Cargo Pilots: Why Emirates Issue(See If Your Photo Made the Cut, Page 19) Matters to You Page 28 Protect Your Eyes from Laser Attacks Page 33

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32 About the Cover A FedEx Express MD-11. Photo by F/O Heith Heitkamp (Compass). Download a QR reader to your smartphone, scan the code, and read 24 the magazine. Air Line Pilot (ISSN 0002-242X) is published 32 On the monthly, except for COMMENTARY the combined January/ Bookshelf February and June/July 4 Take Note issues, by the Air Line Pilots Books Every Pilot Association, International, 2013 and Beyond Should Own affiliated with AFL-CIO, CLC. Editorial Offices: 535 33 Health Watch Herndon Parkway, PO Box 5 Aviation Matters 1169, Herndon, VA 20172- Everything Matters: Almost Laser Attacks on the 1169. Telephone: 703-481- 4460. Fax: 703- 464-2114. Isn’t Good Enough Rise: How to Protect Copyright © 2012—Air Line Your Eyes Pilots Association, International, 6 Guest Commentary 32 all rights reserved. Publication in any form without permission is prohibited. Boomerang 35 our Stories Freight/Charter Air Line Pilot and the ALPA logo Reg. Golden Wings Past President 14% U.S. Pat. and T.M. Office. Federal I.D. 36-0710830. Periodicals postage paid at FEATURES Says There’s Life After the Herndon, VA 20172, and additional offices. Regional Cockpit 37% Postmaster: Send address changes to 19 Second Annual Air Line Pilot, PO Box 1169, Herndon, VA Passenger 20172-1169. Swimsuit Issue 49% Canadian Publications Mail Agreement #40620579: Return undeliverable maga- 28 Emirates’ Growing zines sent to Canadian addresses to 2835 15 Kew Drive, Windsor, ON, Canada N8T 3B7. Hold on Air Cargo DEPARTMENTS 36 Index 7 37 The Landing 7 Preflight Honorable Mentions Facts, Figures, and Info 38 We Are ALPA ALPA Resources and Contact Numbers

9 Ta ke HOT TOPICS Note In This Issue and Beyond 2013 and Beyond Last year, when we solicited photos to create the first installment of Air Line Cargo: Middle East vs. the U.S. Pilot’s “Our Take on a Swimsuit Issue,” the Turn to page 28 to find out who’s hauling the bulk of the response was incredible, and, therefore, it was challenging to choose from the international cargo market. The answer might surprise you. wide selection of what was submitted. Since we received an amazing amount of positive responses to the December 2011 edition, we’ve decided to do it again and make it an annual staple of the magazine. Since we received a few negative responses, I want to take a moment to address those. Calling our photo spread “Swimsuit” “Our Take on a Swimsuit Issue” was not intended to offend any of our members. In Spread fact, our desire was the exact opposite. We Don’t miss the second borrowed a well-known example from pop annual edition of ALPA culture and used it to make this point— members’ photos that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Airline pilots are capture your point of so fortunate to be view (page 19). surrounded by the perfect subject matter for any photo spread. You indeed have the most Flying Down Under amazing window Read what the president of the Australian and office views, and International Pilots Association has to say about your photos this year clearly illus- recent labor unrest at Qantas and the trate just that. airline’s proposed alliance with Emirates in So as we end “Guest Commentary,” page 6. one year and begin anew, it’s time to ask, “Are we ready for 2013? Its opportuni- NTSB’s Most Wanted ties? The challenges?” Flip to page 9 for ALPA’s take on the board’s annual list of most Yes, we are. Planning for 2013 began at wanted safety improvements for the transportation industry— the Board of Directors meeting in October, including what’s missing. and our initiatives for the next year are clear. Training sessions, conferences, news media roundtables, and more are Laser Attacks blocked out on the calendar. Our magazine Learn how to protect your eyes and what to do if you’re exposed to increases to 12 issues next year, so you’ll have more timely information. a laser in flight, a threat that’s on the rise page( 33). It’s our intent to continue to strengthen the link between ALPA and all members Books for Your Wish List of this union during the upcoming year. I hope that you’ll join us in this mission to “On the Bookshelf,” page 32, features ALPA’s latest make it a success. recommendations for aviation books every pilot Happy New Year to the members of should own. Will they make your wish list this the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, who holiday season? provide the safest flights in the world. Marie Schwartz The Coveted Pilot Group Profiles Director, ALPA Communications [email protected] Coming up in the next issue of Air Line Pilot, a snapshot of where each of ALPA’s 35 pilot groups stands.

