Sun Country

Sun Country Pilots Prepare for Growth and Bargaining

For the pilots of Sun Country Airlines, 2025 is a year of new things: a new Master Executive Council (MEC), a new focus on flying cargo, and a new round of contract bargaining.

For most of its 42-year history, the carrier was known for flying Minnesotans to warm-weather vacation destinations. But five years ago, the formerly all-passenger airline began flying cargo for Amazon Air. Its current fleet of 12 B-737 freighters will almost double, with an additional eight freighters beginning to arrive this year.

Expanding Cargo Operations and Preparing for Negotiations

The additional freighters, combined with passenger charter operations, will reduce the airline’s scheduled-service business to only 30 percent of its total flying.

The MEC is currently preparing to open contract negotiations, with bargaining scheduled to begin in June 2025. A key part of that preparation is to inform newer pilots about the Railway Labor Act and how the negotiations process works. A majority of pilots on the seniority list joined the carrier after the last round of bargaining was completed in 2021, and they have not gone through a contract cycle before.

We are committed to helping the company continue growing and achieving its objectives through this modern contract, which will ensure the airline is able to retain and attract pilots.

Sun Country Airlines MEC