Second round of pilot-airline negotiations to take place

A second round of negotiations between EVA Airways, China Airlines and their respective pilots will take place Thursday and Friday after the authorities intervened in their disputes that may lead to a strike. While union representatives of EVA Air pilots did not reach any common ground with the carrier during their first meeting mediated by Taoyuan City's Department of Labour last week, the two sides were scheduled to hold a second meeting Thursday. For CAL's part, the labour-management negotiation last week was relatively smoother, with both parties able to touch on how flight data should be collected and used to evaluate pilots' performance fairly. Pilots from the two airlines have threatened to strike to demand increased rest time and bonuses, as well as greater autonomy in flight operations. <br/>