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Wal Mart going downhill fast
A little birdy tells me that the Wal Mart flight department has completely gone to hell. Apparently they've lost a bunch of pilots over the past year, including the manager of safety. Also having trouble getting pilots to show up for class. Several directors getting fired for legal problems... -
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Single Representation at SWA/AirTran
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned it yet, but the ATN MEC sent out an email yesterday saying that they are petitioning the NMB to declare a single transportation system at SWA/AirTran to make SWAPA the single bargaining agent. No mention in the resolution of SWAPA supporting it. Any word from the... -
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ALPA files for election at ATI
ALPA Requests Election to Represent ATI Pilots On September 10, ALPA petitioned the National Mediation Board (NMB) for a representation election on behalf of the crewmembers of Air Transport International (ATI). “We are impressed by the overwhelming majority of ATI crewmembers signing cards in... -
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Colgan votes in ALPA!
Colgan pilots are now ALPA members! Congrats to all Colgan pilots! Results: Eligible voters - 449 Votes for ALPA - 286 Votes for IBT - 27 70% in favor of represenation 64% in favor of ALPA -
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AirTran recalls some furloughees
Very good news! December 3, 2008 To: AirTran Pilots From: Jim Tabor – VP Operations Subject: Cancellation of Reduction Notice RN 08-12 The Reduction Award RN 08-12 is hereby cancelled. The Company will be recalling some pilots from furlough to satisfy Vacancy Notice (VN 08-12) which remains... -
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APA Pilot Running for Congress
From a CAPA Update: Legislative alert! Fellow pilots, we need your help ASAP! One of our own, Captain Paul Rancatore from American Airlines and the Allied Pilots Association is a leading candidate for Congress. Paul's district represents the Florida Space and Treasure Coasts (Cape Canaveral... -
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ALPA Welcomes CommutAir Pilots!!!
Release #08.025 May 20, 2008 CommutAir Pilots Vote ALPA NMB Election Results Show Overwhelming Support for Union WASHINGTON – The National Mediation Board (NMB) announced today that the pilots of CommutAir have selected the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) as their bargaining... -
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ALPA Files with NMB for Commutair Pilots
ALPA has filed authorization for representation cards with the NMB for the Colgan pilots. In other words, there will soon be an ALPA vote at Commutair. All Commutair pilots should attend some events and talk to your organizing committee and ALPA volunteers. This is an important decision. Don't... -
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Capt. Prater speaks to investors
Captain Prater had the opportunity to speak to industry investors at the JPMorgan Aviation and Transportation Conference this week. Here's a link to the speech:http://alpa.org/DesktopModules/ALPA_Documents/ALPA_DocumentsView.aspx?itemid=13127&ModuleId=1072&Tabid=203 Definitely worth a read. -
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AirTran posts 3rd Quarter Profit
AirTran swings to third-quarter profit AirTran this morning reported a third-quarter profit of $10.6 million (11 cents per share) "on increased revenue as it flew fuller planes," Reuters writes. AirTran's earnings included a $6.6 million charge for items related to its failed takeover bid for... -
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NPA Presidential Election Results
Victory!!! From the NPA website: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 – With 65.2% of the 1,482 eligible pilots voting Captain Michael Best has been elected President of the National Pilots Association with 62.77% of the vote. Capt. Best was elected president out of a field of four candidates, which... -
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Beware to potential PCL street Captains
For anyone that is considering going to Pinnacle for the instant Captain upgrade, you might want to think twice about it. I talked to somebody in the training department a couple of days ago, and the current failure rate for guys going straight to upgrade training is over 50%. Do you really want... -
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AirTran Pilots: NPA President's Election is Open for Voting
All of the candidates have their position papers posted on the NPA website under "Election Central." Voting is now open either by phone or the ballotpoint website using the same VIN and PIN you used from the TA vote. Let's get a good voter turnout on this one. -
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Regional FOs: Check out NetJets
I was just browsing the Fractionals sections of the board for the first time in months, and it looks like the NetJets pilots are voting on a new contract that offers more pay for newhire FOs than many regional RJ Captains are making. The agreement also has 100+ crew bases, 50% 401k match, 100%... -
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AirTran Recall Results
Time for new leadership. Here's the results from the recall ballot: 2007 Ballot for the Proposed Recall of NPA President and Vice-President The ballots cast were as follows: Please select Yes or No to recall the President of the NPA Total %of Total Votes Yes, I vote for the... -
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Captain Prater's Introductory Message
ALPA's new President, Captain John Prater, has recorded an introductory video and it's posted on the ALPA site. He officially took office today. Here's the link to the video: http://mmslb.eonstreams.com/alpa/prater/Prater_1-1-07_high.wmv -
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Captain's Prater's Introductory Message
ALPA's new President, Captain John Prater, has recorded an introductory video and it's posted on the ALPA site. He officially took office today. Here's the link to the video: http://mmslb.eonstreams.com/alpa/prater/Prater_1-1-07_high.wmv -
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Comair Picketing
Comair pilots will be picketing in CVG tomorrow to protest Delta management's attempt to throw out their contract in bankruptcy. They need pilots from all over the industry to come out and support them. If you can make it to CVG, it would be great to see you there. Here's the details: CVG... -
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Comair Picketing
Comair pilots will be picketing in CVG tomorrow to protest Delta management's attempt to throw out their contract in bankruptcy. They need pilots from all over the industry to come out and support them. If you can make it to CVG, it would be great to see you there. Here's the details: CVG... -
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Mesaba Picketing
Pilots for Mesaba Airlines will be conducting informational picketing in MEM, DTW, and MSP today, Thursday the 26th. I will be walking the picket line in DTW with them along with other Pinnacle pilots, and I encourage all ALPA pilots from any carrier to do the same. If you live in any of these... -