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2 years

We are saddened to report that former APA members CA Terry Barker and CA Len Root were among the crewmembers lost on B-17 Flying Fortress during the Wings Over Dallas airshow today. Our hearts go out to their families, friends, and colleagues past and present.

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Anyone driving into ⁦ @AmericanAir ⁩ headquarters this morning saw quite a few frustrated pilots. #TheFixIsSection6

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The @AmericanAir #pilots based at @PHXSkyHarbor are demonstrating to passengers and management that they are #readytostrike if negotiations don’t conclude soon.

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4 years

We have filed a suit to stop all American Airlines flights to China, and our President, Captain Eric Ferguson, has directed all pilots to decline such assignments.

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More than 300 @AmericanAir #pilots showed up at @CLTAirport today to send a unified message to passengers and management: We are #readytostrike .

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8 years

The sign held by our president, Captain Dan Carey, says it all. #LoveFieldpicket

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5 years

Watch this space on Wednesday: #ItsTime

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2 years

APA President-elect CA Edward Sicher, APA Vice President-elect FO Chris Torres, APA Strike and Tactical Operations Planning (STOP) Committee Chair CA Gemma Meehan, and DFW STOP Committee member FO Cathy Almand were among our members supporting @swapapilots . #IStandWithSWAPA

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5 years

The point is #ItsTime

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2 years

Professional counseling services will be available from 1230 to 1530 on Sunday and Monday at APA headquarters in Fort Worth. And, as always, Project Wingman is only a phone call away.

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Look at all of these @AmericanAir #pilots heading to the picket line at @LGAairport to send their “Ready to #Strike ” message. CC: @ABC7NY , @CBSNewYork , @NBCNewYork

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2 years

We published an open letter to American Airlines CEO Robert Isom in today’s edition of The Dallas Morning News.

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2 years

“Every major pilot contract is at about the same point,” CA Dennis Tajer said. “The number one demand, when you aggregate them together … work-life balance, scheduling practices.”

More Perfect Union

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2 years

NEW: Delta pilots just won a 34% raise after voting 99% to authorize a strike. They're leading an uprising of pilots against management at all of America's largest airlines. Like rail workers, pilots have gone years without a raise & say they’ve hit their breaking point.

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Dozens of our members are at MIA, demonstrating support for reliable schedules for pilots and passengers. #pilots #paxex #frustrAAted

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Our pilots were proud to stand with their union brothers and sisters from @swapapilots in Nashville yesterday. #IStandWithSWAPA

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Nearly 200 @americanair #pilots — including these #womeninaviation — demonstrated to @fly2ohare passengers that they are #readytostrike today.

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1 year

The APA Negotiating Committee and its American Airlines management counterparts have reached an agreement in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement:

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5 years

This video shows how unreliable scheduling causes passengers and pilots to miss important moments in their families’ lives. In contract talks with American Airlines, the Allied Pilots Association has proposed ways to improve operations so we can all count on reliable scheduling.

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What pilots do is unique. We spend years in training and thousands of hours in the cockpit. We step up for our passengers. Now we’re demanding reforms to end scheduling bottlenecks at @AmericanAir . Our passengers deserve better.

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2 years

The APA Board of Directors has rejected a proposed Tentative Agreement on a 15-5 vote.

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5 years

#ItsTime

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@kaliemarsch . @UnitedPilots Captain Tony Maltonto and his wife have established a scholarship fund to honor their daughter's memory:

Gina Montalto Memorial Foundation, organized by Anthony Montalto

Our daughter, Gina Rose Montalto, was a victim of the mass shooting at the Marjory … Anthony Montalto needs your support for Gina Montalto Memorial Foundation

www.gofundme.com

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4 years

#ItsTime for reliable schedules so our families know when to expect us.

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2 years

At the conclusion of today’s picketing event, about 75 pilots briefly visited the interior of Skyview 8. #newcoverphoto

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2 years

A celebration of Captain Terry Barker’s life has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Central on Nov. 19 at White’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Southlake, Texas.

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@AlliedPilots

1 year

Hey, @AmericanAir , why don’t you mark #WorldPilotsDay by offering us an industry-leading contract?

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1 year

We have 15,000 reasons to celebrate #WorldPilotsDay ! Our team of professional aviators are the best in the business and we’re lucky to call them part of the #AATeam .

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8 years

Well, it looks like it's now up to @realDonaldTrump to #DenyNAI .

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5 years

If Doug Parker wants to build a better culture at @AmericanAir , he should be aiming for this.

