Alpa http://www.alpa.org Alpa en-US burnerc@alpa.org DAL MEC Negotiators Reach TA on New Contract May 15, 2012 - Late yesterday, the Delta pilots’ Negotiating Committee, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, reached a tentative agreement (TA) with Delta management on an amended collective bargaining agreement, more than seven months in advance of the December 31, 2012, amendable date. In a letter to the Delta pilots, Delta MEC chairman Capt. Tim O’Malley wrote, “The Negotiating Committee and its expanded team have accomplished a great deal of work in the last two months, reaching a comprehensive Section 6 agreement in just over two months, a process that normally takes years.”<br><br> Beginning today and throughout the week, the tentative agreement will be presented to the Delta MEC, the union’s governing body, for deliberation. Until that process is complete, details of the TA will not be released.<br /> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3995/DAL-MEC-Negotiators-Reach-TA-on-New-Contract.aspx S3165 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:52:00 GMT Pilots Respond to Air Transport International and Capital Cargo International Airlines Merger May 11, 2012 - The pilot groups of Air Transport International (ATI) and Capital Cargo International Airlines (CCIA), both represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) today said that they see value in the announced merger between the two cargo carriers. Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG), parent company of the carriers, announced the merger of the two airlines on May 10.<br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2012/5-11-12_12.1.ATI-CCI.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3948/Pilots-Respond-to-Air-Transport-International-and-Capital-Cargo-International-Airlines-Merger.aspx S3399 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:28:00 GMT Island Air Pilots Prepare for New Aircraft, Growth April 26, 2012 - Island Air pilots are preparing to open negotiations following a recent announcement by senior management that the company plans to grow and expand its fleet. The airline plans to replace the existing Dash-8 fleet with ATR 72-212 aircraft in 2012 and add three more ATRs in 2013. ATR service is expected to begin September 1.<br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120426.htm#06' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3837/Island-Air-Pilots-Prepare-for-New-Aircraft-Growth.aspx S3165 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:52:00 GMT ALA Pilots Help Kids with Disabilities A $14,150 grant from the Alaska Airlines Pilots Charitable Fund will help provide therapy for thousands of children with disabilities around the Greater Puget Sound, Wash., area.<br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/jumpstories/4-17-12story2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3682/ALA-Pilots-Help-Kids-with-Disabilities.aspx S3399 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:01:00 GMT Dallas-Area EGL Pilots Rally ALPA’s American Eagle MEC and SPC held a family awareness rally and picnic at Six Flags Over Texas on Saturday to provide Dallas/Fort Worth-area pilot families with an opportunity to network, ask questions, and get information from their elected leaders about the AMR bankruptcy.<br /><a href='http://public.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120417.htm#04' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3681/Dallas-Area-EGL-Pilots-Rally.aspx S3399 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:58:00 GMT PCL Pilots Protest Egregious Pay Discrepancies April 12, 2012 - The pilots of Pinnacle Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, expressed their anger and frustration over their employer’s failure to accurately and timely issue their pay by informational picketing in front of Pinnacle Airlines’ headquarters in downtown Memphis on Wednesday. Not only are the pilots being shortchanged on payday, they are also having to wait an extraordinarily long period of time for the company to finally rectify the pay errors.<br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120412.htm#01' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3665/PCL-Pilots-Protest-Egregious-Pay-Discrepancies.aspx S3165 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:27:00 GMT CAL Pilots Host Congressman Poe <img alt="" border="0" style="margin: 3px; float: left;" src="http://www.alpa.org/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2012/CALphoto_4-5-12-tab.jpg" />April 5, 2012 - The Continental pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, hosted Rep. Ted Poe (R-Tex.) this week, helping to arrange a visit to legacy Continental’s Training Center at IAH and its B-787 simulator. CAL MEC Legislative Affairs Committee chairman Capt. Mike Coffield also presented a plaque to the congressman on behalf of ALPA, in recognition of his efforts in the House.<br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120405.htm#01' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3608/CAL-Pilots-Host-Congressman-Poe.aspx S3165 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:02:00 GMT Pinnacle Pilots Respond to Pinnacle Bankruptcy Declaration <p>April 3, 2012 - Just over one year after the Pinnacle Airlines pilots overwhelmingly ratified an industry leading contract designed to pave the way to the integration of one of the world’s largest regional carriers, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. declared bankruptcy. This week’s filing was not unexpected,” said MEC chairman Capt. Tom Wychor. “This MEC has been working to prepare for this eventuality since concessionary negotiations with the company ceased in mid-February.”</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120403.htm#02' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3599/Pinnacle-Pilots-Respond-to-Pinnacle-Bankruptcy-Declaration.aspx S3165 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:42:00 GMT American Eagle Pilot Leader Responds to Management Proposal March 21, 2012 - <i>Capt. Tony Gutierrez, chairman of the American Eagle arm of the Air Line Pilots Association, International, released the following statement today:</i><br /> <br /> “Today, in a meeting with the various American Eagle labor group leaders, American Eagle management presented their view of what it will take to restructure our airline. Individual meetings with each labor group followed this larger gathering where management delivered their terms sheet proposal. This proposal represents what Eagle management claims is necessary from the pilot group in order to reach its goals and exit bankruptcy as a successful, competitive, and thriving company.”<br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2012/3-21-12_12.EGL.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3567/American-Eagle-Pilot-Leader-Responds-to-Management-Proposal.aspx S3165 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:10:00 GMT Delta Pilots, Management Exchange Openers March 20, 2012 - On Tuesday, March 13, the Delta MEC Negotiating Committee and Delta management exchanged Section 6 openers. With Delta pilot contract negotiations now under way, every MEC committee is engaged in some fashion with the “Leading the Industry” Contract 2012 effort.<br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120320.htm#05' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3564/Delta-Pilots-Management-Exchange-Openers.aspx S3165 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:52:00 GMT ASA MEC Elects Officers for Upcoming Two-Year Term March 13, 2012 - On March 8, the ASA MEC met to interview candidates and elect the next slate of MEC officers. With terms beginning May 12, these officers will serve two years and help guide the pilot group through its ongoing merger with ExpressJet. Capt. David Nieuwenhuis and Capt. Sterling Roach were reelected as chairman and vice chairman, respectively. F/O Robert Banks was elected as the new secretary-treasurer.<br><br> “This merger presents not just challenges, but opportunities” said Nieuwenhuis. “We look forward to negotiating an industry-leading joint contract that allows for a sustainable corporate platform that will be seen as the model for the airline industry. For this to occur, our merger must result in a safe, efficient, and profitable business that shares its success with all the hardworking professional pilots of the new ExpressJet.” <br /> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3553/ASA-MEC-Elects-Officers-for-Upcoming-Two-Year-Term.aspx S3165 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:41:00 GMT PSA Pilots Chart New Course February 7, 2012 - At a meeting held on Jan. 26, the PSA MEC elected Capt. Jesse Coeling as MEC chairman, reelected Capt. Curt Ebbert as MEC vice chairman, and reelected F/O Mark Hinczynski as MEC secretary-treasurer.<br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120207.htm#02' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3399/PSA-Pilots-Chart-New-Course.aspx S3165 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:58:00 GMT Statement by Capt. Erik Sparks, Chairman of ALPA’s Ryan International Airline Master Executive Council <p>February 2, 2012 - “On Wednesday, February 1, 2012, Ryan International Airlines management notified ALPA that the company would immediately be furloughing 38 out of its 139 pilots for an indefinite period. These furloughs were made based on aircraft type and not in order of seniority, failed to provide the required advance notice, and violated numerous other provisions of Ryan’s collective bargaining agreement with ALPA.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2012/2-2-12_12.RYN.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3376/Statement-by-Capt-Erik-Sparks-Chairman-of-ALPA-s-Ryan-International-Airline-Master-Executive-Council.aspx S3165 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:00 GMT ALPA Scores Victory in NAA Vacation Pay Arbitration <p>January 31, 2012 - Last Friday, the North American Airlines MEC was notified that the arbitrator ruled in favor of the NAA pilots in the matter of the vacation pay grievance. This win for NAA pilots comes three months after the System Board of Adjustment hearing on this grievance, which was held on October 31, 2011, nearly three years after it was filed.