United Air, pilots to reopen negotiations on pending contract

United Airlines Holdings Inc.’s pilots union says the carrier agreed to re-engage in talks to improve terms of the tentative contract agreement the two sides reached last month.

• Union sought new talks based on feedback from United pilots who were unhappy with the agreement, Mike Hamilton, head of United’s Air Line Pilots Association unit, told members in video on Twitter
• Union suspended voting on the existing agreement, which was scheduled to close July 15
• Union will survey pilots about their top concerns before resuming negotiations
• Decision came after American Airlines Group Inc. proposed a pay package that would broadly match United’s tentative agreement
• United declined to comment