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Flying the Line

Air Line Pilots Association, International

Leisure

Frequency: 1 episode/23d. Total Eps: 87

Recount an exciting chapter in aviation history and the beginnings of the Air Line Pilots Association, the world’s largest pilot union and nongovernmental air safety organization, through an abridged retelling of the book by George E. Hopkins, ”Flying the Line.” Volume 1 narrated by Corey Kuhn. Volume 2 narrated by Gina Leahy.

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21/08/2026
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Chapter 1-'What's a Pilots' Worth?'

Season 1 · Episode 1

Friday, February 8, 2019 • Duration 14:09

Chapter 2-"Stepping on Toes"

Episode 2

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 • Duration 13:52

This week, hear about the 24 "key men" who saw themselves as good "company men" but were labeled as "troublemakers" by their airline management. ALPA's Key Men faced much opposition from both management and other line pilots, but persevered in their work for labor protections, safe working conditions, and benefits, all of which are enjoyed by ALPA members today.

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Chapter 8 (Part 1)-"Flying for a Rogue Airline"

Season 1 · Episode 11

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 • Duration 18:05

ALPA's first president, Dave Behncke was determined to make sure that all airline pilots would be treated equally with the respect they deserved. But airline management would fight hard to create a tiered system of pay. Learn how Behncke and ALPA leveraged the precedent set by Decision 83 to set up the pilot pay system airline pilots enjoy today, and how this issue galvanized all airline pilots to "think collectively and work collectively."

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Chapter 8 (Part 2)-”Flying for a Rogue Airline”

Season 1 · Episode 12

Friday, December 20, 2019 • Duration 15:02

Long and Harmon were essentially running a rogue airline that was refusing to abide by Decision 83, which was the National Labor Board edict that required pilots to be paid a certain amount for flying. Facing a hostile, anti-union environment, the pilots of Long & Harmon decided to fight back against their management's flagrant disregard of Decision 83. This fight set the precedent for pilot pay provisions that would eventually be cemented in future legislation.

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Chapter 9 (Part 1)-”The Rise and Fall of the TWA Pilots' Association”

Season 1 · Episode 13

Monday, February 10, 2020 • Duration 14:09

Learn what chain of events led to the rise of one of the first airline-sponsored pilots' associations, the TWA Pilots' Association. Associations such as these often led to the system being rigged against the very pilots that these associations were supposedly set up to protect. In the early days of commercial aviation, accidents were far too often blamed on “pilot error," and these associations were often complicit in scapegoating the pilots for accidents.

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Chapter 9 (Part 2)-”The Rise and Fall of the TWA Pilots' Association”

Season 1 · Episode 14

Saturday, February 29, 2020 • Duration 13:07

The flight that killed U.S. Senator Bronson Cutting from New Mexico brought renewed scrutiny to the airline accident investigations process. Until this point, "pilot error" was a commonly cited cause for accidents. However, because a prominent politician was involved in the crash of TWA Flight 6, the U.S. Commerce Department played a large role in the fallout. Meanwhile, the management of TWA knew that they would eventually fall under increased scrutiny, and realized that the company-sponsored "TWA Pilots Association" and their opposition to an independent airline accident investigation agency proposed by ALPA and Dave Behncke would quickly be unpopular with the public at large.

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Chapter 10 (Part 1)-”Dave Behncke: An American Success Story”

Season 1 · Episode 15

Monday, April 6, 2020 • Duration 13:14

Learn about the origins and story of ALPA's first president, Dave Behncke. Join us to retrace Behncke's journey from a small Midwestern farm to the head of one of the largest and most powerful labor unions.

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Chapter 10 (Part 2)-”Dave Behncke: An American Success Story”

Season 1 · Episode 16

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 • Duration 12:26

Dave Behncke's path to becoming the founder and head of ALPA was not a direct one. While Behncke finally achieved the military assignment he had coveted, it was short-lived. This, along with several other setbacks in his career, convinced him that the decks were stacked against him. Learn about how his failures drove him to become a successful labor leader at the head of one of the most powerful unions of the 20th century.

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Chapter 11 (Part 1)-”Wartime!”

Season 1 · Episode 17

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 • Duration 23:59

In the early years of its existence, ALPA made considerable gains in protecting pay and benefits for pilots flying the line. In addition to the gains in labor, ALPA also wielded great power and influence that rivaled the large industrialists of that era. However, with the drumbeats of war growing ever closer to U.S. shores, everything that ALPA had gained up to that moment was at risk of being lost in the name of national security and patriotism.

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Chapter 11 (Part 2)-”Wartime!”

Season 1 · Episode 18

Monday, June 15, 2020 • Duration 18:52

In the midst of the United States fighting a global war, ALPA fought to protect its pilots. With airline operators using wartime needs as an excuse to roll back flying limits, ALPA successfully navigated the tension between maintaining the safety of the aviation system, and fulfilling its patriotic duty. Hear how ALPA led its pilots to victory against the complex tapestry of patriotism and aviation safety.

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