2006 News
Comair Pilots to Informational Picket at Cincinnati Airport: Insist that Management “Get Serious” About Negotiations, 12/29/06, Release #06.075
Comair Pilots Need You!, 12/27/06
Remember Our Union Brothers and Sisters During the Holidays, 12/20/06
Delta Connection ALPA Pilots to Informational Picket in Conjunction with Los Angeles Pilot Base Opening, 12/14/06, Release #06.074
Comair Pilots Continue to Walk the Line, 12/14/06
Delta Connection Comair Pilots to Informational Picket Management’s 1113 Efforts, 12/12/06, Release #06.073
Comair Pilots’ Union Receives Authorization to Strike, 12/11/06, Release #06.072
ALPA Joins D.C. Rally to Restore Worker’s Rights, 12/8/06
Union Officers Elected at ALPA America West, 12/8/06, Release #06.AWA
ALPA Reacts to Release of Pilots from Brazil, 12/8/06, Release #06.071
US Airways Coast-to-Coast Pilots Express Concerns on Proposed Delta Merger, 12/8/06, Release #06.AAA-AWA4
ASTAR Pilots Picket Company, Demand Contract After Three Years of Talks, 12/8/06
Comair Pilots Picket at Delta's Doorstep, 12/6/06
Pinnacle Pilots: Taking It to the Streets, 12/5/06
ALPA Commends DOT Decision to Withdraw Proposal to Allow Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines, 12/5/06, Release #06.070
Comair Pilots to Picket at Parent Company Delta’s Doorstep, 12/5/06, Release #06.069
ASTAR Air Cargo Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in Miami, 12/5/06, Release #06.DHL2
ALPA President to Join Pinnacle Airlines Pilots in Demonstration in front of Company Headquarters, 12/1/06, Release #06.PCL6
ExpressJet Pilots Ratify Two-Year Contract Extension, 11/30/06
Mesa Air Group Pilots Ask Federal Court to Force Management Compliance with Arbitration Award, 11/29/06, Release #06.MAG3
Mesaba Labor Coalition Unions Approve Tentative Agreements, 11/27/06, Release #06.MSA9B
Delta Connection Comair Pilots to Informational Picket New York Bankruptcy Court, 11/24/06, Release #06.068
Pilots to FAA: Seize Opportunity to Address UAV Safety Issues, 11/22/06, Release #06.067
ALPA Applauds NTSB Focus on Engine “Core Lock” Safety Risk, 11/20/06, Release #06.066
Delta Connection Pilots Meet to Protect Profession Against Pitfalls of Bidding Wars, 11/20/06, Release #06.065
Delta Connection Comair Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing, 11/20/06, Release #06.064
ALPA and IFALPA Call for Immediate Release for Legacy Pilots, 11/16/06, Release #06.063
Pilots React to Proposed US Airways/Delta Merger, 11/15/06, Release #06.AAA-AWA3
ALPA Statement on Bid to Take Over Delta Air Lines, 11/15/06, Release #06.062
ASTAR Pilots Picket Company, 11/14/06, Release #06.DHL
Mesa Air Group Pilots Demand Operational Improvements and Express Lack of Confidence in Management, 11/10/06, Release #06.MAG2
Pinnacle Pilots: Family Need before Corporate Greed, 11/9/06
Northwest Airlink Pilots to Informational Picket to Express Frustration over Stalled Negotiations, 11/7/06, Release #06.PCL5
Delta Connection Comair Pilots Respond to 1113 Bankruptcy Court Motion, 11/2/06, Release #06.061
Pilots Insist That US Airways Management Delivers on Integration Promise to Employees and Shareholders, 10/26/06, Release #06.AAA3
Mesaba Workers Protest Bankruptcy Court’s Decision to Block Strike, 10/25/06, Release #06.MSA12
Court Denies Mesaba Unions’ Right to Strike – Pilots Outraged, 10/23/06, Release #06.MSA11
ALPA Delegates Elect New Slate of National Officers, 10/18/06
ALPA Delegates Elect Capt. John Prater as President, 10/18/06, Release #06.060
Pinnacle Pilots Support Mesaba Pilots in Labor Unrest, 10/17/06, Release #06.PCL4
FedEx Express Pilots Ratify Contract, 10/17/06, Release #06.FDX11
Mesaba Pilots Question Justice In Bankruptcy Court 1113(c) Ruling, 10/16/06, Release #06.MSA10
A Show of Force at SkyWest, Inc., 10/13/06
ALPA President and Delta Connection ASA Pilots to Picket SkyWest Headquarters, 10/11/06, Release #06.059
Pinnacle Pilots Demonstrate in Detroit, 10/6/06, Release #06.PCL3
As Imposed Negotiations Deadline Passes, Comair Labor Groups Stand Firm, 10/4/06, Release #06.058
