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January 29, 2013 |
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DOT Secretary Stepping Down |
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 U.S.
Department of
Transportation Secretary
Ray LaHood announced
today that he will be
stepping down from his
post once a successor is
confirmed by the Senate.
In a statement he made
earlier today, the
former Republican
Illinois congressman
said, “I’m grateful to
have the opportunity to
work with all of you,
and I’m confident that
DOT will continue to
achieve great things in
the future.”During
his presentation, LaHood
acknowledged the new
pilot fatigue rule and
NextGen improvements,
noting, “We have put
aviation on a sounder
footing with the FAA
reauthorization.”
ALPA thanks Mr.
LaHood for his years of
service and looks
forward to working with
the next DOT secretary.
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ALPA Leaders’ Boot Camp with the Best in the Business |
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One third of the
Board of Directors of
the Air Line Pilots
Association, Int’l,
headed to Herndon this
week for the Leadership
Training Conference, an
annual event designed to
prepare newly elected
leaders for representing
their pilots at a
super-service level with
the aid of the
Association’s vast
resources.
ALPA president Capt.
Lee Moak addressed the
attendees on Monday and
answered questions about
the challenges the union
faces in the
ever-changing aviation
industry. “What’s coming
is globalization,” Moak
said. “Local is
important. But what’s
happening globally will
affect the profession.”
Moak covered ALPA’s
goals for the years
ahead, including
leveling the playing
field and promoting one
level of safety for all
airline pilots. He
challenged the newest
union reps to make the
tough decisions that
will position the North
American airline
industry well in the
global marketplace.
Read more.
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HAL Pilots Approve Narrowbody Letter of Agreement |
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Hawaiian Airlines pilots
have approved a letter
of agreement that will
enable the carrier to
add a completely new
aircraft type to its
fleet and become more
flexible and competitive
in the fast-growing
Pacific market.
The new Narrowbody LOA,
ratified by an
83-percent margin, will
help bring
state-of-the-art,
fuel-efficient Airbus
A321 NEOs to Hawaiian by
2017. The A321s will
bridge the gap between
HAL’s smaller Boeing
B717 airliners and its
large Boeing B767 and
Airbus A330 widebody
aircraft.
“We’re pleased that our
pilots see the value in
bringing this new
aircraft type into our
fleet,” said HAL MEC
chairman Capt. Rick
Horne. “This agreement
will create nearly 300
more pilot jobs, allow
our current pilots to
upgrade faster, and make
our airline stronger.”
Read more.
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CAL MEC Reelects Officers |
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In a regularly scheduled
meeting held this week
in Chicago, the
Continental MEC
reelected Capt. Jay
Pierce as MEC chairman,
F/O Doug Marotta as vice
chairman, and Capt.
Randy Hodge as
secretary-treasurer.
Said Capt. Pierce, “I am
honored to continue to
serve our pilots in a
fourth term as chairman
of the Master Executive
Council for Continental
pilots. We have
accomplished a
significant amount
during my six and a half
years as chairman,
including recalls of all
of our furloughees,
working to bring hiring
opportunities to our
fellow United
furloughees, and
negotiating a joint
contract designed to
meet the needs of all
our pilots. However, the
work is not done.
“I, in conjunction
with F/O Marotta and
Capt. Hodge, look
forward to doing our
part with implementation
of our new contract, in
bringing the Continental
and United pilots
together as a single,
unified group and in
completing the other
important work still to
be done on behalf of the
Continental pilots,” he
concluded.
