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Trip coverage shenanigans continue. Pilots are hearing the finger-pointing from management over trip coverage, ARCOS, auto-accept, and operational reliability, and many are asking a pretty simple question: How is this our problem?   Engage host First Officer Ryan Argenta sits down with Delta MEC Executive Administrator Captain Rich Wheeler, Scheduling Committee Chairman Captain Ian Turner, and Vice Chairman Captain Josh Cantrell to take that question head-on. They trace how years of staffing decisions, fragile rotations, exploding open time, unrestricted ARCOS batch calls, and growing reliance on PWA Section 23 M. 7 brought trip coverage to where it is today.    The group goes back to the beginning: how trips were covered before ARCOS, why nuisance calls became a problem, how pilots adapted using contractual tools like auto-accept and auto-acknowledge, and how M7 evolved from a rarely used emergency provision into what the committee describes as a routine scheduling tool. They also dig into the latest ARCOS developments, ongoing technology and implementation problems, and what pilots should and shouldn’t change about how they use the ARCOS system. There are two sides to every story. This episode gives pilots the history, context, and facts behind the trip coverage debate and asks who really owns the problem.

The weekend is taxiing into view ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly has plenty on the frequency. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • Negotiating Committee Update • ARCOS+ Mobile App Update • Welcome New Hires — September 22 Class • Mental Health in Aviation Act Clears Senate; Support Requested for the Cabin Air Safety Act • ALPA Election Season • ALPA Board of Directors Charity Auction • Contract 2026 Swag • Aviation Security: CMAP Access Issues | What Pilots Should Do • Hotel: Reminders, Recent Hotel Changes, and Upcoming Relocations • CASC: Delta ALPA Attends NATCA Communicating for Safety Conference • DPAC: The 2,000-Pound Telephone • Plus, important pilot information and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend!

The weekend is cleared for push ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly is loaded with updates from across the Delta MEC. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • Negotiating Committee Update • ALPA Election Season • Delta MEC Communications Team Attends ALPA’s Communications Summit • ALPA’s 70th Air Safety Forum: Moving Forward Together • ALPA Board of Directors Charity Auction • Contract 2026 Swag • Council 44 Rep Displays Unity with Controllers at ATL Tower • Committee Spotlight: Contract Administration • CA: Grievance Tracker Update • Scheduling: Scheduling Reference Handbook Update • Training: QCQ Run Times • Aviation Security: CMAP Launches in ATL • CASC: September 2026 TTK — Parallel Runway Incursions • DPAC: Just One More • Plus, important pilot information and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend!

The weekend is lining up on final ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly is ready for arrival. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • Welcome New Hires — September 8 Class • UNH Polling: September 14–23 • Committee Spotlight: Scheduling • Contract 2026 Swag Store • Membership: September Retirements • Aviation Security: Air Safety Forum • CASC: Dangerous Goods Committee Update • DPAC: Calling DPAC • Plus, important pilot information and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend!

The weekend is coming into view ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly carries an important message of remembrance, unity, and staying engaged. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • 25th Anniversary of 9/11 • Section 6 Negotiations Resume with Updated Opener • Engage Podcast: Hold the Line | Unity Is Our Leverage • UNH Polling Begins on September 14 • CASC: The Power of ASAP • CASC: MYNN/NAS Runway Construction • Plus, important pilot information and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend, and never forget.

This Labor Day, Engage brings together union leadership for a wide-ranging conversation about where Delta pilots have been, where Section 6 negotiations are headed, and why the hard-fought protections in our PWA are not bargaining chips for management’s operational challenges. MEC Chairman Captain Eric Criswell and Negotiating Committee Chairman Captain Bill Finley discuss the return to a traditional Section 6 timeline, an expanded negotiating opener, management’s attempts to tie operational reliability to pilot contractual protections, and a simple message to management from the pilot group: concessions are not an option. Then, Strategic Planning Committee Chairman Evan Baach and Strike Preparedness Committee Chairman Eric Cowen take us behind the scenes of the union’s long-term strategy - from pilot unity and building leverage to the history of organized labor, the Pullman Strike, the Railway Labor Act and the generations of workers and pilots whose sacrifices built the profession we have today.  The lesson of that history is as relevant now as ever: what we inherit, we have a responsibility to protect - and what Delta pilots negotiate today reaches far beyond Delta. Raise the bar. Hold the line. Stay engaged.

The Labor Day weekend is taxiing into position 🇺🇸, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly has plenty on the frequency. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • BOS MEC Meeting Summary • Happy Labor Day | Delta MEC Office Hours • BOS Council 9 Elections and Next Steps • Welcome New Hires — August 25 Class • Transcript: Engage Podcast | Pivot to Traditional Section 6 Negotiations • Delta MEC Uniform Advisor Update • Aviation Security: CMAP Issues • Hotel: Changes and Relocations • Training: Voluntary Withdrawal from Training and 737 MAX Module • Contract Administration: MEC Grievance Tracker • Jumpseat: Frontier Jumpseat Update • PAN: What Is Talk Therapy? • Training PUB Event — Wednesday, September 9 • Plus, important pilot information and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a safe Labor Day weekend!

