Airlines
China Airlines Pilot Strike Enters Fifth Day
Negotiators fail to break an impasse over staffing levels and work rules at Taiwan’s flag carrier.
A China Airlines Boeing 777-300ER takes off from Taiwan's Kaohsiung International Airport. (Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-ND) by Chung ChengYen)
A China Airlines Boeing 777-300ER takes off from Taiwan's Kaohsiung International Airport. (Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-ND) by Chung ChengYen)

Taiwanese flag carrier China Airlines remains locked in a bitter dispute with its pilots' union after a second round of negotiations failed on Monday evening over a list of grievances varying from pilots’ working hours and year-end bonuses to transparency over promotions. Longstanding disagreements over poor management and work pressure combined with labor-law violations prompted China Airline pilots to call a strike on February 8 amid Asia’s Lunar New Year holiday.


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