United Pilots Don’T Back Purchase

Sat., June 3, 2000

From Staff

United Airlines’ proposed $4.3 billion takeover of US Airways ran into more turbulence Friday when the leaders of United’s pilots union went on record against it after three days of meetings.

“It looks like we’re the only ones that got left out in this deal,” said United pilot Herb Hunter, spokesman for the Air Line Pilots Association.

Hunter said a “very strong” majority of the union’s 27-member master executive council voted to express opposition to the merger.

While pilots don’t have veto power over the merger, United could find it nearly impossible to carry out the plan effectively without their support.

In other airline industry news, a Minnesota television station said Northwest Airlines Corp. was in talks with AMR Corp. to be bought by that company’s American Airlines.

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