Delta rescues stranded group of fifth graders after canceled American Airlines flight

When a group of 41 fifth graders and their chaperones on their way to a school trip had their flights canceled at Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World...

www.dallasnews.com

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2 years

APA President CA Ed Sicher, Vice President FO Chris Torres, and STOP Committee Deputy Chair CA Steve Pacheco joined @APFAunity President Julie Hedrick and other flight attendants on their picket line at DFW today.

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2 years

On this date in 2001, just a few months after the 9/11 attacks, flight attendants and passengers aboard AA Flight 63, a Boeing 767 flying from CDG to MIA, subdued Richard Reid after he tried to detonate explosives in his shoes. We are forever grateful for their bravery.

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6 years

On behalf of more than 160,000 pilots and flight attendants who fly for U.S. air carriers, we urge the #Senate to stop flags-of-convenience schemes and save aviation jobs. Read why here:

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APA President CA Eric Ferguson joined @AlaskaPilots at SEA today, along with @JetBlueALPA MEC Chair CA Chris Kenney and @Delta_Pilots MEC Secretary FO David Adler. #ValueAlaskaPilots

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. @realDonaldTrump Obama DOT lets foreign airline break int’l treaty & decimate US aviation industry, jobs #DenyNAI #SWAPA #NJASAP #APA

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2 years

“The only ‘normal’ thing around here is scheduling changes.” Passengers and pilots are demanding better from American Airlines. #frustrAAted

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1 year

Kudos to this pilot for following union guidance. “Booking in progress” is not good enough.

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1 year

True story. Weather has wreaked havoc on flights today at DFW Airport. After a 3.5 hour delay and full crew, the @AmericanAir pilot will not board the flight or leave until he has confirmed he has hotel accommodations in Philly.

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4 years

#ItsTime We see what you did there.

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1 year

APA will conduct a strike authorization vote:

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2 years

As we enter what might be a chaotic travel weekend, @SecretaryPete has some direct words for airlines, including @AmericanAir – passengers (and pilots) deserve a realistic schedule and good customer service right away. Watch him on @NBCNightlyNews :

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2 years

We deserve a contract that reflects our contributions to the success of @AmericanAir . #thefixissection6 #thefixissectionsix

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1 year

More than 80 percent of U.S. air travel is flown by four carriers – American, Delta, Southwest, and United. “Only one of them has formulated a plan with their #pilots ,” CA Dennis Tajer told @meganululani of the @denverpost .

Pilots from Southwest, American and United are unhappy with their contracts. What does this mean...

The fight between frustrated airline pilots and three major carriers — United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines — is coming to Denver, as pilots push back against their compa…

www.denverpost.com

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1 year

Our “Ready to Strike!” message is on digital billboards in all 10 cities where @AmericanAir #pilots are based. #strike #mayday

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5 years

Since 2016, APA pilots have participated in informational picketing in support of @WeAreALPA , @swapapilots , @Teamsters , and @transportworker . Now it’s time to picket on our own behalf. Check your email for details from the APA Communications Committee.

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2 years

Thanks to everyone who joined us on the picket line in front of American Airlines HQ today, including our brothers and sisters from other unions. Your support and participation are invaluable.

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3 years

FO Tom McGuinness, whose father was the first officer on American Airlines Flight 11, provides his perspective on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks:

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1 year

“Our flight attendants, mechanics, agents, and pilots are going to be in really well-paying positions because they have to be; these are skilled jobs,” — @AmericanAir CEO Robert Isom in the February edition of @ATWOnline

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“What we’re telling the world is that management is pushing @AmericanAir to a strike,” Captain Dennis Tajer told @KERAnews in Dallas. “Our pilots are #readytostrike .”

American Airlines pilots authorize strike amid contract talks

With the resurgence of flying pilots say they’re overworked and underpaid. Now union leaders say their members voted "overwhelmingly" to authorize the strike.

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“ @Boeing management’s claim of one degree of separation gives us no comfort,” said Capt. Dennis Tajer, APA’s spokesman. “Their action represents passive aggressive anti-worker behavior.”

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2 years

This week, the pilots of MIA elected Capt. Anne Witcher to serve as their Domicile Vice Chair. She is the first woman to be elected to the APA Board of Directors. Congratulations, Capt. Witcher!

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“It’s really a buyers’ market, and the buyer is the pilot now,” said Captain Dennis Tajer. “If you don’t pay pilots the market rate, you’re going to lose them.”

