Alaska Airlines aircraft technicians approve two-year contract extension

Alaska Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) jointly announced ratification of a two-year contract extension covering the airline’s 658 aircraft technicians. The extension was ratified by more than 77% of the technicians who voted. The extended contract, which becomes amendable on Oct. 17, 2011, provides technicians with a 1.5-percent pay scale increase on Oct. 17 of 2009 and 2010. In addition, technicians will now participate in the same performance-based incentive plan as Alaska Airlines’ pilots, flight attendants, dispatch and management employees.