Fellow Pilots, The APA leadership met with American Airlines senior management today to discuss APA’s grievance concerning restrictions on premium pay and trip trading for December flying. APA and management have reached an agreement in principle addressing our respective needs, and we have ...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Captain Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481; Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250/817-312-3901 Allied Pilots Association: “Thousands of Flights Still Unassigned” FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 30, 2017) – The Allied Pilots Association is able to view in real time December flight crew assignm...

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On Friday, management disclosed a failure within the pilot schedule bidding system. As a result, thousands of flights currently do not have pilots assigned to fly them during the upcoming critical holiday period. Today, management issued an update detailing the “significant holes” in th...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Captain Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481; Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250/817-312-3901 Allied Pilots Association: “Pilots and Passengers Are in This Together” FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 25, 2017) – The Allied Pilots Association (APA) responded to the NAACP announcement of a trave...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Captain Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481; Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250/817-312-3901 Allied Pilots Association Urges DOJ to Investigate Business Travel Coalition for Illegal Lobbying on Behalf of Gulf Carriers FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 21, 2017) – This week, the Allied Pilots...

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We Will Never Forget LGA Domicile Chairman CA Mike Burr and LGA Domicile Vice Chairman CA R Scott Heckenberger led a contingent of APA pilots to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum this morning, including CA Bill Fallon, FO Scott Torrence, FO Beau Culpepper, and FO Peter Zepp. By some measures, 16 ye...

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This week, the APA Board of Directors voted to approve resolution R2017-38, “LOS (Length of Service) Negotiating Priority,” which acknowledges that “a significant number of American Airlines pilots furloughed after September 2001 suffered one of the longest furloughs in airline his...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Captain Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481; Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250/817-312-3901 Allied Pilots Association Head Congratulates Newly Confirmed NTSB Chair Captain Robert L. Sumwalt FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. 8, 2017) — Captain Dan Carey, president of the Allied Pilo...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Captain Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481; Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250/817-312-3901 Allied Pilots Association President Reacts to Qatar Airways’ Withdrawal FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. 2, 2017) — Captain Dan Carey, president of the Allied Pilots Association, had the following r...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Captain Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481; Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250/817-312-3901 Allied Pilots Association Voices Strong Support for Cabin Air Safety Act “We applaud Senators Blumenthal, Feinstein, and Markey for this important legislative initiative,” says head of Ameri...

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