The Landing: There’s an App for That
Mobile apps are all about convenience and readily accessible data; and as of March 2017, there were more than 2 million available for download. With so many to choose from, we asked some of ALPA’s members which ones they found most useful in their work and personal lives. Listed in alphabetical order are a handful they use regularly for work and play.
ALPA app
The app includes an interactive guide to jumpseat policies for more than 80 carriers, Known Crewmember locations and maps to access points, the ALPA Orange Card, ALPA’s International Directory, contact information for your master executive and local executive council leaders, and industry and ALPA news as well as your e-Membership card. (Free, www.alpa.org/apps)
The app includes an interactive guide to jumpseat policies for more than 80 carriers, Known Crewmember locations and maps to access points, the ALPA Orange Card, ALPA’s International Directory, contact information for your master executive and local executive council leaders, and industry and ALPA news as well as your e-Membership card. (Free, www.alpa.org/apps)
ALPA Part 117 app
This app helps track your maximum flight- and duty-period hour limits and day rest period based on the information you input and alerts you to potential limit violations. The app also includes FAR Part 117 legal interpretations and ALPA’s Guide to Part 117 Flight-Time Limitations and Rest Requirements. (Free, www.alpa.org/apps)
This app helps track your maximum flight- and duty-period hour limits and day rest period based on the information you input and alerts you to potential limit violations. The app also includes FAR Part 117 legal interpretations and ALPA’s Guide to Part 117 Flight-Time Limitations and Rest Requirements. (Free, www.alpa.org/apps)
Can I Eat This?
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention app helps determine if various local dishes and drinks are safe to consume. Select the country you’re in and answer a few simple questions about what you’re thinking about eating or drinking, and the app will tell you whether it’s likely to make you ill. (Free)
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention app helps determine if various local dishes and drinks are safe to consume. Select the country you’re in and answer a few simple questions about what you’re thinking about eating or drinking, and the app will tell you whether it’s likely to make you ill. (Free)
Flightaware
You can track the real-time flight status and tracking map of any airline flight worldwide, using either aircraft registration, route, airline, flight number, city pair, or airport code information. The app also gives push notifications for flight departure/arrival info as well as cancellations, gate changes, delays, and diversions. (Free—ad supported)
You can track the real-time flight status and tracking map of any airline flight worldwide, using either aircraft registration, route, airline, flight number, city pair, or airport code information. The app also gives push notifications for flight departure/arrival info as well as cancellations, gate changes, delays, and diversions. (Free—ad supported)
FlightView
Looking for your commuting options? You can use this app to find all the flights between city pairs. (Free—ad supported)
Looking for your commuting options? You can use this app to find all the flights between city pairs. (Free—ad supported)
Google Translate
You’re dining in a foreign country and aren’t sure what’s exactly on the menu. The app lets you use your device’s camera to translate text in 30 languages or translate between 103 languages by typing. (Free)
You’re dining in a foreign country and aren’t sure what’s exactly on the menu. The app lets you use your device’s camera to translate text in 30 languages or translate between 103 languages by typing. (Free)
Mobile Pass
This U.S. Customs and Border Protection app makes passing through customs a breeze for those without Global Entry. (Free)
This U.S. Customs and Border Protection app makes passing through customs a breeze for those without Global Entry. (Free)
MyRadar
Whether you’re waiting at the gate for your aircraft or waking up at the overnight hotel, this app can provide weather and flight path overlay information to help get your day started. (Free—ad supported. Premium available)
Whether you’re waiting at the gate for your aircraft or waking up at the overnight hotel, this app can provide weather and flight path overlay information to help get your day started. (Free—ad supported. Premium available)
Sleep Cycle
This app analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you in your lightest phase of sleep, a natural waking point that results in feeling rested. (Free—ad supported. Premium available)
This app analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you in your lightest phase of sleep, a natural waking point that results in feeling rested. (Free—ad supported. Premium available)
Sworkit
The app provides guided workouts and targeted exercises and is rated the top fitness app by the American College of Sports Medicine. (Free—ad supported. Subscription available)
The app provides guided workouts and targeted exercises and is rated the top fitness app by the American College of Sports Medicine. (Free—ad supported. Subscription available)
TravWell
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention app helps you build a trip to get destination-specific vaccine recommendations, a checklist of what you need to do to prepare for travel, and a customizable healthy travel packing list. The app also lets you store travel documents, keep a record of your medications and immunizations, and set reminders to get vaccine booster doses or take medicines while you’re traveling. (Free)
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention app helps you build a trip to get destination-specific vaccine recommendations, a checklist of what you need to do to prepare for travel, and a customizable healthy travel packing list. The app also lets you store travel documents, keep a record of your medications and immunizations, and set reminders to get vaccine booster doses or take medicines while you’re traveling. (Free)
White Noise
This app creates ambient sounds of the environment to help you relax during the day and sleep at night. (Free—ad supported. Premium available)
This app creates ambient sounds of the environment to help you relax during the day and sleep at night. (Free—ad supported. Premium available)
Have an app you use regularly?
E-mail Magazine@alpa.org and tell us why you can’t live without it.
Disclaimer: Apps should only be used when not acting as a flightcrew member, unless approved by your airline’s procedures. Flight crews should be cognizant of when it’s legal and appropriate to use wireless devices (14 CFR 121.542[d]).
