2007 News
• ALPA Files Suit against Champion Air for Violating Labor Laws, 12/18/07, Release #07.CHA
• FedEx Pilots Spread Holiday Cheer to Special Needs Children and Families, 12/13/07, Release #07.FDX
• White House Signs Age 65 into Law, 12/14/07
• Eagle Pilots: Sale of American Eagle Could Mean the End of Service in Several Cities, 12/13/07, Release #07.EGL5
• ALPA Urges President Bush to Sign Age 65 into Law, 12/13/07, Release #07.070
• Pilots Support Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s Recommendations, 12/13/07, Release #07.069
• Senate Unanimously Approves Change to Pilot Retirement Age Limit, 12/12/07
• US Airways Pilots Union Responds to Kirby Comments, 12/11/07, Release #07.AAA
• House Approves Change to the Upper Age Limit, 12/11/07
• Ryan International Airlines Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike, 12/11/07, Release #07.RYN3
• Midwest Airlines Pilots Celebrate 10 Years of ALPA Representation, 12/10/07
• United Pilots: UAL Shareholder Plan 'Ludicrous', 12/7/07, Release #07.UAL7
• Eagle Pilots Warn that Breaking Up American Eagle Would Harm Employees And Passengers, 12/7/07, Release #07.EGL4
• Delta Air Lines Pilots Union Convenes Special Meeting, 12/6/07, Release #07.DAL7
• Airlines and Pilots Oppose Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill, 12/6/07
• Ending Runway Incursions is Within Reach, 12/6/07, Release #07.067
• UPS Accident Pinpoints Shortfalls in Cargo Safety, 12/4/07, Release #07.066
• ALPA’s Northwest Airlink and Delta Connection PCL Pilots Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike, 12/3/07, Release #07.PCL2
• Hawaiian Pilots’ Union Responds to Fleet Plan Announcement, 11/28/07, Release #07.HAL2
• Pilots’ Union Responds to Announcement that AMR will Sell American Eagle, 11/28/07, Release #07.EGL3
• Delta Air Lines Pilots Come to the Aid, 11/28/07, Release #07.DAL6
• Union Coalition at United Airlines Demands Repayment with Airline’s “Found Money”, 11/27/07, Release #07.UAL6
• ALPA Commends Pilot who Alerted FBI to 9/11 Terrorist Moussaoui, 11/27/07, Release #07.065
• ALPA’s ASA Pilots Ratify New Contract, 11/20/07, Release #07.ASA8
• Delta Air Lines Pilots Union Rallies Pilot Members, 11/20/07, Release #07.DAL5
• Pilots Team up with Airlines to Tackle New York’s Congested Airspace Solutions, 11/15/07, Release #07.064
• House Passes Appropriations Conference Report with Age Limit Change, 11/15/07
• United Pilots Respond to United/Delta Consolidation ‘Talks’, 11/14/07, Release #07.UAL5
• Delta Air Lines Pilots Union Responds to Pardus Comments, 11/14/07, Release #07.DAL4
• ALPA Leaders Speak Out Against Decertification Effort, 11/13/07, Release #07.063
• Pilots Urge Swift Action on NTSB Fatigue Concerns, 11/9/07, Release #07.062
• Delta Air Lines Pilots Union Pens Joint Agreement with Air France Pilots, 11/9/07, Release #07.DAL3
• Pilots Band Together to Weather Proposed Company Acquisition, 11/8/07, Release #07.CCI
• Continental Pilots Key to Airline’s On-Time Rating, 11/6/07, Release #07.061
• ATA Airlines Cockpit Crewmembers Kick Off Contract Negotiations, 11/6/07, Release #07.ATA2
• ALPA Calls on Congress to Help Pilots Protect our Skies, 11/2/07, Release #07.059
• Pilots: NASA Data Must Be Analyzed, 10/31/07, Release #07.058
• Mesa Pilot Leadership Responds to Court Decision, 10/31/07, Release #07.MAG2
