Air Line Pilots Association, International
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| Full name | Air Line Pilots Association, International |
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| Founded | 1931 |
| Members | 59,000 |
| Country | United States, Canada |
| Affiliation | AFL-CIO, IFALPA, CLC |
| Key people | Capt. Lee Moak, president |
| Office location | 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. |
| Website | www.alpa.org |
The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), is the collective bargaining representative for over 59,000 pilots of 39 U.S. and Canadian airlines. ALPA was formed in 1931 and is a member of the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress. Its headquarters is located at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C.
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[edit] Member Pilot Groups
ALPA represents the following bargaining units:
- Air Canada Jazz
- Air Transat
- AirTran Airways
- Air Wisconsin
- Alaska Airlines
- Aloha Airlines (defunct - passenger division only)
- American Eagle
- American Trans Air (ATA) (defunct)
- ASTAR Air Cargo
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- Bearskin Airlines
- Calm Air
- CanJet
- Canadian North
- Champion Air (defunct)
- Colgan Air
- Comair
- Commutair
- Compass Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Eastern Airlines (defunct)
- Evergreen International Airlines
- ExpressJet
- First Air
- FedEx Express
- Freedom Airlines
- Gemini Air Cargo
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Island Air
- Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd.
- Kitty Hawk Aircargo
- Mesa Airlines
- Mesaba Airlines
- Midway Airlines (defunct)
- Midwest Airlines (defunct)
- Northwest Airlines (defunct)
- Pan American World Airways (defunct)
- Piedmont Airlines
- Pinnacle Airlines
- PSA Airlines
- Ryan International Airlines
- Skyway Airlines (defunct)
- Skyservice
- Spirit Airlines
- Sun Country Airlines
- Trans States Airlines
- Trans World Airlines TWA (defunct)
- United Airlines
Notable Major Airline Pilots that are not part of ALPA and have their own pilots union;
American Airlines, Allied Pilots Association (APA) Jet Blue Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines Pilot Association (SWAPA) US Airways, US Airline Pilot Associaiton (USAPA) UPS Cargo, UPS Pilots Union
[edit] ALPA Gold Medal for Heroism
ALPA's Gold Medal for Heroism is a rare honor awarded only upon the unanimous vote of the Association's Executive Council. Receipts of the award are:
- Ted Thompson and Bill Tansky (posthumous), Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- Dave Sanders, James Tucker, and Andy Peterson, FedEx Express Flight 705
- William R. Haas and B. Harold (Billy) Johnson, Southern Airways Flight 49
- Elliot Adams and Norman W. Reagan
- Ordell Nordseth
- Reese D. Loftin and Freddie D. Jones (posthumous)
- Gerald Beaver[1]
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