Originally Posted by
Golden Bear
The question remains: Why not ALPA?
Further, SWAPA has been around a lot longer than CAPA. Even without the services of CAPA, SWA pilots had no interest in ALPA.
I cannot answer that question since I wasn't the person who made that decision. I do know that becoming a member of CAPA means paying dues to be a part of an association of pilot groups to pull it's resources together for the profession, just like ALPA.
Originally Posted by
rjboy
But the SW pilots choose to pay for those services. With ALPA they tell you how much they take and how much you get to keep.
I dont think SWAPA members got to vote on paying CAPA dues or ALPA aeromedical or ALPA E & FA, or whatever else they outsource. The fact remains that SWAPA dues money goes to pay for many services, just as ALPA dues do.