Ride Report

Join Captain Tony Sandrolini, chair of the Government Affairs Committee; Captain Chris Huebner, the committee's vice chair; and Captain Carlos Coto for an informative discussion on how the committee stays at forefront of advocating for pilot priorities.

Pilot Assistance Network (PAN) chair, Capt. Elijah Nicolas and ALPA National Pilot Peer Support (PPS) Group chair and former JBU ALPA PAN chair, F/O Carrie Braun sit down to discuss pilot mental health, "Are You in the Green?" intricacies, resources available for all JetBlue pilots, and more in a wide-ranging, informative discussion.

In the latest episode of Ride Report, host Capt. J.R. Hall sits down with Fatigue subcommittee chairman Capt. Doug Marchese and Central Air Safety (and former Fatigue) chairman Capt. Mike Kendrick, for a great discussion on sleep, circadian rhythms, shared responsibility as it relates to fatigue, fatigue reporting, and more. We promise this episode won't be a snooze.

In this latest installment, Ride Report host Capt. J.R. Hall sits down with CIRP chair Capt. Julie Lynn, CIRP vice chair Capt. Michael Scuderi, and former CIRP vice chair and current committee member Capt. Steve Hoffman to discuss the early  of CIRP, the function of the committee, and the important role these specially trained volunteers play in assisting Pilots to successfully manage natural human responses in the aftermath of unusually stressful work-related events.

In this episode, host Capt. J.R. Hall, System Scheduling Committee (SSC) chair Capt. Scott Gehlhoff, and Capt. Dan Auslander, of the newly formed SSC Planning Subcommittee, discuss 2025 vacation bidding, common questions, and vacation particulars surrounding the upcoming SJU base opening.

In this groundbreaking episode of Ride Report, Jumpseat chairs Capt. Rob Ventura (United) and Capt. Ryan Handwerk (Spirit) join JetBlue Jumpseat and Pass Travel Committee chair Capt. Scott Bienz and host Capt. J.R. Hall for a roundtable discussion on load caps, etiquette and other topics surrounding the prized privilege that is - the jumpseat.

In the latest episode of Ride Report, host Corey Kuhn, ALPA Senior Media Specialist, sits down with MEC chair Capt. Justin Houck, SPSC chair Capt. Josh Sult, P2P Committee chair Capt. Josh Hinch, and Communications Committee chair Capt. Britton Turner to discuss the role these key strategic committees—collectively referred to as the Executive Level Committees—play in supporting ongoing negotiations through personal engagement, written and other media communications and education, and by receiving direct pilot feedback on the line. 

In this episode of Ride Report, we explore our JetBlue ALPA Professional Standards Committee with discussions on the mission, how important Professional Standards is for JetBlue ALPA Pilots and the history of ensuring that our pilots achieve the highest standards of Professionalism.

In this episode, hear directly from your MEC leadership team: Capt. Justin Houck, chair; Capt. Keith McClanahan, vice chair; Capt. Cody Stroope, secretary-treasurer; and Capt. Jason Graves, our union's first executive administrator. 

In this episode of Ride Report, JetBlue ALPA Pilot Assistance Network (PAN) Committee Chair and Vice Chair talk about the mission and the ongoing efforts of the PAN committee and on a larger scale, advancements on Pilot Mental Health

In the third of a three part series, JetBlue ALPA System Scheduling Chair Scott Gehlhoff and committee member Dan Auslander take us in-depth on the on the art of paring creation.

In the second of a three part series, JetBlue ALPA System Scheduling Chair Scott Gehlhoff and committee member Dan Auslander take us in-depth on the on the art of paring creation.

In the first of a three part series, JetBlue ALPA System Scheduling Chair Scott Gehlhoff and committee member Dan Auslander take us in-depth on the on the art of paring creation.  

On this episode of Ride Report, join CASC Chair Blake Kelly in a discussion including the recent FAA Safety Summit and Call to Action along with many topics of particular importance to JetBlue ALPA pilots.

In this episode, join the full Negotiation Committee volunteers and get the latest information on contract extension discussions, the importance of engagement, and survey participation as we move forward in contact negotiations.

In this episode, we learn more about the important work our JetBlue ALPA Strategic Preparedness & Strike (SPSC) committee does during Section 6 and a whole lot more.  

