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American Airlines is being sued by its pilots' union over a plan to ask volunteer pilots to participate in simulator training sessions on their days off.
The lawsuit takes issue with the airline's solution in the event that one of two pilots taking part in flight-simulator training is absent, according to court documents seen by Insider. Currently, an absent pilot would be replaced with a specially trained check pilot, but the airline wants to replace them with regular pilots, who could volunteer to participate on their day off for extra pay.
"As demand continues to grow and we continue to hire, we need to expand our pilot-training capabilities to a historically unprecedented level," Lyle Hogg, vice president of flight operations training, said in a note to pilots, according toIn the lawsuit, the Allied Pilots Association, which represents around 14,000 pilots, said it was seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction to restore the previous rules.
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