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Delta-Northwest merger and pilot agreement sets historic precedent

Successful Transactions Must Include Pilots

Delta-Northwest merger and pilot agreement sets historic precedent

By eTN Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, DC - Capt.

Need work, will travel

Airline Industry Still Descending

Need work, will travel

By chicagotribune.com

Some arrived in Chicago by plane Tuesday, while others rode aboard Greyhound buses. But they all had the same goal: landing jobs as pilots.

Pilots of Southwest Airlines re-elect Capt. Carl Kuwitzky as president for second term

Kuwitzky Will Continue To Lead Union Through 2010

Pilots of Southwest Airlines re-elect Capt. Carl Kuwitzky as president for second term

By eTN Staff Writer

DALLAS, TX - Southwest Airlines pilots re-elected Capt. Carl Kuwitzky for a second two-year term as Union president. Capt.

Perseverance pays off for American Eagle pilots

Newly-Ratified Agreement With Management

Perseverance pays off for American Eagle pilots

By eTN Staff Writer

EULESS, TX - American Eagle pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), today achieved a ratified collective bargaining agreement with management after an arduous, ...

United pilots: Fuel hedge losses further proof of misdirection of airline

United Airlines

United pilots: Fuel hedge losses further proof of misdirection of airline

By marketwatch.com

CHICAGO - United Airlines' announced $779 million loss for the third quarter, $519 million attributable to poor fuel hedges, is yet another example of incompetence and lack of fiscal ...

Mesa Air Group and pilots reach tentative agreement

Real-World Solutions For Both Groups

Mesa Air Group and pilots reach tentative agreement

By eTN

PHOENIX, AZ - Mesa Air Group, Inc.

Pilots association in Mexico inks new deal with Aeromexico

Pilots

Pilots association in Mexico inks new deal with Aeromexico

By eTN Staff Writer

ASPA, the Mexican Airline Pilots Association, has agreed the following with Aeromexico., the IFALPA Daily News has reported.

Trans States pilot morale plummets with low pay and sub-par contract

ALPA Urges Management To Negotiate In Earnest

Trans States pilot morale plummets with low pay and sub-par contract

By eTN

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Honeywell technology helps pilots avoid runway overruns

Valuable Tool For Increasingly Crowded Airports

Honeywell technology helps pilots avoid runway overruns

By eTN

ORLANDO, FL - Honeywell announced today that it has developed a software upgrade to its Runway Awareness and Advisory System that will alert pilots if their approach to an airport is not within a ...

Pilots say US Airways still unable to complete its merger with America West after three years

US Airways-America West

Pilots say US Airways still unable to complete its merger with America West after three years

By marketwatch.com

September 27th marked three full years in which US Airways Management has failed to complete the US Airways/America West Merger.

United Air's pilots want Chief Executive's pay cut

United

United Air's pilots want Chief Executive's pay cut

By bloomberg.com

United Airlines pilots, locked in a legal battle with the carrier, want the board of parent UAL Corp. to reduce Chief Executive Officer Glenn Tilton's pay.

Airline pilots charged with intoxication; One accused of mooning Alcoa Highway traffic

Night Before The Early Morning Flight

Airline pilots charged with intoxication; One accused of mooning Alcoa Highway traffic

By thedailytimes.com

Two airline pilots were arrested after an incident Friday on Alcoa Highway during which one of the men pulled his shorts down and mooned northbound traffic, according to an Alcoa police ...

FAA suspends sleeping Hawaiian airline pilots

Asleep At The Wheel

FAA suspends sleeping Hawaiian airline pilots

By AP

HONOLULU — Two pilots for Hawaii's Go airlines who slept through their flight's landing procedure were suspended for the careless and reckless operation of an aircraft, the Federal Aviation ...

Carib Aviation to suspend operations

Pilots Resign And Take Jobs With Liat

Carib Aviation to suspend operations

By eTN

Carib Aviation has announced that it will suspend all service at 11:59 p.m. local time on Tuesday, September 30.

Midwest pilots file grievance against plan by management to outsource jobs

Company To Subcontract Flying To Republic Airways

Midwest pilots file grievance against plan by management to outsource jobs

By eTN

MILWAUKEE, WI (September 23, 2008) - Midwest pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), today filed a grievance challenging the company's decision to sub-contract ...

Southwest pilots launch TSA demonstration project to test biometric screening

Pilot program works to strengthen security for anyone with access to the cockpit

Southwest pilots launch TSA demonstration project to test biometric screening

By eTN

BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON (September 17, 2008) - Today a Southwest Airlines pilot will be the first aircrew member to be screened by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) using an ...

