We Remember USAir Flight 427 On Sept. 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427, a Boeing 737-3B7, crashed near Aliquippa, Pa., while on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport. All 132 people on board were killed, including pilots CA Peter Germano and FO Charles B. “Chuck” Emmett III; flight atte...

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A Question of Priorities Today’s announcement by American Airlines that it has ordered 20 supersonic Boom Overture aircraft is obviously intended to grab headlines, despite United Airlines having already announced orders for the same aircraft. Boom is currently projecting that the Overture wi...

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APA Board of Directors Ratifies LOA 2022-01, “July 2 Trip Trade Event” APA Pilots, The APA Board of Directors reconvened at noon Central today in its efforts to address the ongoing issues created by Saturday’s trip-trade fiasco. After further discussion and deliberation, the Boa...

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APA Board of Directors Voting Conference Call: Trip Trade System The APA Board of Directors convened a voting conference call beginning at 3:30 p.m. Central via Zoom, with the APA Negotiating Committee and Department briefing the Board on negotiations between APA and management concerning the trip ...

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Important Trip Trade System Update APA Pilots, As many of you are already aware, management’s trip trade system allowed many July trips to turn “green” last night, resulting in more than 2,000 sequences and 37,000 flying hours to be dropped into open time. Once again, AA’s ...

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It’s a New Day at APA Fellow APA members, First and foremost, I want to thank the selfless individuals who put their names in the hat to run for union office, and those who have recently left. Union work can be immensely rewarding but requires great personal sacrifice. The fact that so many ...

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Time to Lead The United Airlines ALPA Master Executive Council announced today that it has approved a tentative agreement with that carrier’s management for a new contract. Membership ratification voting opens on Monday, June 27, and closes on Friday, July 15. In its announcement, the UAL ME...

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It’s Past Time for American Airlines to Lead On the heels of the recent announcement of staggering wage increases for the pilots at the wholly owned regional affiliates, last night American Airlines CEO Robert Isom sought to address the “unease” among our pilot group regarding the...

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Important Update: Disregard Unauthorized Messages APA has received reports that pilots are receiving messages from other pilots, or from anonymous sources, discouraging them from engaging in their normal work activity — whether that is picking up open trips, doing special assignment work (oth...

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American Airlines Pilots Protest for Better Schedules     By IAN MARGOL and ALEX CICCARONE/WPLG-TV MIAMI – With summer around the corner, airlines have struggled to keep up with the demand and now American Airlines pilots are saying it’s time to fix the problem. Hund...

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