• ALPA Files Suit Against Pinnacle Airlines For Violating Labor Law, 10/26/07, Release #07.PCL
• ALPA Testifies before Canadian Inquiry on Airline Security, 10/26/07
• Alaska’s Pilots Respond to Third Quarter Earnings Reports, 10/25/07, Release #07.ALA2
• ALPA and Plaintiff Groups Reach Tentative Agreement for Settlement of Two Pilot Litigations, 10/25/07, Release #07.056
• US Airways Pilots Respond to Company Third Quarter Earnings Report, 10/25/07, Release #07.AWA4
• Ryan International Airlines Pilots Call On Rubloff Development Group to Conclude Contract Talks, 10/24/07, Release #07.RYN2
• ALPA Pledges $2 Million to Trans States Airlines Pilots to Fund Efforts to Secure a Fair Labor Contract, 10/24/07, Release #07.TSA2
• ALPA’s 100th Meeting of the Executive Board, 10/23/07
• American, Eagle Pilots Reach Agreement that Revises Flow-Through Agreement, 10/23/07, Release #07.EGL2
• ALPA: Cutting Flights at JFK No Solution, 10/23/07, Release #07.055
• ALPA Leadership Finalizes Merger with The Aviators Group, 10/23/07, Release #07.TAG
• United Pilots to UAL Management: Shared Sacrifice Should Lead To Shared Rewards, 10/23/07, Release #07.UAL4
• Pilots Welcome Secondary Cockpit Barrier Legislation, 10/19/07, Release #07.053
• Pilots Union at Northwest Airlines Elects Officers, 10/18/07, Release #07.NWA7
• Pilots Endorse NTSB Stance on UAVs, 10/16/07, Release #07.051
• Pilots Protest Railroad Subsidies, 10/12/07, Release #07.050
• Champion, Pinnacle Pilots Rally to Protest Slow Progress of Negotiations, 10/11/07
• ALPA Launches New Effort to Fight Pilot Fatigue, 10/10/07, Release #07.049
• Spirit Pilots to Begin Mediated Negotiations as Contract Talks Sputter, 10/3/07, Release #07.SPA2
• Pilots Need Better Information to Operate on Runways in Winter, 10/2/07, Release #07.048
• ASTAR Air Cargo Pilots Request Proffer of Arbitration from National Mediation Board, 10/2/07, Release #07.DHL2
• Delta Connection Pilots to Vote on New Contract, 10/1/07, Release #07.ASA7
• At Long Last, a TA at ASA!, 9/29/07
• Pilots Urge Management to Take Final Steps to Merge America West and US Airways, 9/27/07, Release #07.AWA3
• ALPA Hails Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Introduction, 9/25/07, Release #07.047
• ASTAR Air Cargo Pilots Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike, 9/21/07, Release #07.DHL
• US Airways One Step Closer to Merging Operations to Benefit Passengers, Investors and Employees, 9/21/07, Release #07.AWA2
• House Vote Puts FAA on Path to Financial Security, 9/20/07, Release #07.046
• Business Aviation Must Pay “Fair Share” to Modernize NAS, 9/18/07
• ASTAR Pilots And ALPA President Picket Management, 9/18/07
• Legislative Update: Mandatory Pilot Retirement Age, 9/14/07
• Delta Connection Pilots Host Job Seminar, 9/14/07, Release #07.ASA6
• Mesaba Pilots Elect New Union Leaders, 9/13/07, Release #07.MSA
• ASTAR Pilots Demand Serious Negotiations, 9/12/07, Release #07.045
• U.S. District Court Upholds ALPA Arbitration Awards, 9/12/07, Release #07.TSA
• Evergreen Int’l Airlines Crewmembers Vote for ALPA Representation, 9/6/07
• Pilots Urge Congress to Overhaul Bankruptcy Code, 9/6/07, Release #07.044
• Pilots and Passengers Get a Break from a Long, Hot Summer, 8/31/07, Release #07.043
• Delta Connection Pilots Launch Caravan in Towns That Rely Heavily on Service, 8/27/07, Release #07.ASA5
• ALPA Pilot Leaders Unite in Advance of Negotiations, 8/23/07, Release #07.042
