Allied Pilots Association

The Allied Pilots Association (APA) is the labor union representing American Airlines pilots. APA was founded in 1963 by a group of American Airlines pilots who broke away from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The five founding pilots of APA, Nick O'Connell, Paul Atkins, Bob Guba, Joe Garvey, and Dick Lyons, were expelled for life from ALPA.[1] The first headquarters was located in New York City before it moved to Fort Worth, Texas.

APA
Allied Pilots Association
Founded1963
HeadquartersFort Worth, Texas
Location
Members
14,000
Key people
  • Captain Edward Sicher (APA President)
  • Captain Chris Torres (APA Vice President)
  • First Officer Patrick Clark (APA Secretary-Treasurer)
AffiliationsCoalition of Airline Pilots Associations
Websitewww.alliedpilots.org

History

In 2001, on its pilots' behalf, APA filed a lawsuit against American Airlines. The airline attempted to circumvent scope clause that placed limits on regional flying. It did so by altering the AmericanConnection IATA code to AX for flights operated by Chautauqua and Trans States. The issue was settled in 2007 when a federal arbitrator ordered American to pay $23 million to APA members for violating the scope clause.

The merger of American and US Airways resulted in the carriers' pilot labor organizations to be combined. In 2014, USAPA merged into the much larger APA. At the time, USAPA had been under a permanent federal injunction but asked the judge to have the injunction lifted, as the merger brought an industry standard contract.[2] The protagonist organization that opposed USAPA, known as America West Airlines Pilots Protective Alliance (AWAPPA), was dissolved.

References
  1. "The Beginning". Legacy.alliedpilots.org. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. Reed, Ted (28 March 2014). "Why US Airways Pilots Asked Judge to Lift Injunction Against Job Actions". Thestreet.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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