There are 8 article(s) tagged Air Line Pilots Association:

• June 2025

  • FedEx pilots picket outside company HQ

    After four years of contract negotiations with FedEx, several hundred pilots lined the sides of Shady Grove Road Tuesday. 

    By Sophia Surrett June 03, 2025

• March 2024

  • FedEx pilots irked Q3 report included stock repurchase and not layoffs

    FedEx is not commenting on the size of the layoffs, but necessity did not make the week any easier, CEO and president Raj Subramaniam said in a memo to staff shortly before the earnings release Thursday. 

    By Jane Roberts March 23, 2024

• February 2024

  • Cargo pilots blast cockpit design that would nix co-pilot

    There’s an industry push for planes only requiring one pilot in the cockpit at cruising altitudes, but pilots say doing so creates a safety issue. 

    By Jane Roberts February 03, 2024

• June 2022

  • Hundreds of FedEx pilots picket for updated contract

    Pilots are asking for a contract that increases retirement benefits and takes into account issues related to quality of life, such as time spent away from home and uncertainty around scheduling. 

    By Rob Moore June 29, 2022

  • FedEx pilots push for updated contract

    For the union, the two primary issues in the current round of negotiations are retirement benefits and matters related to quality of life. 

    By Rob Moore June 19, 2022

• December 2020

  • Pilots union wants expedited vaccine for flight crews

    FedEx’s Air Line Pilots Association unit said on Tuesday, Dec. 8, that 292 pilots had tested positive for COVID-19. The number has doubled since late October.

    By Wayne Risher December 11, 2020

• July 2020

  • FedEx pilots chafe at Hong Kong’s forced quarantine

    FedEx Express’ pilots union asked the company to suspend operations in Hong Kong because of “unacceptable risks for pilots related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

    By Wayne Risher July 28, 2020

• April 2020

  • FedEx pilot union chief says flight crews standing tall in crisis

    FedEx Express pilots are operating in some of the most challenging conditions ever as the company navigates the coronavirus pandemic. At least 15 have tested positive for COVID-19.

    By Wayne Risher April 07, 2020