A decade ago, pilot salaries at Air Canada (AC) and United Airlines (UA) were nearly identical; however, today, the American counterparts earn double.
ALPA
The United States (US) pilot union opposes the New Retirement Age Law, increasing the required pilot age from 65 to 67.
The proposal to form a merger negotiations committee, which could have led to American Airlines (AA) pilots leaving their union to join the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), is rejected.