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ALPA Presses Congress for One Level of Airline Security

S3165 — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:09:00 GMT

Secure-Area Access Standards Must Apply to Passenger and All-Cargo Operations
May 16, 2012 - Capt. Sean Cassidy, first vice president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), released this statement today following his testimony at a U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation hearing titled “Access Control Point Breaches at our Nation’s Airports: Anomalies or Systemic Failures?”

“Controlling access to secure airport areas is critically important to the safety and security of the airline industry and the traveling public. The Transportation Security Administration and airport authorities do a good job of controlling and preventing unauthorized access to these areas. ALPA believes that, like the vast majority of airline passengers, the overwhelming share of airline workers are trustworthy individuals who want to see their industry succeed.”
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DAL MEC Negotiators Reach TA on New Contract

S3165 — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:52:00 GMT

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.”

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.

Pilots Welcome U.S. Senate Passage of Ex-Im Bank Reforms

S3399 — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:28:00 GMT

May 15, 2012 - Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Senate’s passage of important reforms to help ensure U.S. industry and workers are not harmed by the Bank’s financing in the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

“Today’s passage by the U.S. Senate of reauthorization for the Export–Import Bank of the United States advances critical reforms to help stop the Bank from using U.S. taxpayers’ money to subsidize state-backed foreign airlines, providing them with an unfair competitive advantage against U.S. airlines that undermines U.S. airline industry jobs. The language in the reauthorization passed today by the Senate moves toward leveling the playing field for U.S. airlines in the global marketplace, fosters U.S. manufacturing, and protects U.S. workers’ jobs. ALPA will continue to fully engage in this issue, and we call on President Obama to swiftly sign this bill into law.”
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ALPA Sends Letter to NMB on behalf of United & Continental Pilots

host — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:13:00 GMT

ALPA President Capt. Lee Moak yesterday sent the following letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) on behalf of the United/Continental pilots with regard to negotiations and mediation for a new joint collective bargaining agreement with United Airlines. In the letter, Capt. Moak notes the unacceptably long duration of negotiations and mediation so far, expresses the pilots’ commitment to the upcoming schedule of intense negotiations and mediation, and requests that the Board further use its powers under the Railway Labor Act to help bring about an agreement with a proffer of arbitration, and if that is not accepted by the company and union, by a release from mediation.

Pilots Respond to Air Transport International and Capital Cargo International Airlines Merger

S3399 — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:28:00 GMT

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.
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ALPA Executive Board Opens with National Officer Reports

S3165 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:43:00 GMT

April 3, 2012 - ALPA’s four national officers, executive vice presidents, and MEC chairmen assembled for the Air Line Pilots Association International’s 110th regular Executive Board meeting today to conduct the business of the union and prepare for its Board of Directors meeting this October. Today’s meeting, which is being held near the Association’s Herndon, Va., offices, opened with reports from ALPA’s four senior officers.

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ALPA Presses Congress for One Level of Airline Security

DAL MEC Negotiators Reach TA on New Contract

Pilots Welcome U.S. Senate Passage of Ex-Im Bank Reforms

ALPA Sends Letter to NMB on behalf of United & Continental Pilots

Pilots Respond to Air Transport International and Capital Cargo International Airlines Merger

ALPA Executive Board Opens with National Officer Reports

ALPA Urges U.S. Action on EU-ETS

ALPA Galvanizes Industry Efforts to Combat Pilot Fatigue

ALPA Secretary-Treasurers Gather

New ALPA Reps Gain Skills at Leadership Training Conference

Moak Lays Out Top Pilot Issues at National Press Club

Moak Urges Congress to Pass Long-Term FAA Funding Bill

Another Example of a U.S. Airline Suffering as a Result of Ex-Im Financing

ATI Crewmembers Ratify Contract

Call to Action: ALPA Demands One Fatigue Rule for All Airline Ops

Honoring Those Who Serve

KCM to Start at BOS—Six More Airlines Added to Program

ALPA Remembers 9-11

We Will Never Forget

A Labor Day Message from ALPA President Capt. Lee Moak

Statement from ALPA President on First Air Flight 6560

A Message from ALPA President Capt. Lee Moak: Celebrating 80 Years of Airline Pilot Advocacy

New on www.alpa.org

Celebrating Our Independence

ALPA iPhone, Android Apps Available—And They Are Free!

ALPA Pilot Elected President of Global Pilot Federation

Moak Takes the Helm of World’s Largest Pilots Union

Veterans Day, Remembrance Day: Honoring All Who Served

ALPA National Officer Elections at the 43rd Board of Directors

ALPA’s 43rd BOD Opens with Officer Reports

Capt. Prater’s Statement on the 9th Anniversary of 9-11

Capt. Prater’s ALPA Labor Day Message

Tell Congress to Support the FAA Reauthorization Bill

Happy Birthday, ALPA

Capt. Prater’s Memorial Day Message

A New Year’s Message from ALPA President Capt. John Prater

ALPA Praises Congress for Granting Pilots Family Medical Leave Benefits

ALPA Praises Congress for Granting Pilots Family Medical Leave Benefits

ALPA Members-Only Website Upgrades Coming Today!

Hawaiian Pilots Warn Management After Another Outstanding Earnings Report

Island Air Pilots, Management ‘Ink’ New Contract

CrewPASS Biometrics Enrollment Begins June 9

CrewPASS Biometrics Enrollment Begins June 9

Pinnacle Pilots Picket Memphis Shareholders Meeting