• Delta Air Line Pilots Union Responds to CEO appointment, 8/21/07, Release #07.DAL2
• Delta Connection Pilots Launch Caravan in Towns That Rely Heavily on Service, 8/20/07, Release #07.ASA4
• ALPA Supports Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association Action Against Aer Lingus Decision, 8/20/07
• Union Officers Elected at ALPA American Eagle, 8/16/07, Release #07.EGL
• ALPA Commends FAA “Call to Action” to Prevent Runway Incursions, 8/15/07, Release #07.041
• Trans States Pilots Rally Against the Rat, 8/10/07
• Union Officers Elected at ALPA America West, 8/15/07, Release #07.AWA
• Delta Connection Pilots Launch Caravan in Towns That Rely Heavily on Service, 8/13/07, Release #07.ASA3
• Presidential Candidates Make Their Case to Working Families at AFL-CIO Forum, 8/8/07
• ALPA Pilots Name Vancouver International Airport its 2007 Airport of the Year, 8/8/07, Release #07.042
• Retired Northwest Airlines Captain Peter Reiss Receives ALPA’s Presidential Citation Award, 8/8/07, Release #07.041L
• Retired Northwest Airlines Captain Terry Lutz Receives ALPA’s Presidential Citation Award, 8/8/07, Release #07.041K
• ALPA Posthumously Recognizes the Accomplishments of United Captain Harry Orlady, 8/8/07, Release #07.041J
• US Airways Captain Clyde Romero Receives ALPA’s Presidential Citation Award, 8/8/07, Release #07.041I
• Retired Northwest Airlines Pilot David “Fireball” Hayes Receives ALPA’s Presidential Citation Award, 8/8/07, Release #07.041H
• Alaska Airlines Captain Robert Powers Receives ALPA’s Presidential Citation Award, 8/8/07, Release #07.041G
• Northwest Airlines Captain Ron K. Silberman Receives ALPA’s First Security Honor, 8/8/07, Release #07.041F
• Air Canada Jazz Captain Robert Perkins Receives ALPA’s Highest Safety Honor, 8/8/07, Release #07.041E
• Air Canada Jazz First Officer Paul Cafouros Receives ALPA’s Superior Airmanship Award, 8/8/07, Release #07.041D
• Air Canada Jazz Captain Michael Nelson Receives ALPA’s Superior Airmanship Award, 8/8/07, Release #07.041C
• United Airlines First Officer Brad Loper Receives ALPA’s Superior Airmanship Award, 8/8/07, Release #07.041B
• United Airlines Captain Scott Stoops Receives ALPA’s Superior Airmanship Award, 8/8/07, Release #07.041A
• Pilots Honored for Contributions to Maintaining a Safe & Secure Airline Industry, 8/8/07, Release #07.041
• Delta Connection ALPA Pilots Picket To Protest Nearly Five Years Of Negotiations, 8/7/07, Release #07.ASA2
• Mass Pilot Exodus, Low Morale Cause Concern for Mesa Pilot Leadership, 8/3/07, Release #07.MAG
• United Pilots to UAL Management: Shared Sacrifice Should Lead to Shared Rewards, 8/2/07, Release #07.UAL3
• Delta Connection Pilots Employ Rolling Ads To Demand “Fair Contract Now”, 8/1/07, Release #07.ASA
• ALPA Applauds Congress for Streamlining Airport Access for U.S. Pilots, 8/1/07, Release #07.040
• ASTAR Air Cargo Pilots Send Message to Management: Stop Stalling Contract Talks, 7/31/07, Release #07.039
• Long-time Safety Risks Contributed to Comair 5191 Accident, 7/26/07, Release #07.038
• ALPA’s Submission to the NTSB on Comair 5191 Accident, 7/24/07
• ATA Airlines, North American Airlines and World Airways Pilots Warn Management: Don’t Pit Us Against Each Other, 7/18/07, Release #07.ATA
• Spirit Airlines Forces Pilots To Fly Long International Hours Without Commensurate Pay, 7/9/07, Release #07.SPA
