“APA intends to go for great, not fourth,” CA Carey emphasizes in the newest edition of “Carey On.” In this video, he shares details of the lucrative profit-sharing plan that’s exclusive to management pilots, which can run as high as 55 percent of their 2016 W-2 earning...

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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: NORWEGIAN AIR INTERNATIONAL’S PERMIT WAS “A BAD DECISION ON A BAD DEAL” FORT WORTH, Texas (Dec. 3, 2016) — Late Friday, the Obama administration and the federal Depa...

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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: “WE STRONGLY SUPPORT OUR BROTHER AND SISTER PILOTS AT ABX AIR” FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 22, 2016) — The Allied Pilots Association, certified coll...

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Veterans Day 2016 Please join your APA leadership in observing Veterans Day. We are deeply grateful for the men and women who risk all in service to our nation. Thanks to their sacrifice, we can continue to live in freedom. The orderly transition of power now underway in our government’s exe...

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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: “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED” FOR 9/11 VICTIMS’ FAMILIES FORT WORTH, Texas (September 28, 2016) — The Allied Pilots Association, certified collective bargaining agent for...

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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: EMIRATES AIRLINES’ JFK-MILAN SERVICE UNDER FLY AMERICA ACT “A SHAM”   FORT WORTH, Texas (September 9, 2016) — The Allie...

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Seniority List Integration – Decision and Award Released The Seniority List Integration (SLI) arbitration panel issued its final decision and award today, Sept. 6, 2016. The final award includes a 60-page narrative decision with two exhibits authored by the SLI panel. Exhibit 1 is the approxi...

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Management’s “Rush to Failure” On October 1, 2016, American Airlines will transition to a single flight operating system (FOS) and shortly thereafter begin flying as one fleet – indeed one everything, or so we are told. APA has attempted discussions with management on severa...

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That’s Our Job I would like to wish you and your family a safe and enjoyable Labor Day holiday weekend. As working men and women, we should mark this occasion by reflecting on our service as professional pilots for American Airlines. Labor Day celebrates the contributions of our country&rsquo...

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Will American's Computers Fail Next? Ambassador Program Not the Solution U.S. Senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal recently expressed concerns about the reliability of aging airline IT systems. In a letter to the CEOs of Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines, the la...

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