Northwest Airlink Pilots to Informational Picket to Express Frustration over Stalled Negotiations, 10/3/06, Release #06.PCL2
Mesaba Employees Propose Plan to Save Airline, 10/3/06, Release #06.MSA9
ALPA President Seeks Federal Arbitration for Delta Connection ASA Pilots, 9/29/06, Release #06.057
Woerth to Serve as Co-Chairman of FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee on Age 60, 9/26/06
ALPA to TSA: Focus on Intent, not Objects, 9/25/06, Release #06.056
One Step Backward for Aviation Safety?, 9/22/06
Delta Connection ASA Pilots Acknowledge 4-Year Anniversary of Negotiations with Strike Center Opening, 9/15/06, Release #06.055
Delta Connection ALPA Pilots to Informational Picket on 4-Year Anniversary of Negotiations, 9/14/06, Release #06.052
ALPA Grants $4 Million to Bolster Mesaba, Comair Pilots, 9/14/06, Release #06.053
ALPA Reaches Agreement with CanJet Management, 9/14/06, Release #06.054
FedEx Pilots’ Union Leadership Approves Tentative Contract, 9/9/06, Release #06.FDX10
How Secure is Air Travel?, 9/7/06, Release #06.051
Safety and Security Top Concerns for SkyTeam Pilots Association Meeting, 9/5/06, Release #06.DAL24
Comair Pilots’ Statement on Flight 5191, 8/31/06, Release #06.050
Defend Your Data, 8/31/06
FedEx Express and ALPA Announce Tentative Labor Agreement, 8/27/06, Release #06.FDX9
ALPA President: “Pilots Won’t Fall For Delta Ploy”, 8/22/06, Release #06.048
US Airways Pilot Leaders Conduct Informational Picketing in Philadelphia, 8/22/06, Release #06.AAA2
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in Chicago, 8/21/06, Release #06.FDX8
Gemini Air Cargo ALPA Crewmembers Approve Labor Contract Amendments, 8/18/06, Release #06.047
ALPA Welcomes Delay on Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines, Threat Continues, 8/17/06
ALPA’s President Capt. Duane Woerth Responds to U.K. Airline Plot, 8/10/06, Release #06.046
ALPA: Virgin America Application Fails to Satisfy U.S. Law, 8/8/06
ALPA Pilots Name Reagan National its ‘Airport of the Year’, 8/7/06, Release #06.045
ATA Unit of ALPA Elects New MEC Officers, 7/31/06, Release #06.ATA2
W. Palm Beach, Fla. Pilot Honored by Air Line Pilots Association, 7/27/06, Release #06.044
Northwest Airlines Captain Lindsay Fenwick Receives Air Safety Award, 7/27/06, Release #06.043
Spokane, Wash. Pilot Honored by Air Line Pilots Association, 7/27/06, Release #06.042
Eastern Shore Maryland Pilot Honored by Air Line Pilots Association, 7/27/06, Release #06.041
Naples, FL Pilot Honored with ALPA Superior Airmanship Award, 7/27/06, Release #06.040
Wisconsin Pilot Honored with ALPA Superior Airmanship Award, 7/27/06, Release #06.039
Pennsylvania Pilot Honored with ALPA Superior Airmanship Award, 7/27/06, Release #06.038
Ft. Pierce, FL Pilot Honored with ALPA Superior Airmanship Award, 7/27/06, Release #06.037
Deux pilotes de Montréal reçoivent le « Superior Airmanship Award » de l’ALPA, 7/27/06, Release #06.ASF2
Montreal Pilots Honored with ALPA Superior Airmanship Award, 7/27/06, Release #06.ASF2
US Airways, America West Pilots Respond to Company Second Quarter Earnings Report, 7/27/06
Airline Pilots in the Spotlight, 7/27/06, Release #06.036
ALPA Kicks Off Air Safety Forum in Washington D.C., 7/26/06
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in San Francisco, 7/26/06, Release #06.FDX7
Polar Air Cargo Management Terminates ALPA Members, 7/21/06, Release #06.035
Pilots Hail Senate Move to Block Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines, 7/20/06, Release #06.034
Northwest Pilots Travel to D.C. to Urge Congress to Pass Pension Reform Legislation, 7/18/06
Gemini Air Cargo ALPA Crewmembers Vote Down Labor Contract Amendments, 7/18/06, Release #06.033
Delta Connection Union Pilot Leaders Present Unified Front, 7/14/06
Time Running Out to Stop Foreign Control Change, 7/14/06
Mesaba Pilots: The Fight is Far from Over, 7/14/06, Release #06.MSA8
ALPA Reaction to Jumpseat Changes, 07/14/06
ALPA Calls for Increased Safety Standards for Cargo Flights, 7/12/06, Release #06.031
ALPA's Delta Connection ASA Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike, 7/11/06, Release #06.030