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120131.htm#02' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3369/ALPA-Scores-Victory-in-NAA-Vacation-Pay-Arbitration.aspx S3165 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:25:00 GMT Three Pilots Receive ALA Service Legend Award <p>January 31, 2012 - Three Alaska Airlines pilots were recognized last Wednesday night by the Alaska MEC for their sustained contributions to improving the lives of Alaska pilots. At its November meeting, the Alaska MEC nominated and voted to recognize three pilots with the 2012 Service Legend Award: Capt. Gary Nowak and retired Capts. Jack Stockton and Greg Calmes.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120131.htm#03' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3368/Three-Pilots-Receive-ALA-Service-Legend-Award.aspx S3165 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:00 GMT Mesa Air Group Pilots Elect New Leaders <p>January 25, 2012 - Pilot leaders at Mesa Air Group , which is represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), unanimously elected officers to spearhead the union’s efforts. First Officer Marcin Kolodziejczyk was re-elected as the chairman, First Officer Jez Ingram-Clay was re-elected as the vice chairman, and Captain Darrell Cox was elected as the secretary-treasurer. The officers’ new two-year terms will begin in March 2012.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2012/1-25-12_12.MAG.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3327/Mesa-Air-Group-Pilots-Elect-New-Leaders.aspx S3165 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:35:00 GMT EGL Stages Successful Family Awareness Event in SJU <p>January 17, 2012 - The American Eagle Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) launched an educational campaign supported by the EGL Master Executive Council this month. The campaign, designed to inform EGL pilots on the bankruptcy and Section 1113 processes, also provides opportunities to answer pilot questions on the vacancy and displacement bids announced at Eagle and dispel any rumors that are floating around the property.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120117.htm#01' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3285/EGL-Stages-Successful-Family-Awareness-Event-in-SJU.aspx S3165 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:08:00 GMT Hatch Joins Delta Pilots for Town Hall Meeting <p>On January 9, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined DAL Council 81 pilots for a legislative town hall at SLC to discuss issues of importance to pilots. ALPA Government Affairs helped to organize the town hall meeting.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120112.htm#02' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3267/Hatch-Joins-Delta-Pilots-for-Town-Hall-Meeting.aspx S3399 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:44:00 GMT FDX Pilots Secure Across-the-Board Raise <p>January 5, 2012 - The FedEx pilots’ current collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which was ratified in March 2011, provided a unique duration clause that allows ALPA to make the decision to reenter Section 6 negotiations after 12 months or extend the agreement an additional 12 months, while securing a 3 percent across-the-board raise for 2012. This week, the FDX MEC held a special MEC meeting with the agenda largely focused on the decision to either make the CBA amendable in early 2012 in lieu of retaining the 3 percent across-the-board raise for 2012 or retaining the 3 percent raise for 2012 and continuing in interim discussions throughout 2012.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2012/FastRead_20120105.htm#01' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3250/FDX-Pilots-Secure-Across-the-Board-Raise.aspx S3399 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:21:00 GMT FedEx Pilots Respond to Release of Pilot Fatigue Rule <p>December 22, 2011 - <i>The FedEx Master Executive Council (MEC), the FedEx branch of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), issued the following press release concerning the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) final regulations regarding airline pilot flight- and duty-time limitations and minimum rest requirements.<br /> <br /> </i> “The release yesterday of the Federal Aviation Administration’s long-awaited science-based fatigue rule for flight and duty time was a political failure. The rule completely ignores the safety of cargo pilots and instead lets operators choose to ignore the safety improvements that will benefit pilots carrying passengers.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/12-22-11_11.FDX3.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3214/FedEx-Pilots-Respond-to-Release-of-Pilot-Fatigue-Rule.aspx S3165 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT ALA Pilots, Part of Santa’s Posse <p>December 20, 2011 - An empty, former Best Buy in Vancouver, Wash., became a hub of holiday activity last Thursday night as Santa’s Posse worked to fulfill Christmas wishes for 500 families in need.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111220.htm#02' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3210/ALA-Pilots-Part-of-Santa-s-Posse.aspx S3165 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:18:00 GMT Santa Flies with Special Kids <p>December 20, 2011 - Santa brought smiles to the faces of children waiting to greet him as he arrived in a Jazz Dash 8. For decades, Jazz has been flying Santa (this year, flight attendant Mike Griffiths) and children from Canuck Place and other local charities on a series of flights over downtown Victoria and Vancouver.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111220.htm#03' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3209/Santa-Flies-with-Special-Kids.aspx S3165 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:17:00 GMT Annual Cleveland Event a Tremendous Success <p>December 15, 2011 - Cleveland was the place to be last weekend as ALPA pilots from CommutAir, Continental, and ExpressJet gathered for the third annual Joint LEC Meeting. With more than 100 people in attendance, this highly anticipated event was a tremendous success. Pilots and their families received updates on base-specific issues while enjoying great food, fun activities, and socializing with their fellow ALPA brethren.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111215.htm#01' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3158/Annual-Cleveland-Event-a-Tremendous-Success.aspx S3165 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:00 GMT FDX Pilots Spread Holiday Cheer <p>December 13, 2011 - In the holiday season’s spirit of giving, FedEx pilots this month delivered food baskets and gifts to various schools, hospitals, and day-care centers throughout different cities.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111213.htm#04' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3179/FDX-Pilots-Spread-Holiday-Cheer.aspx S3165 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:49:00 GMT UAL, CAL Pilots Visit D.C.-Area Hospitalized Children <p>December 8, 2011 - United and Continental pilots visited the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Va., yesterday, bringing holiday cheer to sick children as part of the Pilots for Kids program. Traveling from room to room with large carts, pilots handed out gifts and spent time talking with children whose maladies have them confined to hospital beds this winter holiday season.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111208.htm#04' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3157/UAL-CAL-Pilots-Visit-D-C-Area-Hospitalized-Children.aspx S3165 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:19:00 GMT CAL, XJT Pilots Make Children Smile with Pilots for Kids <p>December 6, 2011 - Continental and ExpressJet pilots continue a longstanding holiday tradition, sharing their time, money, and hearts to bring cheer and toys to hospitalized children and their families. During the past 17 years, many Continental and ExpressJet pilots have volunteered their time for Pilots for Kids, making visits in cities across the country. Untold numbers have generously donated money to fund the purchase of plush toys that are given to these children during the visits. In addition to today’s event in Houston, additional visits are currently planned for Cleveland, Ohio, and Bridgeport, Conn.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111206.htm#01' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3156/CAL-XJT-Pilots-Make-Children-Smile-with-Pilots-for-Kids.aspx S3165 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:18:00 GMT CMA Pilots Support <i>Movember</i> <p>December 6, 2011 - For the second year in a row, ALPA pilots from Calm Air participated in “Movember,” an international charitable event to support men’s health issues in which individuals collect pledges to grow mustaches during the month of November. Dozens of Calm Air pilots—the Mo-Viators, as they called themselves—participated this year, raising more than $3,500.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111206.htm#02' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3155/CMA-Pilots-Support-i-Movember-i.aspx S3165 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:17:00 GMT Furloughed ALA Pilots Return to Service <p>December 1, 2011 - For Alaska Airlines’ pilots, this week marked the end of a period during which 106 of their colleagues were furloughed. The final five involuntarily furloughed Alaska pilots returned to active service Tuesday after spending nearly three years on furlough. The number would have been six, but one pilot who would have returned with this class elected to resign.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111201.htm#03' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3154/Furloughed-ALA-Pilots-Return-to-Service.aspx S3165 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:12:00 GMT Single Operating Certificate Marks New Beginning at XJT December 1, 2011 - Last month marked the end of a long, distinguished era for pilots of the former Continental Express. Now operating under a single certificate with ASA, ExpressJet, which began as several commuter carriers cobbled together by Continental Airlines in the early 1990s, is one step closer to completing its merger with ASA to become the largest, independently owned regional airline in the United States.