July 27, 2010 - Today marks the 79th birthday of ALPA. Seventy-nine years ago, Capt. Dave Behncke and other Key Men met for a special convention at the Morrison Hotel at the southeast corner of Madison and Clark Streets in Chicago, Ill., to create the premiere airline pilot union. The rest is history.

To read about ALPA’s birth and ensuing history, grab copies of George Hopkins’, Flying the Line and Flying the Line, Vol. II. Remember that this is our legacy.