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Apr 19, 99, 4:46 pm
April 19, 1999 16:59
Wings Alliance Pilots Sign Protocol Pledging Mutual Support
BANGKOK, Thailand, April 19 -- Pilot unions at the four largest international airlines comprising the proposed Wings Alliance initiated a tentative agreement pledging mutual cooperation in matters affecting job security, job quality, and future flying opportunities within the airline alliance. Pending the expected approval of the respective governing bodies of each pilot union, the "First Protocol of the Pilot Associations of the Wings Alliance" will formalize the new relationship between the pilot associations.
The signatories to the agreement include ALPA (Air Line Pilots Association), representing the pilots of Northwest Airlines, ANPAC (Associazions Nazionale Piloti Aviazione), representing the pilots of Alitalia Airlines, IACP (Independent Association of Continental Pilots), representing the pilots of Continental Airlines, and VNV (Vereniging van Nederlandse Verkeersvliegers), representing the pilots of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
The First Protocol acknowledges the significant long-term career effects that the proposed Wings Alliance will have on the member airlines, their employees and shareholders. It affirms the mutual commitment of the four pilot unions to resist attempts by management to use the Wings Alliance agreements in ways that are adverse to the interests of the pilot groups. It also calls for the associations to find ways to develop and maintain a fair distribution of flying within the alliance.
The agreement allows for the sharing of information between the pilot unions, to include details of their respective collective bargaining agreements, national laws and regulations, and other important information.
Spokesmen for the four pilot groups, Captain Steve Zoller, ALPA Northwest Master Executive Council Chairman, Captain Bill Borrelli, IACP President, Paul Griffioen, President VNV, and Augusto Angioletti, President ANPAC, issued the following joint statement: "We are very pleased with the results of the first meeting which will help us protect the career interests of the more than 15,000 pilots of Alitalia, Continental, KLM, and Northwest Airlines. The spirit of cooperation and unity of purpose that each of our associations brought to the meeting will ensure we are successful in our efforts. To that end, we have already agreed to a series of meetings between our associations that will further define ways that we can mutually protect the career interests of our members.
"The industry shift toward global airline alliances demands a new way of thinking from pilot associations. The First Protocol is just that, an appropriate first step toward addressing the labor challenges brought on by the formation of global airline systems. As the proposed Wings Alliance continues to evolve, we anticipate that other affected pilot associations may join with us in this effort."
SOURCE Air Line Pilots Association
Wings Alliance Pilots Sign Protocol Pledging Mutual Support
BANGKOK, Thailand, April 19 -- Pilot unions at the four largest international airlines comprising the proposed Wings Alliance initiated a tentative agreement pledging mutual cooperation in matters affecting job security, job quality, and future flying opportunities within the airline alliance. Pending the expected approval of the respective governing bodies of each pilot union, the "First Protocol of the Pilot Associations of the Wings Alliance" will formalize the new relationship between the pilot associations.
The signatories to the agreement include ALPA (Air Line Pilots Association), representing the pilots of Northwest Airlines, ANPAC (Associazions Nazionale Piloti Aviazione), representing the pilots of Alitalia Airlines, IACP (Independent Association of Continental Pilots), representing the pilots of Continental Airlines, and VNV (Vereniging van Nederlandse Verkeersvliegers), representing the pilots of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
The First Protocol acknowledges the significant long-term career effects that the proposed Wings Alliance will have on the member airlines, their employees and shareholders. It affirms the mutual commitment of the four pilot unions to resist attempts by management to use the Wings Alliance agreements in ways that are adverse to the interests of the pilot groups. It also calls for the associations to find ways to develop and maintain a fair distribution of flying within the alliance.
The agreement allows for the sharing of information between the pilot unions, to include details of their respective collective bargaining agreements, national laws and regulations, and other important information.
Spokesmen for the four pilot groups, Captain Steve Zoller, ALPA Northwest Master Executive Council Chairman, Captain Bill Borrelli, IACP President, Paul Griffioen, President VNV, and Augusto Angioletti, President ANPAC, issued the following joint statement: "We are very pleased with the results of the first meeting which will help us protect the career interests of the more than 15,000 pilots of Alitalia, Continental, KLM, and Northwest Airlines. The spirit of cooperation and unity of purpose that each of our associations brought to the meeting will ensure we are successful in our efforts. To that end, we have already agreed to a series of meetings between our associations that will further define ways that we can mutually protect the career interests of our members.
"The industry shift toward global airline alliances demands a new way of thinking from pilot associations. The First Protocol is just that, an appropriate first step toward addressing the labor challenges brought on by the formation of global airline systems. As the proposed Wings Alliance continues to evolve, we anticipate that other affected pilot associations may join with us in this effort."
SOURCE Air Line Pilots Association