<br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111201.htm#04' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3153/Single-Operating-Certificate-Marks-New-Beginning-at-XJT.aspx S3165 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:10:00 GMT CommutAir Pilots Ratify First Union Contract <p>November 29, 2011 - Pilots for the regional airline CommutAir ratified their first-ever union contract today, winning double-digit percentage pay increases, improved scheduling rules, more time off and other improvements.<br /> <br /> The 170 pilots of Cleveland-based CommutAir ratified a tentative agreement reached earlier this month by a margin of 78 percent, with 92 percent of eligible pilots casting ballots. The 48-month contract takes effect Dec. 1 and will become amendable in late 2015. Over the duration of the agreement, current captains can expect average increases of 30 percent in their hourly pay rate with first officers seeing increases of approximately 38 percent. The agreement also includes many new ways for pilots to accrue pay, above and beyond their scheduled flying.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/11-29-11_11.CMT.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3124/CommutAir-Pilots-Ratify-First-Union-Contract.aspx S3165 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:34:00 GMT Layoffs of Air Transat Pilots <p><i>The union denounces the outsourcing of flying to foreign pilots</i><br /> November 24, 2011 - The Air Transat pilots’, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), reacted to the announcement of the layoff of 17 pilots and denounced the airline’s subcontracting strategy which utilizes seasonal foreign workers.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/11-24-11_11.TSC.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3119/Layoffs-of-Air-Transat-Pilots.aspx S3387 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:42:00 GMT ATI Crewmembers Ratify Contract <p><i>Negotiating Team Secures Improvements in Scheduling, Job Security, and Compensation</i><br /> November 22, 2011 - The cockpit crewmembers of Air Transport International (ATI) LLC, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA), today ratified a tentative agreement reached with management in October. Of the 86.7 percent of eligible crewmembers who voted, more than 71 percent cast their ballots in favor of the agreement.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/11-22-11_11.ATI.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3106/ATI-Crewmembers-Ratify-Contract.aspx S3399 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:09:00 GMT FedEx Pilots Join With All ALPA and UPS Pilots Demanding One Level of Safety <p>November 21, 2011 - Nearly 2 years ago, on August 10, 2010, the President signed the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Act of 2010 which required that the Federal Aviation Administration update flight and duty time rules that dated by the 1960’s. The FAA completed its work and eventually, the new rules came before the Office of Management and Budget for review. The Office of Management and Budget is anticipated to release the new flight and duty rules addressing airline pilot fatigue as early as tomorrow. As part of the final review process, strong consideration has been given to a “cargo cut out” which would exempt cargo carriers from compliance with the same Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) rules as non-cargo carriers.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/11-21-11_11.FDX2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3099/FedEx-Pilots-Join-With-All-ALPA-and-UPS-Pilots-Demanding-One-Level-of-Safety.aspx S3399 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:17:00 GMT AirTran Pilots Ratify Seniority Integration Agreement <p>November 7, 2011 - The pilots of AirTran Airways, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA), with 94 percent of the pilot group voting and 83.58 percent in favor of ratification, have approved a seniority integration agreement with Southwest Airlines and the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/11-7-11_11.ATN2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3047/AirTran-Pilots-Ratify-Seniority-Integration-Agreement.aspx S3165 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:27:00 GMT FedEx Pilots Implement ASAP After Decades of Work <p>November 3, 2011 - After decades of effort by FDX volunteers and ALPA staff, the pilots of FedEx have an Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) on their property. Earlier this year, the FedEx pilots voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. A major improvement in the new CBA was the implementation of ASAP.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20111103.htm#02' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3038/FedEx-Pilots-Implement-ASAP-After-Decades-of-Work.aspx S3165 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:03:00 GMT PSA Pilots Enter Into Federal Mediated Talks <p><i>Pilots hopeful government intervention will jumpstart contract negotiations</i><br /> October 24, 2011 - The pilots of PSA Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today took the next step toward reaching a new contract with senior management by meeting with a federal mediator from the National Mediation Board (NMB). PSA pilots, who fly regional aircraft under the US Airways Express brand, have been in direct contract negotiations with their management since June 2009.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/10-24-11_11.PSA.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/3002/PSA-Pilots-Enter-Into-Federal-Mediated-Talks.aspx S3399 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:27:00 GMT American Eagle Pilots Reach Deal with Management <p>October 21, 2011 - The American Eagle pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International, (ALPA) announced they reached a tentative agreement with company executives on an eight-year pilot contract that provides greater job security when American Eagle is divested from American Airlines.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/10-21-11_11.EGL3.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2998/American-Eagle-Pilots-Reach-Deal-with-Management.aspx S3399 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:10:00 GMT United Master Executive Council Elects Captain Heppner Chairman <p>October 18, 2011 - Captain Jay Heppner, a 26-year veteran of United Airlines and a long-time representative of the pilots of United Airlines, was elected Chairman of the United Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association this afternoon.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/10-18-11_11.UAL3.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2988/United-Master-Executive-Council-Elects-Captain-Heppner-Chairman.aspx S3165 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:35:00 GMT Statement by United MEC Chairman Capt. Wendy Morse Re: Rejection Of ALPA’s Request for a Temporary Restraining Order To Stop September 30 Training <p>September 29, 2011 - “We are disappointed that Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr., opted against issuing the Temporary Restraining Order we sought to prevent the implementation of the Company’s inadequate and unrealistic SOC Phase II procedures slated for September 30, 2011. Safety has always and will continue to be first and foremost for each United pilot every time we enter the cockpit, and we continue to contend that this training does not meet our safety standards and is unrealistic. We’re sorry Judge Johnson did not find in our favor.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/9-29-11_11.UAL2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2922/Statement-by-United-MEC-Chairman-Capt-Wendy-Morse-Re-Rejection-Of-ALPA-s-Request-for-a-Temporary-Res.aspx S3165 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:00:00 GMT Continental and United Pilots Rally in New York City’s Financial District to Highlight Slow Pace of Contract Negotiations and Lack of Merger Progress <p>September 27, 2011 - United and Continental pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA) will conduct informational picketing today in New York’s financial district to highlight management’s poor performance in advance of the one-year anniversary of the corporate merger close date. There has been little progress with negotiations on the pilots’ joint collective bargaining agreement, one of the keys to completely unlocking the synergies from the transaction, thus allowing the investment community, employees and passengers to truly benefit from the merger. More than 700 Continental and United pilots are expected to participate in the event, joined additionally by pilots from other ALPA carriers and independent pilot unions.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/9-27-11_11.UALCAL3.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2909/Continental-and-United-Pilots-Rally-in-New-York-City-s-Financial-District-to-Highlight-Slow-Pace-of.aspx S3399 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:07:00 GMT United Pilots Ask Court To Delay Company’s Merger Integration Procedures Over Safety Concerns <p>September 26, 2011 - The United Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association today filed for injunctive relief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn to postpone United Airlines’ implementation of the latest phase of revised operating procedures associated with the merger between United and Continental Airlines.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/9-26-11_11.UAL.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2908/United-Pilots-Ask-Court-To-Delay-Company-s-Merger-Integration-Procedures-Over-Safety-Concerns.aspx S3165 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:03:00 GMT Pilot Union Members Reelect Officers at American Eagle <p>September 2, 2011 - Members of the American Eagle pilots union, a unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), announced that they have reelected Capt. Anthony Gutierrez to serve as chairman of the union’s governing body, the Master Executive Council (MEC). Also reelected during the union’s regular semiannual meeting were Capt. Dave Ryter as vice chairman and Capt. Gaston Valdovinos as MEC secretary-treasurer. The two-year terms are effective September 8. The reelection of all three officers signals the support the Master Executive Council has for the current direction of their union during this challenging time.