APA News Digest

July 18, 2025

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In This Edition ...

• Your Toolkit as an American Airlines Pilot
• Positive Rate Episode 58: Contract Compliance Committee
• Family Awareness Committee: See You at Oshkosh Next Week
• Investor Relations Committee: Margin Gap Widens as Airlines Report Earnings
• IT Steering Committee: Logbook Enhancements Have Been Released
• Hotel Committee: Overage and Pop-Up Market Hotels for August
• Membership Committee: APA Welcomes Leadership Class
• APA Medical Minute – Blood Pressure and Hypertension Medications
• Summer Board Meeting Set for Aug. 4-8
• BOS, LGA, and PHL Town Hall on Aug. 5
• LAX Crew Room is Moving
• Domicile Elections
• Domicile Events
• Week in Review
• Are You Willing to Serve?
• Professional Standards FAQ
• If You’re 50, Join The Grey Eagles
• Pilot Job Fair and Future Pilot Seminar

Your Toolkit as an American Airlines Pilot

Along with dedicated committee volunteers and staff who stand ready to help, APA provides a broad range of materials to help you navigate irregular operations, schedule changes, hotel issues, reassignments, and the other challenges we all encounter as pilots for American Airlines.

• The Hotel Committee’s QRH – Quick Reference Hotels document answers your hotel, transportation, and layover questions and provides helpful solutions. We recommend downloading this QRH document to your AA iPad for ready access.
• The Contract QRH page contains numerous Quick Reference Guides and important breakdowns of complex contractual language. The Contract Compliance Committee’s June 25 update includes a helpful step-by-step process for getting answers to your contract questions.
• We all know the summer flying season is known for its intensity, unpredictability, long hours, and busy schedules. Managing fitness, resting, and combating fatigue can be a challenge. The Flight Time/Duty Time Committee’s Summer Fatigue Guide features practical tips and guidelines about making the fatigue call, pay protection, fatigue reporting, post-reporting guidance, and other timely topics.
• The Compass Project’s guides are an invaluable resource, and the Compass Project’s Papyrus tool enables quick access to the guides and to every other resource you will need. From your mobile device, access Papyrus through the APA Pilot app. Type a few keywords of the subject you are searching for in the search box and documents containing those keywords will be at your fingertips. With its integrated auto-synchronization, Papyrus ensures you always have the most up-to-date documents. All Papyrus content is available offline.

Positive Rate Episode 58: Contract Compliance Committee

In the latest episode of our “Positive Rate” podcast, Communications Committee Deputy Chair CA Chris Ferguson talks with Contract Compliance Committee Chair CA Jason Saxer about the committee’s role in defending the Collective Bargaining Agreement, remedying errors, educating the membership, and other contract-related services.

Each episode of “Positive Rate” features APA subject-matter experts working on the membership’s behalf. The podcast is available through popular streaming services, including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can search for “Positive Rate” or “Allied Pilots Association” on your platform of choice to subscribe and download. Your first opportunity to listen will be via AlliedPilots.org/Podcasts.

See You at Oshkosh Next Week

This is an updated message from the APA Family Awareness Committee.

We’re excited to see everyone next week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the world’s largest aviation gathering. You can find us in the same spot as last year in the Relleumsdats Campground, specifically at 3667 Knapp St.

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If you plan to attend any of the dinners or happy hours on the schedule below, please let us know via the RSVP links at AlliedPilots.org/Calendar.

Margin Gap Widens as Airlines Report Earnings

This is a new message from the APA Investor Relations Committee.

United reported second-quarter earnings today, one week after Delta did the same. American’s management will report their earnings on July 24.

The following are the actual results from United and Delta along with an estimate for American courtesy of the Jefferies firm.

In a note to investors, J.P. Morgan airlines analyst Jamie Baker highlighted the margin performance of United compared to Delta, noting the margin gap closure between those two airlines. Within that same note, Mr. Baker noted that United was “widening its lead over AAL” management.

During United’s earnings call, CEO Scott Kirby provided analysts and investors with the following commentary: “The two brand-loyal airlines continue to just gradually win share quarter-over-quarter, and the advantages that we have are structural, permanent, irreversible, and they’re growing, and it’s simply not practical to copy them.”

Logbook Enhancements Have Been Released

This is a new message from the APA Information Technology Steering Committee.

The APA Pilot app features an updated version of Logbook, which includes several fixes and enhancements and introduces an improved Export view, allowing users to export their career maps as KML files for use in Google Earth or any other KML-compatible mapping software.

