HEBRON, Ky. — More than 1,000 pilots are hitting the picket line as part of a nationwide effort to get what they call fair treatment from Allegiant Airlines.

Brent Farwick, a first officer for the airline, said he and 1,300 other pilots are demanding what they consider an industry-standard contract with work rules, compensation and fairness.

"The faith in the company is waning," Farwick said.

Fairwick said a pilot shortage is already impacting operations. But the Allegiant pilots we spoke with said that if they don't get a fair contract with better benefits, they fear they may lose some of their colleagues to competitor airlines.

"We're losing pilots to other airlines, and that is ultimately affecting the routes that we can fly out of Cincinnati and the other 22 bases that we have," Fa

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