Finnair Warns of Pilot Job Cuts as Labor Talks Intensify
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Airline news moves fast. Don’t miss a beat with our weekly airline newsletter. Landing in your inbox on Saturdays.Finnair said Friday it is entering a new stage of labor negotiations with its pilots, with job cuts not being ruled out. The carrier highlighted possible “personnel reductions or furlough” of up to 90 pilots, ahead of the talks restarting on February 12.
The discussions come at a delicate time with deadlock between airline management and the Finnish Transport Pilots' Association (SLL).
The parties are in extended negotiations seeking a new collective labor agreement. The previous terms were agreed in April 2021 and expired at the end of September 2024. The pandemic-era deal included a series of structural changes including a switch in salary structure and adopting more seasonally aligned working practices.
However, the lack of a new agreement led to overtime and standby bans among members of
