ALPA Publications: Air Line Pilot 11 linear feet (5 SB, 1 OS) 1931-present Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Finding aid written by Kathy Makas on March 20, 2013 Accession Number: LR002500 Creator: Acquisition: Language: Access: Use: Air Line Pilots Association Various shipments and monthly mailings from ALPA Material entirely in English. Collection is open for research. Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor. Notes: Related Material: Citation style: ALPA Publications: Air Line Pilot, Box [#], Folder [#], Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University Air Line Pilot, 1977 is available on microfilm in the Reuther Reading Room. 1
Abstract Air Line Pilot is ALPA s main publication and has been in continuous print since April 1932. The first volumes were published twice a month, and came in newspaper form, running about 4 pages each. ALPA soon began to produce Air Line Pilot monthly and steadily increased the page count, eventually publishing in the present magazine form in 1949. Air Line Pilot covers a variety of topics relevant to pilots such as news in the airline industry, ALPA structure and Association news, technical innovations and information, medical studies, contracts and organizing, and stories on airlines and individual pilots. Subjects include 85 Hour Rule, Age 60, ALPA Organizing, Air Mail, Ariel Hijacking, B Scale, Crew Complement, Deregulation, Eastern Airlines Strike, Northwest Airlines Strike, Southern Airways Strike, Steward and Stewardess Division, Terrorism, Trans World Airlines Strike, Wien Airlines Strike, and Wind Shear. The collection contains an almost complete series of issues from 1932-present. It also includes a bound volume from 1931 of various letters, organizational information, and other publications issued by first president David Behncke to keep ALPA members updated before production of Air Line Pilot commenced. Important Subjects: Age discrimination in employment United States Air safety Air traffic control Aircraft accident investigation Airline pilots Airlines Collective bargaining Airlines Employees Drug testing United States Airlines Employees Labor unions Airlines Hijacking Airlines Mergers Airlines Safety measures Airlines Safety regulations Airlines Security measures Airlines Strikes and lockouts Airlines Technological innovations United States Airlines United States Management Airplane Airworthiness Airplane crashes Airplanes Noise Airplanes Piloting Alcohol Law and Legislation Flight attendants Labor unions United States Pilots and pilotage Sex discrimination United States Stewardesses, Airline Terrorism 2
Arrangement Air Line Pilot is arranged chronologically by publication date. It is an active publication and new issues will be added periodically. Box 1 1 Air Line Pilot, 1931 2 Air Line Pilot, 1932 3 Air Line Pilot, 1933 4 Air Line Pilot, 1934 5 Air Line Pilot, 1935 6 Air Line Pilot, 1936 7 Air Line Pilot, 1937 8 Air Line Pilot, 1938 9 Air Line Pilot, 1939 10 Air Line Pilot, 1940 11 Air Line Pilot, 1941 12 Air Line Pilot, 1942 13 Air Line Pilot, 1943 14 Air Line Pilot, 1944 15 Air Line Pilot, 1945 16 Air Line Pilot, 1946 17 Air Line Pilot, 1947 18 Air Line Pilot, 1948 19 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 1949 20 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 1949 Box 2 1 Air Line Pilot, 1950, 1951, January-November 1953 2 Air Line Pilot, December 1952/January 1953-December 1953 3 Air Line Pilot, 1954 4 Air Line Pilot, 1955 5 Air Line Pilot, 1956 6 Air Line Pilot, 1957 7 Air Line Pilot, 1958 8 Air Line Pilot, 1959 9 Air Line Pilot, 1960 10 Air Line Pilot, 1961 11 Air Line Pilot, 1962 12 Air Line Pilot, 1963 13 Air Line Pilot, 1964 3
14 Air Line Pilot, 1965 15 Air Line Pilot, 1966 16 Air Line Pilot, 1967 Box 3 1 Air Line Pilot, 1968 2 Air Line Pilot, 1969 3 Air Line Pilot, 1970 4 Air Line Pilot, 1971 5 Air Line Pilot, 1972 6 Air Line Pilot, 1973 7 Air Line Pilot, 1974 8 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1975 9 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1975 10 Air Line Pilot, 1976 11 Air Line Pilot, 1977 12 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1978 13 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1978 Box 4 1 Air Line Pilot, February-June, 1979 (missing January) 2 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1979 3 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1980 4 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1980 5 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1981 6 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1981 7 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1982 8 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1982 9 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1983 10 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1983 11 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1984 12 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1984 13 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1985 14 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1985 (missing September) 15 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1986 (missing February) 16 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1986 17 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 1987 (missing June) 18 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1987 19 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1988 20 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1988 21 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1989 22 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1989 23 Air Line Pilot, January-July, 1990 4
24 Air Line Pilot, August-December, 1990 25 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1991 26 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1991 Box 5 1 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1992 2 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1992 3 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1993 4 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1993 5 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 1994 6 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 1994 7 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 1995 8 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 1995 9 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 1996 10 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 1996 11 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 1997 12 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 1997 13 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 1998 14 Air Line Pilot, June-September, 1998 (missing October-December) 15 Air Line Pilot, February-May, 1999 (missing January) 16 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 1999 17 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2000 18 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2000 19 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2001 20 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2001 21 Air Line Pilot, 2002 (January/February, May/June November/December) 22 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2003 23 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2003 24 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2004 25 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2004 26 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2005 27 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2005 28 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2006 29 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2006 30 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2007 Box 6 1 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2007 2 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2008 3 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2008 4 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2009 5 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2009 5
6 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2010 7 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2010 8 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2011 9 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2011 10 Air Line Pilot, January-May, 2012 11 Air Line Pilot, June-December, 2012 12 Air Line Pilot, January-June, 2013 13 Air Line Pilot, July-December, 2013 (missing November) 14 Air Line Pilot, January 2014- present 6