Key enhancements include:

• Searching by nose number no longer requires the N prefix.
• Displaying trip days and total sequence flight time in the flight list.
• An updated Flight Time by Month chart that shows all months, including those with no flights
• Exporting a Career Map Projection showing all flights operated throughout your career (deadheads and cancelled flights not included).

Additional improvements include bug fixes and updates to the Career Map Projection, download view instructions, and other minor refinements.

We appreciate your continued support and look forward to rolling out even more enhancements to further serve our members.

Overage and Pop-Up Market Hotels for August

This is a new message from the APA Hotel Committee.

Below is the list of overage hotels and pop-up market hotels that will be utilized in August. If you are scheduled to stay at one of these properties, we recommend you review our article about non-contracted hotels.

• CLE: Intercontinental Cleveland
• DFW: Holiday Inn South and Marriott North
• FLL: Hilton Garden Inn
• HSV: Element
• LBB: Overton
• PDX: Homewood Suites Vancouver/Portland and Radisson Hotel Portland Airport
• PIT: Embassy Suites Downtown
• SFO: Hilton SFO Union Square
• UVF: Marigot Bay

APA Welcomes Leadership Class

This is a new message from the APA Membership Committee.

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On July 16, the Membership Committee hosted a casual dinner for the following pilots who were in Fort Worth for American Airlines’ Professionalism, Leadership, and Mentoring class: Clifford Albritton, Travis Boxrucker, Trent Briggs, Pablo Carpio Sanchez, Christopher Casella, John Fisher, Mark Gibbs, Mike Kaveh, Tor Killi, Ryan More, Thomas Richardson, Cesar Rivera, Garnet Samlalsingh, Christopher Warren, Matthew Yoder, and Alena Zikova.

APA Medical Minute – Blood Pressure and Hypertension Medications

In this encore edition of the APA Medical Minute, APA Medical Advisor Cassie Bien addresses the FAA’s standards for blood pressure and hypertension medications.

Summer Board Meeting Set for Aug. 4-8

The APA Board of Directors will convene at union headquarters in Fort Worth on Aug. 4 for its regularly scheduled summer meeting.

The meeting agenda will include a Membership and Guest Hour on the first day immediately following the APA President’s report. Policy stipulates that “Any APA member(s) in good standing or, with the consent of the Board, a guest of a member shall be allowed to address the board. Allocation of time will be 60 minutes divided by the number of members/guests desiring to speak; however, no individual will be afforded more than 10 minutes, including any questions/ answers by the Board. Members and guests must advise the meeting Chair of their desire to address the Board.” Please email asmith@alliedpilots.org if you wish to address the Board.

The Board is tentatively scheduled to receive briefings from the following during the meeting: 

• Advanced Aircraft and Flight Systems Subcommittee
• Aeromedical Committee
• APA-ALPA Merger Negotiation Committee
• Appeal Board
• Communications Committee
• Economic & Financial Analysis Committee
• Internal Compensation and Expenses Committee
• Investor Relations Committee
• Joint Implementation Action Committee
• National Communications Network
• Negotiating Committee
• Training Committee

The meeting will also include these agenda items as required by policy:

• 2 hours of domicile issues discussion
• Action taken on previous motions and tasking orders
• List of grievances above a step 2
• Negotiating priorities
• Committee budgets
• National Committee Recommendation List
• Approval of newly appointed national committee members
• Negotiating refresher training

BOS, LGA, and PHL Town Hall on Aug. 5

The BOS, LGA, and PHL Domicile Officers will co-host a Telephone Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 5, beginning at 1830 Central. These officers will be at union headquarters in Fort Worth for the APA Board of Directors’ regularly scheduled summer meeting.

At 1830 Central on Aug. 5, all BOS, LGA, and PHL pilots should expect a call from 817-302-2171. We encourage you to add this number to your contacts so your phone doesn’t label it as spam.

LAX Crew Room is Moving

The LAX Flight Office has informed APA that the LAX Crew Room will be moving to a new location in August. If you have personal belongings in the LAX Crew Room – luggage, uniforms, pillows, surfboards, etc. – retrieve them by Aug. 10. Items left in the Crew Room after Aug. 10 may be discarded.

For further information, please check CCI or reach out to the LAX Flight Office.

