ALPA White Paper outlines

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has called on the US government in a new white paper, “Leveling the Playing Field for US Airlines and Their Employees”, to level the playing field for US airlines to help them better compete against foreign carriers, particular Gulf airlines. “In the global marketplace, competition exists not only between companies, but between governments. Foreign airlines, particularly in the Persian Gulf, operate under governments that make promoting strong and competitive carriers a national priority,” said Captain Lee Moak, ALPA’s president. The paper states that there needs to be a major policy overhaul for the airline