Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

Pilots at Frontier Airlines have become the latest bargaining group to authorize potential strike action.

Air Canada pilots have voted to approve a tentative agreement, ending a contentious period between management and labor that nearly resulted in a strike.

Talk of a pilot shortage has softened, but the need persists to increase opportunities to ensure a steady flow of qualified candidates.

Air Canada has averted a shutdown in its operations after reaching a new tentative agreement with its pilots.

Although there is no imminent threat, pilot groups are stepping up their campaign against reduced-crew and single-pilot concepts.

An industry advisory committee’s year-long look at U.S. pilot pathways has some general, broad conclusions.

The carrier is facing a U.S. Transportation Department investigation into its lengthy recovery from a global IT-system failure.

The FAA’s move to address the growing frequency and complexity of public charter flights presents challenges and opportunities for the AAM industry.

An open letter calls for a pause in approvals for additional U.S.-China passenger flights, citing alleged anti-competitive policies by the Chinese government.

CEO Scott Kirby goes all in on a quest to make United Airlines the biggest and best.

The FAA’s draft rule on equipping new aircraft with cockpit voice recorders that capture at least 25 hr. of data has stakeholders sharply divided.

Rapid hiring of US pilots is hurting regionals and raises safety questions.

The airline operates exclusively as American Eagle under a partnership with American Airlines that began in March 2023.

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

Air Canada, like its native home, is transitioning.

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

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

FAA’s notice comes a little over a year after SkyWest Charter (SWC) applied for commuter air carrier authorization.

A wrong-runway landing by a FedEx crew last year underscores the value that benign incidents can play in flagging safety risks.

Agreements with pilots at American carriers have made great progress this year.

The Allied Pilots Association, ALPA, and Southwest Airlines Pilots Association wrote an open letter to Congress and President Joe Biden.

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

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

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.

The carrier’s pilots officially joined the union on June 3.