Fellow Pilots, This is a reminder that voting on the Tentative Agreement is now open and will close Friday, July 31, at 15:00 PT. Results will be announced shortly after voting closes. All members in good standing should have received both an email and a text message from MRGVote containing their unique PIN and a […]
Fellow Pilots, We are pleased to announce a new partnership between your IBT 2118 Professional Standards Committee and the NATCA (National Air Traffic Controllers Association) Professional Standards Committee. This collaboration is intended to provide a constructive, peer-to-peer pathway for addressing pilot–controller interpersonal issues outside of any formal or regulatory process. As line pilots, we work […]
Fellow Pilots, Your Jumpseat Committee has been notified by the Alaska/Hawaiian Jumpseat Committee that, effective immediately, an embargo has been placed on all international jumpseat travel on former Hawaiian Airlines routes. This action is due to recurring IT issues related to the collection of applicable taxes as Alaska continues integrating flights previously operated by Hawaiian […]
Fellow Pilots, We would like to provide an important update regarding the Company-paid Long-Term Disability benefit contained in the Tentative Agreement. On Thursday afternoon, the Company informed the Union that Mercer has received at least two quotes through the LTD Request for Proposal (RFP) process. An RFP is the formal process through which insurers submit […]
Fellow Pilots, We are pleased to announce that the Tentative Agreement website and associated resources are now live and available for your review. The website can be found at apa2118.org/TA2026. If you have difficulties logging into your APA account, please reset your password. If you cannot reset your password, please email admin@apa2118.org for assistance. The website contains the […]
Fellow Pilots, On Friday, June 26, your Negotiating Committee met with the Company to address the remaining language necessary to transition from the Agreement in Principle (AIP) to a Tentative Agreement (TA). Discussions focused on the final implementation details, including the 5-hour pay credit provision, improvements to Long-Term Disability (LTD) benefits, and the associated revisions […]
Fellow Pilots, Yesterday, June 22, your Negotiating Committee met with the Company to continue finalizing the contract language necessary to transition from the Agreement in Principle (AIP) to a Tentative Agreement (TA). On Thursday and Friday of last week, the Negotiating Committee provided the Company with updated drafts on the remaining open issues associated with […]
Fellow Pilots, We want to provide clarification regarding several items related to our most recent communication: The payout of the retention bonus is contingent upon ratification of the Tentative Agreement (TA). Therefore, ratification of the TA will be required for the retention bonus to be paid on October 1, 2026. If you resign or quit […]
Fellow Pilots, On June 15, 2026, your Negotiating Committee met with the Company to receive and review management’s response to the Union’s June 3, 2026 draft Tentative Agreement (TA) documents, which included the Bridge Agreement, PBS LOA, Section 15 Scheduling language that takes effect upon implementation of NavBlue, Retention Bonus administrative provisions, and the Me-Too […]