Elsewhere, American Airlines, the latest major carrier in
the US to have its pilots reject a new contract
proposal a day after United Pilots also denied a new
offer that stopped down fractionally, the Allied Pilots Association
, representing about 15,000 pilots and saying its board voted
15 to 5 against the possible deal. So here's
what the deal proposed, 12% raises immediately, followed
by 5% raises a year after that, and then
2% after two years. So unions are calling for
pay raises and better schedules to keep up with soaring
demand and return to profitability that airlines are seen.