SOURCE: WJXT Jacksonville, FL http://www.news4jax.com/travelgetaways/4016495/detail.html American Airlines Asks Pilots For Overtime POSTED: 9:20 am EST December 22, 2004 UPDATED: 9:25 am EST December 22, 2004 DALLAS -- American Airlines is asking pilots to volunteer for overtime because the nation's largest carrier is worried about flight delays during the busy holiday season. American is asking pilots to add flights at premium pay, if they aren't already scheduled for the maximum workload of 78 hours per month. Members of the pilots union are critical, noting that the airline has furloughed 2,600 pilots in the past three years. The airline can change pilots' schedules to fill its 3,800 daily flights, but can't force them to work more than the contract limit. The request for volunteers is part of a contract reached last year between American and the Allied Pilots Association. A spokeswoman for American said the airline hasn't used the provision since it was approved -- but reserved the right to do so during the holidays.