Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

By Bill Carey
In a regulatory filing July 6, ALPA called on the DOT to close a loophole it says is being exploited by public charter operator JSX.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
The carrier’s pilots officially joined the union on June 3.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Union negotiators from the pilots union, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), and FedEx management reached the tentative agreement on May 30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
With a busy summer travel season ahead, some pilot contracts remain under negotiation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Invoking a clause in their current collective bargaining agreement, Air Canada’s pilots have decided to open contract negotiations a year early.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
With just hours to spare before a work stoppage could begin, WestJet Group and its pilots reached a tentative agreement on a contract.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada has become ALPA's 40th pilot group, growing the union’s representation ranks to more than 73,000 members.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Summer readiness is something United Airlines says it is not taking lightly.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The carrier’s pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), issued a 72-hour strike notice on the evening of May 15.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Progress is being made in contract negotiations between WestJet and ALPA-represented pilots, as the potential for a work stoppage nears.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
A near-unanimous vote from pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has authorized potential strike action.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines will bring 18 Boeing 737s to the combined fleet, though initially the companies will continue independent operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
In the concept of single-pilot operations, a pilot may spend long phases of flight, if not the entire flight, alone in the cockpit of a commercial aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
As forecasts project a continuing pilot shortage, some U.S. airlines are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Industry stakeholders are being urged to go back to the basics to help minimize mistakes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
The “industry-leading” contract increases attention on the other U.S. “Big Four” as negotiations with their pilots continue.
Airlines & Lessors

By P. Barry Butler
Daylighting mental health issues is critically important to aviation safety.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chris Sloan
Spirit Airlines pilots have voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement, which includes provisions in case the ULCC's merger with JetBlue collapses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The Air Line Pilots Association has told lawmakers that certifying the 737-7 and 737-10 without new flight crew altering systems is preferable to forcing Boeing to upgrade the last two 737 MAX family variants.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
JetBlue vows to press ahead after its pilots say 'no' by 54-46 margin.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
U.S. pilot unions are joining airlines and manufacturers in opposing a potential coronavirus test requirement for domestic U.S. airline passengers, though a mandate to move forward with the proposal does not seem imminent.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Pilots at Delta Air Lines have approved an agreement to avoid furloughs of more than 1,700 pilots scheduled for the end of November.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines has reached a tentative deal with the union representing its pilots to avoid more than 1,900 previously planned furloughs through at least January 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The ULCC’s pilots agree to work fewer hours to save jobs.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Supporters of more payroll support for airlines say the relief is needed to avoid mass layoffs.
Airports & Networks