Pilots ratify contract with Spirit Airlines
Pilots for Spirit Airlines have ratified a five-year contract that will raise pay rates by an average 43%. The airline and the Air Line Pilots Association said Wednesday that 70% of pilots who voted favoured the agreement. The union says the contract also includes double-digit contributions to pilots' retirement plans and job-protection provisions. CEO Robert Fornaro says the contract will improve efficiency and reliability. The low-cost carrier has clashed with its pilots at times. Last year Spirit said it lost $45m when 850 flights were cancelled because of what it called an illegal work slowdown. A federal judge ordered pilots back to work after cancellations sparked a passenger melee at a Florida airport.<br/>
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Pilots ratify contract with Spirit Airlines
Pilots for Spirit Airlines have ratified a five-year contract that will raise pay rates by an average 43%. The airline and the Air Line Pilots Association said Wednesday that 70% of pilots who voted favoured the agreement. The union says the contract also includes double-digit contributions to pilots' retirement plans and job-protection provisions. CEO Robert Fornaro says the contract will improve efficiency and reliability. The low-cost carrier has clashed with its pilots at times. Last year Spirit said it lost $45m when 850 flights were cancelled because of what it called an illegal work slowdown. A federal judge ordered pilots back to work after cancellations sparked a passenger melee at a Florida airport.<br/>
