Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the Allied Pilots Association (APA) serves as the certified collective bargaining agent for all 10,000 American Airlines pilots. APA was founded in 1963 and is the largest independent pilots’ union in the world. APA provides a broad range of representation services for its members, and also devotes more than 20 percent of its dues income to support aviation safety.
In bankruptcy, retired employees are governed under a separate part of the bankruptcy code (Section 1114) from active employees (Section 1113). Due to the potential for conflicting priorities and interests, APA has elected not to represent retired pilots during the AMR bankruptcy proceedings. As an administrative result of the decision, retirees are restricted from accessing the members’ side of alliedpilots.org. As a convenience to retired pilots, retiree benefit information has been moved to the public side of alliedpilots.org and may be accessed by clicking here.