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Capt. Moak speaking with AP reporter
Aya Batrawy
regarding ALPA’s recommendations
on how to
level the global playing field after
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ALPA Responds to Threat of State-Owned Airlines’ $162 Billion Wide-Body Order
On Sunday, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, released a statement regarding the $162
billion in orders for wide-body aircraft from foreign,
state-owned airlines and the threat to the U.S. airline
industry and its workers.
Read ALPA’s press release.
Today, ALPA sent an e-mail to all members titled “$162.6
Billion in Dubai Airshow Aircraft Orders Affects Every ALPA
Pilot—We Need Your Help Now.” Check your inbox to read this
important message from Capt. Moak on how you can help fight
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ALPA in the News
This week’s Dubai Airshow, complete with $162 billion in
aircraft orders by state-owned foreign airlines, has ALPA
making the news worldwide. Read on to see who’s talking
about ALPA right now.
Part of Emirates' current fleet parked in Dubai;
50 new wide-body planes are now
on order by the airline. |
Industry Group Says Dubai
Orders Threaten U.S. Airline Industry
“The first day of the Dubai Airshow featured aircraft orders
totaling $162.6 billion by state run foreign carriers, a
purchase total that illustrates the ‘staggering scale of the
economic threat to the U.S. airline industry,’ according to
the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).” Read the full
article from
Aviation Today.
Foreign State-Owned
Airlines’ $162 Billion in Aircraft Orders Threaten U.S.
Airline Industry and its Workers
“So far, the total order during the first day of the Dubai
Airshow includes the purchase of 113 widebody aircraft from
Airbus and 255 from Boeing. ‘The question of the day is: How
many of these widebody aircraft orders will be financed by a
U.S. or European taxpayer-backed export credit agency,
subsidizing the aircraft orders at rates not available to
U.S. airlines, said Capt. Lee Moak, President of the Air
Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA).” Read this story at
Business Wire and more on this from
International Business Times.
Huge Gulf aircraft orders ‘a
threat to US industry’
“A leading US-based pilots association has voiced concern
that massive aircraft orders by Gulf airlines that compete
with US carriers could have serious consequences for the US
economy and US airline workers. [. . .] ALPA calls for the
US government to provide US airlines and their workers with
a fair opportunity to compete internationally by ending its
policies that advantage state-owned foreign airlines while
harming US airlines.” This article is available from
Trade Arabia.
The “staggering” threat to
US airlines
“ALPA has called on the US government to change its aviation
policies to address ‘the staggering scale of the economic
threat to the US airline industry.’ ALPA president Captain
Lee Moak said: ‘The question of the day is: How many of
these widebody aircraft orders will be financed by a US or
European taxpayer-backed export credit agency, subsidising
the aircraft orders at rates not available to US airlines?’”
Access the full text on
MRO Network. |
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Tornados Level Parts of Midwest, P4P Available
 A
huge
tornado outbreak on
Sunday devastated
sections of the Midwest,
wreaking havoc in seven
states from Michigan to
Tennessee. In
Washington, Ill., where
an EF-4 tornado struck,
an estimated 400 homes
were destroyed, one
person was killed, and
122 were injured.
Preliminary estimates
from the government
indicate that there were
71 tornados in all.
This terrible storm
reminds us that when
tragedy strikes, the ALPA Emergency Relief
Fund, now known as
Pilots for Pilots (P4P),
is there.
P4P provides for the
immediate needs of ALPA
members and their
families who fall victim
to these widespread
disasters. P4P covers
early out-of-pocket
expenses to help pilots
and their families
recover faster. To learn
more about the fund,
make a donation, or
request a grant, visit
www.alpa.org/relieffund.
Donations are
tax-deductible in the
United States, and
grants are available to
all members and their
families who qualify. |
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ALPA Responds to CTA Decision to Approve Wet Lease Applications
In August, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA)
welcomed the announcement of the Canadian government’s
first-ever policy imposing limits on wet leasing in the
aviation industry as an important step toward reaching the
Association’s goal of establishing a formal policy to help
level the playing field for all Canadian air carriers and to
ensure that Canadian pilots benefit from Canadian aviation
job opportunities. The new policy caps a Canadian air
carrier’s use of aircraft wet-leased from a foreign company
at a maximum of 20 percent of the number of
Canadian-registered aircraft on its air operator certificate
(AOC) at the time the wet lease application is made.
In response to the Canadian Transportation Agency’s
(CTA’s) recent decision to approve Sunwing Airlines Inc.’s
wet lease applications through spring 2014, ALPA expressed
dismay that the CTA did not heed the clear wording of the
new policy. The agency approved the company’s application to
wet lease a total of five aircraft—a request that far
exceeds the 20 percent cap, given that there were 12
aircraft on the company’s AOC at the time the applications
were filed. Moving forward, ALPA will continue to monitor
the decisions of the CTA to ensure they comply with the
policy, and will continue to promote government policies and
practices that benefit Canadian pilots.
Read ALPA’s press release. |
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 More from Dubai: Safety & Pilot Training Shouldn’t Be Defined By Geographic Boundaries
Not taking the back seat to headlines focused on aircraft
purchases during the Dubai Airshow, ALPA also took an
equally important safety message to the Gulf region
regarding pilot screening, training, qualifications, and use
of airplane automation. During the Gulf Aviation Training
Event (GATE) Conference—held concurrently with the airshow—ALPA’s
position on captain’s authority was reiterated regarding the
safe operation of the airplane when critical decision-making
is necessary.
Read the full post on ALPA’s Leadership from the Cockpit
blog. |
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Kelowna Flightcraft MEC Takes TA on the Road More than 35 pilots
participated in Sunday’s
kickoff of a five-day,
seven-city road show
tour conducted by the
Kelowna Flightcraft MEC
and Negotiating
Committee in Hamilton,
Ont. The road shows are
designed to discuss the
details of the tentative
agreement and memorandum
of understanding reached
with Kelowna Flightcraft
management in late
September. The TA, among
other changes, includes
increases in allowances
and pay. Pilots peppered
the Negotiating
Committee and MEC
officers with questions
ranging from per diem
increases to vacation
provisions.
“I’m very pleased
with the turnout and the
questions being asked,”
said MEC chairman Capt.
Derek Porter. “We’ve got
a very involved pilot
group, and I anticipate
more than 60 percent
participation in the
road shows.” Voting on
the TA and MOU opened
November 18 and
concludes December 10.
Road shows conclude
Thursday with visits in
Kelowna, BC, and Thunder
Bay, Ont. |
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ALPA-PAC Reaches Milestone
On Friday, November 15, ALPA-PAC added its 1,000th new
contributor in 2013, bringing the total number of
contributors above 6,000 for the first time since 2005. With
six weeks left to go in the year, this is already the
biggest year for new PAC sign-ups since 2001 and only the
third time since ALPA-PAC was created in 1975 that new
contributors have totaled over 1,000. With six weeks left to
go until 2014, the PAC is still pushing to achieve its goal
of enlisting 1,200 new contributors this year. Show your
support for pilot partisan change in Washington, D.C., by
joining ALPA-PAC today. |
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Do You Get Your Leadership from the Cockpit?
ALPA’s newest blog,
Leadership
from the Cockpit, was launched last week as part of our
efforts to give you new ways to keep current with everything
the Association is doing to defend and promote the airline
pilot profession. Subscribe to stay informed with updates
from this week’s Dubai Airshow, as well as other highlights
and challenges we face as airline pilots. |
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