U.S. judge orders temporary block of Allegiant Air pilot strike

Chief Judge Gloria Navarro of U.S. District Court in Las Vegas said in the ruling, "The Court finds that Allegiant is entitled to an ex parte temporary restraining order that enjoins (the pilots union) and the other Defendants from engaging in, encouraging, or calling an unlawful strike against Allegiant by its pilots in violation of the Defendants' duties under the (Railway Labor Act)."

Allegiant Travel Co is the parent company of Allegiant Air.

(This story has been refiled to delete "Air" from the name of parent company in last paragraph and corrects letter in RIC)

(Reporting by Jeffrey Dastin; Editing by Leslie Adler)