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Southwest Airlines plans to offer its pilots reduced hours and, in effect, monthly pay, two people familiar with the matter said, as it grapples with higher costs and overstaffing due to delays in aircraft deliveries from Boeing. The Dallas-based airline, which operates an all-Boeing fleet, has been reeling from the U.S. planemaker's ongoing safety crisis. Last week it warned of a hit to earnings as it expected to receive just 20 Boeing aircraft this year, less than one-fourth of its original plans. ....
Southwest Airlines Co. and its pilots' union have reached an agreement in principle on a new contract after years of long negotiations, according to the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association or SWAPA. ....
Negotiators for pilots at Southwest Airlines have reached an agreement in principle with the company for a new five-year contract worth $12 billion, the union said on Tuesday, adding that its board still needs to decide whether to send the deal to members for a ratification vote. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), which represents more than 10,000 pilots at the Dallas-based carrier, did not provide details of the deal. Casey Murray, SWAPA's president, said the union's board will meet on Wednesday to evaluate the deal and decide whether to send it to the pilots for a ratification vote. ....
Figure 1. Electrical grid substation Kevin Kilty In remarks made at the Bipartisan Policy Center in May, 2023, John Podesta, a senior advisor in the Biden/Harris administration, spoke about revising energy policy. Within the very partisan boiler plate of this speech was this message: “We’re proud of what our administration has accomplished so far to ....