ALPA-Malta no closer to agreement with Air Malta

It has been reported that a meeting between the airline pilots’ association and the management of Air Malta ended with no progress being registered. The two sides are locked in dispute over demands by pilots for better pay and conditions. The airline, which is currently going through a restructuring process and in negotiations for a partial take-over by Alitalia, is refusing to agree to a new collective agreement with ALPA-Malta as it says it is not the right time. Meanwhile, the Forum Unions Maltin (For.U.M.) has written to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat expressing its concerns on ongoing dispute. “Beyond the