ALPA Pilots Honored at U.S. and Canadian Airports, 7/7/06
Les pilotes de CanJet Pilots votent pour leur adhésion à l’ALPA, 6/29/06, Release #06.029
CanJet Pilots Vote for ALPA Representation, 6/29/06, Release #06.029
Better Runway Data Will Put the Brakes on Hazardous Landings, 6/19/06, Release #06.028
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in Seattle, 6/20/06, Release #06.FDX6
Pilots Union at Northwest Airlines Elects Chairman and Vice Chairman, 6/17/06, Release #06.NWA11
ALPA and Gemini Air Cargo Agree on Labor Contract, 6/16/06, Release #06.GEM
ALPA Applauds U.S. House Move to Block Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines, 6/14/06, Release #06.027
ALPA Commends Amendment; Congress Must Vote to Block Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines, 6/13/06, Release #06.026
Appropriations Conferees Cave to DOT on Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines, 6/7/06, Release #06.025
Trans States Management Ignores Arbitration Decisions, 6/7/06, Release #06.TSA
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in Los Angeles, 6/5/06, Release #06.FDX5
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in Anchorage, 6/2/06, Release #06.FDX4
ALPA to Canada: Continue Enhancing Aviation Security, 6/1/06, Release #06.024
Delta Pilots Ratify Agreement, 5/31/06, Release #06.DAL23
ALPA Endorses TSA Commitment to Make Progress on Pilot Identification Cards, 5/26/06, Release #06.023
Delta Pilots Oppose Rejection Effort by PBGC, 5/25/06, Release #06.DAL22
Delta Pilots Oppose Motion by Retired Pilots, 5/24/06, Release #06.DAL21
Delta Connection ALPA Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing, 5/22/06, Release #06.021
Mesaba Pilots Vindicated By Bankruptcy Court Ruling, 5/18/06, Release #06.MSA7
Mesaba Labor Coalition to Informational Picket throughout Michigan, 5/18/06
Pilots Attend US Airways’ First Shareholders Meeting, 5/18/06
ALPA and Unit 2 Reach New Tentative Agreement, 5/17/06
ALPA Public Statement of Strike by Administrative Employees, 05/12/06
Airline Ride Across America Reaches D.C., 5/10/06
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in Jacksonville, 5/10/06, Release #06.FDX3
Pilots Respond to US Airways’ First Quarter Earnings Report, 5/9/06, Release #06.AAA-AWA
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in New York, 5/9/06, Release #06.FDX2
ALPA: Congress Must Legislate Changes to Foreign Investment in U.S. Airlines, 5/3/06, Release #06.019
Northwest Pilots Ratify Contract, 5/3/06, Release #06.NWA10
Possibility of Strike Looming, Northwest Airlink Pilots Open Strike Center, 5/1/06, Release #06.MSA6
ALPA Announces 2006 Air Safety Forum, 4/28/06, Release #06.017
Bearskin Lake Air Service Ltd. and Pilots Reach Labour Agreement, 4/28/06, Release #06.020
FedEx Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing in Dallas, 4/28/06, Release #06.FDX
Senate to Hold Hearing on Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines, 4/26/06, Release #06.016
Airline Pilots: User Feedback Key to Improving Aircraft Certification, 4/25/06, Release #06.018
Delta Pilots' Union Sends Tentative Agreement to Members, 4/22/06, Release #06.DAL21
Delta Pilot Negotiators Reach a Tentative Agreement with Management, 4/14/06, Release #06.DAL20
Mesaba Labor Coalition to Informational Picket in 5 Minnesota Towns, 4/11/06, Release #06.MSA5
Delta Air Line Pilots March on Delta Worldwide Headquarters, 4/11/06, Release #06.DAL19
Pilots Welcome Judge’s Order to Maintain Privacy of Cockpit Voice Recorder Audiotape in Moussaoui Case, 4/11/06, Release #06.015
ALPA Calls on Senate to Hold Hearing on DOT Bid to Allow Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines, 4/10/06, Release #06.014
Delta Pilots Receive $10 Million Pledge from Union, 4/10/06, Release #06.DAL18
Delta Pilots Ordered to 'Clear Lockers' and Prepare to Strike, 4/7/06, Release #06.DAL17
Pilots and Families Protest Cockpit Voice Recorder Airing During Moussaoui Trial, 4/6/06, Release #06.013
ALPA Applauds “Concrete Steps” to Install EMAS at Midway, 4/6/06, Release #06.012
