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ALPA Supports Dependable Air Service Act
Yesterday, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA),
the largest airline pilot union in the world, issued the
following statement advocating the passage of the Dependable
Air Service Act:
“The Air Line Pilots
Association, Int’l strongly supports the Dependable Air
Service Act, introduced [yesterday] by Senators Klobuchar
(D-Minn.) and Hoeven (R-N.D.) as part of a bipartisan group.
This piece of legislation will allow the FAA to transfer
funds between areas in the Department of Transportation
budget. It will also help mitigate the delays that
passengers have been experiencing in the last few days.
These delays and the subsequent passenger discontent could
have deep and long-term effects on the aviation industry and
the economy as a whole.
“We urge the speedy passage and
implementation of this bill, so that our partners in
aviation safety and security, the furloughed air traffic
controllers, can be brought back to the control towers as
quickly as possible.”
Read the press release. |
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FlightDeck’s Farewell
In this final episode of
The FlightDeck: ALPA reacts to the
administration’s decision to build a preclearance facility
in Abu Dhabi, Capt. Don Wykoff is reelected IFALPA
president, and how you can get NOTAMs on your smartphone.
Plus, an update on Known Crewmember, including how it came
about. Finally, find out how the Delta pilot group paid
tribute to the Great Silver Fleet.
See this episode and every episode of The FlightDeck here. |
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Gulf Carriers Make Aggressive Moves in Canada
Recently, Air Canada reported reaching a codeshare agreement
with Etihad Airlines – allowing for further expansion for
the Gulf Carrier into the North American market. While on
the surface this may deliver some short term financial gains
to Air Canada, in the long term it poses a real threat to
the future of all North American carriers. State owned gulf
airlines are expanding rapidly, and they are competing with
U.S. and Canadian airlines on an un-level playing field.
Read the full story. |
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What to Read on a Layover: Five E-Books about Aviation
 1.
Lost Airports of Chicago by Nicholas C. Selig (Kindle
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Nook)
2. Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next by John D.
Kasarda & Greg Lindsay (Kindle
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Nook)
3. Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic
Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America by
Joseph A. McCartin (Kindle
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Nook)
4. Permanent Emergency: Inside the TSA and the Fight for
the Future of American Security by Kip Hawley and Nathan
Means (Kindle
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Nook)
5. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat
and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by
Adam Makos and Larry Alexander (Kindle
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Nook)
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Calling Canadian ALPA Pilots
for Research Survey
 Canadian ALPA pilots are
asked to complete a survey as part of a university-supported
research project to determine what pilots’ attitudes are
toward the current accident investigation process in Canada,
and whether that process can be improved.
The survey, which is open to Canadian licensed pilots,
will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and contains
27 multiple choice and single-line questions. The research
is completely anonymous—participants
will not be asked for their name, or their employer’s name.
The survey closes at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time on Monday,
April 29, 2013, and pilots have until then to complete the
survey.
Participate in the survey here. |
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Be sure to include your member number or enough other
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Please note that it is not sufficient just to notify your
LEC or MEC of these changes—you should register them with
the ALPA Membership Department in Herndon.
Can’t remember your member number or how to log in? Need
information about your ALPA insurance programs? These and
other questions about ALPA services can be answered by
contacting
membership@alpa.org. |
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represents more than 50,000 pilots at 34 airlines in the
United States and Canada.
Visit us online at
www.alpa.org. |
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