May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we are joined in this episode by Captain Sharon Curlee, chair of our Pilot Peer Support Committee and the Critical Incident Response Program, as well as Julie Schell, Piedmont Vice President of Safety and Regulatory Compliance. Sharon and Julie will be sharing information about pilot mental health initiative…

In this episode, we are joined by Captain Wendy Morse, ALPA First Vice President, and leader of the Aviation Safety Organization, or ASO. This interview took place in March, during the Women in Aviation International Conference in Denver. Thank you again to Wendy for taking the time to talk with us! LEC 29 Captain Representative: Captains based in …

Welcome to the first episode of 2025! This month, we are joined by Captain Jerry Schiffauer, who is the chair of our Fatigue Committee. Our schedules are always demanding, no matter the time of year, but winter storms and weather delays, along with holiday stress, and cold and flu season, mean winter is a prime time for pilots to become fatigued. J…

This week, we have our third and final installment of our ALPA Board of Directors Meeting interviews. Captain Jason Ambrosi, the president of ALPA, International, was generous enough to take the time to meet with us and share his thoughts on ALPA’s successes over the first two years of his term, as well as what is on the horizon for the aviation in…

Welcome back to part 2 of our ALPA Board of Directors special edition interviews. I had the opportunity to sit down with ALPA Director of Government Affairs, Elizabeth Baker, as well as the chair of our own Government Affairs Committee, Matt Chadwick, to discuss the role of ALPA and ALPA PAC in government and what pilots need to know about how your…

In October, your MEC & LEC reps, as well as other team members, traveled to Chicago for an MEC meeting, as well as ALPA’s bi-annual Board of Directors Meetings. Over the next several weeks, we will release three episodes recorded in Chicago during those meetings. Our first one features interviews with some of the key members of our ALPA support sta…

This month, we are joined by the Chair of our Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Committee, Captain Martin Ebert, as well as a member of our Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) Committee, First Officer Ben Montgomery. Join us as we walk through all you need to know about these two crucial programs, and how our teams are working to keep y…

In this episode, we're joined by Brandon Hagy, PBS Committee Chair, and Jay Weatherman, Negotiating Committee Chair, for an update on the PBS implementation process. Important Links, Notes, and Info: To be added to the standby / reserve pilot list for the Phillies game, email [email protected] To submit Willingness to Serve for LEC 29 Voter In…

Today we are joined by Captain Brandon Hagy and First Officer Davis Bunting, your reps for Local Executive Council 35, in Charlotte. Additional Notes: Philadelphia Phillies Event - If you have RSVPed but will not be able to attend OR if you would like to be added to the waitlist for tickets, please email Davis Bunting - [email protected] Charl…

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Welcome to PIEDMONSTERS - The Piedmont Pilot Podcast, brought to you by your Piedmont Master Executive Council. Like, subscribe, download, and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us at our new MEC Instagram account at @piedmontpilots, and email questions or topics you'd like to hear discussed to [email protected]. We look forward to usi…