4 Air Line Pilot December 2012 AviationMatters Everything Matters: Almost Isn’t Good Enough

These standards were released in September 2012. Recent he NTSB’s decision to remove transportation worker decisions by some airlines not to install them, however, only fatigue from its list of 10 Most Wanted Transportation underscore the work we have to do. We need to bring airlines TSafety Improvements is premature—and even mislead- on board in recognizing the profound security benefits that ing if even one person believes that the safety threat from pilot these wire or mesh devices offer when placed on the cabin side fatigue is now a thing of the past (see “Preflight,” page 9). of the fortified cockpit door of an aircraft. While the modern science-based pilot fatigue rules released Since 2004, we have also sought full regulation of lithium a year ago this month serve as a battery shipments, including requirements to enhance marking, powerful tool to advance safety in the labeling, and packaging requirements; to conduct employee train- U.S. airline industry, they don’t apply to ing; and to notify the pilot-in-command that batteries are aboard every airline pilot. Until all-cargo pilots the aircraft. In February 2012, the Dangerous Goods Panel of the are also guaranteed the opportunity International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommended for adequate rest, this serious safety threat is far from solved. hen it comes to the safety, security, and From the day that the FAA released Weconomic competitiveness of all-cargo operations, rules that did not apply to pilots who ALPA volunteers and staff challenge—and hold fly cargo, ALPA’s volunteers and staff accountable—independent agencies, regulators, launched an aggressive, multitiered strategy to develop legisla- and lawmakers to do more and to do what is right to tion to bring all airline pilots under the new regulations. We achieve the highest standards in all-cargo operations. worked with Congress to introduce the Safe Skies Act of 2012, which would direct the Department of Transportation to apply that certain dangerous-goods standards be applied to lithium the flight- and duty-time regulations and minimum rest require- batteries—a significant victory. While the ICAO standards take ments to all-cargo operations. Introduced in both the Senate effect on Jan. 1, 2013, U.S. regulators have not yet taken action, and the House, the safety bill garnered strong bipartisan back- and ALPA is working hard to harmonize these standards. ing. Our effort to build additional support continues, and we These are major milestones in our union’s countless efforts are reaching out on Capitol Hill as you read this. to make all-cargo flight operations ever safer and more secure. ALPA’s commitment to advancing the safety and security of Yet, we have challenges ahead. For example, ALPA is calling for all-cargo operations doesn’t stop with fatigue. In the wake of those who have unescorted access to air cargo shipments and 9/11, we called for a risk-based approach to air cargo security. all-cargo aircraft to satisfy a fingerprint-based criminal history As part of that approach, ALPA played a critical role in develop- records check. We are also seeking security identification dis- ing a standardized crisis response plan for the aviation industry play area protection for all-cargo air operations areas as well as and government agencies to use to respond to criminal and mandatory training for pilots in the All-Cargo Common Strategy terrorist acts aboard aircraft. The result was the 2006 release of that ALPA helped develop. a new All-Cargo Common Strategy, which marked the first time Economic challenges also lie ahead as all-cargo airlines work that the security plan included all-cargo flightcrew members. to compete in the global marketplace. Capt. Scott Stratton In addition, ALPA worked to expand the Federal Air Marshal (FedEx Express), his pilot group’s Master Executive Council program and the Crewmember Self-Defense Training program chairman, describes in this issue the advantage that many the agency manages. The training serves as a critical security foreign airlines gain from their governments’ pro-aviation resource and is available to every all-cargo pilot. Our union was policies and how North American governments need to do the also instrumental in helping to create the Federal Flight Deck same to ensure that our airlines can compete and prevail (see Officer program and lobbied successfully to enact federal legis- “Emirates’ Growing Hold on Air Cargo,” page 28). lation that makes all-cargo pilots eligible to participate. When it comes to the safety, security, and economic com- In more action to achieve One Level of Safety and Security petitiveness of all-cargo operations, ALPA volunteers and staff in all types of flight operations, ALPA has strongly pressed for challenge—and hold accountable—independent agencies, installing reinforced flight deck doors on both passenger and regulators, and lawmakers to do more and to do what is right to all-cargo airliners. We have not yet realized our goal of system- achieve the highest standards in all-cargo operations. wide equipage in cargo operations, but many cargo aircraft operating today are equipped with these doors. Similarly, ALPA was fully engaged in the government’s work to develop standards for secondary barriers for flight decks. Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA President

