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Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
Check out the updated ALPA app! See how to edit your profile, view your MEC page, and more.
@ALPAPilots
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
As @ALPAPilots President Ambrosi and @NTSB Chairwoman @JenniferHomendy discussed, “Pick the best of both”…Get this done! youtube.com/shorts/oYt2eXsAw… via @YouTube
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Yesterday we welcomed 72 new Delta pilots who began New Hire Orientation on October 6!
By the numbers:
• 72 pilots joined this class
• 1,608 pilots hired so far in 2026
• 18,305 pilots currently on the Delta seniority list
• 2,168 total new hires projected for 2026
This class brings experience from across the industry, including military aviation, regional airlines, and a major carrier.
Class Snapshot:
• 97% civilian / 3% military*
• 1 USAF, 1 USN pilot
• Average flight time: 6,700 hours
• Flight time range: 2,200–21,500 hours
• Average age: 37 (youngest 24, oldest 60)
• 28% came from ALPA-represented DCI carriers
*Figure reflects each new hire's most recent employer before joining Delta.
Where They Came From:
Spirit (29), Endeavor (20), SkyWest (20), Envoy (1)
Aircraft & Base Awards:
• A320 — 15 NYC, 7 MSP, 4 SEA
• 737 — 9 NYC, 6 DTW, 5 LAX
• 767 — 11 LAX
• 717 — 5 DTW, 4 ATL
• A220 — 6 NYC
Welcome to the Delta pilot group — fly safe, and we're proud to have you with us.
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
Spirit’s workers shared personal information because their jobs required it, not so it could be sold to train AI. Thank you @SenWarren, @RepHorsford and dozens of Members of Congress for acting quickly to seek answers before this sale is final.
Innovation cannot come at the expense of workers’ privacy. @SenWarren and I are leading 119 of our colleagues from both parties and both chambers of Congress in urging Spirit Airlines and Google to protect workers’ sensitive personal information from identification, profiling, and misuse. Nearly 1,000 former Spirit Airlines employees in Nevada could be impacted. Their personal information should not be sold to train AI without strong, enforceable safeguards in place. Read my full statement here: horsford.house.gov/media/pre…
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Join the United and Delta MECs for an evening of pilot unity at ALPA Aloha Night! All ALPA pilots are invited to enjoy live music, appetizers, and beverages.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/3r43yt3d
@ALPAPilots @Delta_Pilots
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
THIS IS THE TIME TO CLOSE THE DEAL.
The House and Senate committees need to make their final push to reach agreement on a strong aviation safety bill.
Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries: use your leadership to help get it done.
House Armed Services: follow the safety recommendations in the Army’s own investigation. Support an enforceable ADS-B In requirement with cockpit traffic displays and audible alerts.
Finish the negotiations. Get a strong bill ready for a vote in the lame-duck session. Pass it before this Congress ends.
For the families of the 67 people killed—and everyone who boards an aircraft—this cannot slip into another year.
TWO CALLS. EVERY DAY.
Call Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries. Tell them: “Help the committees close the deal. Follow the evidence. Protect ADS-B In. Get this bill passed.”
If no one answers, leave a message.
#FamiliesOfFlight5342 #SaferSkiesForAll
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
Alaska and Hawaiian pilot contract talks are in the final stage. Union chairs explain why company leaders with the authority to finish the deal must come to the table ready to reach an agreement, just as pilots show up ready to do their jobs every day.
"This accident could have been prevented if the PSA Flight 5342 aircraft and the U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter had been equipped with integrated ADS-B In technology." -@ALPAPresident
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Congress made a down payment on ATC modernization, but there's far more to do. Pilots are flying 21st-century planes through a 20th-century system. Pass the Modern Skies Act and finish the job. bit.ly/4zhwxWh
"It's time for action, action that was promised months ago." @NTSB Chair @JenniferHomendy at our Air Safety Forum. Congress must pass legislation with an integrated ADS-B In requirement, a key ROTOR Act provision and top NTSB recommendation after the Potomac collision.
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
Almost 800 United pilots and their families built community at the Air Force vs. Navy football game Family Awareness event last weekend! Thank you to everyone who attended and made this a successful unity event.
RSVP for an upcoming Family Awareness event: tinyurl.com/stwht8c5
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
Engage Episode 82: Part 2
Trip coverage shenanigans continue. Pilots are hearing the finger-pointing from management over trip coverage, ARCOS, auto-accept, and operational reliability, and many are asking a pretty simple question: How is this our problem?
Engage host First Officer Ryan Argenta sits down with Delta MEC Executive Administrator Captain Rich Wheeler, Scheduling Committee Chairman Captain Ian Turner, and Vice Chairman Captain Josh Cantrell to take that question head-on. They trace how years of staffing decisions, fragile rotations, exploding open time, unrestricted ARCOS batch calls, and growing reliance on PWA Section 23 M. 7 brought trip coverage to where it is today.
The group goes back to the beginning: how trips were covered before ARCOS, why nuisance calls became a problem, how pilots adapted using contractual tools like auto-accept and auto-acknowledge, and how M7 evolved from a rarely used emergency provision into what the committee describes as a routine scheduling tool. They also dig into the latest ARCOS developments, ongoing technology and implementation problems, and what pilots should and shouldn’t change about how they use the ARCOS system. There are two sides to every story. This episode gives pilots the history, context, and facts behind the trip coverage debate and asks who really owns the problem.
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Today’s call script:
“Please make a strong aviation safety bill a priority and pass it before year’s end. I stand with the Families of Flight 5342.”
Johnson: 202-225-4000
Jeffries: 202-225-5936
Two weeks. Two calls. Every day.
#SaferSkiesForAll
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
NATCA President Nick Daniels addressed the Air Line Pilots Association (@ALPAPilots) Executive Board on Sept. 23, 2026. During his address, Daniels talked about the growing relationship between NATCA and ALPA and the two labor unions’ work with the Modern Skies Coalition.
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
Our contract becomes amendable one year from today. Swipe to learn what that means, how the amendable date is different from openers, and what United pilots can do to make their voices heard in negotiations. Read today’s comm for more details: tinyurl.com/y2wkp2t9
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
In September, Alaska-Hawaiian pilots spoke with passengers at Seattle and Honolulu airports about contract negotiations. After more than 18 months of bargaining, the pilots are seeking a fair agreement. Hear from the pilots’ union on why it’s time to finish the deal.
Capt. Duane Woerth, ALPA president on 9/11, shared with our Executive Board memories of that day, from the Oval Office to Sec. Mineta's Rapid Response Team. He shared with our Executive Board the tough decisions made during aviation’s darkest hours.
Air Line Pilots Association retweeted
Today is the 43rd anniversary of the 1983 Continental Airlines Strike. During the strike, Continental ALPA pilots fought Frank Lorenzo for a better quality of life, holding the line for two years.
Thank you to all who held the line at Continental Airlines and earned the right to wear the ALPA Battle Star pin. We honor their unity and sacrifice.
We thank the HELP Committee for advancing Capt. Doug Ralph's nomination. His balanced perspective on what workers need & the business realities employers face is exactly what the Board needs as major airline industry contract negotiations get underway. bit.ly/4AJPuCs
"The NMB is the sole venue protecting the right of private-sector airline and rail workers to organize and bargain collectively," said @ALPAPresident. "We urge the full Senate to confirm Capt. Ralph without delay so the NMB can carry out its mission at full strength."