To defend and advance the careers, working conditions, compensation, retirement, and benefits of Air Wisconsin and fellow ALPA pilots while also working to maintain the character of the Air Wisconsin pilot group as one of the most highly respected in the industry.

Today we approach another devastating day at Air Wisconsin -- one of the most shattering days in our pilot group’s nearly 60-year history -- as we prepare to say farewell to 147 of our fellow Brothers and Sisters. In addition to tomorrow’s mass furloughs, 26 of our senior Captains will soon be operating our aircraft from the junior side of the flight deck.

Future & Active Pilots Alliance (FAPA) is sponsoring a free pilot job fair in Chicago this Friday, May 16. Come meet with recruiters and line pilots from regional airlines, private and business aviation carriers, and government agencies.

I’m sure all of you have seen the company’s unexpected announcement of a substantial second round of furloughs effective roughly May 16. These new furloughs will reduce our Active Pilots from roughly 200 to 40.

To defend and advance the careers, working conditions, compensation, retirement, and benefits of Air Wisconsin and fellow ALPA pilots while also working to maintain the character of the Air Wisconsin pilot group as one of the most highly respected in the industry.

Our April 3rd destination is fast approaching, and I wanted to provide a short update.

To defend and advance the careers, working conditions, compensation, retirement, and benefits of Air Wisconsin and fellow ALPA pilots while also working to maintain the character of the Air Wisconsin pilot group as one of the most highly respected in the industry.

Your MEC Officers and Negotiating Committee met with Company leadership this past Wednesday and Thursday, February 26-27, 2025.  The focus of this meeting was to understand the current dilemma facing the Company: how to balance the effects of the decrease in revenue from the drop off in block hours for the coming lean months of April through July, with the need to also maintain a pilot list that can support an anticipated increase in block hours again in late summer to early fall as the new business initiatives currently in progress and the projected increase in NCAA charter operations begin to ramp up.

I know many of you are attempting to pierce the low visibility of our future at Air Wisconsin and seeking answers to many questions while our owners and senior management forge a new business plan. Air Wisconsin has 60 years of history and many chapters, and I’m confident we will soon begin a new, profitable and interesting chapter and your MEC Officers and MEC are working with the Company to keep our Pilots on-board.

On Thursday, January 30, your MEC officers and ALPA attorneys met with the company for a day of discussion and an update. Below you’ll find a list of many items discussed at that meeting.