In Part 2 of our Safety LOA series, join us as we hear from CASC, Accident Investigation (AI) and FOQA Chairpersons on the recent advancements from our Safety LOA 16.

In this episode, our Pilot-to-Pilot (P2P) Chair talks about the important role the Committee undertakes to keep JetBlue ALPA Pilots informed.

In this episode of Ride Report, we sit down with your representatives at the negotiating table, fellow JetBlue ALPA pilots, who have stepped away from the flight deck to take on this monumental task.

Join CASC Leadership discuss the most recent advancement in our Safety Programs and how it impacts JetBlue Pilots. The Safety LOA or LOA 16, a contractual agreement between the Company and JetBlue ALPA, incorporates Central Air Safety involvement in our Safety Management System, protections and policies to support a “Just Culture” and allow further engagement of JetBlue Pilots in our safety reporting systems to strengthen our reporting culture.

On this episode of Ride Report, hear from both MEC and Negotiation Chairs discuss opening Section 6 negotiations including initial procedures, importance of JetBlue ALPA Pilot engagement and more.

On this episode, Central Air Safety (CASC) Vice-Chair Von Ritter, ADO Chair Doug Marchese and ALPA/JetBlue ALPA Training Chair Todd Lisak discuss 5G C-Band NOTAMs, operational impacts and more on Part 2 of on-going 5G interference mitigations.

Central Air Safety (CASC) Chairman, First Officer Blake Kelly, and Aircraft Design and Operation (ADO) Chairman, Captain Doug Marchese, provide a comprehensive briefing on the background, and implications of C-Band 5G implementation in the U.S. as well as the work being done to mitigate any possible interference with aircraft radio altimeters.

On this episode, get caught up on the latest from CASC Leadership, Environmental Standards Committee initiatives and learn more about our FOQA Committee and Gatekeeper work supporting JetBlue Pilots.

In this episode, our Retirement and Insurance Chair provides a review of 2022 benefit changes, 401K updates and more.

In this episode, join JetBlue ALPA Central Air Safety (CASC), Fatigue, ATC/Airports and A-CROC for discussion and insight on the unique aspects of new Special Qualification operations for our pilots.

JetBlue ALPA System Scheduling Chair joins us to discuss the opening of Newark (EWR) as a JetBlue Pilot base and the 2021 Annual System Bid.

In this episode join our Central Air Safety, ASAP and Fatigue chairpersons for vital information on safety reporting, improvements and the on-going work towards a comprehensive Safety LOA.

In this episode of Ride Report, get the latest from the JetBlue ALPA Government Affairs Committee and the ongoing work of the ALPA-PAC   **The descriptions of the Air Line Pilots Association Political Action Committee contained in this podcast are not a solicitation for ALPA non-members to contribute to the PAC. Only ALPA members, ALPA executives, and senior administrative and professional staff personnel, and their immediate family members living in the same household are eligible to contribute to ALPA-PAC. ALPA-PAC maintains and enforces a policy of refusing to accept contributions from any other source.  ALPA members may learn more about ALPA-PAC and about contributing to ALPA-PAC by visiting www.alpa.org and entering the members-only portion of the website.**

In this episode of Ride Report, MEC leadership discuss important items of note from our most recent MEC meeting held in New York City. 

Scott Gelhoff and Charlie Comiskey join host Mike Kendrick to discuss Emergency Assignments, Disrupted Pairings, and Extended Pairings. 

The latest episode of Ride Report in now online! In part 2 of our series negotiator Tommy Young and MEC Chairman Chris Kenney discuss the additional provisions of the TA for LOA 13.

JetBlue ALPA PAN Chair Carrie Braun and Vice-Chair Michael Strauss go in-depth on the mission of the Pilot Assistance Network.

MEC Chairman Chris Kenney provides an update on the upcoming A220 bid. Matt Wilson and Pat Nolan discuss hotels and ground transportation.

Join Tim Coombs and Charlie Pucciariello in a conversation about insurance, healthy rewards, and other issues pertinent to open enrollment, which is coming up at the end of the month.

Debut of the Jetblue MEC's podcast Ride Report. This episode discusses in depth the current state of our union, LOA 12, and important updates from Central Air Safety.