Another Strike?

The way was cleared in court last week for the pilots of American Airlines to strike--if they want. A New York federal judge lifted a restraining order that had prevented a walkout by the pilots, who want higher pay and shorter hours to fly American's new jets, insist that the third man in the cockpit be a pilot. The pilots announced that they would not walk out immediately, promised to give the public sufficient warning. One hopeful sign that the strike might be averted: the resumption of negotiations between American and the Air Line Pilots Association in Chicago for the first time since Oct. 1. Another hopeful sign in the clouded airlines situation was Eastern Airlines settlement this week with its striking machinists, who won pay raises of 44-c- to 49-c- an hour in top jobs. Eastern was scheduled to meet with striking flight engineers shortly after the settlement, hoped to clear up differences and resume services as soon as possible.

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