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The Independent Pilots Association (UPS pilots) fully supports the "Safe Skies Act of 2021" introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA). "Senator Klobuchar has been our long term legislative champion fighting...

Exclusive: UPS pilots detained in Hong Kong while awaiting COVID test results - Freight Waves US defends FedEx in dispute over pilot quarantines UPS pilots disembarking for rest in Hong Kong report they are being forced to wait in government facilities for COVID-19 test results rather than...

UPS Worldport Testing Too Few Pilots For COVID-19, Union Says - WKMS The pilots’ union for UPS Worldport in Louisville claims the parcel service offers limited testing for COVID-19 even as a growing number of pilots contract the virus. Between the end of March and late October, UPS union...

UPS pilot group reports 100 COVID-19 cases in 1 month - WAVE3 Two hundred people in the UPS pilot group have tested positive for COVID-19, with the latest 100 cases occurring in a one-month period, according to the Independent Pilots Association. IPA Director of Public Affairs Brian Gaudet...

UPS pilots seek option to refuse Hong Kong missions - Freightwaves U.S. aircrews, airlines concerned about stricter COVID measures The union representing UPS pilots has asked the express and freight delivery giant for the option to decline flight assignments to Hong Kong after the city...

UPS pilot union reaches agreement with company to make China flying ‘voluntary’ amid coronavirus - CNBC The union that represents United Parcel Service pilots said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with the delivery giant to make flying to mainland China “voluntary” as the coronavirus...

Ahead of holidays, FedEx leans on special bonuses to keep pilots from retiring - Reuters Santa’s sleigh cannot fly without its pilot. With the peak holiday shipping season fast-approaching, global package delivery giant FedEx Corp is paying retirement-age pilots bonuses of $40,000 - and...