FT. LAUDERDALE Spirit Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today announced a tentative agreement (TA) with the Company on new terms for their collective bargaining agreement. The TA represents an economic gain of $463 million or 27 percent over the next two years, with zero concessions.
MCLEAN, Va. Pushing back on the erroneous claim that the United States is experiencing a shortage of pilots, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) today released updated data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that shows 8,823 newly certificated commercial pilots have been produced in the last 12 months.
ATLANTA Earlier today, Delta Air Lines reported second quarter 2022 profits of $1.4 billion and stated that the airline is poised to return to 2019 record levels of profitability. Delta management also expressed sentiment that regardless of industry headwinds and economic outlook, the airline expects to remain profitable.
Piedmont pilots woke up Saturday to industry leading pay and benefits they didn’t know were coming. A deal reached Friday evening between Piedmont and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) increased first year Captain pay from $78 per hour to $146 per hour and first year, first officer pay from $51 per hour to $90 per hour.