Flying the Line
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Recount an exciting chapter in aviation history and the beginnings of the Air Line Pilots Association, the world's largest pilot union and nongovernmental air safety organization, through an abridged retelling of the book by George E. Hopkins, "Flying the Line." Narrated by Corey Kuhn.
Flying the Line
2d ago
ALPA and Frank Lorenzo maneuver for the high ground at Eastern Airlines, and Lorenzo demonstrates that he has no intention of working cooperatively ..read more
Flying the Line
1M ago
ALPA President Hank Duffy struggles to keep ALPA’s larger pilot groups from going independent amid the newly deregulated airline environment ..read more
Flying the Line
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Incumbent Hank Duffy and First Vice President Tom Ashwood angle for position in the 1986 ALPA presidential elections ..read more
Flying the Line
2M ago
With the 1986 ALPA presidential election neck and neck, candidate Tom Ashwood challenges the union’s use of its long-standing, contracted law firm ..read more
Flying the Line
2M ago
Following watershed strikes at Continental and United, mergers test ALPA’s strength and determination. ..read more
Flying the Line
3M ago
A 29-day strike tests the fortitude of the United pilots and ALPA as a whole ..read more
Flying the Line
3M ago
During the United 29-day strike in 1985, the MEC miraculously convinces 570 new pilots in training not to cross the picket line ..read more
Flying the Line
4M ago
The United pilots’ Blue Skies honeymoon is cut short with the introduction of a two-tiered wage scale ..read more
Flying the Line
5M ago
An unlikely connection between United’s CEO and the pilots’ MEC chair leads to a controversial contract proposal ..read more