Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said the carrier is getting closer to deals with key labor unions, contracts that would improve pay for pilots, flight attendants and other unionized workers at the Dallas-based carrier.
After Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines closed its pilot contract earlier this year, carriers have looked to the deal as a foundation for pay rates, especially Fort Worth’s American Airlines, which has already said it is prepared to match the contract’s pay for pilots.
“While we have a few big ones that are still open, we’ve closed five contracts since October,” Jordan told The Dallas Morning News. “We’re really close on, one or maybe two more.”
