Flying the Line
Summary: 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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- Artist: Air Line Pilots Association, International
- Copyright: Copyright 2019-2023 All rights reserved, Air Line Pilots Association, International
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Hank Duffy inherits the debacle at Continental.
A rift between junior and senior Continental pilots occurs when they most desperately need to be unified.
Frank Lorenzo takes over Continental Airlines.
Frank Lorenzo enters the industry and advances his airline ambitions.
A new breed of corporate leadership challenges the status quo in the aviation industry.
We explore the Duffy administration's inauspicious start and the emergence of Frank Lorenzo.
We take a look inside the transition from J.J. O’Donnell's administration to Hank Duffy's.
We explore the experiences that led Hank Duffy to pursue the ALPA presidency.
In this episode we follow Hank Duffy's path to Delta Air Lines.
We learn more about the ALPA presidential election of 1982 and how labor protection provisions, or LPPs, played a role.
We review the events and decisions leading up to the 1982 ALPA presidential election.
This episode covers the PATCO strike and its impact on ALPA, the J.J. O’Donnell administration, and airline labor.
We examine the aftermath of the Braniff debacle.
We look at how Braniff pilots faced a crisis that no other U.S. pilot group had ever confronted.
We examine the reasons behind Braniff’s demise.
