APA-ALPA Merger

The Preferred Path

The Road to the AA Pilots' Informed Choice

APA-ALPA Merger Exploration and Potential Merger Process Resolution

A Merger with ALPA, Not a Card Drive

A merger into ALPA ensures AA pilots enjoy continuity of representation, a say in how we join ALPA, and the preservation of APA assets that will help us and ALPA meet the challenges ahead.

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ALPA Survey

APA surveyed the AA pilot group to assess their interest in seeing what a merger between APA and ALPA might look like. The participation level was higher than most National Officer elections in APA's history. 67% of the pilot group want to see what a merger between APA and ALPA looks like.

Frequently Asked ALPA Questions

Since the APA-ALPA Merger Committee Resolution posted on the upcoming APA Board of Directors agenda, we have received a lot of great questions about ALPA, the merger process, and misconceptions about what joining ALPA would mean for our pilot group. We address them below. Please continue to bring questions to our attention as you think of them!

Previous Mergers into ALPA

Over the past 25 years, the pilots of Continental Airlines, FedEx Express, AirTran Airways, and Frontier Airlines all joined ALPA via a merger process. This article summarizes the four executed merger agreements.

Previous FedEx Pilots Association President on Merging with ALPA

Captain David Webb (Retired) was the FedEx Pilots Association (FPA) President that led the FedEx pilot group back to ALPA in 2001. We reached out to retired FedEx Captain David Webb to hear his thoughts on bringing the FedEx pilot group back to ALPA in 2001. Enjoy the read!

The 2001 ALPA Exploratory Committee

The APA Board of Directors published the attached report for consideration in March 2001. Between a pending merger and 9/11, this effort was overcome by events before the membership was engaged by the Board.

The 2018 Contemporary Airline Benchmark Analysis Committee Report

Several domiciles passed resolutions to form a Merger Exploratory Committee with ALPA in 2017. In response, the APA BOD created the CABAC and its follow-on report. A Merger Exploratory Committee was never formed.