Release #: DAL 16.11
December 01, 2016

Delta Pilots Ratify New Contract

ATLANTA, Ga.—This morning, the pilots of Delta Air Lines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), ratified an amended collective bargaining agreement. The voting closed at 10:00 a.m. EST, with 95 percent of the eligible Delta pilots casting a ballot. Of those, 82 percent voted “in favor” of the new agreement. The agreement is effective immediately through December 31, 2019.

In a letter to the pilots, Delta Master Executive Council (MEC) Chairman John Malone wrote, “The ratification of this new contract ensures Delta pilots remain among the very top of airline pilot wage earners and recognizes the value we bring to the recent unprecedented success of Delta Air Lines.”

Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest pilot union, representing more than 54,000 pilots at 31 airlines in the United States and Canada. Visit the ALPA website at www.alpa.org and the Delta MEC website at https://dal.alpa.org.

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SOURCE: Air Line Pilots Association

CONTACT: Delta MEC, ALPA, Kelly Regus, 404-763-4925 or Kelly.Regus@alpa.org; ALPA Media, Media@alpa.org

FACEBOOK: /DeltaMECComm

TWITTER: @Delta_MEC_Comm

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