Frontier Pilots’ Union to Merge With ALPA

Members of the Frontier Airline Pilots Association have voted to merge the independent union with the Air Line Pilots Association, gaining the clout of the larger union for contract negotiations with Frontier Airlines, the two unions said April 29.

Of those voting, 93 percent favored the merger, which is expected to take effect June 1. That would add 1,000 pilots to the 52,000 pilots currently represented by ALPA.

“This collective determination by our pilots makes our union stronger, makes ALPA stronger, and together we will continue to advance our profession,” FAPA President Brian Ketchum said in a statement.

ALPA’s executive ...