Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

By Karen Walker
Rapid hiring of US pilots is hurting regionals and raises safety questions.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
The airline operates exclusively as American Eagle under a partnership with American Airlines that began in March 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
With ratification of their tentative agreement, United Airlines pilots have obtained improvements to pay and benefits—and triggered competitive snap-up clauses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
Air Canada, like its native home, is transitioning.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
“Controlled rest is not a solution for fatigue,” ALPA President Jason Ambrosi said during a break at the association’s annual safety forum.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
A contract agreement for pilots at United Airlines is progressing, with a Tentative Agreement (TA) valued at $10 billion headed for a ratification vote.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
FAA’s notice comes a little over a year after SkyWest Charter (SWC) applied for commuter air carrier authorization.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A wrong-runway landing by a FedEx crew last year underscores the value that benign incidents can play in flagging safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Agreements with pilots at American carriers have made great progress this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The Allied Pilots Association, ALPA, and Southwest Airlines Pilots Association wrote an open letter to Congress and President Joe Biden.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
An agreement-in-principle reached for United Airlines pilots would provide cumulative 34.5%-40.2% increases in pay rates over four years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
“The pilot shortage has had devastating consequences for smaller communities ...," the Regional Airline Association (RAA) President Faye Malarkey Black said.
Airlines & Lessors

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

Rob Mark
Depending upon the source, the aviation industry is either desperately short of cockpit crewmembers or has more than enough.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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