Norwegian pilots enter mediation

Norwegian Air and its pilots via Norwegian Pilot Union have entered mediation today. Members of the Norwegian Pilot Union are against airline management’s demand for cuts in pensions, pay and insurance benefits after losses tied to Norwegian’s intercontinental expansion. The two parties failed to reach any agreement alone and so have sessions with state mediator Nils Dalseide until midnight tomorrow. If the two parties still fall to reach an agreement, reports state that the union is prepared to strike from Saturday morning. The loss of 700 pilots will severely impact the airline’s scheduled services. “We have come to a point