DALLAS (AP) -- American Airlines is asking pilots to volunteer for overtime because the nation's largest carrier is worried about flight delays during the busy holiday season.
American is asking pilots to add flights -- at premium pay -- if they aren't already scheduled for the maximum workload of 78 hours per month, set in a contract between the Fort Worth-based carrier and the pilots union. The airline can change pilots' schedules to fill its 3,800 daily flights but can't force them to work more than the contract limit.
"It's just poor judgment on their part," union spokesman Denis Breslin said. "It doesn't make our furloughees very happy."
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American is asking pilots to add flights -- at premium pay -- if they aren't already scheduled for the maximum workload of 78 hours per month, set in a contract between the Fort Worth-based carrier and the pilots union. The airline can change pilots' schedules to fill its 3,800 daily flights but can't force them to work more than the contract limit.
"It's just poor judgment on their part," union spokesman Denis Breslin said. "It doesn't make our furloughees very happy."
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