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• Sun Country MEC Emphasizes Importance of Crew Commitments as Airline Completes Financial Close with Allegiant Travel Company
• “From Wooden Wings” and Photos of the 1985 UAL Strike
• Staying Connected—A Key to Returning to the Green
• ALPA Supports Nomination of Capt. Doug Ralph for NMB Member

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• Spirit Airlines Closure a Devastating Blow to More Than 2,000 Pilots, Thousands More Workers
• Land and Hold Short Operations Reminder from the Air Safety Organization
• Are You in the Green?

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• Get Involved, Make a Difference
• ALPA Honors Workers' Memorial Day and Reaffirms Commitment to Aviation Safety

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• ALPA Applauds Virginia General Assembly for Protecting Airline Crew Members' Right to Paid Sick Leave
• Calls to Action: We Advocate for Pilots & Air Safety
• Virginia Pilots: Protect Your Access to Paid Sick and Family Leave
• Captain Christina Thomson ALPA Scholarship

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April 16, 2026 Show Notes

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• Virginia Pilots: Protect Your Access to Paid Sick and Family Leave
• Congress Must Adopt ROTOR Act Provisions Before ALERT Becomes Law

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• Cargojet Pilots Respond to Comments on Contract Negotiations
• Refusal to Give the Government Passwords to Personal Mobile Device Criminalized in Hong Kong
• Urge Your Senator to Co-sponsor the Mental Health in Aviation Act!
• Memorial Services for Jazz Captain Antoine Forest

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Visitation and Services for Capt. Antoine Forest:

Friday, April 17, 2026

1:00–4:30 p.m. and 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Soulanges J.A. Larin & Fils Funeral Complex

100 Route 338, Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec

• Air Transport International Pilots Ratify Tentative Agreement
• Urge Your Representative to Support Mandating ADS-B In for Commercial Aircraft!

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• ALPA Statement on ALERT Act
• Canadian North Pilots Reach Tentative Agreement
• JetBlue Pilots Sue to Force Company to Fully Arbitrate Job Security Guarantees Impacted by Blue Sky Partnership with United Airlines
• 25 Years Ago, Comair Pilots’ Resilience and Sacrifice Raised the Bar for Future Generations

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