American Airlines offer pilots 17% pay increase amidst industry staffing woes

American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) has put forward a new pay offer for its pilots, which includes a base pay increase of 17% and other enhanced payments.

In an internal video addressing American Airlines’ (A1G) (AAL) pilots, CEO Robert Isom confirmed that the US-based carrier made a new comprehensive proposal to the Allied Pilots Association (APA).

Isom detailed the proposal which includes “substantially better pay.”

“We’ve offered base pay increases of 16.9% through 2024, as well as increases to many other pay components such as per diem and training pay, and a 50% premium on all reassignments, which would now include Reserves,” stated Isom in the video transcript.

The proposal comes as airlines and airports scramble for staff in the United States to meet the bounce-back in demand from the COVID-19 pandemic. Carriers across the continent have been forced to trim schedules due to labor shortages and airlines are boosting pilot pay in a bid to retain and attract crews. United Airlines, the first major carrier to agree a deal with pilots, offered its pilots pay increases of over 14%.