South Korea has recognised the 1,200 member Korean Air (KAL) Flight Crew Union, heading off a threatened pilot strike. KAL pilots have been barred from forming a union since the 1969 hijacking of an NAMC YS-11 by North Koreans, which led cockpit crew to be armed and afforded "special security", forbidding them trade union membership. Seoul abandoned the policy when faced with a 31 May strike deadline.
Source: Flight International