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/9-2-11_11.EGL2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2795/Pilot-Union-Members-Reelect-Officers-at-American-Eagle.aspx S3165 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:23:00 GMT EIA Crewmembers: New Talks Must Result in Fair Contract <p><i>Pilots and Flight Engineers Seek Industry-Standard Pay, Working Conditions</i><br /> August 31, 2011 - Evergreen International Airlines (EIA) pilots and flight engineers are calling on management to commit to reaching a tentative agreement during upcoming talks set to begin September 19 at the National Mediation Board (NMB) in Washington, D.C.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/8-31-11_11.EIA2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2777/EIA-Crewmembers-New-Talks-Must-Result-in-Fair-Contract.aspx S3165 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:32:00 GMT Trans States Pilots Ratify New Contract <p><i>Wage Increases and Enhanced Work Rules Set to Start August 1</i><br /> July 29, 2011 - The pilots of Trans States Airlines (TSA), represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), overwhelmingly voted to ratify a contract reached with management earlier this month. Of the 85 percent of eligible pilots who voted, 93 percent voted to ratify the agreement, which includes a signing bonus, wage increases, better work rules, and stronger job security provisions.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/7-29-11_11.TSA2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2643/Trans-States-Pilots-Ratify-New-Contract.aspx S3165 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:55:00 GMT American Eagle Pilots Reach Agreement to Help Airline Profitability <p><i>Pilots See Divestiture Announcement by AMR as Opportunity for Growth</i><br /> July 20, 2011 - Yesterday, the American Eagle Pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l., (ALPA), reached an agreement with American Eagle and American Airlines that will provide all Eagle pilots the opportunity to be hired by American Airlines in the future. This job progression and protection agreement is the most significant of eight recent agreements between ALPA and American Eagle, negotiated in anticipation of the potential divestiture of American Eagle from AMR Corporation, American Airlines’ parent company.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/7-20-11_01.EGL.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2590/American-Eagle-Pilots-Reach-Agreement-to-Help-Airline-Profitability.aspx S3399 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:27:00 GMT Continental Pilots Welcome Furloughed United Pilots to Their Ranks <p>July 15, 2011 - This week, the Continental pilots learned that United Airlines pilots on furlough will be offered flying positions to fill as many as 201 pilot vacancies at Continental. An agreement negotiated between the two pilot groups and with airline management following the announced merger last year stipulates that new hire pilot positions at either airline will be offered first to pilots on furlough from the other airline, in seniority order. Continental recalled all of its 148 pilots on furlough earlier this year; United currently has 1437 pilots on furlough. Both pilot groups are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA).</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/7-15-11_11.CAL2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2577/Continental-Pilots-Welcome-Furloughed-United-Pilots-to-Their-Ranks.aspx S3165 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:27:00 GMT United Pilots: Recall of Up to 200 Pilots ‘Welcome’ News <p>July 15, 2011 - The United pilots today welcomed the company’s announcement of the return of 100 to 200 furloughed pilots. It is the hope of the United Chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association that these recalls are the first of a wave of recalls that will eventually lead to the return of all our 1,437 furloughed pilots.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/7-15-11_11.UAL2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2576/United-Pilots-Recall-of-Up-to-200-Pilots-Welcome-News.aspx S3165 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:26:00 GMT United Express Pilots Reach Tentative Agreement on a New Contract <p><i>Deal Includes Wage Increases and Enhanced Work Rules</i><br /> July 12, 2011 - After more than five years of contract negotiations, the pilot leaders at Trans States Airlines (TSA), represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), announced today they had reached a tentative agreement with company representatives on a new four-year labor contract. The agreement, which includes wage increases, better work rules, and stronger job security provisions, will be sent to the entire pilot group for ratification in the next few weeks.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/7-12-11_11.TSA.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2567/United-Express-Pilots-Reach-Tentative-Agreement-on-a-New-Contract.aspx S3165 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:25:00 GMT Continental Pilots Protest Additional Scope Violations <p>June 20, 2011 - The Continental pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association Int’l (ALPA), have filed two group grievances against United to protest violations of scope provisions in their collective bargaining agreement applicable to a merger during the period of separate pilot contracts and operations of the two airlines, legacy Continental and legacy United. The first, filed June 2, 2011, concerns removal of B-767 aircraft from the Continental fleet (by sale). The second charge, filed June 16, 2011, is related to a reduction in the ratio of Continental to United flying required with respect to twin-aisle aircraft, specifically for the third quarter of 2011. ALPA is seeking prompt correction of these issues by the Company, including a stop to any attempts at further sales of B-767 aircraft, correction to the ratio of flying performed by Continental to United, monetary damages and all other appropriate relief.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/6-20-11_11.CAL.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2505/Continental-Pilots-Protest-Additional-Scope-Violations.aspx S3165 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:42:00 GMT Canadian North Pilots Ratify Tentative Labour Agreement <p><i>Pilot Negotiators Garner First Contract as ALPA Members</i><br /> June 16, 2011 - The pilots of Canadian North, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have ratified a tentative labour agreement with members of the Canadian North Pilots Association (CNPA). Nearly 80 percent of pilots who cast ballots voted in favor of the contract, making it the first collective agreement since they joined ALPA earlier this year.<br /> <br /> “We are really pleased with the results,” said Capt. Chris Kampen, Canadian North’s master executive chairman at ALPA. “The successful ratification by Canadian North pilots represents more than two years of hard work at the negotiating table.” The achievements made in the agreement reflect advances in employment protection for long-term job stability, pay rate, and overall quality-of-life improvements. Their previous contract expired in December 2008 but negotiations were postponed until December 2009.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/6-16-11_11.CNP.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2498/Canadian-North-Pilots-Ratify-Tentative-Labour-Agreement.aspx S3165 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:33:00 GMT United, Continental Pilots: Work Remains Before UAL/CAL Merger Considered a Success <p>June 8, 2011 - As shareholders of United Airlines gather today for the annual United Airlines shareholders meeting, it is incumbent upon United CEO Jeff Smisek and his management team to thoroughly explain the facts regarding the progress of the United/Continental merger. Much work remains to be completed before they can proclaim the merger a success, according to the pilots of United and Continental Airlines.<br /> <br /> “’On schedule’ are two words Mr. Smisek should avoid in addressing the shareholders regarding this merger,” said Capt. Wendy Morse, chairman of the United Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association. “There is no bigger task in front of United management than reaching agreement with the pilots on a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement and this task is nowhere near on schedule. Until an agreement is reached, this merger cannot be considered anything close to a success.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/6-8-11_11.UALCAL2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2476/United-Continental-Pilots-Work-Remains-Before-UAL-CAL-Merger-Considered-a-Success.aspx S3165 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:18:00 GMT United, Continental Pilots Meet to Discuss Contract Negotiations, Merger <p>May 24, 2011 - The leaders of the United and Continental pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) held a joint meeting in Herndon, Va., today to discuss ways to advance progress on negotiations for a joint collective bargaining agreement (JCBA) and coordinate on issues that are impacting their pilots as a result of the UAL/CAL merger.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/5-24-11_11.UALCAL.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2438/United-Continental-Pilots-Meet-to-Discuss-Contract-Negotiations-Merger.aspx S3165 Tue, 24 May 2011 17:42:00 GMT United Pilots: ‘Inadvertent’ Reinstatement of 9/11 Flight Numbers ‘Reprehensible’ <p>May 18, 2011 - United Airline’s “inadvertent” reinstatement of Flight Numbers 93 and 175 – flight numbers that have become synonymous with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 – demonstrates an absolute and blatant disrespect of the pilots, crew and passengers who lost their lives on that date, according to the pilots of United Airlines.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/UALpilots_5-18-11.