Flying The Line
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 24:19:00
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Synopsis
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." Narrated by Corey Kuhn
Episodes
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Episode 41 - The Eastern Strike and the Fall of Lorenzo, “How do you spell ‘Pyrrhic Victory,’ Frank?” Part 2
22/05/2024 Duration: 15minWith no hope of an SOS (suspension of service), the Eastern pilots attempt a “back door” Presidential Emergency Board, which George Bush vetoes.
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Episode 40 - The Eastern Strike and the Fall of Lorenzo, “How do you spell ‘Pyrrhic Victory,’ Frank?” Part 1
08/05/2024 Duration: 17minIn response to the Eastern pilot strike, Frank Lorenzo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Episode 39 - Lorenzo's Last Gamble: The Origins of the Eastern Strike, Part 3
24/04/2024 Duration: 16minALPA and Frank Lorenzo maneuver for the high ground at Eastern Airlines, and Lorenzo demonstrates that he has no intention of working cooperatively.
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Episode 38 - Lorenzo's Last Gamble: The Origins of the Eastern Strike, Part 2
10/04/2024 Duration: 15minAs Frank Lorenzo gains control of Eastern Airlines, ALPA President Hank Duffy prepares to take on his greatest challenge.
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Episode 37 - Lorenzo's Last Gamble: The Origins of the Eastern Strike, Part 1
27/03/2024 Duration: 15minALPA President Hank Duffy struggles to keep ALPA’s larger pilot groups from going independent amid the newly deregulated airline environment.
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Episode 36 - National Politics and Mergers: The Election of 1986 and Beyond, Part 3
13/03/2024 Duration: 15minIncumbent Hank Duffy and First Vice President Tom Ashwood angle for position in the 1986 ALPA presidential elections.
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Episode 35 - National Politics and Mergers: The Election of 1986 and Beyond, Part 2
28/02/2024 Duration: 17minWith the 1986 ALPA presidential election neck and neck, candidate Tom Ashwood challenges the union’s use of its long-standing, contracted law firm.
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Episode 34 - National Politics and Mergers: The Election of 1986 and Beyond, Part 1
14/02/2024 Duration: 17minFollowing watershed strikes at Continental and United, mergers test ALPA’s strength and determination.
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Episode 33 - Of B-Scales and ALPA’s Future—The United Strike of 1985, Part 3
01/02/2024 Duration: 12minA 29-day strike tests the fortitude of the United pilots and ALPA as a whole.
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Episode 32 - Of B-Scales and ALPA’s Future—The United Strike of 1985, Part 2
17/01/2024 Duration: 17minDuring the United 29-day strike in 1985, the MEC miraculously convinces 570 new pilots in training not to cross the picket line.
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Episode 31 - Of B-Scales and ALPA’s Future—The United Strike of 1985, Part 1
05/01/2024 Duration: 16minThe United pilots’ Blue Skies honeymoon is cut short with the introduction of a two-tiered wage scale.
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Episode 30 - Blue Skies and MEC Wars—The Origins of the United Strike of 1985, Part 2
19/12/2023 Duration: 14minA Ferg-Ferris alliance and the contentious “Blue Skies” agreement lead to concerns about the United pilots’ possible secession from ALPA.
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Episode 29 - Blue Skies and MEC Wars—The Origins of the United Strike of 1985, Part 1
06/12/2023 Duration: 17minAn unlikely connection between United’s CEO and the pilots’ MEC chair leads to a controversial contract proposal.
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Episode 28 - The Continental Strike—ALPA’s Dark Night of the Soul, Part 3
22/11/2023 Duration: 16minALPA raises safety concerns as Continental continues to fly during its protracted strike.
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Episode 27 - The Continental Strike—ALPA’s Dark Night of the Soul, Part 2
10/11/2023 Duration: 19minThe Bildisco decision, although temporary in its precedence, seals the Continental pilots’ fate.
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Episode 26 - The Continental Strike—ALPA’s Dark Night of the Soul, Part 1
25/10/2023 Duration: 16minContinental’s striking pilots fight back as Frank Lorenzo looks for ways to keep his airline flying.
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Episode 25 - The Origins of the Continental Strike—Lorenzo Prepares His Blitzkrieg, Part 2
11/10/2023 Duration: 17minFrank Lorenzo uses the leverage of Chapter 11 to compel Continental pilots to make even more concessions.
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Episode 24 - The Origins of the Continental Strike—Lorenzo Prepares His Blitzkrieg, Part 1
13/09/2023 Duration: 19minWith ample resources hidden in Continental Airlines’ parent company, Texas Air Corporation, Lorenzo files for bankruptcy.
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Episode 23 - Pilots and PACs, Republicans and Labor—The “Reagan Revolution” Hits ALPA, Part 2
30/08/2023 Duration: 17minALPA’s responds to the adverse effects of deregulation, recession, and the Lorenzo wars by forming a Political Action Committee.