FDX ALPA Podcast

In this episode of our podcast, Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington discusses the April 2026 build, the first five-week bid month of the year, and the continued operational impact of...

In this episode of our podcast, R&I Committee Member Captain Toby Cline breaks down the new Enhanced Catch-Up Contribution coming to the Pilot Retirement Savings Plan (PRSP) on March 1,...

In this episode of our podcast, P2P Committee Chair and Fact Team member First Officer Kevin Messmer and Fact Team member First Officer Eric Moraes discuss the purpose and structure...

In this episode of our podcast, Trip Services Committee Chair Captain Don Unwin and Vice Chair First Officer Jackie Crawford share how your Insites are driving improvements to our layover...

In this episode of our podcast, Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington discusses the March 2026 build and the continued impact of the MD-11 grounding. Marty also addresses ongoing staffing...

In this episode of our podcast, Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington discusses the February 2026 build and the broader scheduling environment and trends. Marty also addresses the impacts of...

In this episode of our podcast, Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington discusses the January 2026 build and the broader scheduling environment. Captain Harrington outlines what pilots can expect across...

In this episode of our podcast, Trip Services Committee Chair Captain Don Unwin and Vice Chair First Officer Jackie Crawford provide an update on domestic and international hotel changes, ground...

In this episode of our podcast, Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington discusses the December build and what pilots can expect. He discusses overall credit hours, the impact of midweek...

In this episode of our podcast, Negotiating Committee Chair First Officer Alan Bjorklund discusses recent progress in bargaining, including Tentative Agreements on Sections 8 and 25. Click here to view transcript.

In this episode of our podcast, Negotiating Committee Chair First Officer Alan Bjorklund and Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington discuss recent progress in bargaining, including Tentative Agreements on Sections...

In this episode of our podcast, the Grievance Committee Chair, Captain Chris Wood; Scheduling Committee Chair, Captain Marty Harrington; Negotiating Committee Chair, First Officer Alan Bjorklund; and a Senior Attorney...

In this episode of our podcast, Negotiating Committee Chair First Officer Alan Bjorklund provides an update on negotiations and the return to direct bargaining with the Company. Scheduling Committee Chair...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Safety Committee Chair Captain Jim Perry, Security Committee Chair Captain Bill Schild, Grievance Committee Chair Captain Chris Wood, and Professional Standards...

In this episode of our podcast, Council 26 Chair/Block 6 Representative First Officer Bryan Watson addresses his council on the latest developments with the MEC. Click here to view the...

In this episode of our podcast, Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington discusses the November build and explains what pilots can expect during Peak. He discusses scheduling challenges, staffing imbalances and...

In this episode of our podcast, Grievance Committee Vice Chair Captain JB Stettler discusses the committee’s work on both discipline and administrative cases. He discusses issues that are front and...

In this episode of our podcast, Safety Committee Vice Chair Captain Ken Nix and LOSA Co-Coordinator Captain Jason Gunderson discuss the upcoming Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) at FedEx. They...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk with R&I Committee Chair Captain Kevin Biggins about the upcoming 2026 open enrollment period, scheduled for October 14-29. He highlights important updates,...

In this episode, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington for an update on October’s build week. He provides updates on credit hours, SAM triggers, and the impact...

In this episode, we talk with Dangerous Goods Committee Chair First Officer Luke Braswell. A Memphis-based 767 First Officer with extensive hazmat and firefighting experience, Luke shares updates on the...

In this episode, we talk with Trip Services Committee Chair Captain Don Unwin and Vice Chair First Officer Jackie Crawford. They bring pilots up to speed on recent and upcoming hotel...

In this episode, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington for an update on September’s build week and the latest scheduling challenges facing FedEx pilots. From a 10,000-hour...

In this episode, we talk with Fatigue Risk Management Committee Chair Captain Rob Bassett. With an uptick in fatigue calls following schedule optimizations and reductions in day flying, Rob discusses...

In this episode we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses the August build including credit hours, targets, and the SAM. Marty explains the triggers for entering...

In this episode, we talk with Safety Committee Vice Chair Captain Ken Nix and LOSA Co-Coordinator Captain Jason Gunderson about the upcoming Line Operations Safety Audit, commonly known as LOSA....

In this episode, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses the July build week, including scheduling challenges, comparisons to previous years’ credit and block hours, updates...

In this episode, we talk with Negotiating Committee Chair Captain John Gustafson. Captain Gustafson discusses what goes on behind the scenes between bargaining sessions, sheds light on the challenges of...

In this episode, we talk with Trip Services Committee Chair Captain Don Unwin and Vice Chair First Officer Jackie Crawford. Don and Jackie discuss their ongoing efforts to improve hotel accommodations, catering,...

In this episode, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses the current state of the June build, highlighting challenges such as the high number of revisions...

In this episode, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses scheduling updates associated with the May build week and the impact of 4.A.2.c on pilot schedules....

In this episode, we talk with Grievance Committee Chair Captain Chris Wood and Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. They provide an update on several ongoing grievances, including issues with...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses the April build week including the current state of scheduling and staffing, the...

In this podcast, R&I Committee Chair Captain Kevin Biggins discusses several important benefits updates for FedEx pilots. He provides details on the upcoming implementation of Telehealth as a permanent benefit,...

In this podcast, Marcus Migliore, ALPA’s General Counsel and Director, Legal Department, provides an update to a previously released podcast “Lawyers, Guns and Money” where he discussed legal issues that...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses the latest updates from the March build week, including an increase in overall...

In this podcast, Council 26 Chair and Block 6 Representative, First Officer Bryan Watson, discusses his aviation background, previous union experience, and his role as a union representative at FedEx...

In this podcast, Professional Standards Chair Captain Nick Richardson discusses the challenges FedEx pilots are facing, both in their work and personal lives, and the role of the Professional Standards...

In this episode of our podcast we talk with Grievance Committee member, First Officer Brian Baldwin. Brian discusses disruption pay for pilots, including when a trip becomes eligible for disruption,...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses the latest updates from February’s build week.. He also dives into key topics...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses ongoing challenges in pilot scheduling including declining BLGs, revisions, extensions, lower reserve coverage,...

In this podcast episode, we talk with Trip Services Committee Chair Captain Don Unwin and Vice Chair First Officer Jackie Crawford. They discuss the work of their committee and explain...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk with R&I Committee Chair Captain Kevin Biggins. Kevin provides an update on the current work of the R&I Committee and discusses the...

In this podcast episode, we talk with Critical Incident Response Program (CIRP) Chair Captain Ken Dubinski. Ken explains that CIRP is a peer-to-peer program under the Pilot Assistance Committee and...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Pilot-to-Pilot (P2P) Committee Chair Captain Andrew Harmon. Andrew discusses the committee’s recent work with the lanyard rollout and the new QR...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses the December 2024 build week and the recent SIG Quarterly meeting. He also...