Comair To Phase Out Dated Equipment Over Next Two Years

(Cincinnati, Ohio) –Today, Comair president John Bendoraitis announced the company’s plan to decrease the number of 50-seat aircraft from its fleet over the next two years in an effort to increase the stability of the company in this competitive industry.

Teamsters Local 513 in Florence, Ky. represents more than 750 workers at Comair. The union will monitor this process to ensure their members’ have a say in any staffing reductions that may occur as a result of the decrease in Comair’s fleet.

“Comair is a good airline whose future can be as promising as its past,” said Connie Slayback, President of Local 513, “We will work with the company to continue to represent our members’ interests – protecting jobs and maintaining the industry’s leading wages and work rules. Together we can ensure that Comair remains a successful and profitable airline.”

Teamsters Local 513, along with leaders from the Air Line Pilots Association and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, are scheduled to meet with Comair on Sept. 8 to discuss upcoming contract negotiations.

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.