Delta Pilots' Chairman Receives Final Authority to Call a Strike, 4/5/06, Release #06.DAL16
ALPA Hails U.S. Senate for Delaying Proposal to Allow Foreign Control of U.S. Airlines, 4/4/06, Release #06.011
Delta Pilots' Union Receives Authorization to Strike, 4/4/06, Release #06.DAL15
Delta Air Lines Pilots To Picket in Boston, 3/31/06, Release #06.DAL14
ALPA to DHS: Pilots Ready for Identification Cards, 3/30/06, Release #06.010
Delta Pilots Fill Leadership Void With Employee Reach Out, 3/29/06, Release #06.DAL13
Delta Pilots Practice Strike, 3/29/06, Release #06.DAL12
Delta Pilots Take to the Skies, 3/24/06, Release #06.DAL11
Delta Air Line Pilots to Picket, 3/23/06, Release #06.DAL10
Delta Air Line Pilots to Picket, 3/21/06, Release #06.DAL9
Pilots: FAA Review of Controller Procedure Promises to Increase Safety on the Nation’s Runways, 3/21/06, Release #06.009
Continental Pilots Elect New Leadership Team, 3/17/06, Release #06.CAL
US Airways Unit of Air Line Pilots Association Elects MEC Officers, 3/17/06, Release #06.AAA
ALPA First Vice President Testifies on Behalf of Delta Pilots, 3/17/06, Release #06.DAL8
Pilots: Urgent Need for Volcanic Ash Monitoring, Training, 3/16/06, Release #06.008
Mesaba Labor Coalition to Rally Tomorrow in Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis, 3/14/06, Release #06.MSA4
Pinnacle Pilots Support Mesaba Airlink Partners in Fighting Sham Bankruptcy, 3/14/06, Release #06.PCL
Sky Team Pilots Association Signs Unprecedented Agreement in Support of Delta and Northwest Pilots, 3/9/06, Release #06.DAL7
House Endorses Pension Reform, 3/8/06, Release #06.007
Mesaba Pilots to Webcast Rally from Minneapolis, 3/8/06
Delta Pilots Voting on Strike, 3/6/06, Release #06.DAL6
Northwest Pilots Reach Tentative Agreement with Management, 3/3/06, Release #06.NWA9
Delta Pilots to Seek International Mutual Assistance Agreement, 3/3/06, Release #06.DAL5
Delta Air Line Pilots to Picket, 3/3/06, Release #06.DAL4
Mesa Air Group Pilot Union Leaders Elect Union Officers, 3/2/06, Release #06.MAG
Delta’s Demands Thwart Agreement, 3/1/06, Release #06.DAL3
Northwest Pilots Authorize Strike, 2/28/06, Release #06.NWA8
Statement of ATA Master Executive Council Chairman Capt. Jim Anderson Regarding ATA’s Emergence from Bankruptcy, 2/28/06, Release #06.ATA
Northwest Airlines Pilots Picket in Cities Across the United States, 2/28/2006, Release #06.NWA7
Delta Air Line Pilots to Picket in Salt Lake City, 2/24/2006, Release #06.DAL2
Northwest Airlink Flights In Jeopardy, 2/24/06, Release #06.MSA3
Delta Connection ALPA Pilots to Conduct Informational Picketing, 2/21/06, Release #06.ASA
Delta Air Line Pilots to Picket in Atlanta, 2/16/06, Release #06.DAL
Northwest Airlines Pilots to Picket in Cities Across the United States, 2/16/06, Release #06.NWA6
Northwest Airlines Pilots to Vote on Strike, 2/10/06, Release #06.NWA5
ALPA President Blasts Proposal to Loosen Foreign Control Rules, 2/8/06, Release #06.004
Mesaba Labor Groups React to 1113(c) Filing to Reject Contracts, 2/3/06, Release #06.MSA2
Air Transat Pilots Ratify New Labor Agreement, 2/3/06, Release #06.TSC
Northwest Pilots Union Leadership Authorizes Strike Ballot, 2/3/06, Release #06.NWA4
Statement by Captain Mark Bathurst, UAL MEC Chairman, Regarding United Airline’s Exit from Bankruptcy, 2/1/06, Release #06.UAL
Bush Appointees Failed Congress, Airlines, and Workers, 1/31/06, Release #06.003
ALPA Pledges $10 Million to Help Fund NWA Pilots’ Contingency Preparations, 1/26/06, Release #06.NWA3
Capt. Woerth Forms “Fee-For-Departure Task Force”, 1/24/06
Mesaba Employees Oppose Management Incentive Plans, 1/24/06, Release #06.MSA
Northwest Airlines Pilots to Picket in Memphis and Detroit, 1/23/06, Release #06.NWA2
Capt. Woerth to Testify Before Congress on Foreign Control, 1/20/06
Delta Connection ALPA Pilots Approve Concessions to Help Save Airline, 1/20/06, Release #06.002
Pilots, Management Move Forward at US Airways Express Carrier, 1/11/06, Release #06.001
NWA Pilots Informational Picketing in MSP a Huge Success, 1/6/06, Release #06.NWA
ALPA Salutes Independence Pilots, 1/5/06