This would provide a sign to creditors, who are deciding whether to back a merger with American, that Doug Parker and his management team have the strong support of the pilot group and the potential for some degree of laborpeace in a merger deal.
Mr Barak, the leader of the Labor Party, in effect acts as foreign minister for the peace talks while the man who holds the title, Avigdor Lieberman, has threatened to quit the government if the prime minister gives too much ground.