WestJet Encore Pilot Leaders Approve Tentative Agreement for Pilot Ratification Vote
15 April 2024 CALGARY, ALB.—Capt. Carin Kenny, chair of the WestJet Encore Master Executive Council, issued the following statement after WestJet Encore pilot leaders, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), voted to approve a full tentative agreement with management. “After seven months of tough but respectful negotiating, we are pleased to announce […]
WestJet Encore Pilot Leaders Approve Agreement in Principle
Negotiations Continue to Reach a Full Tentative Agreement 8 April 2024 – CALGARY, AB—WestJet Encore pilot leaders from the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) have voted to approve an agreement in principle (AIP) with WestJet Encore management, following more than seven months of negotiations. Discussions are ongoing as the parties work to finalize contract […]
PAL Aerospace Pilots File for Federal Conciliation
April 02, 2024 St. John’s, N.L.—PAL Aerospace pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), yesterday filed a Notice of Dispute and Request for Conciliation Assistance with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service with regard to collective bargaining at their company. The federal conciliation process allows the PAL Aerospace pilot group the opportunity […]
Pilots Respond to Air Canada’s 2023 Annual Report Financial Highlights
March 29, 2024 TORONTO—This week, Air Canada held their annual meeting of shareholders, following the release of their 2023 annual report, highlighting its achievements in 2023. F/O Charlene Hudy, chair of the Air Canada pilot group, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement in response: “Air Canada’s recently released 2023 […]
WestJet Encore Pilots File for Conciliation
16 January 2024 CALGARY, Alb.—The WestJet Encore pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today filed a request for conciliation assistance with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service with regard to collective bargaining at their airline. The federal conciliation process allows the WestJet Encore pilot group the opportunity to seek government assistance […]
Air Canada Pilots Join World’s Largest Pilots Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the Executive Board of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) approved by acclamation the merger between the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) and ALPA, the world’s largest pilots union. Following the vote, the presidents of both organizations signed the merger agreement. Air Canada now becomes ALPA’s 40th pilot group, growing the […]