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DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Pilots for Fort Worth based American Airlines are pressing the company for sweeter profit sharing compensation.
The pilots recently collected significant pay considerations for helping the company deal with a computer glitch resulting in an urgent pilot shortage just before the peak holiday travel period. According to the Dallas Business Journal the pilots argue that American’s profit sharing payout is small when compared to similar programs at United and Delta Airlines.
AA announced a 33% cut in profit sharing for 2018. American’s pilots were told last month by CEO Doug Parker that there won’t be any discussion of profit sharing adjustments for at least two more years. Dan Carey, president of the Allied Pilots Association, issued a written statement to 15,000 American Airlines pilots last week saying, “Expecting American Airlines’ pilots to be compensated less than our peers until the next contract is unacceptable and not consistent with senior management’s pledge to validate the trust.”
“Validate the trust” is a phrase the airline’s management has been using to describe its desire to create a better relationship with employees.