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“Raising the pilot retirement age would introduce additional risk into commercial aviation,” APA President CA Ed Sicher said, voicing opposition to the age 67 provision in the FAA reauthorization bill. Read more here:

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APA President Capt. Eric Ferguson: “Raising pilot retirement age is ill-advised on multiple fronts, and we urge lawmakers to direct their focus elsewhere.”

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Jim Sciutto

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4 years

New: President Trump, in a swift reversal, has told allies he’s interested in a large-scale stimulus deal, according to a person with direct knowledge of his comments. @Phil_Mattingly reporting

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4 years

#ItsTime for something really cute.

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1 year

“We’ve had an unprecedented safety record for more than a decade,” CA Dennis Tajer told @Forbes , “and now some are saying, ‘Let’s change things and see what happens.’ Unstudied and untested ideas like this are unnecessary and reckless.”

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2 years

Pilots and passengers face lots of delays on American Airlines. It’s a different scene for American executives at their Skyview headquarters. We deserve better. Passengers and pilots – we are worth it.

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1 year

APA President CA Ed Sicher was among our members who supported @NJASAP , one of our fellow @CAPApilots associations, during their informational picketing at PBI today.

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4 years

These unions, airlines, and trade associations sent a joint letter today to @SenateMajLdr , @SpeakerPelosi , @SenSchumer , and @GOPLeader , urging them to #ExtendPSP :

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8 years

The @USDOT decision to grant tentative approval to Norwegian Air cannot stand: #DenyNAI

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7 years

Being a professional pilot is more than a career – it’s a calling and a commitment.

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2 years

Here’s a great video of the @swapapilots at Love Field yesterday.

Shannon Murray

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2 years

The pilots are lining the entrance to Love Field. They will be in place until noon holding signs in silence.

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2 years

“Anyone who doubts the value of the 1,500-hour rule should be reminded of its dramatically positive impact on the safety record of U.S. airlines,” said APA President Capt. Eric Ferguson. Read more:

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DFW Domicile Vice Chair FO Jason Gustin explained to @WFAA why @AmericanAir #pilots are #readytostrike over the airline’s scheduling practices. “Every disruption in a pilot’s schedule translates into another missed flight,” he said.

American Airlines pilots approve strike as summer travel season approaches

Negotiations between American Airlines and the pilots union over the scheduling system have dragged on for years.

www.wfaa.com

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“We’re tired of @AmericanAir slow-rolling us, giving us promises that they’re not upholding,” PHX Domicile Vice Chair FO Brian Ellis told @azfamily as he explained why pilots are #readytostrike .

American Airlines pilots picket at Phoenix Sky Harbor

The pilots demand better pay and working conditions.

www.azfamily.com

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American Airlines offering raises of up to 8 percent for pilots, flight attendants

American Airlines is taking the rare step of offering a mid-contract raise to its pilots and flight attendants after months of simmering tensions...

www.dallasnews.com

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2 years

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) have introduced legislation that would raise the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots to 67. APA is against this idea, as are ALPA and SWAPA. We encourage our members to contact Congress:

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For years, APA pilots have been pressing American Airlines management for a new contract, not only for reasonable adjustments to compensation, but more importantly, common-sense scheduling reforms that fundamentally address the problems you are seeing in air travel today.

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CA Johnathan Benton, longtime APA Government Affairs Committee Chair and a tireless pilots' advocate, was killed Monday in an aircraft accident:

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CA Sammy Ayala Barbosa didn’t let a boot stop him from standing with his fellow @americanair #pilots at @iflymia on May 1. He’s with MIA Vice Chair CA Anne Witcher, MIA Chair CA Thomas Copeland, FO Juan Melendez, and CA Gerry Olmeda, who are all #readytostrike over LTD benefits.

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4 years

“We cannot imagine a more horridly timed announcement the day after announcing thousands of furloughs.”

American’s pilots blast JetBlue strategic agreement

American Airlines' pilots have harshly criticised a planned partnerhip with JetBlue Airways that could become a case study of how major US airlines plan to weather the coronavirus downturn..

www.flightglobal.com

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1 year

APA President CA Ed Sicher is asking our members to remember five simple words: My union speaks for me.

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1 year

APA members nationwide are talking about the Delta deal and its impact on our own contract negotiations. On Thursday and Friday, our volunteers were at every domicile airport, reminding pilots of @AmericanAir CEO Robert Isom’s commitment to uninterrupted negotiations. (1/2)

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More than 96 percent of APA members participated in the strike authorization vote, and more than 99 percent of those @AmericanAir pilots said they are #readytostrike for a new contract.

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4 years

#ItsTime for the pilot unity rally at Texas Live. Log in to to watch and participate in the Q&A.

