ADVANCING AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY SINCE 1931

11:30 a.m. – Noon

Registration

Noon – 5:00 p.m.

Professional Standards 101 Training and Air Line Pilot Code of Ethics
Captain Rick Swanson – Professional Standards Training Coordinator, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
First Officer Jason Graves – Professional Standards, JetBlue Airways MEC

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Registration

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks
Captain Joe DePete – First Vice President, National Safety Coordinator, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Captain Tom Letson – Professional Standards Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Social Media Dos and Don’ts
Mr. Marcus Migliore – Senior Managing Attorney, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, Legal Dept.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Networking Break

11:00 a.m.– Noon

Diversity and Inclusion Presentation
First Officer David Pettet – President, National Gay Pilots Association
First Officer Brooks Beaudoin – Advocacy Chair, National Gay Pilots Association

Diversity Discussion After Presentation
Captain Tom Letson – Moderator
First Officer David Pettet – President, National Gay Pilots Association
First Officer Brooks Beaudoin – Advocacy Chair, National Gay Pilots Association
Captain Mark Jefferson – Professional Standards Committee, FedEx Express MEC
Captain Kim DeLucia – Professional Standards, Delta Air Lines MEC

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

US Airways 1549
First Officer Jeff Skiles – American Airlines

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Networking Break

3:30 – 4:15 p.m.

Trained for Life
Mr. Doug Baj – Assistant Director, Communications, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Roundtable Discussion – Professional Standards Updates from MECs

6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Offsite Reception & Dinner
Verrazanos Italian Restaurant
28835 Pacific Hwy S
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-946-4122
Thank you to Alaska Airlines for providing bus transportation to and from dinner. Please meet in the hotel lobby at 6:15 p.m. for shuttle service to the restaurant.

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Registration

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Professional Standards – Trained for Life
Captain Tom Letson – Professional Standards Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l

9:00 – 10:45 a.m.

ATC Professional Standards
A discussion of the means and methodology of how professionalism issues are processed involving air traffic controllers.
Mr. Garth Koleszar – Professional Standards, National Air Traffic Controllers Association

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.

Networking Break

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Diversity in Flying: A Manufacturer’s Perspective
Captain Rod Skaar – Chief Pilot for Production Flight Test, Boeing Aerospace

11:30 a.m. – Noon

Closing Remarks
Captain Tom Letson – Professional Standards Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l

Noon – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 – 5:00 p.m.

Breakout Meetings
Breakout 1: Delta MEC
Breakout 2: United MEC
Breakout 3: Cargo
Breakout 4: All other airlines

5:00 p.m.

Meeting Adjourned