Labor Unions

In a statement, ALPA said it recently received certification from the Canada Industrial Relations Board to represent over 800 pilots at Porter.

Ambrosi says nominee Jeffrey Anderson is tied to efforts to raise pilot retirement age, a “settled” issue for the union and current administration.

Pilots with Canada’s Porter Airlines have taken a major step toward joining the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), becoming the union’s 43rd labor group.

A strike by pilots in Argentina has canceled almost two dozen flights and will likely cost the country’s flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas $1.1 million.

ALPA criticized a petition from major airlines that would put off the installation of secondary flight deck barriers for another two years.

Currently, the group is represented by the Allied Pilots Association (APA), though a majority of members voted earlier this year to explore a merger.

The union argues that an agreement between the carriers would ‘give a majority of jobs’ to Mexican crews with Viva Aerobus.

Allegiant pilots represented by Teamsters Local 2118 have requested that the National Mediation Board release them from mediation.

Some pilots at American are looking to make a change in unions. The airline’s roughly 16,000 pilots are currently represented by the Allied Pilots Association.

ALPA President Capt. Jason Ambrosi delved into the debated pilot shortage and shake-ups in Washington during an interview with AirlineGeeks.