• Continental Pilots Union and Continental Airlines Sign Protocol Agreement to Begin Contract Discussions, 7/2/07, Release #07.CAL
• ALPA Commends Introduction of FAA Reauthorization, 6/28/07, Release #07.037
• SkyWest Pilots Score another Legal Victory, 6/29/07, Release #07.036
• NWA Flight Cancellations Due to Inadequate Staffing, 6/28/07, Release #07.NWA6
• Air Line Pilots Go Green, 6/25/07, Release #07.035
• United Pilots Tell Travelers about Management Greed, 6/20/07
• Continental Pilots Rally at Shareholders' Meeting on June 12, 6/13/07
• ALPA Outraged Over Indictment of U.S. Pilots, 6/8/07, Release #07.034
• IFALPA Blasts Brazilian Indictment of Pilots, Controllers in Midair, 6/6/07
• ALPA Adds Two Safety Items to NTSB’s “Most Wanted” List, 6/6/07, Release #07.033
• Major Airline Pilot Groups Gather in Dallas, 6/6/07
• NWA Pilots Rally Against Executive Greed, 5/31/07
• Working Families to Rally against Executive Greed, 5/29/07, Release #07.NWA5
• Judge’s Order Affirms SkyWest Airlines Pilots’ Right to Organize, 5/25/07, Release #07.031
• US Airways Pilots Bring “Operation Rolling Thunder” to Phoenix, 5/24/07, Release #07.AAA-AWA6
• ALPA Sets New Course on Age 60, 5/24/07, Release #07.029
• On-Time Arrival Needed for Funds to Modernize U.S. Airspace, 5/23/07, Release #07.028
• US Airways Pilots, Passengers Paying For Management’s Mistakes, 5/22/07, Release #07.AAA-AWA5
• ALPA Leadership Finalizes Merger With CCCA, 5/22/07, Release #07.027
• Next Stage in US/EU Negotiations Critical, 5/18/07
• ALPA Road Show Meets Memphis, 5/18/07
• ALPA’s SPSC Is Up and Running, 5/17/07
• ALPA Pilots Rally on the National Mall, 5/17/07
• Northwest Employees Fight for Fairness, 5/14/07, Release #07.NWA4
• Plan to Attend the Transportation Workers Day of Action Rally!, 5/11/07
• More Than 200 United Pilots Conduct Info Picketing at UAL Shareholders Meeting in Chicago, 5/11/07
• US Airways Pilots Doubt Management’s Ability to Sustain Successful Airline, 5/8/07, Release #07.AAA-AWA4
• United Pilots Begin Info Picketing Campaign, 5/4/07
• Pilots Union at Northwest Airlines Condemns NWA CEO's Outrageous $26.6 Million Bonus, 5/4/07, Release #07.NWA3
• United Pilots to UAL Management: Shared Sacrifice Should Lead To Shared Rewards, 5/4/07, Release #07.UAL2
• Pilots Urge Congress to Restore Fair Retirement Benefits, 5/3/07, Release #07.024
• Chairman Miller Introduces Bill to End Unfair Cuts to Airline Pilots’ Pension Benefits, 5/2/07
• ALPA Commends Rep. Oberstar’s Pledge to Scrutinize Open Skies Implementation, 5/2/07
• United Pilots to UAL Management: Shared Sacrifice Should Lead To Shared Rewards, 5/2/07, Release #07.UAL
• Capital Cargo Crewmembers Vote for ALPA Representation, 5/1/07, Release #07.CCCA
• ALPA’s Governing Bodies Grapple with Age 60 Issue, 5/1/07
• Oberstar Statement on Signing Of US-EU Open Skies Pact, 4/30/07
• ALPA’s SPSC Is Up and Running, 4/30/07
• Road Show Summits in Denver, 4/30/07
• Hawaiian Airlines Pilot Union Questions Fairness of Executive Bonuses, 4/27/07, Release #07.HAL
• US Airways Pilots Warn Management: We Will Not Entertain Bankruptcy-Era Contract Proposals, 4/27/07
• Alaska Pilots to Picket Corporate Headquarters on May 1, 4/27/07, Release #07.ALA
• Senators Kennedy and McCaskill Appeal to Trans States CEO, 4/26/07, Release #07.023
• ALPA’s First Pilot Assistance Forum a Resounding Success, 4/20/07
