Pilot union rejects Eurowings offer on Air Berlin

A union representing pilots at Eurowings has rejected a collective bargaining agreement with the carrier. The Vereinigung Cockpit union has been negotiating with Eurowings over pilots the airline wants to employ from insolvent Air Berlin, but Monday rejected a Eurowings’ offer saying the airline should “acknowledge their social responsibility as beneficiaries of Air Berlin’s bankruptcy and offer its employees acceptable terms and conditions.” “This collective agreement would not have created binding prospects either for the pilots of Air Berlin affected by the insolvency or for the staff of Eurowings,” the union said. Lufthansa and EasyJet have agreed takeover terms with Air Berlin’s administrators, subject to regulatory approval. <br/>