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ALPA Hails New Legislation that Helps Protect Medical Certifications for Pilots December 4, 2013 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement in support of legislation considered by the House Subcommittee on Aviation of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to follow the appropriate rulemaking process in order to make any changes to medical certification for pilots and air traffic controllers with regard to sleep apnea.
“As the voice of airline pilots, ALPA applauds new legislation [H.R. 3578] that would ensure any FAA policy changes to a pilot’s medical certificate related to sleep apnea will go through a proper rulemaking process that includes input from industry stakeholders. We would like to thank Chairman LoBiondo for introducing the legislation and Representatives Larsen, Bucshon, Graves, Lipinski, Meehan, and Hudson for cosponsoring this important bill. We are pleased to see how quickly Chairman LoBiondo recognized the need for this legislation and hope that H.R. 3578 moves rapidly through the legislative process.”
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 Tuskegee Airmen Honored with Engen Trophy at D.C. Aero Club Event
Upon introducing members of the Tuskegee Airmen, Colonel Charles McGee, Dr. Ivan Ware and William Fauntroy, Jr., D.C. Aero Club President Dave Castelveter said, “The Tuskegee Airmen overcame segregation and prejudice to become one of the most highly respected fighter groups of World War II. They proved conclusively that African-Americans could fly and maintain sophisticated combat aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen's achievements, together with those of the men and women who supported them, paved the way for full integration of the U.S. military.”
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ALPA Responds to CTA Decision to Approve Wet Lease Applications November 19, 2013 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) issued the following statement in response to the Canadian Transportation Agency’s (CTA’s) recent decision to approve Sunwing Airlines Inc.’s applications for wet lease of foreign aircraft and pilots through spring 2014.
“ALPA has long advocated for the establishment of a formal Canadian wet lease policy to help level the playing field for all Canadian air carriers and to ensure that Canadian pilots benefit from Canadian aviation job opportunities. So, when Transport Minister Lisa Raitt announced the government’s first-ever policy imposing limits on wet leasing in the aviation industry in August, ALPA welcomed the new policy as an important step toward reaching that goal.”
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Foreign State-Owned Airlines’ $162 Billion in Aircraft Orders Threaten U.S. Airline Industry and its Workers U.S. Government Must Reform its Policies that Advantage U.S. Airlines’ Competitors
WASHINGTON – Today’s aircraft orders totaling $162.6 Billion by state-owned foreign airlines Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, and Flydubai, illustrate the staggering scale of the economic threat to the U.S. airline industry and its employees if the U.S. government continues policies that hand foreign competitors an economic advantage over U.S. airlines in the global marketplace.
So far, the total order during the first day of the Dubai Airshow includes the purchase of 113 widebody aircraft from Airbus and 255 from Boeing. “The question of the day is: How many of these widebody aircraft orders will be financed by a U.S. or European taxpayer-backed export credit agency, subsidizing the aircraft orders at rates not available to U.S. airlines,” said Capt. Lee Moak, President of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA).
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ALPA Calls on Congress to Support New Bill that Opposes U.S. Customs Preclearance Facility in Abu Dhabi Harm to U.S. Airline Jobs and Unfair Aid to Heavily State-Backed Foreign Airline Cited
November 14, 2013 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) calls on members of Congress to support bipartisan legislation introduced today that opposes the Administration’s plan to open a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
The bill introduced by Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) would help ensure that U.S. customs preclearance facilities help and do not harm U.S. airlines and their workers in their drive to compete in the global marketplace.
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ALPA Welcomes U.S. Senate Introduction of Safe Skies Act of 2013 All Airline Pilots Must Be Equally Protected from Fatigue
November 13, 2013 - The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) today issued the following statement regarding the introduction in the U.S. Senate of the Safe Skies Act (S. 1692) by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
“The Safe Skies Act of 2013 will ensure that both passenger and all-cargo pilots are equally protected from fatigue and that the entire U.S. air transportation system benefits from one level of safety.”
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ALPA Applauds DOJ Agreement to Allow American-US Airways Merger November 12, 2013 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to allow the American-US Airways merger to move ahead:
“ALPA commends the Department of Justice, American Airlines and US Airways on reaching an agreement that will allow the merger between American Airlines and US Airways to move forward. The merger has broad support of labor groups, investors on Wall Street, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and other stakeholders.
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