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Article: US Airline Pilots Association Lends Support to Pilots of American Airlines.
- Article from:
- Journal of Transportation
- Article date:
- November 7, 2009
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The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, unequivocally opposes immunity from antitrust laws for U.S. corporations that threatens U.S. workers and proves detrimental to consumer interests. In particular, the association supports the Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents the 11,500 pilots of American Airlines, in its request that the Department of Transportation (DOT) decline American Airlines' application for worldwide antitrust immunity with British Airways and Iberia.
"USAPA has serious concerns on many levels concerning immunity from antitrust laws, but since American Airlines refuses to offer their pilots ...