Air Line Pilots Association, International

ALPA

Full name	Air Line Pilots Association, International
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.

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

Air Line Pilots Association Building in Washington, D.C.

• 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

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

External links

• ALPA national website
• ASTAR Air Cargo ALPA MEC website
• ASA MEC Negotiations Website