Reuters: Bankruptcy News: American Airlines pilots union denies job action

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American Airlines pilots union denies job action Sep 20th 2012, 16:51 Sept 20 | Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:51pm EDT Sept 20 (Reuters) - The union representing pilots at American Airlines on Thursday said it has called no job action at the bankrupt carrier, which this week canceled hundreds of flights citing increased pilot maintenance reports and sick leave usage. American began implementing cost cuts for its pilots this month after a U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled the airline could abandon its collective bargaining agreement with the pilots union. The airline, a unit of AMR Corp, said on Wednesday it canceled about 300 flights for this week out of nearly 24,000 departures planned across its network, including the American Eagle regional division. American cited factors including "an increase in maintenance reports filed by pilots, as well as levels of sick leave usage that have been running higher than historical norms." The Allied Pilots Association said in a statement that pilot sick rates and crew cancellations remain at normal rates, based on its tracking. The union said it had noted a rise in mechanical delays. "There is no job action of any sort that is organized, supported or sanctioned by the Allied Pilots Association," the union's statement on Thursday. The pilots are the only major work group at American that have not agreed on contract concessions since the airline filed for bankruptcy in November. The union voted down a final offer from the carrier in August. From Monday through Wednesday of this week, American and American Eagle had canceled more than 250 flights, according to the FlightAware.com tracking service. FlightAware said cancellations at American have been well above the rest of the industry for the past two weeks. American said it was reducing its flight schedule by as much as 2 percent through October. Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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