This is why I consider George Hopkins’s history of the Air Line Pilots As sociation a long overdue addition to the annals of commercial aviation. For ALPA, like so many of its members, is a vastly …

A revised ALPA structure embracing a separate Pilot Division and Steward and Stewardess Division, adopted November 23, 1960. Pilot Division Constitution and By-Laws revised June 6, 1962; …

JONATHAN K. THORNE (Utah Bar No. 12694) SCHOLNICK THORNE HOLLAND 40 South 600 East MARCUS MIGLIORE ( THOMAS CIANTRA ( M. ANTONIA BIRD ( CONSTANCE CHANG ( AIR …

Air Safety Forum All 16 presentations made at this year’s ALPA Air Safety Fo-rum on seven subjects—avia-tion security, runway safety, safety management systems (SMS), human factors and …

When I joined the ALPA staff 36 years later, I learned why his name is so permanently memori-alized. That is revealed in Hopkins’s The Airline Pilots: A Study in Elite Union-ization and reinforced in Flying …

ALPA-PAC is the Political Action Committee of the Air Line Pilots Association. It collects voluntary donations from U.S. ALPA pilots, which are used to provide finan-cial assistance to the campaigns of …

Foreword from ALPA President Capt. Joe DePete A fundamental need of every pilot is a workplace which is free from undue hazards. While the airline industry has made magnificent strides in …

1,349 Military Leave members 3,570 Inactive Participant members The Membership Committee has also been tasked with establishing a National Furlough Program which will showcase the services ALPA …

ALPA group Loss Of License coverage The monthly Loss of License plan pays monthly benefits for loss of medical certification because of cov-ered physical or mental disabilities. Benefits begin 12 months …

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. I, , hereby authorize and direct Delta Air Lines, Inc. to deduct from my earnings in the first paycheck each month, insurance premiums as specified by the Association. Such amount …