ADDINGTON v. US AIRLINE PILOTS ASS'N

Nos. 14-15757, 14-15874, 14-15892.

791 F.3d 967 (2015)

Don ADDINGTON; John Bostic; Mark Burman; Afshin Iranpour; Roger Velez; Steve Wargocki; Michael J. Soha; Rodney Albert Brackin; George Maliga, on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated former American West pilots, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. US AIRLINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION; US Airways, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Don Addington; John Bostic; Mark Burman; Afshin Iranpour; Roger Velez; Steve Wargocki; Michael J. Soha; Rodney Albert Brackin; George Maliga, on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated former American West pilots, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. US Airline Pilots Association, Defendant-Appellant, and US Airways, Inc., Defendant. Don Addington; John Bostic; Mark Burman; Afshin Iranpour; Roger Velez; Steve Wargocki; Michael J. Soha; Rodney Albert Brackin; George Maliga, on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated former American West pilots, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. US Airline Pilots Association, Defendant, and US Airways, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 26, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marty Harper (argued), Marty Harper, P.L.L.C., Andrew S. Jacob and Jennifer Axel , Polsinelli P.C., Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Patrick Szymanski (argued), Washington, D.C.; Brian J. O'Dwyer and Joy K. Mele , O'Dwyer & Bernstien, L.L.P., New York, N.Y.; Susan Martin and Jennifer Kroll , Martin & Bonnett, P.L.L.C., Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Robert A. Siegel (argued) and Chris A. Hollinger , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Karen Gillen , US Airways, Inc., Tempe, AZ, for Intervenor-Cross-Appellant.

Before: TASHIMA, GRABER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.


In 2005, US Airways merged with America West Airlines, setting their respective pilots on a collision course over a single, integrated seniority list. At the time of the merger, the US Airways pilots ("East Pilots") and the America West pilots ("West Pilots") were both represented by the Air Line Pilots Association ("ALPA"...

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