Delta and pilots union reach tentative agreement

[Omaha Steve]

I'm sorry I have been so quiet. My transfer of location in January has been hard on my free time. Now that growing season is here, I will be real busy learning the new park.


Delta and pilots union reach tentative agreement

Friday April 14, 11:03 AM EDT

By Ilaina Jonas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. (DALRQ), which is operating under bankruptcy protection, and the union representing its pilots on Friday said they reached a tentative agreement, potentially averting a strike that could have been fatal to the airline.

The No. 3 U.S. airline and the pilots union, the Air Line Pilots Association International, or ALPA, said the tentative agreement is expected to be presented to the union's governing body, the Delta MEC, in the upcoming weeks.

Both parties declined to disclose details of the tentative agreement, which if ratified, would then be subject to approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

The union represents about 6,000 active Delta pilots and 500 furloughed Delta pilots.

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