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ALPA to Return $50 Million in Member Dues Amid ‘Record…
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) - which represents over 77,000 pilots in North America - plans to pay back $50 million in member dues this year. In a Friday letter to members viewed by AirlineGeeks, ALPA President Captain Jason…
April 18, 2024 4:46 pm ET -
Pilot Shortage ‘Isn’t Real,’ ALPA Says
Following several years of record pilot hiring at U.S. airlines, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is saying that there is a surplus of commercial aviators and that the pilot shortage "isn't real." In a recent Tweet, the world's largest…
April 15, 2024 11:20 am ET -
U.S. Airlines Push Back on China Flight Increases
Major U.S. airlines and various union groups are uniting together and asking authorities to stop approving any more flights between the United States and China because of "anti-competitive" policies imposed on U.S. carriers, according to the Associated Press. The group…
April 4, 2024 12:04 am ET -
Large Majority Of Encore Pilots Vote To Strike
There are dark clouds on the horizon for WestJet Encore, the fully-owned regional subsidiary of the WestJet Group, the second-largest airline group in Canada. The group’s management and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) representing Encore’s 322 pilots have been…
April 2, 2024 5:45 am ET -
ALPA, Industry Say Pilot Supply Is Stable
A new release from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) notes that the U.S. pilot supply is stable with more than 11,000 pilots certified in the past 12 months. ALPA highlighted recently released FAA pilot-production data, indicating that the U.S.…