SEATTLE, September 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Horizon Air’s more than 700 pilots, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), have voted to ratify a new agreement aimed at supporting the company’s pilots and retaining talent as mainline carriers continue to hire pilots from regional carriers at record levels. The agreement includes important salary increases and pension improvements. Other improvements include commuter policies and teacher benefits.
More than 91% of the Horizon pilots voted and the agreement was approved by 99%.
A preliminary agreement was reached with the IBT 2 Sept and will come into force immediately with today’s ratification.
“Horizon Air is proud to serve communities across the West – places we call home. The continued shortage of pilots in the industry has weighed on this service and it is more important than ever that we attract and retain our talented pilots,” said Joe Sprague , President of Horizon Air. “We are focused on making Horizon the regional airline of the… choice for pilots and this agreement puts us in a good position. I am grateful to our pilots and our colleagues at IBT for their cooperation and hard work to get to this point. we are positioning Horizon for a strong future.”
“With recent wage increases across all segments of our industry, significant improvements were required for Horizon Air to remain competitive in attracting and retaining pilots,” said the Chair of the Horizon Pilots and IBT 1224 Executive Council Henry Simkin. “We identified what was important to our pilot group and worked to implement an approach that will help Horizon Air retain an experienced workforce and attract new talent. We appreciate management’s investment in our skilled professionals who continue to safely carry our wonderful passengers every day.”
Pilot shortages and the transition to a single fleet of Embraer 175 aircraft have resulted in a temporary reduction in Horizon’s scheduled flights. Nonetheless,…
