Comair Pilots Elect ALPA Union Officers

Leaders of the Comair unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA) elected Capt. Mark Cirksena as its new Master Executive Council (MEC) chair to serve, effective immediately. Capt. Paul Denke, serving as interim chair, will continue as the MEC vice chair. Capt. Gwen Alletag will continue to...

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Leaders of the Comair unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA) elected Capt. Mark Cirksena as its new Master Executive Council (MEC) chair to serve, effective immediately. Capt. Paul Denke, serving as interim chair, will continue as the MEC vice chair. Capt. Gwen Alletag will continue to serve as secretary treasurer.
Capt. Cirksena is a veteran of 22 years with the airline. A CRJ-700 pilot, he has held numerous ALPA positions through the years, serving as Cincinnati Picketing Coordinator during the 2001 Comair strike. He also served as vice chair for the union's Strike Preparedness Committee during the 2006 Delta/Comair bankruptcy proceedings. Capt. Cirksena currently serves on ALPA's Strategic Planning and Strike Committee.
Capt. Paul Denke joined Comair in 1999 and is also a CL-700 pilot. Prior to serving as interim MEC Chairman, Capt. Denke held the position of communications chairman for the pilot group and was the MEC's national news media spokesperson during the 2006 bankruptcy proceedings. The Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l, is the bargaining agent for the more than 1,500 pilots at Comair.