2026 Q1 Newsletter – Strategic Preparedness Committee Update

Strategic Preparedness Committee Update

Fellow Pilots,

On behalf of your entire Strategic Preparedness Committee (SPC) team, we understand how frustrating it has been to work toward an overdue and updated contract that reflects our value as professional airline pilots. This process has clearly been designed to exploit the RLA bargaining framework and delay progress as long as possible.

The company must recognize that we have earned a competitive, market‑based contract that reflects our invaluable contributions to Allegiant’s success. Our Collective Bargaining Agreement must protect and improve our working conditions while providing the compensation and benefits our profession deserves. While we acknowledge Allegiant’s unique business model, that does not justify accepting a substandard agreement.

The accelerated regulatory approval of the Sun Country acquisition is an important milestone that we are closely monitoring, particularly given the sensitive nature of our own negotiations and what this development could potentially mean for our pilot group.

The SPC Chair has met with the Executive Board in Las Vegas, and the full SPC leadership team is prepared to resume discussions with them in the near future. Strategic direction and priorities moving forward are set by our elected officials, and the SPC will continue to operate in coordination with their guidance. We have demonstrated what the SPC is capable of accomplishing and stand ready when called upon.

We appreciate the support of Sun Country pilots and look forward to collaborating with them in the future. The nationwide picket serves as a strong example of what can be achieved through coordinated, industry‑wide efforts to raise public awareness.

Since activation, the SPC has taken deliberate steps to publicize our labor dispute and support our Negotiating Committee. This is a challenge that many pilot groups have faced, and it is our responsibility as aviators to continue demanding the respect and overall compensation package our profession warrants. The company has an opportunity to repair the damaged relationship, and that process begins with offering a fair, market‑based agreement.

Until meaningful progress is made, Allegiant will continue to lose talented pilots each month. The current trajectory is not sustainable in the long term. Allegiant — it is time to do the right thing.

Fly safe, and more to follow soon.

Strategic Preparedness Committee
SPC@apa2118.org