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 5 GuestCommentary Boomerang

domestic routes. Job security protections announcements to inform passengers By Capt. Barry Jackson (Qantas) in our working agreement, which did not of Qantas’ s outsourcing. The federal President, Australian and put a priority on provisions known in government labour tribunal, named International Pilots Association the U.S. as scope, allowed the airline to Fair Work Australia, forced the union to oomerang is an Australian Aborigi- establish a wide-ranging parallel network end concerted activity and arbitrate the nal word for a curved hunting stick over time and to subsequently outsource dispute. Under Australian law, this means Bthat, through genius of design, and offshore flying. that pay, working conditions, and job circles back to its sender when thrown. During the past decade, the Qantas security will soon be decided by a three- But it can also Group has continued to develop the judge tribunal. describe a phe- Jetstar brand and drain flying that used Along with its own resources, AIPA has nomenon that to be done by “Red Tail” airplanes under requested and is receiving valuable help can return with the Qantas–AIPA collective agreements. from ALPA’s International Pilot Services injurious speed We now have witnessed the launch of Corporation to testify in our trial, aid in and force. airline franchises including Jetstar Asia planning, and help protect our careers. After a tumul- in Singapore, Jetstar Pacific in Vietnam, Your union’s strategic planning resources, tuous period for and Jetstar Japan. Qantas is now seeking financial analysis, and professional exper- the Australian regulatory approval for Jetstar Hong tise have helped us to imagine the pos- airline industry Kong, a new low-cost airline joint venture sibilities the future may hold and work to in the late 1980s, a decade ago the mem- with China Eastern Airlines. Collectively, prevent problems before they emerge. bers of the Australian and International Jetstar airlines operate approximately Of course, the pace of change keeps Pilots Association (AIPA) prospered— 3,000 flights a week to 60 destinations intensifying. Qantas’s CEO has now earning wages, benefits, and pensions and carried more than 20 million pas- proposed a strategy to shrink Qantas’s that were considered to be among the sengers in FY2012. None of these steps international flying and, in effect, hand most substantial and secure in the has been well received by investors, and over many international routes to the industry. Ironclad work agreements— the share price of the Qantas Group has pilots of Emirates—the state-backed and a company and government that continued to fall. But CEO Alan Joyce Middle Eastern airline. In a September 6 respected both the agreements and persists. speech in Sydney, he characterized the those who made them—led Qantas Against this backdrop and Qantas’s proposed partnership between Qantas pilots to believe that their careers would unnecessarily militant approach to and Emirates Airline, which is still subject never change. industrial relations, AIPA’s relationship to regulatory approval, as “far bigger” AIPA pilots became complacent about with management deteriorated. The than a code-share or a joint services the future rather than seizing opportuni- downward spiral culminated in manage- agreement. No matter what the agree- ties to look days and decades down the ment’s disastrous decision to ground ment is labeled, it will turn over a huge road. We have now seen clearly what the worldwide Qantas fleet in late 2011 part of our country’s international flying Qantas and the industry will look like, and lock out employees, inflicting untold to a foreign company. and it isn’t pretty. We’re taking steps to damage on the brand. Needless to say, As Capt. Lee Moak said during ALPA’s ensure our survival and succeed. Our employee morale has plummeted to an recent Board of Directors meeting, the company must be profitable, of course. all-time low. Rather than address legiti- aviation industry experiences cyclical But we also have to be partners and mate concerns and invest in modern changes, which are short-term, and participants in the airline’s future rather aircraft, Qantas has ignored these issues secular changes, which are fundamental than have our flying turned over to and invested in marketing campaigns to and affect the way we do business. The corporate affiliates working for substan- cover up the problems. test airline pilots face is to examine our dard terms and conditions—without any The Australian government’s support current environment and look ahead to understanding about how much work we for labor protections, once thought im- predict and protect ourselves from the retain and with no ability to follow the mutable, has also dramatically shifted. In perils we may face in 10, 20, or even 50 flying! response to the lockout, the Australian years. The first evidence of peril came in government applied to the courts to end While every nation values exports, 2003, when Qantas established an the Qantas lockout and AIPA’s concerted we hope not to export to others the job- Australia-based subsidiary airline called activity—which amounted only to pilots’ security boomerang that AIPA pilots are Jetstar with only a few airplanes serving wearing red ties and making respectful now fighting.

