We strive to provide resources for our members to take care of themselves and their families. Our Family Assistance Working Group focuses on fostering a workplace culture that allows for a work-life balance. On National Children’s Day, ALPA families share what it’s like having an airline pilot parent and how they manage that balance.

National Foster Care Day, occurring on the first Tuesday of May every year, celebrates caregivers and the system that makes foster care possible. In foster care, children who do not have appropriate guardians are placed in a home or with private caregivers who function as state-appointed guardians, often on a short-term basis. To commemorate this day, ALPA member Capt. Jason Barton (Frontier Airlines) shared his family’s experience.

World Down Syndrome Day is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. Each March 21, the global Down syndrome community creates a single global voice to advocate for the rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome. To commemorate this worldwide awareness event, ALPA members share their family stories.

There has been a lot of talk about how a change in the mandatory retirement age of airline pilots from 65 to 67 will affect the U.S. airline industry. Here are some of the common myths and the truth behind the claims.

To all of our members who are fathers and father figures, we wish you a very Happy Father’s Day! This year, we asked several of our leaders and members about their experiences as a father who is also a pilot flying the line. One of our members, B-777 Capt. Bruce Jewett (UAL), shared his story with us.