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2420/United-Pilots-Inadvertent-Reinstatement-of-9-11-Flight-Numbers-Reprehensible.aspx S3165 Wed, 18 May 2011 15:38:00 GMT Alaska Distributes iPads to Pilots <p>May 13, 2011 - Alaska Airlines last week began distributing iPads to its pilots. After a trial period and FAA approval, these iPads could replace the traditional flights bags, manuals, and Jeppesen charts if the company can demonstrate to the FAA that the pilot group is proficient with the device. Until then, during the trial period pilots will carry both the iPad and their flight bags.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2011/FastRead_20110513.htm#04' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2419/Alaska-Distributes-iPads-to-Pilots.aspx S3165 Wed, 18 May 2011 08:50:00 GMT AirTran Pilots Reflect on Past Achievements, Committed to the Success of Southwest Airlines <p>May 2, 2011 - <i>Linden Hillman, chairman of the AirTran unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement in recognition of today’s corporate closing between AirTran Airways and Southwest Airlines.</i><br /> <br /> “On behalf of the more than 1,700 pilots of AirTran Airways, I look forward to working with the new leadership of AirTran Airways during the merger process with Southwest Airlines. Our pilots are completely committed to the success of the combined company, and we believe that together with our counterparts at Southwest, we will succeed in building an unbeatable force in the airline industry.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/5-2-11_11.ATN.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2370/AirTran-Pilots-Reflect-on-Past-Achievements-Committed-to-the-Success-of-Southwest-Airlines.aspx S3165 Mon, 02 May 2011 11:31:00 GMT ALPA to Negotiate Contract that Shares in the Benefit of the Atlantic Southeast/ExpressJet Merger <p>May 2, 2011 - As SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW), readies its earnings statement for release on Wednesday, pilots—represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA)—are preparing to open negotiations with the management of Atlantic Southeast (ASA), a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, to achieve a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) that will define compensation and work rules for the 4,300 pilots of ASA and the former ExpressJet Airlines. Though the two airlines formalized their merger in late 2010, the operations remain separate while the two pilot groups continue to work under different contracts. The merged ASA is the largest independently owned regional airline in the United States and performs flying for Delta, Continental, and United.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/5-2-11_11.ASAXJT.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2371/ALPA-to-Negotiate-Contract-that-Shares-in-the-Benefit-of-the-Atlantic-Southeast-ExpressJet-Merger.aspx S3165 Mon, 02 May 2011 06:34:00 GMT Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Raise Funds for Japanese Disaster Victims <p><i>$14,500 Donated to American Red Cross for Earthquake and Tsunami Relief</i><br /> April 14, 2011 - Hawaiian Airlines members of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA) have donated $14,500 to assist victims of earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan, the latest outpouring of charity from a pilot group with special ties to Asia.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/4-14-11_11.HAL.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2321/Hawaiian-Airlines-Pilots-Raise-Funds-for-Japanese-Disaster-Victims.aspx S3165 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:05:00 GMT Air Wisconsin Pilots Withdraw from ASAP Program, Citing Management Program Breach <p>April 7, 2011 - Pilot leaders of Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC ) will no longer support or participate in the airline’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) effective April 7. Representatives for the pilots’ union made this difficult decision following recent actions by the AWAC flight department, which interfered with the conduct and integrity of the program. The goal of the ASAP is to enhance aviation safety through the prevention of accidents and incidents by using reports voluntarily submitted by pilots in a pro-active, non-punitive environment.<br /> <br /> “The recent actions by Air Wisconsin management to circumvent the program have led the Air Wisconsin pilots to question the integrity of the company’s ASAP program and its commitment to the employees of the company and the traveling public,” said Capt. Joe Ellis, chairman of the Air Wisconsin Master Executive Council (MEC). “The ARW MEC believes that management’s refusal to follow the processes outlined in the program that lead to safety enhancements indicates the company does not value the program.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/4-7-11_11.ARW.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2303/Air-Wisconsin-Pilots-Withdraw-from-ASAP-Program-Citing-Management-Program-Breach.aspx S3165 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:39:00 GMT FedEx Pilots Approve New Agreement with Management <p><i>Short duration agreement provides improvements while discussions ongoing</i><br /> March 23, 2011 - The pilots of FedEx Express, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA), today approved a unique short duration contract agreement that provides across-the-board increases to hourly pay rates, a pensionable lump sum payment for pilots, increases to domestic and foreign per diem rates, an improved Foreign Duty Assignment Letter of Agreement, three vital safety programs, and other positive modifications.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/3-23-11_11.FDX.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2120/FedEx-Pilots-Approve-New-Agreement-with-Management.aspx S3165 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:01:00 GMT ALPA Applauds Mesaba Airlines’ Announcement to Recall all Furloughed Pilots <p><i>Action signals strength of airline’s growth and financial position</i><br /> March 9, 2011 - The pilots of Mesaba Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, (ALPA) hailed the decision by Mesaba Airlines, Inc., a division of Pinnacle Airlines, Corp., to recall all furloughed pilots on March 3, 2011. The move is an indication of sustained growth within the airline, and positions Mesaba for continued excellence within Pinnacle Airlines, Corp.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/3-10-11_11.MSA.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2060/ALPA-Applauds-Mesaba-Airlines-Announcement-to-Recall-all-Furloughed-Pilots.aspx S3165 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:05:00 GMT Pilots Committed to Sharing in the Success of Mesa Air Group <p><i>Management Must Recognize Pilots’ Contributions, Sacrifices</i><br /> March 3, 2011 - The pilots of Mesa Air Group (MAG), who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), began negotiations with management this week for a competitive wage and benefits package that recognizes the pilots’ sacrifices and contributions to the airline over the years, provides incentives to retain qualified professionals, and makes Mesa the airline of choice for prospective pilots.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/3-3-11_11.MAG2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2039/Pilots-Committed-to-Sharing-in-the-Success-of-Mesa-Air-Group.aspx S3399 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:18:00 GMT Sun Country Pilots Applaud Airline’s Exit from Bankruptcy <p>March 1, 2011 - Sun Country Airlines has emerged from bankruptcy, a positive step that the airline’s 162 pilots hope will encourage their management to a speedy resolution of a new pilot contract.<br /> <br /> The announcement that Sun Country has left Chapter 11 is the latest sign of the airline industry’s improving fortunes, said Capt. Dennis Vanatta, chairman of the Sun Country Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association Int’l (ALPA).</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/3-1-11_11.SCA.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/2031/Sun-Country-Pilots-Applaud-Airline-s-Exit-from-Bankruptcy.aspx S3165 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:52:00 GMT Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Pilots Unite in Affirming New Contract <p><i>Industry-leading agreement raises bar for all airline pilots, positions merged airline for continued growth</i><br /> February 17, 2011 - The nearly 3,000 pilots flying under the Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) banner today approved an historic joint collective bargaining agreement (JCBA) that increases pilots’ pay and benefits, secures their careers, and raises the bar for all airline pilots. Votes were cast by nearly 87 percent of the eligible Pinnacle Airlines, Mesaba Airlines and Colgan Air pilots—all of whom are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA). A convincing 90.5 percent ratified the agreement.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/2-17-11_PNCL11-02.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1999/Pinnacle-Airlines-Corp-Pilots-Unite-in-Affirming-New-Contract.aspx S3399 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:31:00 GMT Pilots Committed to Mesa Air Group’s Success as Company Takes First Step to Emerge from Bankruptcy <p><i>Management Must Recognize Pilots’ Contributions to Airline</i><br /> January 21, 2011 - <i>First Officer Marcin Kolodziejczyk, chairman of the Mesa Air Group (MAG) unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement after the announcement today that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court confirmed MAG’s Plan of Reorganization. The company is expected to emerge from bankruptcy as a stand-alone airline as early as February 2011.</i><br /> <br /> “Mesa Air Group pilots welcome the announcement that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved our airline’s reorganization plan. We look forward to continuing to work tirelessly together with our management to ensure that MAG gains financial strength and sustainability while at the same time recognizes the pilots’ contribution and commitment to our airline.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/1-21-11_11.MAG.