Agreement To Avoid Furloughs Reached Between United, Pilots Union

There appears to be a deal between United Airlines and its pilot union to avoid thousands of furloughs. CNBC reports there’s an agreement in principle that would keep the airline from furloughing almost three-thousand pilots. The pilot furloughs were set to begin October 1st. It was part of a company plan to lay off or furlough around 16-thousand workers.