Engage: The Podcast for Delta Pilots

Happy Mother’s Day! On this episode of Engage, we honor all moms and highlight the challenging lives of Delta pilot moms and families. Host, First Officer Ryan Argenta, speaks with Pilot Family Matters Committee (PFMC) Chair First Officer Alison Britton, First Officer Carrie Nickell and First Officer Cassie Nelson about the issues and challenges Delta pilot moms face as they balance their careers...

On this episode of Engage, host Ryan Argenta learns from the Hotel Committee (Steve Koffler, Craig Stephens, Stephen Roberts) how layover hotels are sourced, contracted, and conceived and the group dives into little known secrets about crew discounts, certain perks, and why we don't get hotel loyalty points. The group also discusses quality of life and hotel improvements for Section 6 negotiations...

Whether you've been a Delta pilot for 30 days or 30 years, scope affects you daily. It affects the industry. It affects your seniority. It affects the seat you hold, the airplane you fly. If you feel stuck on a fleet, seat, or base you didn't want, scope has impacted you. And if you've ever walked by a gate with a foreign carrier boarding Delta passengers from a hub to an international city and wo...

In this episode, Host Ryan Argenta records "live" from the informational picketing line at the Atlanta Airport on March 10. Ryan's play-by-play gives listeners an inside look at how it all works along with short interviews with pilots describing why they are participating in the picket and a unique interview with supportive travelers. Also, a discussion with MEC Chairman Jason Ambrosi on how power...

Part 3 of Scheduling, Fatigue, and Rotation Construction. Host Ryan Argenta speaks with fatigue expert Lisa Nydahl (Flight Time/Duty Time Committee Chairman) about how rotations are constructed, how scheduling changes lead to chronic fatigue, and how pilots are being used as "circuit breakers" to safely fly the operation at its current redline pace. Special guest, an A320 Captain, asks Lisa a very...

Negotiating Committee Chairman Chad Smith discusses how last week's negotiating sessions with the company went. Chad explains the disparity between ALPA's and the Company's position on Section 8, Deadhead, and talks about progress made on Sections 11 and 23, Training and Scheduling as well as a new Global Scope deal and A321neo pay rates. (Recorded February 28, 2022)

Part 2 of Scheduling, Fatigue, and Rotation Construction. Host Ryan Argenta delves deeper into scheduling issues and quality of life for Delta pilots. Guests Shawn Kellett (MEC Scheduling Committee Chairman), Frank Wedding (Scheduling Committee Vice Chairman), and Jessica McMahon (FRB Chairman) answer questions submitted by pilots, debunk common myths and rumors, and uncover a strange strategy the...

February 16, 2022: Host Ryan Argenta discusses interesting and controversial issues with MEC Scheduling Committee Chairman Shawn Kellett and Vice Chairman Frank Wedding. The guests dive into the current state of fatiguing rotations, reroutes, extensions, and "The Optimizer" - all of which affect quality of life and safety of flight for Delta pilots. Special guest Jessica McMahon, Fitness Review Bo...

January 27, 2022: A new host, Ryan Argenta (Communications) interviews Chad Smith (Negotiating) and MEC Chairman Jason Ambrosi about the state of our union, upcoming informational picketing, the status of Section 6 negotiations, NFLY, and fatigue. He also speaks with Scott Bowles (R&I) about the Market Based Cash Balance Plan. 0:00 – State of the Union 6:39 – Informational Picketing 14:06 – Fa...

January 17, 2022: Listen in as Delta MEC Chairman Jason Ambrosi discusses the Section 6 process with Negotiating Chairman, Chad Smith and ALPA attorney, Andrew Brenner. This episode touches on the Railway Labor Act and the restart of negotiations on 1/18/2022.

Listen in as we discuss a new hire perspective on current pilot hiring, ALPA resources, pilot training and the current status of our pilot recruitment.