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1907/Pilots-Committed-to-Mesa-Air-Group-s-Success-as-Company-Takes-First-Step-to-Emerge-from-Bankruptcy.aspx S3165 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:42:00 GMT ALPA Pilot Leaders Endorse New Pinnacle Airlines Contract, Send to Members <p><i>Pinnacle, Mesaba, and Colgan Pilots broker historic agreement in just 102 days</i><br /> January 21, 2011 - Pilot leaders representing almost 3,000 pilots flying under the Pinnacle Airlines Corp. banner have endorsed a tentative agreement that would unite pilots from three airlines under a single contract, paving the way for the smooth integration of one of the world’s largest regional carriers.<br /> <br /> The Master Executive Councils (MECs) from Pinnacle Airlines, Mesaba Airlines, and Colgan Air unanimously approved a joint collective bargaining agreement (JCBA) that was negotiated in only 102 days. ALPA pilots from the three carriers will now vote on whether to ratify the five-year agreement.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/1-21-11_11.PCL.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1906/ALPA-Pilot-Leaders-Endorse-New-Pinnacle-Airlines-Contract-Send-to-Members.aspx S3399 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:25:00 GMT Evergreen International Airlines Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Union to Call Strike <p><i>97 Percent Vote “Yes” to Walk if Contract Talks Fail</i><br /> January 10, 2011 - The crewmembers of Evergreen International Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), resoundingly support conducting a lawful strike if an agreement is not reached with their management. In a recent strike ballot issued by the union leadership to the pilot group, an overwhelming 97 percent of crewmembers voted in favor of a lawful strike, should it become necessary to conclude a fair collective agreement with Evergreen management. More than 86 percent of eligible pilots participated in the polling. The crewmembers have been in negotiations since 2005.<br /> <br /> “This vote serves as notice to Evergreen management that we are united and resolved to get an industry-standard contract now,” said William Fink, chairman of the Evergreen chapter of the ALPA. “We do not want a strike, we want a contract, but we are ready to do what it takes for an acceptable agreement. The time has passed to get this done and the ball is now in management’s court.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/1-10-11_11.EIA.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1871/Evergreen-International-Airlines-Pilots-Overwhelmingly-Authorize-Union-to-Call-Strike.aspx S3165 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:51:00 GMT Continental Pilots Win Scope Arbitration <p>January 4, 2011 - Late last week, arbitrator Richard Bloch notified the CAL MEC that he had ruled in favor of ALPA in its expedited scope arbitration held in early December. The arbitration resulted from ALPA’s group grievance addressing management’s post-merger decision to outsource flying using the CO designator code on 70-seat jets from Continental hubs. The Association saw this as a violation of the Continental collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and an attempt by management to leverage its position in negotiations in favor of outsourcing.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/CALPilotsScope_1-4-11.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1867/Continental-Pilots-Win-Scope-Arbitration.aspx S3165 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:50:00 GMT ALPA, CommutAir Ask Government to Mediate Contract Talks <p><i>Pilots have been Negotiating 20 Months for their First Union Contract</i><br /> December 22, 2010 - Acknowledging that they have reached a stalemate after nearly two years of negotiations, CommutAir and its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have jointly requested the assistance of a federal mediator to get contract talks back on track.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/12-22-10_10.CMT2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1839/ALPA-CommutAir-Ask-Government-to-Mediate-Contract-Talks.aspx S3399 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:08:00 GMT Hawaiian Pilots Spread Cheer to Sick Children Over the Holidays <p>December 20, 2010 - The union pilots of Hawaiian Airlines are reaching out once again to spread aloha to sick children this holiday season, contributing money, buying gifts, and helping island families reconnect at Christmastime.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/12-20-10_HAL10-03.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1824/Hawaiian-Pilots-Spread-Cheer-to-Sick-Children-Over-the-Holidays.aspx S3399 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:24:00 GMT Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet Pilots Hold First Joint Meeting <p><i>Pilot Leaders Work Together to Prepare for Merger</i><br /> December 20, 2010 - Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) and ExpressJet pilot leaders, both represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), met recently to continue discussions and preparations for the merger of their two companies, and subsequently, their two pilot groups. This was the first in-person, formal meeting of the entire union leadership of the two groups since SkyWest Inc., ASA’s parent company, announced its plans in August 2010 to purchase ExpressJet and merge it with ASA.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/12-20-10_ASAXJT10.02.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1823/Atlantic-Southeast-Airlines-and-ExpressJet-Pilots-Hold-First-Joint-Meeting.aspx S3399 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:21:00 GMT Pinnacle, Mesaba, Colgan Pilot Negotiators Reach Tentative Agreement with Pinnacle Management <p><i>Joint Contract Is First Step in Merger of Three Pilot Groups</i><br /> December 17, 2010 - The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for the pilots of Pinnacle Airlines, Mesaba Airlines, and Colgan Air has reached a tentative agreement (TA) with Pinnacle Airlines Corp. management on a joint collective bargaining agreement. This is the first step in the process of merging the three pilot groups, all of which are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA).</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/12-17-10_10.PCL.MSA.CJC.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1820/Pinnacle-Mesaba-Colgan-Pilot-Negotiators-Reach-Tentative-Agreement-with-Pinnacle-Management.aspx S3165 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:45:00 GMT Air Transport International Crewmembers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with Management <p>December 7, 2010 - After six years in contract negotiations, cockpit crewmembers at Air Transport International (ATI) welcome the opportunity to vote on a tentative agreement in principle which, if ratified by members, will result in a new contract. The tentative agreement is subject to a final review of the language, but the parties expect that to be accomplished by the end of 2010. The agreement represents the first contract for ATI crewmembers since they joined the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) in 2009. The proposed four-year agreement would include pay increases as well as improved work rules and quality-of-life enhancements for cockpit crewmembers.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/12-7-10_10.ATI2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1794/Air-Transport-International-Crewmembers-Reach-Tentative-Contract-Agreement-with-Management.aspx S3165 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:03:00 GMT United, Continental Pilots March on UAL World Headquarters <p>December 3, 2010 - More than 150 pilots converged on United Air Lines’ World Headquarters on Wednesday to express their displeasure with United’s continued practice of outsourcing. Braving a chilly, snowy Chicago day, the pilots walked in four orbits during the two-hour picketing event. United and Continental pilots were joined by their brethren from Delta, American, Mesa, AirTran, and ExpressJet.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2010/FastRead_20101203.htm#01' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1787/United-Continental-Pilots-March-on-UAL-World-Headquarters.aspx S3165 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:44:00 GMT Evergreen International Airlines Crewmembers to Vote on Strike Authorization; Pilots Disgruntled by Six Years of Negotiations <p>November 24, 2010 - The Evergreen International Airlines (EIA) Master Executive Council (MEC) has announced that they are conducting a strike ballot of the membership to be prepared for all possible contingencies should negotiations fail. EIA crewmembers, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have been negotiating with their management for a new contract for over six years. Pilots are nearing their limit of frustration and dissatisfaction with management even as they continue to provide exemplary professional service that sustains the viability of the airline and ensures customer satisfaction.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/11-24-10_10.EIA5.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1757/Evergreen-International-Airlines-Crewmembers-to-Vote-on-Strike-Authorization-Pilots-Disgruntled-by-S.aspx S3165 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:44:00 GMT Continental, United Pilots Stand United Against Outsourcing <p>November 22, 2010 - The pilots of United and Continental, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) will be conducting informational picketing in Newark and Houston, the site of major Continental Airlines hubs, on Nov. 22 and 23 and in Chicago, home of United Airlines, on Dec. 1 to reaffirm their stance against management’s plans to continue and expand the practice of outsourcing flying to other airlines. The airline intends to use the CO code on flights from Continental hubs, using outsourced 70-seat jets, a practice the union believes is in violation of the Continental pilots’ current contract.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/11-22-10_10.UAL-CAL3.