About ALPA

ALPA's Mission

The mission of the Air Line Pilots Association is to promote and champion all aspects of aviation safety throughout all segments of the aviation community:

Represent
Represent

ALPA represents, in both specific and general respects, the collective interests of all pilots in commercial aviation

Assist
Assist

ALPA assists in collective bargaining activities on behalf of all pilots represented by the Association

Promote
Promote

ALPA promotes the health and welfare of the members of the Association before all governmental agencies

Advocate
Advocate

ALPA aims to be a strong, forceful advocate of the airline piloting profession, through all forms of media, and with the public at large. ALPA is committed to being the ultimate guardian and defender of the rights and privileges of the professional pilots who are members of the Association.

Learn more about being an ALPA Member by reading the Constitution & By-Laws and the Code of Ethics:

CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS CODE OF ETHICS

ALPA's History

Learn more about ALPA's history by reading "Flying the Line: The First Half Century of the Air Line Pilots Association" and "Flying the Line Volume II: The Line Pilots in Crisis: ALPA Battles Airline Deregulation and Other Forces"

VOLUME I: 1931 - 2010 VOLUME II: 2010 - 2020

Listen to the Podcast

Join us as we 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."

Scroll over the episode list to listen from Episode 1.

ALPA Benefits

Insurance Designed for Pilots by Pilots
Your Future ALPA Colleagues
Air Line Pilot Magazine