The Air Division represents members at several air carriers including Air Wisconsin, Alaska, American, Envoy, ExpressJet, Frontier, FSI, Hawaiian, Horizon, PSA, Republic, Southwest, Sun Country, and UPS. In addition, the Air Division has oversight for members at several U.S. government facilities, including Fort Lee, Fort Gordon, and the NASA Kennedy Space Center. The Air Division also represents members at Allied, KLM, Swissport, World Flight Services, and several other smaller facilities. The Air Division recently secured ‘first contracts” at JetBlue for Inflight Crew Members, Kalitta Air Dispatchers, and Spirit Air Guest Service Agents.
We are proud to have the trust of our members and continue to fight for the best contacts in the industry. The Air Division represents nearly every class and craft in the aviation industry: including aircraft mechanics, dispatch, facilities and ground support mechanics, fleet service, flight attendants, flight crew training instructors, flight simulator engineers, and stores members. Our non-airline locals continue to thrive and grow, adding members in dozens of different skills on government installations and private entities all over the United States.
For individual contract information, please visit the local website or click here to contact find local.
The Air Division works to keep members aware of the latest information through Air Division podcasts that are updated on a regular basis, click here to find the current list of Air Division podcasts.
May 24 marks National Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Day. The following statement can be attributed to TWU Air Division Director and International Vice President Gary Peterson: “The Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, celebrates National AMT Day, honoring our 10,000+ Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT) who are responsible for the safety of flight of nearly 1,000…
Read MoreThe TWU has been the main advocate against the effects of toxic cabin air for the past three years. We’ve taken the bull by the horns and have spearheaded the issue via a multi-pronged approach: Legislatively, by calling for the passage of the Cabin Air Safety Act Raising awareness on the ground, with our Cabin…
Read MoreAfter a two-year hiatus, the Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC) was back in action, April 25-28. American Airlines sent six company and three student teams to Dallas, TX, to compete in a variety of aviation maintenance challenges. Members from TWU Locals 514, 591, 567 took part. In the overall maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) category, American Airlines…
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