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1745/Continental-United-Pilots-Stand-United-Against-Outsourcing.aspx S3165 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:26:00 GMT AirTran Airways Pilots Reach New Contract with Management <p><i>Deal Improves Pilots’ Pay, Quality of Life, and Job Security</i><br /> November 19, 2010 - The pilots of AirTran Airways, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have ratified a tentative agreement with AirTran management after almost six years of negotiations.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/11-19-10_10.ATN5.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1741/AirTran-Airways-Pilots-Reach-New-Contract-with-Management.aspx S3165 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:13:00 GMT Delta Pilots Union Elects New Leadership <p>November 18, 2010 - Today, the 10 Local Executive Councils (LECs) of the Delta pilots’ union, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association International, met in Atlanta to elect new leadership for the pilots of Delta Air Lines. With today’s election, the Delta Master Executive Council (MEC), the governing body of the airline’s 12,300 pilots, passed the baton from Chairman Captain Lee Moak to Captain Tim O’Malley.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/11-18-10_10-05.DAL.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1731/Delta-Pilots-Union-Elects-New-Leadership.aspx S3399 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:22:00 GMT US Airways Express Pilots Form Alliance <p><i>Pilot leaders establish goals to enhance safety, improve contract standards, protect jobs</i><br /> November 12, 2010 - US Airways Express pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) this week formalized an alliance that promotes and maintains the highest level of safety in the US Airways Express brand, improves pilot contract standards, and protects pilot jobs at “express-level” airlines. The US Airways Express Pilots Alliance (“Alliance”) includes ALPA pilots from Air Wisconsin, Colgan, Mesa Air Group, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, and Trans States Airlines.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/11-12-10_10.Alliance.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1706/US-Airways-Express-Pilots-Form-Alliance.aspx S3165 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:37:00 GMT CommutAir Pilots Protest Pay Cut Plan <p><i>Management Proposal Would Make Pilots Lowest Paid in the Industry</i><br /> October 27, 2010 - Pilots for Continental Connection carrier CommutAir conducted an informational picket at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on Tuesday to protest proposed pay cuts that would make them the lowest-paid pilots for their aircraft type in the airline industry.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/10-27-10_10-01.CMT.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1651/CommutAir-Pilots-Protest-Pay-Cut-Plan.aspx S3399 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:08:00 GMT Air Wisconsin Pilots Open Contract Negotiations <p><i>Pilots Seek Fair Share of Company’s Profits</i><br /> October 27, 2010 - The Air Wisconsin pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), entered into contract negotiations with Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC) management today.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/10-27-10_10-01.ARW.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1652/Air-Wisconsin-Pilots-Open-Contract-Negotiations.aspx S3399 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:07:00 GMT AirTran Airways Pilots Reach a Tentative Contract Agreement with Management <p>October 21, 2010 - The Air Line Pilots Association Int’l (ALPA), representing the pilots of AirTran Airways, has reached a tentative agreement with AirTran management after more than five years of contract negotiations. The agreement represents the first contract for AirTran pilots since they joined ALPA in 2009.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/10-21-10_AirTran-TA.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1624/AirTran-Airways-Pilots-Reach-a-Tentative-Contract-Agreement-with-Management.aspx S3399 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:15:00 GMT First Air Pilots to Open Negotiations on New Contract <p>October 20, 2010 - Flight crewmembers represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, (ALPA) have served notice to bargain with First Air, the opening step in beginning negotiations on a new collective agreement for the airline’s pilots and flight engineers.<br /> <br /> ALPA and First Air management expect to open contract talks soon in Ottawa. First Air’s current contract with its cockpit crewmembers has an expiration date of December 31, 2010.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/10-20-10_10.FAB.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1622/First-Air-Pilots-to-Open-Negotiations-on-New-Contract.aspx S3165 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:31:00 GMT Air Transat Pilots Ratify Tentative Labour Agreement <p><i>New Contract Calls for Improved Job Stability and Fatigue-Mitigation Safeguards</i><br /> October 6, 2010 - The pilots of Air Transat, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today announced they have ratified a tentative agreement with management. Out of 87 percent of pilots who voted, 75 percent cast ballots in favor of the agreement.<br /> Read more in <a target="_blank" href="/portals/alpa/pressroom/pressreleases/2010/10-6-10_10.TSC5.htm">English</a> | <a target="_blank" href="/portals/alpa/pressroom/pressreleases/2010/10-6-10_10.TSC5-FRENCH.htm">Français</a></p><br /> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1588/Air-Transat-Pilots-Ratify-Tentative-Labour-Agreement.aspx S3165 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:47:00 GMT Evergreen International Airlines Crewmembers Have No Confidence in Management Team <p>October 6, 2010 - The Evergreen International Airlines (EIA) crewmembers, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), remain frustrated as their management team continues to avoid their concerns and make empty promises.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/10-6-10_10.EIA4.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1589/Evergreen-International-Airlines-Crewmembers-Have-No-Confidence-in-Management-Team.aspx S3165 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:02:00 GMT Pilots Gratified as U.S. Senate Confirms Woerth as ICAO Ambassador <p>October 1, 2010 - <i>Capt. John Prater, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), released the following statement upon the confirmation by the U.S. Senate of Capt. Duane E. Woerth as Ambassador, International Civil Aviation Organization, Department of State.</i><br /> <br /> “The 53,000 members of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, congratulate Capt. Duane E. Woerth on his confirmation by the U.S. Senate as the next U.S. Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/10-1-10_10.040.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1576/Pilots-Gratified-as-U-S-Senate-Confirms-Woerth-as-ICAO-Ambassador.aspx S3165 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:51:00 GMT Statement by Capt. Wendy Morse And Capt. Jay Pierce Regarding the Closing Of the Merger Between United and Continental Airlines <p>October 1, 2010 - “Today, United Airlines and Continental Airlines officially closed on the merger that creates the world’s largest airline. We congratulate the Company for this milestone in our airline’s history and recognize the celebratory mood as the new CEO and other company officials make the rounds to hubs across the system to mark the occasion.<br /> <br /> “While the jovial mood of the new United management team is understandable, the pilots of the combined airline are not yet ready to celebrate. We will welcome the true closing of the merger, which will happen only after a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) with the pilots is achieved and the two pilot groups are combined. Then and only then will management be able to call this merger a success and realize the advertised synergies.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/10-1-10_10.UAL-CAL3.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1574/Statement-by-Capt-Wendy-Morse-And-Capt-Jay-Pierce-Regarding-the-Closing-Of-the-Merger-Between-United.aspx S3165 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:24:00 GMT Pinnacle Corp. MECs Meet, Develop Negotiating Strategy for Merged Contract <p>September 17, 2010 - Pilot leaders from Colgan, Mesaba, and Pinnacle, the three airlines owned by Pinnacle Airlines Corp., held their first joint meeting in Minneapolis this week and emerged with a strategy to take full advantage of the fast-track negotiations that the parties have contemplated in a nearly completed Process Agreement.<br /> • <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/airlinepilotsassociation/sets/72157624851693609/show/">Click here to view a photo slideshow of the event</a>.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2010/FastRead_20100917.htm#01' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1549/Pinnacle-Corp-MECs-Meet-Develop-Negotiating-Strategy-for-Merged-Contract.aspx S3165 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:49:00 GMT Comair Pilot Union Issues Statement on Airline Restructuring Plans <p>September 8, 2010 - Capt. Matt Lamparter, chairman of the Comair unit of Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today issued a statement regarding the company’s plans to effectively halve the airline by 2012. On Wednesday, September 1, Comair management informed the union that the company plans to park 49 of the 93 aircraft on the property, which would lead to substantial cuts in staffing.<br /> <br /> “Obviously, we are deeply disappointed by the company’s plans to restructure the airline. However, our commitment has been and remains to our pilots and to protecting our contract, our jobs, and our futures.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/9-8-10_10.CMR.