Finnair starts the change negotiations for pilots

Possible redundancies and the lay -offs that are valid indefinitely would apply to about 90 long -distance traffic pilots.

Finnair Starts the change negotiations for their pilots next week. The negotiations will discuss the need for personnel reduction, which can be monitored if the ongoing industrial action at the Finnish Transport Federation (SLL) will lead to changes in the Finnair cooperation agreement on Bangkok and Singapore on flights to Sydney.

Change negotiations will discuss any redundancies and possible lay -offs of indefinite duration of approximately 90 long -distance traffic pilots.

The alteration negotiations are based on an arrangement where Finnair has leased two A330 aircraft with their crew to their partner, and Finnair pilots fly flights from Bangkok and Singapore to Sydney to these machines.

According to Finnair, the company has collaborated with its A330 machines for productive use and work for about 90 pilots, as the A330 aircraft is not sufficiently used in Finnair’s own network.

According to Finnair, SLL has now expanded the industrial action to be critical Bangkok and Singaporen flights for this collaboration and Sydney flights to be operated by a partner.

According to Finnair, one option is the termination of the contract because Finnair is unable to reliably operate co -operation flights due to pilot industrial action. Finnair has begun discussions with its partner about the future options for the cooperation agreement.

Cooperation According to Finnair, the end would have a direct impact on the amount of work available to Finnair pilots. The cooperation employs about 90 pilots in Finnair, half of which are captains. Finnair has a total of about a thousand pilots.

“It is sad that SLL’s prolonged industrial action has led to a situation where we have to start change negotiations. This day is heavy for all of us in Finnair, ”says HR Director Kaisa Aalto-Luoto In the Finnair bulletin.

According to Aalto-Luoto, Finnair has not previously had to reduce the number of pilots for production reasons.

“With the output of machines, we have succeeded in providing all our pilots as we also have a profound change in our operating environment,” says Aalto-Luoto.

Collective bargaining negotiations on Finnair pilots between SLL and service sector Palta have been successful for more than five months. Since November, negotiations have been conducted by a national mediator.

By Editor