The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is the world's largest airline pilot union and represents more than 80,000 pilots in the U.S. and Canada.

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the world’s largest airline pilot union. We represent and advocate for more than 80,000 pilots at 42 airlines in the United States and Canada.

ALPA is the world’s largest non-governmental aviation safety organization that makes your job safer and more secure, in the air and on the ground. We play a key role in government and industry efforts.

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Today, ALPA staff offers its members the finest financial analysis available, in-depth knowledge of the Railway Labor Act (the legislation that governs airline pilot contracts), and the legal experience to …

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ALPA is the world’s largest pilot union. Explore our Pilot Groups in the USA and Canada.

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ALPA, the first professional union of pilots, was founded to protect the interests of airmen from horribly unsafe flying conditions and a management mentality that pilots were an expendable commodity.

Oct 3, 2025 · 30+ More than 30 labor unions, including ALPA, oppose raising the pilot retirement age.