February 28, 2012 - Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), released the following statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on minimum qualification standards for airline first officers.

“The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding minimum qualification standards for airline first officers is the culmination of many months of intensive work by the FAA and industry stakeholders.”