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News from ALPA International |
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January 31, 2013 |
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New ALPA Leaders Leave HQ with Handle on Roles, Resources |
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The Leadership
Training Conference
continued in Herndon
this week, as 76
representatives from 20
ALPA pilot groups packed
the remaining two days
of training. Attendees
heard a
state-of-the-industry
update; an unplugged hot
topics session with Air
Line Pilots Association,
Int’l, president Capt.
Lee Moak; and further
new-rep essentials for
how to address the
multiple day-to-day
issues they will face.
Moak delivered a
no-holds-barred
presentation on the
opportunities and
threats that confront
not only the Association
but also the entire
piloting profession—from
consolidation and
differing business
models to pooling our
resources together to
effect true change in
our governments’
policies.
He again cited
ALPA’s
Leveling the Playing
Field initiative to address the larger
issue of globalization,
saying that the
Association is building
coalitions in the
fragmented airline
industry’s presence in
Washington, D.C., to
lead the agenda on the
95 percent of issues
airlines, pilots,
airports, and
manufacturers can agree
on.
Read more.
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ALPA’s Solution to Reducing Aircraft Emissions
News Fit to Print in the New York Times |
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 ALPA president Capt. Lee
Moak seized the
opportunity to
articulate the union’s
strong opposition to the
European Union’s
emissions trading scheme
in a letter to the
editor published today
by the New York Times.
In the letter, Moak
characterized the EU’s
scheme as a unilateral
attempt to tax U.S.
airlines at a time when
our airlines are already
overtaxed and competing
with heavily
state-backed foreign
carriers.
Published in both print
and online editions,
Moak’s letter
underscored the true
solution to reducing
aircraft emissions:
maximizing voluntary
measures and creating
international emissions
guidelines through the
International Civil
Aviation Organization.
The New York Times
reports it is the #1
individual newspaper
site in the United
States, with over 25
million unique visitors
each month.
Read Capt. Moak’s
letter.
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Education Committee Plots 2013 Course |
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 ALPA’s Education
Committee met January
30-31 at the
Association’s Herndon,
Va., office to discuss
activities for 2013. Ten
ALPA pilot volunteers,
led by committee chair
Capt. Dave Ryter (EGL),
reviewed planned ACE
Club functions at the
University of North
Dakota and the two
Embry-Riddle campuses as
well as other university
outreach efforts. In
addition, the group
covered recent
enhancements to the
clearedtodream.org webpage
for students and the
committee page for
pilots.
The Education
Committee wishes to
extend a special
“thank-you” to F/O
Annmarie Savitski (DAL),
who is leaving the
committee to lead her
airline’s student
mentoring program.
Savitski was
instrumental in
establishing the
committee’s strong
presence on numerous
campuses.
The ALPA Education
Committee works with
young people interested
in pursuing careers as
airline pilots. If you
would like to volunteer,
please fill out and
submit a
volunteer form.
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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.
See photos from the
recent ALPA Negotiations
and Contract Enforcement
Training Seminar on page
50 of the
January issue of Air
Line Pilot magazine.
On the 22nd
installment of
The
FlightDeck, find
out how many Airbus
A321neos Hawaiian
Airlines plans to order. 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.
According to the Commercial Appeal in Memphis, federal regulators have
tweaked a key aviation standard to improve the flow of cargo jets in and out of
FedEx’s world hub at Memphis International Airport.
Read more.
Flightglobal reports that aircraft paint suppliers are once again exploring
sharkskin coatings.
Read more.
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 We
want to see what you
see. Share your pictures
from the line, and give
us some context (i.e.,
let us know what we’re
looking at).
Air Line Pilot
encourages you to submit
your high-quality prints
from a developer or
high-resolution digital
images. Your photos
could be featured in a
future magazine!
Send your photos to
Communications@alpa.org.
Thanks.
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FAA Research Study, Pilots Needed |
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The FAA is conducting a
research study to
evaluate the need for
additional visual aids
for Engineered Materials
Arresting Systems (EMAS).
EMAS beds, similar to
the one pictured below,
are located at runway
ends to prevent overruns
and to meet runway
safety area
requirements.
The study will be
conducted at the Airways
Facilities Tower
Integration Laboratory
in Egg Harbor Township,
N.J. Participating
pilots will receive an
instructional briefing,
observe five scenarios,
and complete a short
questionnaire for each
scenario. One-hour
sessions are being
scheduled for the week
of February 19-22, 2013.
For more information
and to sign up, contact
Jennifer Klass (SRA
International) at (609)
601-6800 Ext. 137 or at
jennifer_klass@sra.com.
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What Do You Think of the FastRead? |
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The ALPA FastRead
e-mail newsletter is
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to bring you the news of
your union and industry.
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Do you read it and, if
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Go to
www.alpa.org/survey
to participate. We want
to hear from you.
BTW, did you know you
can read previous copies
of the FastRead
by accessing the My ALPA/e-Library/Communications
links on the
members-only portion of
the ALPA website?
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Want to know how the U.S. airline industry is faring? Check out the latest data
from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation
Statistics. Visit www.bts.gov for the latest on
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Feedback & E-mail Address Changes |
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