6 Air Line Pilot December 2012 Fsact , Figures, and Info

n Airline Industry Update

 On November 14, the and Sharing (ASIAS) Executive of passengers carried by the two cities that had been NTSB held a press confer Board, will help the NTSB U.S. airlines in July was 69.2 discontinued by other airlines ence at the National Press determine if an accident is a million, a 1.1 percent decline nine years earlier, reported Club in Washington, D.C., to unique event or an indication from the same period last The Seattle Times. Passengers unveil its 2013 Most Wanted of systemic risks. year. Passenger count on on the flight received an

List of trans  The Dallas Business Journal domestic flights fell 1.1 per- island-style sendoff, including portation reported that American cent, while capacity declined Hawaiian music, a traditional safety issues Airlines and its pilots 0.6 percent from last year’s Hawaiian blessing, and a (see “ALPA reached a tentative agree figures. special performance honor-

Supports ment (TA) on November 9  Hawaiian Airlines ing the Japanese culture, NTSB’s after six years of negotia launched its inaugural flight at Honolulu International Annual Most Wanted List tions. The pilot union sent a from Honolulu to Sapporo, Airport before boarding. and Commends Industry message to its pilots saying it Japan, on October 30, restor-  Per The Washington Post, Progress,” page 9). had reached an “agreement ing nonstop service between Transportation Security

 On November 8, the FAA in principle.” Its board of announced that the agency, directors voted to present airlines, and aviation labor American with a counterpro- unions have partnered with posal, which American agreed the NTSB to share safety to. The union’s board will now information that could vote to send the TA to the help prevent accidents. pilots and schedule a ratifica- The information, which is tion vote. deidentified, safeguarded, and  The Department of irlines then shared on a case-by-case Transportation’s Bureau of A

basis through the Aviation Transportation Statistics awaiian H Safety Information Analysis reported that the number Hawaiian Airlines crew welcomed in Sapporo, Japan. MarketWatch Airlines Parent Company Stock Symbol 10/31/12 10/31/11 % Chg. Piedmont, PSA US Airways Group, Inc. NYSE: LCC $5.77 $12.18 111.1% Bearskin, Calm Air Exchange Income Corporation TSX: EIF $20.74 $26.30 26.8% Alaska Alaska Holdings, Inc. NSYE: ALK $33.26 $38.24 15.0% FedEx Express FedEx Corporation NYSE: FDX $81.32 $91.99 13.1% Delta Delta Air Lines NYSE: DAL $8.52 $9.63 13.0% Hawaiian Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ: HA $5.35 $5.93 10.8% Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines, Inc. NASDAQ: SAVE $16.46 $17.68 7.4% AirTran Southwest Airlines NSYE: LUV $8.52 $8.82 3.5% Continental, United United Continental Holdings, Inc. NSYE: UAL $19.32 $19.21 -0.6% Atlantic Southeast, ExpressJet SkyWest, Inc. NASDAQ: SKYW $13.19 $10.94 -17.1% Jazz Air Chorus Aviation TSX: CHR.B $3.90 $3.11 -20.3% Air Transat Transat A.T., Inc. TSX: TRZ.B $6.83 $5.30 -22.4% Air Transport Int’l, Capital Cargo Int’l Air Transport Services Group, Inc. NASDAQ: ATSG $5.54 $3.85 -30.5% American Eagle AMR Corp.1 OTC: AAMR.Q $2.63 $0.38 -85.6% Colgan, Mesaba, Pinnacle Pinnacle Airlines Corp.2 OTC: PNCL.Q $2.52 $0.02 -99.2%

