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FedEx pilots reject new labor deal

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Pilots at FedEx Express have rejected a tentative agreement to amend their contract, which would...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-pilots-reject-new-labor-deal

Amazon partner airline ASL cuts 28 European contract pilots

ASL Aviation Holdings, a Dublin-based contract air transport provider for Amazon and other companies, has eliminated positions for 28 pilots. The move appears connected to the online retailer scaling back the number of flights it operates in Europe.

The company confirmed that it released the pilots, who were provided by recruitment firm CAE Parc Aviation, because they were no longer needed. 

ASL has airline subsidiaries in Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-partner-airline-asl-cuts-28-european-contract-pilots

WestJet averts pilots strike, agrees to new contract

WestJet, the second-largest passenger airline in Canada that recently added freighter service in North America, and the union representing 1,850 pilots reached a last-minute agreement in principle Thursday night on a new labor contract, avoiding a strike that would have shut down business.

The tentative agreement between management and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) must still be presented to union membership for a ratification vote. The pilots were ready to walk off the job Friday...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/westjet-averts-pilots-strike-agrees-to-new-contract

WestJet initiates controlled shutdown as pilot strike looms

Canadian airline WestJet has begun grounding aircraft to minimize operational disruption and side effects ahead of Friday’s planned strike by pilots.

WestJet Group is carrying out a lockout so it can take down its network in an orderly way. Canceling flights gradually will avoid stranding aircraft in remote locations without support and allow communication with customers to change their plans before their scheduled flights.

The labor action will negatively impact cargo customers, including...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/westjet-initiates-controlled-shutdown-as-pilot-strike-looms

WestJet pilot lockout would halt new all-cargo operation 

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The startup cargo airline within the Canadian passenger carrier WestJet could be forced to suspend...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/westjet-pilot-lockout-would-halt-new-all-cargo-operation

Amerijet, pilots reach tentative labor agreement

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Miami-based cargo airline Amerijet and its pilots’ union have reached a preliminary agreement on a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amerijet-pilots-reach-tentative-labor-agreement

FedEx pilots to vote on strike authority, but no action imminent

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Union leaders representing Federal Express pilots said late Friday they will seek authority from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-pilots-to-vote-on-strike-authorization-but-no-disruption-imminent

Merlin to deliver Alaska cargo with self-flying aircraft

Merlin, a developer of autonomous flight control systems retrofitted in fixed-wing aircraft, said it will deliver cargo to communities in Alaska with a single-engine Cessna Caravan to demonstrate the technology’s capability on real routes.

The effort is made possible by a $1 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration, Boston-based Merlin announced Wednesday. 

Merlin’s software and hardware can control an aircraft without human intervention. 

The trials are scheduled to begin this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/merlin-to-deliver-alaska-cargo-with-self-flying-aircraft

Hawaiian Airlines faces higher costs for training Amazon pilots

Hawaiian Airlines expects to incur extra costs this year for pilot training and is shifting its maintenance approach as it prepares to absorb 10 large Airbus freighters to be flown under a new contract with Amazon, executives said Tuesday.

The carrier set a fourth-quarter record with $34 million in cargo revenue — a paltry sum compared to the big U.S. international carriers with sales that were eight to 14 times as large. Even Alaska Airlines pulled in about $50 million in cargo revenue. But the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hawaiian-airlines-faces-higher-costs-for-training-amazon-pilots

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