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ALPA Concurs with 14-Year Prison Sentence for Laser Attack on Aircraft March 10, 2014 - Today, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) issued the following statement after a U.S. District Court sentenced Sergio Patrick Rodriguez, 26, of Clovis, Calif. to 14 years in prison for aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno police helicopter during flight. The helicopter “Air 1” was investigating the apartment complex where Rodriguez and his accomplice, Jennifer Lorraine Coleman, 23, resided following the report of laser strikes on an emergency transport helicopter for Children’s Hospital of Central California. Rodriguez and Coleman were both convicted by a federal jury after a three–day trial in Fresno in December 2013.
“ALPA applauds the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The Eastern District of California U.S. District Court, and the Clovis and Fresno Police Departments for their vigilance in the investigation and conviction of this case. ALPA has collaborated with the FBI and local law enforcement to launch a nationwide campaign that raises awareness about the severity of illegal laser attacks on aircraft.”
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 ALPA: U.S. Open Skies Agreements Must Advance “Fair Skies”
March 10, 2014 - Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today called on U.S. government leaders to take new action to ensure that existing and future U.S. Open Skies agreements and other U.S. policies give U.S. airline industry workers a fair opportunity to compete in the global marketplace. The call came in an address before the International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C.
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ALPA President to Announce New U.S. Gov’t Actions Needed to Allow U.S. Airline Workers Fair Opportunity to Compete Internationally Live Webcast of Speech before the International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2014 - Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), will address the International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 10, 2014, to issue a call for new U.S. government action to allow U.S. airlines and U.S. airline industry workers a fair opportunity to succeed in their drive to compete and prevail in the international marketplace.
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Click here to view the webcast at 1:10 p.m. EST, Monday, March 10.
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 Pilots Protest Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer's Support for Outsourcing Jobs
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Known Crewmember Program Adds Two More Airports Austin, Tex., and Jacksonville, Fla., both launch new risk-based security screening
March 4, 2014 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) today announced the expansion of the Known Crewmember (KCM) program to include Jacksonville International Airport (JAX); Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) joined the program on Friday, February 28. KCM is a risk-based security screening program that enables Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officers to positively verify the identity and employment status of crewmembers.
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GAO Report on Pilot Availability Confirms that It’s All About the Money  February 28, 2014 - The Air Line Pilots Association Int’l (ALPA) today responded to the GAO report (GAO-14-232) “Aviation Workforce—Current and Future Availability of Airline Pilots” in a special issue analysis paper. The GAO report supports the points ALPA has made for several years concerning whether there is, or will be, a genuine shortage of airline pilots. To put it very simply, currently there is no shortage of qualified pilots. There is, however, a shortage of qualified pilots willing to fly for substandard wages and inadequate benefits. The recent increases in experience required to enter the airline pilot profession, which were crafted with input from industry, labor and government, were made to ensure that the United States airline industry remains the safest in the world.
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Read ALPA's issue analysis paper here.
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NMB Says JetBlue Election On February 27, 2014 - The National Mediation Board (NMB) certified a representation election yesterday among JetBlue pilots, and today the Board sent the election notice and the voting period for March 25–April 22.
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ALPA: Pilot Shortage is All About the Money February 27, 2014 - The Air Line Pilots Association Int’l (ALPA) today said that a pilot shortage will only exist if U.S. airlines fail to provide qualified pilots with career potential, adequate livable wages, and benefits. Although some within the airline industry blame the new pilot qualifications and training rules instituted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a pilot shortage, the airline industry actually helped craft those rules and supported their passage.
“There is a shortage of pay and benefits for pilots in the regional airline industry, not a shortage of pilots who are capable and certified to fly the airlines’ equipment,” said Capt. Lee Moak, president of ALPA. “Congress, labor and the industry need to work together to create an airline industry that can offer jobs that are attractive to those who are interested in a career as an airline pilot.”
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