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ALPA Education Committee Hits Triple with ACE Clubs |
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The student-led ALPA ACE
Clubs are well
represented as the
spring semester begins
at the University of
North Dakota (UND) and
Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical
Universities– (ERAU)
Daytona Beach and
Prescott campuses. Last
week, close to a dozen
ALPA Education Committee
pilot volunteers kicked
off the 2013 spring
semester with ACE Club
presentations to the
aviation students at the
schools. Collectively,
over 160 students
attended the three
universities’ evening
events. The
presentations for the
ACE Clubs ranged from
“Excelling on the HR
Portion of Your
Interview” at UND to
“Go/No Go Decision
Making” at ERAU-Daytona,
and “How to Get Hired at
Delta” at ERAU-Prescott. ALPA pilots visiting
UND also stopped into
classrooms during the
day to share stories
with students, while
the ALPA booth at ERAU-Daytona
was positioned next to
the College of Aviation
at the activities fair
to promote ALPA and the
ACE Club.
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Pictured:
The
Jan. 23rd Prescott ALPA ACE Club presentation. |
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IFALPA Safety Bulletin Explains NY Center Oceanic Clearance Procedures |
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 The
International Federation
of Air Line Pilots’
Associations (IFALPA)
has issued a safety
bulletin to address
changes to procedures
that are used by New
York Center to issue
oceanic clearances to
eastbound aircraft
entering Minimum
Navigation Performance
Standard (MNPS)
Airspace. The changes
are effective February
5.As a side note, the
FAA has issued NOTAM
A0017/13, which
also describes these changes.
Read the IFALPA safety
bulletin.
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Save the Date—ALPA Government Affairs Leadership Summit |
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The ALPA Government
Affairs Leadership
Summit will take place
this year on June 4–5 at
the Hyatt Regency
Capitol Hill in
Washington, D.C.
The summit will
provide pilot
representatives an
opportunity to enhance
their advocacy and PAC
leadership skills
through hands-on
training. Participants
will gain the tools
needed to become
effective advocates and
to grow participation in
ALPA-PAC and grassroots
programs within their
pilot groups. This is an
excellent opportunity
and will enhance your
legislative/political
abilities, regardless of
your experience level.
The summit will
feature legislative
briefings, workshops,
guest speakers, and a
Capitol Hill reception
with members of Congress
and staff. The program
culminates with a lobby
day on Capitol Hill
where participants will
apply their training in
meetings with
representatives and
senators on a relevant
pilot partisan
legislative issue.
Please save June 4-5,
2013, on your calendars
for this exciting event.
More details and
information will be
coming soon!
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  Stay connected with your
union, your profession,
and your industry by
reading Air Line
Pilot and watching
monthly episodes of
The FlightDeck.
Hear what ALPA
Aeromedical advisor Dr.
Quay Snyder has to say
about hearing loss on
page 51 of the
January issue of Air
Line Pilot magazine.
On the 22nd
installment of
The
FlightDeck, find
out what airline is the
first to serve a U.S.
city with twice-daily
A380 service. Remember that both
Air Line Pilot and
The FlightDeck
can also be accessed
from the members-only
portion of the ALPA
website at
www.alpa.org.
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Get the Scoop! Read “ALPA Daily” |
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 The
aviation industry is changing faster than ever before. The new
“ALPA Daily”
feature at www.alpa.org will keep you informed
of the latest industry developments and analysis from around the globe. Check it
out each day to stay up-to-date on the news that affects pilots and the piloting
profession.
ALPA members can sign up to receive ALPA Daily in their e-mail:
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Visit
this link.
• Log in with your ALPA member number and password.
• Select “E-mail Distribution Lists.”
• Check the box for “ALPA Daily.”
• Submit your request.
In a USA Today story, TSA Administrator John Pistole talks about the
state of U.S aviation security.
Read more.
CNN reports that after eight days inspecting the Japanese company that makes
the lithium ion batteries linked to problems that have led to the grounding of
Boeing 787 Dreamliners around the world, aviation authorities have found no
serious problems with the devices.
Read more.
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Send your photos to
Communications@alpa.org.
Thanks.
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On January 29, 2003, Boeing first publicly announced plans to develop “a 200- to
250-seat airplane that will fly between 7,000 and 8,000 nautical miles.”
Initially labeled the 7E7, the aircraft would later become the 787. Return to top
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