ALPA FastRead Podcast

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   ALPA Urges Congress to Keep ATC Modernization on Track Pilot-Backed Mental Health Reforms Clear Senate ALPA Applauds Senate Committee for Advancing Capt. Doug Ralph's NMB Nomination Take AL...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Spirit Pilot Action Needed: ALPA Offer to Return Spirit MEC and Merger Funds to Former Members Urge Congress to Protect Crews and Passengers from Toxic Air! ALPA President Joins Flight 5342...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   ADS-B In, Surface Safety, and ATC Modernization Highlight ALPA Safety Forum ALPA Honors Superior Aviating and Outstanding Volunteer Service $2 Million Allocation Will Support Sun Country Pi...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   9/11 Remembrance Ceremony 25th Anniversary, Watch Live 25 Years Later: We Will Never Forget Video Download 9/11 Memorial Ribbon The Work of Remembering, United MEC Video As always, you can...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Aviation Medical Examiners Guide Updates: What Pilots Need to Know Unified WestJet Pilots Call on Management to Break Its Pattern of Bargaining Failures Keewatin Pilots Serve Notice to Barg...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Alaska-Hawaiian Pilots Say ‘It’s Time to Reach an Agreement’ ALPA Marks Long-Awaited Secondary Flight Deck Barrier Requirement New Podcast Episode: Exploring the Dangers of Lithium-Ion Batt...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Runway Rehab at New Orleans, Review All NOTAMs Some operators may permit visual approaches in the absence of Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VA...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   We Will Never Forget: 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Cabin Air Safety Act Reintroduced in Congress Dues Return Offer Processing Has Begun Day of Operations/Crew Desk Scheduling Workshop: Septemb...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   KCM OUTAGE: As of Wednesday, August 5th TSA advises the following locations have at least one operational KCM laptop: ANC - South Terminal Checkpoint ATL - T-South Checkpoint BDL - Main Che...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Celebrating 95 Years of ALPA [Former] Endeavor Pilot Performs on the Flight Deck and Concert Stage For Awareness: Temporary Cranes Near DCA (ALPA Recommendations) Understand that the distan...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Participate in the ALPA National Member Tracking Poll All calls will come from 603-397-0660. On a landline phone, the caller ID will say “UNH Surv Ctr,” and on a cell phone, the number will...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Crewmember Access Point Update Coalition Calls for Funding for Brand New Air Traffic Control System New Study Examines Flightcrew Radiation Exposure Assessment As always, you can read the f...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Participate in the ALPA National Member Tracking Poll All calls will come from 603-397-0660. On a landline phone, the caller ID will say “UNH Surv Ctr,” and on a cell phone, the number will...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Delta Pilots Help Passengers Navigate Busy Summer Flying Season Flying While Pregnant: Flight Planning for Childbearing Volunteer with Us, Reserve Your Spot for Dinner, and More at AirVentu...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   "Good Enough Is No Longer Good Enough" on Aviation Safety FedEx Pilots: Efficiency Requires More Than Cost-Cutting Land and Hold Short Operations Reminder from the Air Safety Organization V...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   TSA to Start Testing CMAP at D.C. Airports Soon Volunteer to Work the ALPA Booth at This Year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead a...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   FedEx Pilots Ratify New Collective Bargaining Agreement Spirit’s Pilots Held Up Their End. Now It’s Time for the Bondholders to Hold Up Theirs. The Spirit Pilots' Strike: A Legacy Worth Rem...

June 4, 2026 Show Notes Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Urge Congress to Support Mandating ADS-B In for Commercial Aircraft! When airline pilots say there are safety issues, we need policymakers to listen and act 2026 Due...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Vice President–Administration/Secretary F/O Tyler Hawkins’ Biography Breeze Pilots Mark Airline’s Fifth Anniversary with Informational Picket Urge Your Senator to Ask for Quick Action on th...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Virginia Becomes Latest State to Extend Paid Sick Leave to Airline Flight Crews Urge Congress to Support Mandating ADS-B In for Commercial Aircraft! ALPA at Oshkosh 2026! As always, you can...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Sun Country MEC Emphasizes Importance of Crew Commitments as Airline Completes Financial Close with Allegiant Travel Company “From Wooden Wings” and Photos of the 1985 UAL Strike Staying Co...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Spirit Airlines Closure a Devastating Blow to More Than 2,000 Pilots, Thousands More Workers Land and Hold Short Operations Reminder from the Air Safety Organization Are You in the Green? A...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Get Involved, Make a Difference ALPA Honors Workers' Memorial Day and Reaffirms Commitment to Aviation Safety As always, you can read the full version of the traditional FastRead at this li...

Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   ALPA Applauds Virginia General Assembly for Protecting Airline Crew Members' Right to Paid Sick Leave Calls to Action: We Advocate for Pilots & Air Safety Virginia Pilots: Protect Your...

April 16, 2026 Show Notes Thanks for listening to the FastRead podcast where we save you the time by doing the talking, bringing you the latest ALPA and industry headlines each week.   Here’s more on what’s inside this week’s episode:   Virginia Pilots: Protect Your Access to Paid Sick and Family Leave Congress Must Adopt ROTOR Act Provisions Before ALERT Becomes Law As always, you can read the fu...