The Company’s unilateral action did not comply with the PWA, which requires the Company to notify and involve ALPA through the Fatigue Risk Management Team (FRMT). By requesting an exemption to Table A of FAR Part 117 without informing the FRMT, the Company failed to follow both PWA Section 24 V. and the cooperative spirit and intent of the FRMT process.



I contacted Delta senior management to inform them of their violation of our PWA and our opposition to any increase in daily block hour flying limits. Consequently, we insisted the Company withdraw its petition. Management acknowledged it did not provide ALPA the appropriate notice per the PWA and agreed to withdraw the petition in its entirety.



This is how your union works. I would like to thank the line pilots who brought this violation to our attention and our MEC administration for their immediate action. When elected as your chairman, I committed to negotiating and defending our contract as one of my core goals. Your union responded swiftly and acted decisively to rectify the situation.

Unfortunately and inadvertently, Delta’s filing occurred without advance notice to ALPA. This filing would have been just the first step in a lengthy FAA review process to determine the feasibility of limited block time extensions. The Fatigue Risk Management Team, comprised of both Company and ALPA members, would have overseen and approved the data collection process prior to its implementation. We have withdrawn the petition so that we can ensure full coordination under Section 24 V. of the PWA.