Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – June 15, 2010 – The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, today announced support for Spirit Airlines’ pilots, who initiated a strike this weekend over sub-par pay and working conditions. In solidarity, US Airways pilots joined Spirit pilots and other airline crews on the picket line last [...]...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - June 4, 2010 - The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed the decision of a lower federal court that had found the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA) liable in a Duty of Fair Representation lawsuit. This decision allows USAPA, which represents all US Airways pilots, to freely bargain for the [...]...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - March 19, 2010 -The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, today announced support for British Airways’ cabin crews’ planned three-day strike to commence this weekend. The British Airways crews, represented by Unite, the largest union in Britain, have announced plans to strike after negotiations with British Airways [...]...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - March 10, 2010 -The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, today announced support for the conditions imposed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) on US Airways’ proposed slot swap with Delta Airlines. USAPA also reaffirms its request to the Department of Justice for a full investigation to [...]...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – March 3, 2010 – Members of the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, will join Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III, today to celebrate his retirement at age 59. Captain Sullenberger, the pilot in command during the world-renowned ditching of US Airways Flight 1549, will officially retire at [...]...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – January 15, 2010 – The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, today called on both candidates for the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts to denounce the decision by US Airways to close its Boston crew base on May 2, 2010. As USAPA has stated, it [...]...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – January 6, 2010 – The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, will picket today at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas to bring attention to US Airways’ announced closure of its Las Vegas crew base. USAPA believes closing this base will have a [...]...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – November 30, 2009 – The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA) announced today that it is seeking a full investigation on the impact of a proposed slot, gate and facility transaction between US Airways (LCC) and Delta Airlines at New York’s LaGuardia and Washington’s Reagan National airports. In a [...]...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – November 24, 2009 – The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, will picket today at the Massachusetts State House to bring to the attention of the public and lawmakers US Airways’ announced closure of its Boston crew base. USAPA believes closing this base will [...]...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – November 13, 2009 – The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, applied today to the National Mediation Board (NMB) to request mediation of the currently single contract negotiations for all US Airways pilots. US Airways pilots work under two separate contracts, covering the pre-merger US Airways and former [...]...