Management at American Airlines and negotiators at the carrier’s pilot union have agreed to a negotiating schedule after trading divergent proposals for timeline to reach a new contract deal.

Earlier this week the negotiating team for the Allied Pilots Association (APA) sent a timeline to American’s management that requested that discussions with assistance from the US National Mediation Board begin March 3 for duration of four weeks.

If either party at the end of those rounds of talks felt the negotiations were unsatisfactory, both sides would jointly petition the NMB for formal mediation, which is protocol under the Railway Labor Act that governs labor negotiations.

American in its response to APA’s timeframe called for a four-month period of negotiations with assistance from N

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