Engage: The Podcast for Delta Pilots

By Delta MEC Communications

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Engage is a product of the Delta Air Lines ALPA Master Executive Council Communications Committee. Delivering important news, information and updates, the podcast touches on all areas of being a pilot at Delta Air Lines, with an emphasis on upcoming contract negotiations and quality of life for Delta pilots.

Episode Date
Engage Weekly - News You Need to Know - July 2, 2026
Jul 02, 2026
E79: Following the Money - Dues Down, Value Up, Money Back in Your Pocket
Jul 01, 2026
Engage Weekly - News You Need to Know - June 26, 2026
Jun 26, 2026
E78: Scheduling Shenanigans - Trip Coverage Edition
Jun 24, 2026
Engage Weekly - News You Need to Know - June 19, 2026
Jun 19, 2026
Engage Weekly - News You Need to Know - June 13, 2026
Jun 13, 2026
E77: LOSA Demystified: Who’s Sitting in Your Jumpseat?
Jun 10, 2026
Engage Weekly - News You Need to Know - June 5, 2026
Jun 05, 2026
E76: Premium Profits and Pilot Leverage: Making the Most of This Moment
Apr 16, 2026
Engage Alert: Negotiations Opening Monday - Raise the Bar. Hold the Line.
Apr 03, 2026
Negotiators’ Series: Section 6 Is Coming: History, Strategy, and the Reality of Negotiations
Mar 19, 2026
E75: Quick Slips, Scheduling Shenanigans, and How We Got Here: A Roadmap Through the Chaos
Feb 25, 2026
E74: ASAP Explained: What Really Happens After You Hit “Submit”
Feb 11, 2026
Negotiators' Series: Meet the Team Taking Us Into Section 6
Jan 29, 2026
Engage Special: Chairman’s Update and Holiday Wishes
Dec 24, 2025
E73: Security You Can't Ignore: KCM Realities, Layover Risks, and Staying Safe
Dec 04, 2025
E72: NQDC Unpacked: Who It’s For, How It Works, and What to Do This Open Enrollment
Nov 11, 2025
Engage Alert: MOU 25-05 Sick Lookback Suspended, QHCP, and New Quick Slip Introduced
Nov 04, 2025
E71: Heads in Beds: Hotel Updates, Layover Tips, and Exciting Moves in Hotels
Oct 29, 2025
E70: Ask ALPA
Oct 24, 2025
Engage Special: Get Real-Time MEC Updates Via the Telegram App
Oct 13, 2025
E69: ASAP: Staying Safety-Focused Amid Section 6, Contract Surveys, and Peak Workload
Oct 01, 2025
Engage Update: How Pilots Shut Down the WNBA Scope Violation
Sep 26, 2025
E68: A Rep’s Perspective: Unity, Section 6, and Deal Making
Sep 18, 2025
E67: Behind the Curtain: Delta IT, Pilot Privacy, and the Fight for Accurate Pay
Sep 04, 2025
E66: Disability Demystified: What Every Delta Pilot Needs to Know
Aug 20, 2025
E65: Scope is Still Dope: How Global Scope Delivers Widebodies, Career Progression, and Job Protection
Aug 06, 2025
Chairman’s Update: State Sick Wins, Contract Violations, and the Road Ahead
Jul 28, 2025
E64: Behind the Flight Deck Door: Conflict, Resolution & the Role of Professional Standards
Jul 16, 2025
E63: Cockpit to Capitol: Why the Legislative Summit Matters to You
Jul 02, 2025
E62: Engage Special Alert: Turbulence Ahead for Pilots in Training
Jun 18, 2025
E61: The Art of Hypocrisy: How Delta is Fighting Employee Benefits & Dismantling the Delta Family
Jun 04, 2025
E60: Short Call Shenanigans
May 21, 2025
E59: MBCBP Checkup, GVUL, & ALPA Insurance Products
May 07, 2025
E58: Parental Leaves & Navigating Impending Parenthood
Apr 23, 2025
Chairman’s Update: Company Issues, Privacy, and Plans for 2025
Apr 17, 2025
E57: Deadhead Seating
Apr 02, 2025
E56: Recently Settled Grievances
Mar 20, 2025
E55: Jetway Trades
Feb 27, 2025
E54: Q&A with MEC Master Chairman Eric Criswell
Feb 05, 2025
E53: 2025 Profit Sharing with ALPA’s R&I Committee
Jan 21, 2025
E52: Delta MEC End of Year Message & Safety Climate
Dec 19, 2024
E51: 2025 Open Enrollment
Nov 08, 2024
E50: Trip Design Power to the Pilots - The RCC and the Rotation Preference System
Oct 02, 2024
E49: The “S” in I’M SAFE - Calling in Sick
Sep 05, 2024
E47: PAN: Are You in the Green?
May 15, 2024
E46: A Chat with Dispatch: Pilot Questions Asked and Answered
