Envoy Air, pilot union have tentative agreement that will put bigger airplanes at regional carrier
Source: Dallas News
Terry Maxon
The Air Line Pilots Association said Sunday evening it had reached a tentative agreement with Envoy Air. ALPA’s Envoy master executive council had unanimously recommended that its pilots approve the deal.
Shortly afterward, Envoy sent a message to employees announcing the tentative agreement and said the deal would give larger jets at the American Airlines Group regional airline.
“This Tentative Agreement will allow Envoy to upgrade its fleet with a guarantee of 40 new 76-seat Embraer 175 (E175) regional jets, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015,” Envoy president and CEO Pedro Fábregas said.
“Additionally, this agreement ensures that Envoy will operate up to 90 additional E175 jets, if American Airlines chooses to exercise the options they hold with aircraft manufacturer Embraer on those aircraft,” Fábregas said.
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An Embraer 145 flown by Envoy Air taxies past Emirates Airline's Airbus A380 this fall.
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WTF? The company agrees to higher wages and union benefits. That in turn allows the company to expand and better serve customers. This will lead to better profit, more expansion, and more jobs that pay well. This is not the unionized workforce the CONSERVATIVES talk about so much!!!!
