By Doug Cunningham

The Airline Pilots Association is in high stakes talks with Delta Airlines as an April 15th independent arbitration deadline looms. Delta is in the process of wringing out more than $300 million in concessions from the pilots. The union agreed to a 32.5 percent pay cut just 15 months ago. The pilots’ union says if the arbitrator lets Delta throw out the union contracts it will strike. A strike could destroy Delta. Delta pilots have authorized the union to strike at any time after April 17th.