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“We thank ALPA for the joint effort in working with us to assist our airline in remaining flexible and competitive,” WestJet chief operating officer Jeff Martin said in the release. “Our pilots will be a critical element of our recovery and retaining these important roles leaves us better positioned to recover strongly and return WestJet to a global airline.”
According to the release, WestJet and the pilot association agreed to amending “the terms to the current agreements”, which allowed WestJet to retain the pilots at WestJet, WestJet Encore, and Swoop.
“The agreement we have reached is due to the dedication of the WestJet executive and the WestJet pilots, in a time where everyone is making sacrifices to protect our airline,” ALPA MEC chair Dave Colquhoun said in the release. “ALPA’s elected leadership appreciates the time and effort that was involved in working together to minimize the impact to our members and we look forward to the time when all of our pilots, and many of the other WestJetters who are casualties of this crisis, are back to work at WestJet.”
Source: calgaryherald.com
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Edited By Harry Miller
