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By DOUG CAMERON - WSJ
Pilots at Spirit Airlines Inc. on Saturday launched a strike after the failure of last-minute talks to defuse a dispute that already had grounded some flights, according to union representatives.
Flight crew at the low-cost U.S. carrier started the indefinite action after twice extending a deadline during overnight talks, according to the Air Line Pilots Association, International.
The Florida airline already had canceled some weekend flights in anticipation of industrial action, while talks continued to avert the first strike at a U.S. carrier in five years.
"Immediately after 5 a.m., the Spirit Pilot Master Executive Council, as authorized by our pilots, called for and instituted a lawful strike against our management," said a statement from Capt. Sean Creed, head of the Spirit unit of ALPA. The union said the flight crew "will not return to the cockpit until a fair and equitable contract is negotiated."
Spirit offered no immediate comment.
Pilots at Spirit Airlines Inc. on Saturday launched a strike after the failure of last-minute talks to defuse a dispute that already had grounded some flights, according to union representatives.
Flight crew at the low-cost U.S. carrier started the indefinite action after twice extending a deadline during overnight talks, according to the Air Line Pilots Association, International.
The Florida airline already had canceled some weekend flights in anticipation of industrial action, while talks continued to avert the first strike at a U.S. carrier in five years.
"Immediately after 5 a.m., the Spirit Pilot Master Executive Council, as authorized by our pilots, called for and instituted a lawful strike against our management," said a statement from Capt. Sean Creed, head of the Spirit unit of ALPA. The union said the flight crew "will not return to the cockpit until a fair and equitable contract is negotiated."
Spirit offered no immediate comment.