FAA Medical Exemption Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulties created within the health care system, many pilots have had difficulty renewing both normal and Special Issuance medicals. In response to this problem, the FAA, through the Assistant Chief Counsel for Enforcement, issued an En...

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COVID-19 Pregnancy/Postpartum Guide During these uncertain times, Compass Project Coordinators are dedicated to serving our pilot family. We realize that our AA “family” is not only our team in the workplace, but also is our family we see when we get home. As the Compass Project&rsqu...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250/Capt. Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481 Allied Pilots Association: “We Thank the White House and Congress for This Landmark, Bipartisan Investment in Our Nation’s Future” FORT WORTH, Texas (March 27, 2020) – The Allied Pilots Association (APA),...

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Stay Vigilant The APA Security Committee would like to remind all members that commercial aviation remains a high-value target for terrorists. While we are all dealing with significant distractions, please note that low load factors and a stressed economy were conditions that existed just prior t...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250/Capt. Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481 Allied Pilots Association: By Aiding Airlines, “Policymakers are Investing in Our Nation’s Future” FORT WORTH, Texas (March 18, 2020) — Citing “the vital role” that airlines perform, the Allied Pilots As...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250/Capt. Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481 Allied Pilots Association Files Suit to Halt American Airlines’ U.S.-China Service FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 30, 2020) — Citing “serious, and in many ways still unknown, health threats posed by the coronavirus,...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250 Hundreds of American Airlines Pilots Picket at DFW Airport, Rally for Pilots and Passengers Day of Action Highlights Pilot Unity as the Allied Pilots Association Continues to Negotiate with American Airlines for a New Contract FORT WORTH, T...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250 New Allied Pilots Association Video Shows Impact of American Airlines’ Unreliable Flight Operations on Passengers and Pilots FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 27, 2020) — As pilots and passengers contend with American Airlines’ widely reported operat...

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MEDIA ADVISORY Jan. 24, 2020 CONTACT Gregg Overman: 817-302-2250 Capt. Dennis Tajer: 847-902-8481 American Airlines Pilots to Picket at DFW on Jan. 29 FORT WORTH, Texas – On Wednesday, Jan. 29, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., hundreds of members of the Allied Pilots Association (APA) will participate in info...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Capt. Dennis Tajer, 847-902-8481; Gregg Overman, 817-302-2250 Allied Pilots Association Applauds New Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 22, 2020) — The Allied Pilots Association (APA) expressed its appreciation to President Trump for leadi...

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