News / No clear path ahead for Atlas Air dispute with its pilots, but it may speed up

Credit: Teamsters Local 1224

Atlas Air’s legal action with its pilots is not over, despite the management winning a case for dismissal last week, but it will be expedited – something of a relief for increasingly concerned investors.

Last week a court dismissed lawsuits by its pilot’s union and Atlas issued a statement saying it now had a “clear and timely path forward to delivering the updated contract that our pilots deserve”.

It is, however, more complicated than that.

The ruling upheld Atlas Air’s argument that the ...