Delta agrees to recall furloughed pilots

<p>Delta Air Lines plans to recall 1,060 furloughed pilots, though not all at once, the pilots union said Tuesday.</p><p>The affected pilots were furloughed after the 2001 terrorist attacks.</p><p>An arbitrator's ruling last year required the nation's third-largest airline to recall the pilots if passenger volume returned to pre-attack levels. Last week, the pilots union said the airline had given it data showing that the volume had returned to that level.</p><p>The two sides will meet to discuss a schedule for the recall, union spokeswoman Karen Miller said. Delta officials did not respond to several calls and e-mails Tuesday.</p><p>The Atlanta-based airline told employees about its decision on its internal Web site on Friday, according to the pilots union.</p><p>The airline, meanwhile, is seeking a 30 percent wage cut from pilots, who are offering 9 percent and to forego a 4.5 percent raise that was due on Saturday.</p><p>The annual payroll for the 7,800 pilots currently working at Delta is about $1.5 billion, the union has said. The figures do not include the furloughed pilots.</p><p>Delta shares shed 16 cents Tuesday to close at $6.08 on the New York Stock Exchange.</p><p>___</p><p>On the Net:</p><p>HASH(0x28665b0)</p><p>HASH(0x2866658)</p>

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