Delta Air Lines pilots would receive at least 31% in pay hikes over the four-year term of an agreement in principle reached with the carrier.
The tentative accord — with $7.8 billion in total increased value — would also provide a one-time payment to pilots, the Air Line Pilots Association told members in an email Friday. The agreement, reached after more than three years of talks, must be approved by union leadership before going to pilots for a vote.
If approved, terms of the agreement are expected to set minimum standards for contracts being negotiated with pilots at American Airlines Group, United Airlines Holdings and Southwest Airlines. Talks across the industry have been particularly tense as unions seek increases in compensation and more flexible work schedules, and pilots have frequently picketed outside of airports and sites of company investor meetings.