The weekend is taxiing into position ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly has the BOS update on frequency. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • BOS MEC Meeting Update • Welcome New Hires — August 18 Class • BOS Council 09 Interim Elections • Contract Administration: Grievance Tracker and AE Training Bypass Issue Sheet • Contract Administration: Pilot Volunteers Needed • CASC: Boston Runway Construction • CASC: Radiation Exposure • IT: @Rest Wi-Fi App to Be Retired from EFBs • Plus, important pilot information and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend!

The weekend is coming into range ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly has an important update on the frequency. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • Update on Negotiations: Chairman’s Letter and Engage Podcast • Welcome New Hires — August 11 Class • BOS Regular MEC Meeting — Week of August 24 • CASC: Threat Tool Kit | MEL Operations • Professional Standards: Command vs. Control • Communications: Swag Store - https://dal.alpa.org/Swag-Store • Plus, the BOS PUB / Family Awareness Event, important pilot information, and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend!

The weekend is approaching the runway ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly is cleared for the NEWS1 arrival. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • Delta MEC Special Meeting — August 11–12 • Welcome New Hires — July 28 Class • BOS Regular MEC Meeting — Week of August 24 • BOS PUB and Family Awareness Event • University of New Hampshire Polling: August 3–12 • CASC: ASAP Win — SLC Pavement Warping • PBS: NAVBLUE Upgrade • DPAC: Freedom! • PAN: As a Pilot, Can I Participate in Talk Therapy? • Plus, important pilot information and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend!

In this breaking Engage Alert, host First Officer Ryan Argenta sits down with MEC Chairman Captain Eric Criswell and Negotiating Committee Chairman Captain Bill Finlay following the MEC’s unanimous decision to pivot away from the accelerated bargaining timeline and toward a more traditional Section 6 negotiation. Criswell and Finlay explain what led to the decision, including the company’s pursuit of concessionary changes to longstanding pilot protections involving reroutes, schedule flexibility, reserve rules, payback days, and other provisions the union says pilots would not ratify. They also discuss the company’s lack of meaningful engagement on key pilot priorities and why the accelerated path ultimately became untenable. With the bargaining strategy now changing, the discussion turns to what comes next: the expected negotiating timeline, the upcoming MEC meeting in Boston, increased communication and pilot involvement and what the MEC and Negotiating Committee will need from the pilot group as negotiations enter a new and potentially longer phase. MEC Alert 26-11: What You Need to Know Negotiators' Notepad 26-03: Status of Negotiations and Next Steps

The weekend is taxiing into view ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly is ready for departure. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • BOS Regular MEC Meeting — Week of August 24 • BOS PUB and Family Awareness Event • Welcome New Hires — July 21 Class • University of New Hampshire Polling: August 3–12 • R&I: Double-Check Your Beneficiaries • Training: AE Bidding Guidance, September CQ, and A350 eLearning • CASC: Seasonal Uptick in Low Fuel Events • Delta Pilot Network: Hurricane and Wildfire Season • PBS: NAVBLUE Upgrade • DPAC: The 2,000-Pound Phone Call • Plus, important pilot information and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend!

The weekend is pushing back ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly is ready to go. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • Negotiations Update • Welcome to New Hires — July 14 Class • Dues Return Offer | Delta MEC & ALPA National • PBS: PBS Upgrade to NAVBLUE • CASC: Threat Tool Kit — Mid-Air Collision Avoidance • Aviation Security: Laser Illumination Threat, Guidance, and Crew Actions • Military Affairs: Updated DAF Policy and Members’ Rights Under USERRA • Plus, important pilot information and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend!

The weekend is lining up on the runway ✈️, and this latest edition of Engage Weekly is ready to roll. Get caught up on the latest news and events from the Delta MEC. News rundown below 👇 • Negotiations Update • Engage: PBS Upgrades Affecting All Pilots — New Tools, Better Bids • Welcome New Hires — July 7 Class • Participate in the ALPA National Member Tracking Poll • Delta MEC Swag Store Orders are Shipping! • Dues Return Offer | Delta MEC & ALPA National • Feedback Requested: Rate Your Pilot/Flight Operations Experience • PBS: PBS Upgrade to NAVBLUE • Hotel: Delayed, Unsafe, or Unsuitable Transportation and Hotel Changes • R&I: New Retirement and Insurance Program Coming Soon • Aeromedical: Selecting an AME and Other Aeromedical Gouge • DPAC: Is CBD Safe for Pilots to Take? • Plus, Oshkosh, the July 22 ATL PUB Event, the BOS PUB/Family Awareness Event, and LEC updates are available in this week’s newsletter! Have a good weekend!

The PBS Committee is back on Engage with important updates for every Delta pilot. PBS Committee Chairman Captain Scott Ryan and Vice Chairman Captain Brett Vining join host First Officer Ryan Argenta to explain the upcoming NavBlue PBS release, including the move to single sign-on through DeltaNet, the new PBS link, and what pilots need to know before bidding for the September schedule. The episode walks through several new and optional PBS features, including total pay visibility, short call bidding, award reserve day on, auto-save, and bug fixes pilots have been asking for. Scott and Brett also explain how third-party bidding services may be affected by single sign-on and MFA requirements. Beyond the technical updates, the conversation dives into practical bidding strategy, including low-credit line techniques, why bidding smarter can improve quality of life, and how individual pilot bidding behavior can affect category staffing, reserve numbers, and premium flying. Whether you bid every month with precision or still feel like PBS is a black box, this episode offers useful updates, reminders, and strategies to help pilots better understand the system and make PBS work for them.  References: PBS Notepad