Tentative Deal with Unhappy Pilots

While details have not been released pending ratification, Comair and the Air Line Pilots Association, which represents the carrier’s 1,600 pilots, reached a tentative agreement Monday after 15 months of protracted, bitter negotiations. The deal was set as the promise Comair made not to impose its proposed $15.8 million in concessions was close to expiring at midnight. Pilot union Chair J.C. Lawson characterized the deal as the best they could do in the current circumstances. After extending its promise not to impose its own conditions until March 4, it said the pilots have until then ratify the agreement.
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