Atlas Air prevails in court ruling against Teamsters Pilot Union

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has confirmed that its subsidiaries Atlas Air, Inc. and Southern Air have prevailed in another legal dispute with the union that represents its pilots in ongoing negotiations, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirms a March 13, 2018, decision by the Southern District Court of New York compelling the Teamsters to arbitrate whether the merger provisions in Atlas Air and Southern Air’s collective bargaining agreements apply to the bargaining process. The company says the decision, as well as two binding decisions by arbitrators rendered in