Spirit Airlines, Pilots Strike Deal To Avoid Furloughs

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Spirit Airlines and its Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)-represented pilots have agreed to provisions that will prevent furloughs, the pilots said Aug. 25. Under the terms of their agreement, about half of Spirit’s 2,500 pilots will accept fewer hours in lieu of laying off 600 pilots. “Spirit...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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