Domicile Elections

CA Eric Friedman has withdrawn his candidacy for PHL Chair, and CA Christopher Henshall has withdrawn his candidacy for PHL Vice Chair. The candidate lists have been updated accordingly:

PHL Chair
CA Paul DiOrio
CA Christopher Henshall

PHL Vice Chair
CA Eric Friedman
CA Brian Sweep

PHX Chair
CA Richard Baker
CA William Price
CA Jeremy Ryder
CA Mitch Vasin

PHX Vice Chair
CA Nicholas Chaplin
FO Jadan Joyner-Fields
CA John McIlvenna
FO Adrian Osio
CA Jeremy Ryder

The candidates’ resumes will be posted on the Elections page on AlliedPilots.org on July 31.

When there are four or more candidates for a domicile position, the APA Constitution and Bylaws calls for a Nomination Round that winnows the field to three. The Nomination Round voting period for PHX will be open from 0900 Central on Aug. 6 until 0900 Central on Aug. 28. The deadline for receipt of mailed paper ballots is 1000 Central on Aug. 28.

The Election Round voting period for PHL and PHX will be open from 0900 Central on Sept. 9 until 0900 Central on Oct. 1. The deadline for receipt of mailed paper ballots is 1000 Central on Oct. 1.

If necessary, the Runoff Round voting period for PHX would be open from 0900 Central on Oct. 8 until 0900 Central on Oct. 30. The deadline for receipt of mailed paper ballots would be 1000 Central on Oct. 30.

The elected pilots will begin their terms on Nov. 1.

Domicile Events

Visit AlliedPilots.org/Calendar to RSVP for any of these upcoming domicile events:

• BOS: Telephone Town Hall Meeting on Aug. 5; New England Summer Lobstah Bake on Aug. 23
• DCA: Washington Nationals game on July 22; Kentmoor Fly-in/Drive-in/Boat-In on Aug. 19; Baltimore Orioles game on Sept. 24
• DFW: Texas Rangers game on Aug. 24; Retirement Party on Sept. 6
• LAX: San Diego Padres game on July 28; San Diego Lunch on Aug. 12; Dana Point Lunch on Aug. 14; Redondo Beach Lunch on Aug. 19; Domicile Meeting on Aug. 28
• LGA: Telephone Town Hall Meeting on Aug. 5; New York Mets game on Aug. 31
• MIA: Domicile Meeting on July 31; Tampa Bay Rays game on Sept. 1
• PHL: Philadelphia Phillies game on July 23; Telephone Town Hall Meeting on Aug. 5
• PHX: IMAX Training on Aug. 12

Week in Review

Here are some recent messages you may have missed:

• Communications Committee: Global Grievance Caucus Q&A
• Communications Committee: We Remember TWA Flight 800
• Safety Committee: Runway Incursions Rate Improvement
• Scheduling Committee: Pilot-to-Pilot in TTS

Are You Willing to Serve?

Each of these national committees or subcommittees has the indicated number of vacancies:

• Aeromedical Committee (0)
  • Disabled Pilot Awareness Subcommittee (3)
  • Human Intervention Motivational Study Subcommittee (1)
  • Pilot Occupational Health Subcommittee (2)
• Captain’s Authority Committee (2)
• Communications Committee (0)
  • National Communications Network (2)
• Grey Eagles Liaison Committee (1)
• Retirement and Benefits Committee (1)*
• Safety Committee (0)
  • Air Traffic and Procedures Subcommittee (1)
• Training Committee (0)
  • Checkmate Subcommittee (1 on 777)

* Seeking volunteer with financial services experience and possible AIF®, CFP®, or related designations.

If you would like to serve on one or more of these committees, visit the Member Engagement Portal.

Professional Standards FAQs

Is Professional Standards suitable for conduct issues or performance issues?
It may be suited for both. The program is designed to promote and maintain professionalism. It is well-suited for any case, conduct, or performance when professionalism may be an issue.

To read all of the FAQs, click here.

Professional Standards’ 24/7 hotline: 817-402-2181

If You’re 50, Join The Grey Eagles

Are you a pilot for American Airlines, at least age 50, active or retired? Please join The Grey Eagles for food, fun, and fellowship. We offer cruises, conventions, monthly luncheons, retirement dinners, professional mentoring, and assistance to surviving spouses – all for a one-time lifetime fee. Our next cruise, a nine-night excursion across the southern Caribbean, launches Oct. 9.

Pilot Job Fair and Future Pilot Seminar

The Future & Active Pilot Alliance’s next Pilot Job Fair and Future Pilot Seminar are scheduled for Aug. 23 at Aviation High School near LGA. Click here for more information.

Industry News

For more about what’s happening in the industry, be sure to visit the Industry News page on AlliedPilots.org.