• Scores of Northwest Employees Rally in Detroit Against Executive Greed, 4/20/07
• NWA Employees Rally against Executive Greed, 4/18/07, Release #07.NWA2
• Road Show Tour Hits Dallas, 4/16/07
• NTSB Sounds Alarm on Airline Worker Fatigue, 4/10/07, Release #07.022
• May 17: Pilots Gather in D.C., 4/6/07
• Comair MEC Submits Analysis on Flight 5191 Accident to NTSB, 4/6/07
• US Airways Pilots Continue Demands, 3/30/07
• UAL Union Coalition Demands Shared Rewards, 3/27/07
• US Airways, America West Pilots Picket to Protest Management's Negotiating Tactics, Operational Debacles, 3/27/07, Release #07.AAA-AWA3
• Preventing Runway Incursions Isn’t Hit-or-Miss, 3/27/07, Release #07.021
• FAA Runway Safety Action “Promising” Step Forward, 3/23/07, Release #07.020
• ALPA Brings Pilots’ Top Aviation Safety Concerns to Congress, 3/22/07, Release #07.019
• Pilots Work to Douse In-Flight Battery Fire Risk, 3/22/07, Release #07.018
• ALPA Scrutinizes DOT’s Tentative Approval of Virgin America, 3/20/07
• ALPA Applauds Congressional Pledge to Scrutinize “Open Skies” Pact, 3/14/07, Release #07.017
• US Airways, America West Pilots Share Passengers’ Frustration, 3/14/07, Release #07.AAA-AWA2
• Northwest Airlines Pilots Picket in MSP, 3/8/07
• Airline Labor Strongly Objects to “Open Skies” Agreement, 3/7/07
• ALPA President Elected to AFL-CIO Executive Council, 3/6/07, Release #07.016
• ALPA Expresses Opposition to the US-European Union Tentative Air Transport Agreement, 3/7/07
• “Open Skies” Far From Open and Shut, 3/4/07
• Comair Pilots Approve Contract, 3/2/07, Release #07.014
• Pilots of Northwest Airlines Picket To Demand a Share in NWA's Success, 3/1/07, Release #07.NWA
• Air Line Pilots Association Files Lawsuit Against US Airways, 2/28/07, Release #07.013
• Pilots Support Bill to Enhance Safety Culture at Canadian Airlines, 2/22/07, Release #07.012
• Blue Ribbon Panel Members Named, 2/16/07
• ALPA to Fight Encroachment on Mesaba Pilots’ Job Security, 2/19/07, Release #07.010
• U.S. Senate Committee Acts on Flight Crew Access, 2/16/07
• Comair Pilots Reach Tentative Agreement, 2/14/07, Release #07.011
• ALPA Cautions Pilots on ATC Operations in Brazilian Airspace, 2/12/07
• ALPA Condemns Comair Bankruptcy Ruling, 2/8/07, Release #07.009
• Road Show Continues: Capt. Prater Vows to Lead the Fight in “Takin’ it Back”, 2/8/07
• US Airways, America West Pilots Picket in Support of a Single Fair Contract, Challenge Management to Complete Unfinished Merger, 2/6/07, Release #07.007
• Pilot Unions Fly in Formation, 2/5/07, Release #07.008
• US Airways, America West Pilots Demand Fair, Single Contract, 2/1/07, Release #07.006
• Delta Air Lines Pilots Respond to US Airways’ Withdrawal, 1/31/07, Release #07.005
• Pilots of US Airways Picket at Company Headquarters, 1/30/07, Release #07.AAA-AWA
• ALPA Responds to Age 60 NPRM Announcement, 1/30/07, Release #07.004
• Midwest Pilots Union Endorses Management to Remain Independent, 1/25/07, Release #07.003
• Captain Lee Moak Submits Testimony to Senate Committee, 1/24/07, Release #07.DAL
• Ryan Pilots File for Mediation, 1/23/07, Release #07.RYN
• Pilots Need Aircraft Position Information in the Cockpit, 1/17/07, Release #07.002
• United Pilots Demand: ‘Fix It Now!!!’, 1/16/07
• Jet Engine Flaws, Inadequate Industry Training Still a Concern, 1/9/07, Release #07.001
• Alaska Pilots Kick Off Negotiations, 1/8/07