ALPA Pilot Urges Tighter Lithium Battery Restrictions March 8, 2010 - First Officer Mark Rogers (United), director of ALPA’s Dangerous Goods Program, presented the Association’s arguments for tighter restrictions on the shipment of lithium batteries at U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in Washington, D.C., on March 5. His statement was in response to a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on January 11 by DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the FAA, to assess the safety risks associated with the air transport of lithium cells and batteries. Read More...
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ALPA: Ill-Conceived Cockpit Monitoring Legislation Threatens Safety World’s largest nongovernmental aviation safety organization blasts attempt by Sen. Jim DeMint to misuse cockpit voice recorder
February 26, 2010 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) stands in adamant opposition to an ill-conceived proposal by Sen. Jim DeMint to use cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder information for discipline, rather than as it was intended, because the proposal poses a serious risk to aviation safety.
“ALPA adamantly opposes this misguided legislation that seeks to use cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder information to punish individual pilots, rather than to promote and support the proactive safety culture that our industry needs to protect our passengers, crews, and cargo,” said Capt. John Prater, ALPA’s president. “The DeMint proposal will threaten aviation safety, compromise the accident investigation process, and squander financial resources that could make proven aviation safety programs even more effective. We will use every tool at our disposal to prevent this from becoming law.” Read More...
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Pilots’ Concerns Echoed in Many NTSB Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements February 19, 2010 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), commends the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for continuing to use its Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements to draw attention to many of the most serious safety challenges the U.S. airline industry faces today.
“We are gratified that the NTSB continues to push the FAA to enhance safety in critical areas, including the need to take on pilot fatigue, reduce runway incursions and excursions, and provide better guidance to ensure safe flight in icing conditions,” said Capt. John Prater, ALPA’s president. “ALPA strongly supports the Board’s call for expedited action to better safeguard passengers, crews, and cargo against these threats.” Read More...
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Pilots Raise the Bar on Runway Safety September 25, 2008 - Capt. John Prater, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, set the bar high for runway safety today, challenging both government and industry to establish a goal of zero serious runway incursions involving commercial airliners in his testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation. Read More...
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The International Directory ALPA’s Air Safety Department has issued an International Directory for international pilots. The Directory includes known expectations of authorities, a listing of major IFALPA associations’ contact information, and U.S. and Canadian government contact information for every country of the world. An ALPA member login is required. Read More...
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Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety ALPA Safety, through its Volcanic Ash project under the Air Traffic Services Group, has devoted years to expanding its database of operationally relevant information on this potential hazard and improving the warning system necessary to reduce unplanned encounters of hazardous ash clouds. This new website provides information for greater awareness, recommended practices for avoidance, and what to do in the event of an unexpected encounter. Pertinent videos, maps, and briefings about this dangerous yet fascinating natural phenomenon are included. Read More...
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