ALPA authorizes $2 million from union's war chest to Midwest Airlines pilots

To Fight Management's Outsourcing Plan

ALPA authorizes $2 million from union's war chest to Midwest Airlines pilots

By eTN

WASHINGTON, DC (September 11, 2008) - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA) has allocated $2 million to support the Midwest Airlines pilots' fight to protect their jobs as they begin ...

Continental pilots union saves 326 jobs

Through Furlough Mitigation Agreement

Continental pilots union saves 326 jobs

By eTN

HOUSTON (September 9, 2008) - The union representing Continental Airlines pilots, Air Line Pilots Association, International, announced today that its efforts, along with the participation of ...

Statement from Spirit Airlines about ALPA lawsuit

States Lawsuit Is Without Merit

Statement from Spirit Airlines about ALPA lawsuit

By eTN

MIRAMAR, FL (September 4, 2008) - Spirit Airlines today acknowledged that the Air Line Pilots Association, the labor union that represents the Airline's pilots, had filed a lawsuit against the ...

Midwest Pilots express outrage at airline's deal with Republic Airways

Catastrophic News For Pilot Group

Midwest Pilots express outrage at airline's deal with Republic Airways

By eTN

MILWAUKEE, WI (September 3, 2008) - Captain Jay Schnedorf, chairman of the Midwest Airlines unit of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), issued this statement today following Midwest Airlines' ...

United Air, pilots head to Federal Court over work slowdown

United Airlines Vs. United Pilots

United Air, pilots head to Federal Court over work slowdown

By money.cnn.com

CHICAGO - UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, and its pilots union are scheduled to appear in U.S.

Indonesian airline in need of 200 pilots

Indonesian Aviation

Indonesian airline in need of 200 pilots

By eTN Staff Writer

Citing a report from BisnisBali, balidiscovery.com has claimed that Indonesia’s flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia is planning to recruit 200 new pilots needed to fly their fleet of new Boeing ...

United pilots tell CEO to stop nickel and diming their passengers

Disastrous Business Strategy

United pilots tell CEO to stop nickel and diming their passengers

By eTN

CHICAGO, IL (August 20, 2008) - Pilots for United Airlines strongly oppose the airline's plans to drastically change its onboard meal service by raising prices for food and drink on most flights ...

Spirit management tells pilots, call in sick, and you are fired

ALPA Pilots Stand Firm Against Continued Threats From Management

Spirit management tells pilots, call in sick, and you are fired

By eTN

MIRAMAR, Fl (August 14, 2008) - Spirit pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), responded today to continued threats of retribution from Spirit management.

Delta-Northwest pilots approve joint contract

Delta-West or north-delta?

Delta-Northwest pilots approve joint contract

By bizjournals.com

Pilots for Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. Monday approved a joint contract, helping to pave the way toward the airlines' planned merger, the carriers said.

United Pilots call for Tilton to resign as CEO

States It Is Time For Glenn Tilton To Go

United Pilots call for Tilton to resign as CEO

By eTN

CHICAGO, IL (August 11, 2008) - The United Chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) today called for the resignation of Glenn Tilton as CEO of United Airlines and stressed the need for ...

Pilots forced to fly low on fuel worry about safety

Flying on empty

Pilots forced to fly low on fuel worry about safety

By newsday.com

Less than a month after pilots at US Airways took out a full-page ad in USA Today accusing the carrier of skimping on fuel loads to save money, pilots at other airlines are continuing to sound the ...

United Airlines: Pilots' union is conducting a public campaign of intimidation

United Airlines accuses pilots of causing delays

United Airlines: Pilots' union is conducting a public campaign of intimidation

By iht.com

United Airlines filed suit in U.S.

Spirit Pilots take first step in process that could lead to strike

While In Negotiations Management Blocks Pilots From Taking Scheduled Time Off

Spirit Pilots take first step in process that could lead to strike

By eTN

WASHINGTON - Tired of management's contempt for the pilots' existing contract and refusal to negotiate a new one, the pilots of Spirit Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association ...

United & Continental airline pilots align efforts in face of new alliance

Using Combined Strength To Defend Against Any Threats Alliance Presents

United & Continental airline pilots align efforts in face of new alliance

By eTN

The pilots of United and Continental Airlines announced their intent to align efforts geared toward promoting the careers and futures of their respective groups in the face of the recent Global ...

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