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News from ALPA International |
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March 12, 2013 |
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ALPA Calls for One Level of Safety for Lithium Battery Shipments
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 Last
week, the Air Line
Pilots Association,
Int’l, urged the
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA)
to adopt more stringent
regulations over the air
transportation of
lithium batteries and
align them with current
International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO)
requirements. ALPA’s
written comments
responded to PHMSA’s
recent Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
regarding the air
transportation of
lithium batteries.In
addition, ALPA released
a
new primer on the
safety considerations of
air shipments of lithium
batteries. The paper
details the deficiencies
with current dangerous
goods regulations in the
United States and offers
recommendations for how
ICAO and PHMSA can
implement additional
safeguards.
Read more.
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Island Air ATRs Take Flight |
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Island Air pilots
have taken to the skies
in their new ATR
aircraft. The first
flight provided
passengers with nonstop
service from Honolulu to
Lihue and was piloted by
Captains Michael
Yanovitch and C.J.
Colburn on Feb. 27.
“This is certainly an
exciting time for our
company and our pilots,”
said Island Air MEC chairman Capt. Monte Vories. “As we look
toward the future and
the many opportunities
these new aircraft will
provide, we are hopeful
that senior management
will capitalize upon
those prospects and
expand our services in
the local marketplace.
Island Air has the tools
for success, and we
expect to be a partner
in its plans and share
in its returns.”
Read more.
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SFO Temporary Taxiway Closure |
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 San
Francisco International
Airport (SFO) will close
taxiway E between runway
28R and taxiway B from
8:00 a.m., Wednesday,
March 13 to 8:00 a.m.,
Friday, March 15.
Taxiway E is a main
turnoff from runways 28R
and 28L for aircraft
parking at International
Terminal A and Terminals
1 and 2.
With this turnoff
unavailable for aircraft
exiting 28R, aircraft
will have to take the
next available exit,
Taxiway T, which is
fewer than 500 feet from
taxiway E. Aircraft
exiting 28L will have
high-speed Taxiway J
available and if they
miss Taxiway J, they
will be able to exit on
Taxiway D, about 1,000
feet farther downfield,
and on additional taxiways
beyond D. Crews should
be alert to information
about the closure on ATIS and NOTAMS.
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 Air Transport Services
Group, Inc., recently
completed the merger of
its two airline
subsidiaries, Air
Transport International,
Inc., and Capital Cargo
International Airlines,
Inc. The new ATI will
maintain headquarters in
Little Rock, Ark., and
an operations center in
Wilmington, Ohio . . .
Air Transat flight
attendants have agreed
to significant cost cuts
for their latest
contract . . . Air
Wisconsin has announced
that Mike McHargue will
serve as the new
director of Maintenance
. . . Delta Air Lines
CEO Richard Anderson is
opposed to the new TSA
policy allowing
passengers to carry
small knives onto planes
. . . FedEx Express is
scheduled to deliver two
pandas this spring from
China to the Toronto Zoo
. . . A Spirit Airlines
flight, scheduled to fly
from Fort Lauderdale to
Dallas last week, had to
make an emergency
landing after a bird
strike. The plane landed
safely and there were no
injuries.
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 As
a pilot, you hope for
the best and plan for
the worst. But are you
adequately prepared
outside the cockpit?
ALPA’s Member Insurance
Department is here to
help you stay current
with your ever-changing
life circumstances;
that’s why we ask for
your participation in a
brief survey about your
preparedness in the
event of a life-changing
disability.
Take the survey.
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Boeing to Focus Training Efforts in Miami |
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 Boeing
plans to move all of its
flight training
services, including all
full-flight simulators,
from Seattle to its
commercial aviation
training campus in
Miami. Boeing is
consolidating its North
American flight and
maintenance training
operations to better
accommodate its customer
bases in the United
States, Latin America,
and Europe.
“This is about
getting close to our
customers, doing what is
right for them, and
bringing them the best
product support and
services in the
industry,” said Sherry
Carbary, vice president,
Flight Services,
Commercial Aviation
Services.
The first facilities
affected by the move
will be Boeing’s two 787
training suites.
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Stay in the Loop with “ALPA Daily” |
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The aviation industry is changing faster than ever before. The
“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.
Visit
this link.
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Check Out Union Plus for Product and Service Discounts |
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 The AFL-CIO created
Union Privilege in 1986
to provide union members
and their families with
valuable consumer
benefits. With Union
Plus benefits, your
union membership “pays”
at work and at home.
By using the collective
buying power of unions,
we are able to offer
valuable, discounted
products and services
exclusively to working
families.
Visit
www.unionplus.org
for more information.
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Atlantic Southeast Airlines was incorporated on March 12, 1979. The carrier
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Feedback & E-mail Address Changes |
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