News / Atlas Air pilots say management presents false impression of labour relations

© Pavel Nadelyayev

Atlas Air pilots have accused management of mis-characterising the nature of the talks between them to shareholders and investors.

In an earnings call last week, chief executive John Dietrich, architect of Atlas’s controversial labour relations strategy, told investors: “We’ve seen a lot of changes over the last number of months in the pilot situation.”

Claiming to “work closely with the union”, he said there had been “a lot of progress”.

The pilots, however, argue that management is creating “a false sense of security ...