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2 years

Hundreds of American Airlines pilots were joined by other workers from AA and pilots from other airlines on Michigan Avenue today. It’s Time to Fix American Airlines—It’s Time for American Airlines to Listen to Its Pilots. @AmericanAir #thefixissection6 #thefixissectionsix

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4 years

#ItsTime #NewCoverPic

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Members of our BOS Domicile helped place 2,977 flags at the 9/11 Memorial outside the Hilton Boston Logan Airport Hotel. #NeverForget

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Kudos to DFW-based Captain Jeff Raines for humanizing these travelers' experience (), one slice at a time.

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Our members stood with @Delta_Pilots at LAX last week, and we look forward to joining @AlaskaPilots on their picket lines up and down the West Coast this week.

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Hundreds of American Airlines pilots were joined by other workers from AA and pilots from other airlines at the New York Stock Exchange today. It’s Time to Fix American Airlines. @AmericanAir #thefixissection6 #thefixissectionsix Take a look:

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CA Dennis Tajer told @NBCNews that the idea of single-pilot operations is a non-starter: “It is a soul-to-soul, eye-too-eye contact with that other professional pilot that often makes the difference between really bad headlines or an uneventful flight.”

What Americans can expect while traveling this Thanksgiving

Ahead of Thanksgiving, nearly 49 million Americans are hitting the road and airlines are staffed up for 4.5 million expected flyers. NBC News’ Tom Costello has more details on what travelers can...

www.nbcnews.com

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“Our ideas will definitely do something to repair and bolster the summer reliability, but management right now is just not seeing that,” CA Dennis Tajer told @NewsNation . “They are pushing @AmericanAir to a #strike .”

American Airlines pilots vote to strike amid negotiations

A strike isn’t guaranteed, and it could be months before a work stoppage even happens.

www.newsnationnow.com

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7 years

“Here’s hoping the folks running the airline come to us and are willing to sit down and work through it, because we don’t have a solution at this point.”

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1 year

An excerpt from the latest message from APA leadership: “Despite their efforts to secure a reasonable implementation schedule with appropriate penalties, the Negotiating Committee has reported that @AmericanAir management is simply unwilling to be held accountable.”

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The APA Negotiating Committee has reached an Agreement in Principle with American Airlines management on proposed enhancements to the Tentative Agreement. Those proposed enhancements were summarized in an email to the membership that has been posted on .

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This @DallasNews story notes that one in three #pilots near age 65 on the @AmericanAir seniority list is on long-term sick or disability.

Upping the retirement age for pilots to 67 is facing fierce opposition — from pilots

Pilots and flight attendant unions are sounding alarms to strike down legislation that aims to up the age of retirement for pilots.

www.dallasnews.com

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The Allied Pilots Association, representing the 15,000 pilots of American Airlines, announced that its members have voted to ratify a tentative agreement that the union and airline management reached on Aug. 1.

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. @SenDuckworth said the Senate would not mark up its FAA bill “until we figure out what to do with folks who are trying to endanger passengers with reducing the 1,500-hour rule.” Thank you, Senator!

POLITICO Pro: Duckworth draws a line in the sand on pilot training

subscriber.politicopro.com

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Allied Pilots Association remains confident in Boeing 737 Max:

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#ItsTime

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These pilots based at @iflymia know #ItsTime .

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2 years

The APA Board of Directors approved a motion regarding “an electronic survey to solicit membership interest in a potential merger with ALPA.” APA members can take that survey by logging into .

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2 years

In a message to members last night, APA President CA Ed Sicher said it may be time for pilots to consider forgoing Known Crewmember completely until expedited screening becomes a reality again. He recommended using the standard passenger entry points instead.

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There you go again, Mr. Kirby. Didn’t work the last time either. @UnitedPilots @WeAreALPA @united

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7 years

If you want to model yourself on @SouthwestAir , then you have to deal with unions like @swapapilots .

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The APA Board of Directors has voted to send the Tentative Agreement to the membership for a ratification vote.

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More than 96 percent of the membership participated in the strike authorization vote, and 99 of those #pilots voted YES to #strike . If you’re among them, help amplify our message of “American Airlines Pilots Ready to Strike!” by using this image as your profile picture.

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2 years

The tentative agreement between @United and the @UnitedPilots has us thinking about Scott Kirby and Robert Isom – about leaders and followers.

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“The hardest part of the job is childcare,” FO Kimberly Osborn told @Forbes . “You never know what to tell your child.” That’s why she was among 500 @AmericanAir #pilots based at @CLTAirport who demonstrated on May 1 that they are #readytostrike .

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