Mar 20, 2024
E45: Voluntary Airport Standby (VAS)
Mar 06, 2024
E44: New Contract Implementation & Interpretation
Feb 21, 2024
E43: Profit Sharing
Feb 07, 2024
E42: How Advanced Entitlements (AEs) Work
Jan 03, 2024
Happy Holidays from the Engage Team!
Dec 20, 2023
E41: Grievances
Dec 13, 2023
E40: From the Pilot Assistance Network (PAN) - We’re All Just Walking Each Other Home
Dec 06, 2023
E39: New Healthcare Insurance Options for Delta Pilots
Nov 02, 2023
E38: GVUL: What Pilots Need to Know About the New Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) Insurance Option
Oct 25, 2023
E37: How LATT Works (P.S. It’s More Complex Than You May Think)
Oct 11, 2023
Engage Short: All Call for Volunteers
Oct 04, 2023
E36: How 30/168 Works
Sep 27, 2023
E35: New Contract Implementation - Reroute
Sep 07, 2023
E34: September Contract Implementation Items
Aug 31, 2023
E33: How Shifted Report Times Work: Myths, Misunderstandings, and Implications for Pilots
Aug 28, 2023
E32: Age 67, Open Skies, & F/O Minimums - Coverage from the 2023 ALPA Legislative Summit
Jul 20, 2023
E31: How to Succeed in Training - Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits from the Training Committee
Jul 13, 2023
E30: Scheduling Implementation Items for June and Section 23 M.7 Abuse
Jun 12, 2023
E29: Market-Based Cash Balance Plan (MBCBP)
Jun 01, 2023
E28: Improvements to Parental Leaves, Adoptions & More from Pilot Family Matters (PFMC)
May 17, 2023
E27: Contract Improvements in Training
Apr 27, 2023
E26: Pilots Are Still Fatigued - A Discussion with the Fitness Review Board
Apr 12, 2023
TA Episode 9: Scheduling Part 2
Feb 26, 2023
TA Episode 8: Scheduling Part 1
Feb 26, 2023
TA Episode 7: Hours of Service, Quality of Life and Pay Improvements
Feb 22, 2023
TA Episode 6: Deadhead
Feb 20, 2023
TA Episode 5: Training & Filling of Vacancies
Feb 17, 2023
TA Episode 4: Vacations
Feb 15, 2023
TA Episode 3: Lodging and Expenses - Per Diem, Crew Meals, and Hotels
Jan 24, 2023
TA Episode 2: Compensation
Jan 23, 2023
TA Episode 1: Global Scope
Jan 21, 2023
E25: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems - 401(k), Roth Conversions, Insurance and More with R&I
Dec 29, 2022
E24: Agreement in Principle
Dec 21, 2022
Engage Update: We’re Back!
Dec 08, 2022
E23: Strike Authorization from a Family Perspective
Oct 25, 2022
E22: When Disaster Strikes, There’s DPN
Oct 24, 2022
E21: Indoc Redo - Highlights from the Fire Hose
Oct 17, 2022
E20: How the Strike Center Works
Oct 12, 2022
Engage Short: ”Unstacking” with PBS
Oct 10, 2022
Engage Update: Probationary Pilots and Strike Authorization
Oct 05, 2022
E18: Prioritize This - Delta Pilots Strike Authorization
Sep 29, 2022
Nothing to See Here: Delta MEC Virtual Town Hall
Aug 31, 2022
E17: This Is Our Time: Unionism, Pilot Unity, and Our Future at Delta
Aug 30, 2022
Engage Update: Section 6 Negotiations, Global Scope, Retro Pay, and Strike Authorization
Aug 25, 2022
E15: Bid What You Want, Get What You Want - Tips, Tricks & the Transition to the New WebApp from the PBS Committee
Jul 28, 2022
E14: How A Flight Attendant Union Affects Delta Pilots
Jul 13, 2022
E13: Hats Off
Jun 24, 2022
E12: Lawyers, Guns, & Money
Jun 23, 2022
E11: Summer Survival Guide
May 26, 2022
Engage Update: Global Scope Agreement in Principle
May 20, 2022
E10: Engage Mother’s Day Special
May 08, 2022
E9: Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn
Apr 21, 2022
E8: Scope is Dope: How It Affects Everyone & The Need for a Global Scope Agreement
Apr 06, 2022
E7: ”Live” from the Picketing Line
Mar 23, 2022
E6: Fatigue Part 3: Pilots are the Circuit Breakers
Mar 09, 2022
Negotiations Update - February 28, 2022
Mar 02, 2022
E5: Scheduling Part 2 - Rumors and Myths
Feb 23, 2022
E4: Got Fatigue? Scheduling, Rotations, & Quality of Life: Part 1
Feb 17, 2022
E3: The State of the Union
Jan 27, 2022
E2: The Art of Negotiation
Jan 18, 2022
E1: A New Hire Perspective
Jan 05, 2022