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1509/Comair-Pilot-Union-Issues-Statement-on-Airline-Restructuring-Plans.aspx S3165 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:37:00 GMT Atlantic Southeast Airlines Pilots Encouraged by Management Talks with ExpressJet <p><i>Merger Between the Two Airlines Appears Promising</i><br /> September 3, 2010 - Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today expressed strong support for the pilots of ExpressJet and the proposed merger of the two airlines. Just last month, ASA’s parent company, SkyWest Holdings Inc., announced it intends to purchase ExpressJet and to combine it with ASA. This week, the ASA and ExpressJet pilot groups developed a framework with the managements of SkyWest and ASA to complete a transition agreement and to address pilot concerns.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/9-03-10_ASA10.01.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1492/Atlantic-Southeast-Airlines-Pilots-Encouraged-by-Management-Talks-with-ExpressJet.aspx S3399 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:35:00 GMT Air Transat Pilots Reach a Tentative Contract with Management <p><i>Prospective Agreement is Contingent on Pilot Ratification</i><br /> September 3, 2010 - The Air Line Pilots Association Int’l (ALPA), representing the pilots of Air Transat, a division of Transat A.T., confirmed today that they signed a tentative agreement with representatives of Air Transat management after more than eight months of intense negotiations. The agreement represents the fourth contract for Air Transat pilots since they joined ALPA in 1999.<br /> Read more in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pressroom/pressreleases/2010/9-03-10_10.TSC04_EN.htm">English</a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pressroom/pressreleases/2010/9-03-10_10.TSC04_FR.htm">Français</a></p><br /> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1493/Air-Transat-Pilots-Reach-a-Tentative-Contract-with-Management.aspx S3399 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:30:00 GMT ExpressJet Pilots See Optimism in Sale/Merger, Cite Job Protection Assurances <p>September 3, 2010 - Union leaders of the ExpressJet pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), met this week to determine their position on the proposed sale of ExpressJet Airlines to SkyWest Holdings, Inc. and the planned subsequent merger of the airline with Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), which was announced on Aug. 4, 2010. The history of airline mergers has shown that pilot support is critical to an airline’s ability to fully realize the financial and operational gains from a merger.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/9-3-10_10.XJT2.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1490/ExpressJet-Pilots-See-Optimism-in-Sale-Merger-Cite-Job-Protection-Assurances.aspx S3165 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:42:00 GMT Alaska Announces Vacancy Bid, Furlough Recalls Likely <p>August 27, 2010 - Alaska Airlines recently announced that it will post a bid later this month that will include 24 vacancies. Alaska management, in a message to the pilots, said that it plans to fill a majority of these vacancies through pilot recalls. Additionally, the bid will mean opportunities for upgrades and a chance to bid into different crew bases.</p><br /><a href='http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/fastread/2010/FastRead_20100827.htm#01' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1470/Alaska-Announces-Vacancy-Bid-Furlough-Recalls-Likely.aspx S3165 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:18:00 GMT Wasaya Pilots and Management Reach Tentative Agreement <p><i>Deal Ends More Than Two Years of Talks; First Contract for Wasaya Pilots</i><br /> August 17, 2010 - The Wasaya pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), announced today that they have reached a tentative contract agreement with their management. Should it be ratified by the entire pilot group, the resulting new contract would be the first for Wasaya pilots.<br /> <br /> The new two-year agreement provides pay increases, establishes a seniority system, and implements the first sick bank for the pilots. The agreement is scheduled to be put before the pilot group for a vote in the coming weeks.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/8-17-10_10.WSG.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1435/Wasaya-Pilots-and-Management-Reach-Tentative-Agreement.aspx S3165 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:29:00 GMT Air Transat Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Union to Call Strike <p>August 17, 2010 - The pilots of Air Transat, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), resoundingly support conducting a lawful strike if a collective agreement is not reached with their management. In a recent strike ballot issued by the union leadership to the pilot group, an overwhelming 97 percent of pilots voted in favour of a lawful strike, should it become necessary to conclude a fair collective agreement with Air Transat management. The pilots have been in negotiations since January of this year.<br /> Read more in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pressroom/pressreleases/2010/8-17-10_10.TSC3_EN.htm">English</a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pressroom/pressreleases/2010/8-17-10_10.TSC3_FR.htm">Français</a></p><br /> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1433/Air-Transat-Pilots-Overwhelmingly-Authorize-Union-to-Call-Strike.aspx S3399 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:58:00 GMT Evergreen International Airlines Crewmembers Reject New Deal with Management <p>August 16, 2010 - Evergreen International Airlines (EIA) crewmembers, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have rejected a tentative collective bargaining agreement with management. Ninety-two percent of EIA crewmembers participated in the ratification process. Ninety-six percent of voting members cast ballots against accepting the tentative agreement.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/8-16-10_10.EIA3.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1430/Evergreen-International-Airlines-Crewmembers-Reject-New-Deal-with-Management.aspx S3165 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:04:00 GMT FedEx Pilots Begin Contract Negotiations with Management August 10, 2010 - The pilots of FedEx Express, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA), began negotiations with FedEx Express management today for their third collectively bargained contract. The FedEx pilots are prepared for a focused bargaining on a limited number of significant issues.<br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/8-10-10_10.FDX.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1411/FedEx-Pilots-Begin-Contract-Negotiations-with-Management.aspx S3165 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:18:00 GMT ExpressJet pilots reviewing proposed sale, merger of airline <p>August 4, 2010 - Capt. Chris Cashmareck, chairman of the ExpressJet pilots’ unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, reacted today to the formal announcement of the intended sale of ExpressJet Airlines to SkyWest Holdings, Inc., with a subsequent merger of the airline with Atlantic Southeast Airlines.<br /> <br /> Said Capt. Cashmareck, “Every transaction presents opportunities and risks. We need to review and evaluate the plan for the combined airline before we can commit to taking a position to support or oppose the sale/merger. What I can state unequivocally is that, just as airline mergers over the past few years have shown us, it will take pilot involvement and support to realize any true measure of success for this or any transaction.”</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/8-4-10_10.XJT.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1391/ExpressJet-pilots-reviewing-proposed-sale-merger-of-airline.aspx S3165 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:29:00 GMT Spirit Pilots Approve New Contract <p><img border="0" alt="" style="margin: 5px; float: right" src="http://www.alpa.org/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/SPApic_7-23-10TAB.jpg" /><i>Pay Raises, Industry-Leading Work Rules End Four Years of Talks</i><br /> July 23, 2010 - Spirit Airlines pilots have ratified a new contract containing substantial pay raises and industry-leading work rules, following four years of talks and a June strike. Represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), 96 percent of the eligible Spirit pilots voted, with 74 percent approving the new agreement.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/7-23-10_10.SPA10.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1350/Spirit-Pilots-Approve-New-Contract.aspx S3165 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:17:00 GMT Conciliation Commissioner to Oversee Air Transat Pilot Negotiations <p>July 14, 2010 - The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), representing pilots employed by Air Transat, a division of Transat A.T., announced today that a conciliation commissioner was appointed to oversee negotiations between Air Transat pilots and their employer. The appointment formally initiates the conciliation process with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) and sets in motion a series of hard deadlines for negotiators.<br /> Read more in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pressroom/pressreleases/2010/7-14-10_10.TSC2_EN.htm">English</a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pressroom/pressreleases/2010/7-14-10_10.TSC2_FR.htm">Français</a></p><br /> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1304/Conciliation-Commissioner-to-Oversee-Air-Transat-Pilot-Negotiations.aspx S3399 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:52:00 GMT Capital Cargo Crewmembers Ratify Tentative Contract Agreement <p>July 13, 2010 - The crewmembers of Capital Cargo International Airlines (CCIA), represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have ratified a tentative contract agreement that their Negotiating Committee recently reached with CCIA management. Of the 95 percent of CCIA crewmembers who voted, 71 percent voted in favor of the agreement.</p><br /><a href='/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2010/7-13-10_10.CCI02.htm' target='__blank' >Read More...</a> http://www.alpa.org/ContentManagement/DNNArticleView/tabid/1961/ArticleId/1298/Capital-Cargo-Crewmembers-Ratify-Tentative-Contract-Agreement.aspx S3399 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:04:00 GMT