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News from ALPA International |
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April 28, 2011 |
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ALPA’s 108th Executive Board Convenes |
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Addressing the
challenges ALPA pilots
face today and those to
come, ALPA’s elected
leadership gathered for
the 108th Executive
Board meeting to move
forward resolutions that
will position the union
to seamlessly overcome
those hurdles.
“This is a new decade,” said Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s
president. “We are a single group of ALPA leaders. How we
govern together is how we lead. We must pool our experiences
and share our knowledge. We must clearly state our goals and
objectives. We will commit to working harder to earn and
keep the respect of our members.”
Capt. Moak also welcomed the pilots of Canadian North as
ALPA’s 39th member airline. The merger between the 106
pilots and ALPA is effective May 1.
“Through this merger, we strengthen ALPA’s position as
the preeminent voice of airline pilots across North
America,” Capt. Moak said. “Through this merger, the
Canadian North flight crewmembers are well-positioned to
advance their goals, including their ongoing contract
negotiations, with the full support, resources, and voice of
the world’s most powerful pilots union.”
Read more.
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ALPA President Responds to NYT Article |
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ALPA president Capt. Lee
Moak recently wrote a
letter to the editor of
the New York Times
titled, “Avoiding Pilot
Fatigue.” He was
responding to an April
17 article titled,
“F.A.A. to Change
Schedule Rules for
Controllers.”
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ALPA Ops Bulletin Highlights DCA Runway Improvements |
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Read the latest ALPA
Operations Bulletin
about improvements
planned for DCA’s Runway
1/19 and how they will
affect traffic. The
bulletin advises pilots
to anticipate periodic
nighttime closures of
the runway from May 2011
through the fall. The
Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority is
working closely with
stakeholders to mitigate
the impact of the
construction.
Read more.
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This Week on The FlightDeck |
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 Tune
in to the fourth edition
of
The FlightDeck,
where we discuss the
FedEx Express pilots’
contract improvements,
the space shuttles’
retirement homes, and
who got elected to what
post at this year’s
IFALPA conference. This
episode also features a
special report on
flight- and duty-time
regulations from the
global perspective.
Plus, find out how
you can
“Watch & Win” your
way to a Sennheiser HMEC
26-T headset valued at
$850. Nothing here pique
your interest? Tell us
what topics you want
covered in the next
episode at
flightdeck@alpa.org.
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Pilots Needed for D.C.-Area Study |
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 Pilots
are needed to
participate in a
research project, funded
by the FAA,
investigating use of
data communications
between ATC and the
flight deck. Experiment
sessions take place at
the Fairfax, Va., campus
of George Mason
University and last four
to six hours.
Pilots should have
airline experience
within the last two
years and experience
flying Boeing 737s,
747s, and/or 777s. As
compensation,
participants will
receive a flat rate of
$100, plus $25/hour for
every hour over four
hours. Sessions are
currently being
scheduled for dates in
April, May, and June.
If you would like to
participate or would
like more information,
please contact Sara Gee
at
sgee1@gmu.edu.
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This Week’s Press Releases/Web Coverage |
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NTSB’s Empire
Airlines Accident Report
Shows Need for Standard
Rest Rules for All
Airline Pilots
ALPA president Capt. Lee
Moak issued a statement
in response to the
National Transportation
Safety Board meeting
this week regarding the
2009 Empire Airlines
Flight 8284 accident at
Lubbock, Texas.
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• An attempted hijacking
of Alitalia flight AZ329
from Paris to Rome was
foiled last Sunday
night. A man held a
flight attendant at
knifepoint, demanding to
be taken to Libya, but
was subdued by other
crewmembers and
passengers. The flight
attendant suffered minor
injuries but no other
passengers were harmed,
and the plane landed
safely at Leonardo Da
Vinci Airport in Rome.
Police are investigating
the incident.
• SkyWest Airlines will
begin flying six West
Coast routes in support
of Alaska Airlines,
beginning in May. These
routes from Seattle and
Portland, Ore., were
previously flown by
Horizon Air. SkyWest
will operate these
flights using Bombardier
CRJ700 jets leased from
Horizon.
• The U.S. Department of
Transportation last week
announced a new set of
passenger protections
that compel airlines to
more clearly disclose
ticket charges and fees
in advertisements and on
their websites. Other
provisions increase the
amount airlines must pay
passengers who are
involuntarily bumped
from flights, require
airlines to refund
checked baggage fees if
luggage is lost, and
impose a four-hour limit
for the time a plane can
sit on the tarmac for
delayed international
flights. These rules go
into effect in August.
• A hangar at Burbank’s
Bob Hope Airport in
California is taking
significant steps to
reduce its carbon
footprint. The facility
includes solar panels
that provide more than
400,000 kilowatt hours
per year to fuel
electric vehicles that
tow aircraft and power
idling planes. The
facility includes a
diamond-polished
concrete floor that
eliminates the need for
toxic epoxy sealants,
and large fans that
reduce the need for
chemical
refrigerant-based air
conditioning.
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During the Association’s 42nd Board of Directors meeting in October 2008, 217 of
the union’s pilot representatives established a single strategic plan for our
union. This plan outlines new initiatives to reconnect the Association with its
members and reinforce ALPA’s mission: to be the ultimate guardian and defender
of the rights and privileges of the professional pilots who are ALPA members.
Want to see the details? Sign onto the members-only section of the ALPA website
at www.alpa.org, and click on the box that
says “Strategic Plan, Working Document” on the lower right side of the page.
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Feedback & E-mail Address Changes |
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information so that we can identify you in the membership database, and tell us
what information needs to be updated. 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
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