JetBlue Pilots Re-Elect Leadership as Contract Negotiations Continue

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On September 16, the voting members of the JetBlue Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) re-elected by acclamation union leadership for the more than 4,700 JetBlue pilots. Capt. Wayne Scales, Capt. Brian Dirlam, and Capt. Jason Mauk were re-elected as MEC chairman, MEC vice chairman, and MEC secretary-treasurer, respectively, for two-year terms, beginning on November 1, 2025.

Capt. Wayne Scales, MEC Chairman

Based in Boston, Capt. Scales has been the MEC chairman since September 2024. He previously served as MEC vice chairman, Communications Committee chairman, and Strategic Preparedness and Strike Committee chairman. He joined JetBlue in 2013 after tenures at Trans States Airlines and Virgin America.

Capt. Brian Dirlam, MEC Vice Chairman

Capt. Dirlam has been the vice chairman since September 2024. He previously served as MEC vice chairman, a local council representative, and secretary-treasurer for the Boston base. He has also been a member of the Grievance and Pilot-to-Pilot Committees. Before joining JetBlue in 2007, Capt. Dirlam flew for Pinnacle Airlines.

Capt. Jason Mauk, MEC Secretary-Treasurer

Based in Los Angeles, Capt. Mauk has been the MEC secretary-treasurer since September 2024. Previously, he served on the Pilot-to-Pilot Committee, was a local council secretary-treasurer, and assisted the organizing drives to bring the JetBlue pilot group into ALPA. Prior to joining JetBlue in 2003, Capt. Mauk flew for Comair.

“It is an honor to serve JetBlue pilots as MEC chairman,” said Capt. Wayne Scales. “As we look ahead, our contract negotiations are in the second year, while the Company continues to delay at the table. However, through the unity, commitment, and professionalism of every JetBlue pilot, we will achieve the contract that properly recognizes the contributions of JetBlue pilots to the success of the Company.”

Founded in 1931, ALPA is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more than 80,000 pilots at 43 U.S. and Canadian airlines. Visit ALPA.org or follow us on Twitter @ALPAPilots.

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