1 AMR stock is no longer traded on the NYSE. The price shown is the over-the-counter traded value. 2 Pinnacle stock is no longer traded on the NASDAQ. The price shown is the over-the-counter traded value.

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 7 n Airline Industry Update Administration (TSA) screen or flammable materials, to a recent airlines don’t agree on ers have approved their reported Wired.com. study by whether voice calls should

first union contract with the  According to PR Newswire, IdeaWorksCompany, a be permitted aboard air TSA. Passenger screeners and on October 19 United Air consultant on airline planes as greater broadband related workers approved the lines broke ground on its first revenues, and Amadeus, access makes inflight use of agreement, which includes a widebody airplane mainte a travel technology firm. programs like Skype possi change in their pay system to nance hangar at Washington The latest total represents ble. About 7,000 airplanes are emphasize on-the-job perfor- Dulles International Airport, an 11.3 percent increase, expected to have broadband mance, with a vote of 17,326 a major United hub and the compared with the $32.5 service in the next five years, to 1,774. airline’s principal gateway billion estimate for 2011, according to the Consumer

 According to Reuters, the to the Middle East. The according to the study. Electronics Association. A oil refinery that Delta Air airline expects to complete  According to AviationPros. Delta survey showed that Lines purchased this spring construction of the hangar com, for the third consecu- two-thirds of passengers had and converted to produce in fall 2013. Once completed, tive year AMR Corporation, an unfavorable opinion of aviation fuel is expected the 125,000-square-foot the parent company of allowing voice calls on flights.

to break even or become hangar will allow the airline to American Airlines, received  According to the St. Louis perform maintenance simul- the best ranking among U.S. Business Journal, Boeing an taneously on two widebody airlines in Newsweek’s annual nounced airplanes. environmental list of the that BOEING

 Per Flight Safety Informa 500 largest publicly traded it has 1,009 tion, Southwest Airlines has companies in the U.S. logged

hired Randy Babbitt, former  Per The Dallas Morning more cash positive in the fourth FAA administrator and ALPA News, the National Media- than n United, Continental quarter, per Paul Jacobson, president, as senior vice tion Board wants US Airways 1,000 the company’s chief financial president of labor relations and its pilots to negotiate net officer. Delta anticipates to direct negotiations and a contract, whether or not orders AIRBUS reducing its costs by $300 communications with the 11 the airline merges with so far million annually once the groups that represent most of American Airlines. Resolving this year, refinery reaches full produc- the airline’s workers. the contentious senior- putting

tion capacity.  Alaska Air Group recently ity issue, which has divided it on  Per The Wall Street Journal, announced its order for 50 pilots since the 2005 merger course to the Port Authority of New B-737s, reported Bloomberg between US Airways and sell more airplanes than York and New Jersey report Businessweek. The order is America West, would be put European rival Airbus. ed traffic atL aGuardia, JFK, a mix of current B-737s as off until every other contract Boeing reported 1,009 new and Newark Liberty Airports well as B-737 Max-8s and issue has been resolved. orders through November 6.

increased by approximately Max-9s. About two-thirds of  USA Today reported that Airbus reported 382 orders. 10 percent in August com the new airplanes will be used telecom industry reps and  A recent American pared to a year ago. About to replace the airline’s older Express Global Business 10.8 million passengers used B-737s while the rest will be Travel study predicts that the three airports, which used for growth. Deliveries business travel spending breaks a five-year-old record are set to begin in 2015. will increase in 2012 with

for the busiest month ever.  The Los Angeles Times the increase going into  The Department of Home reported that in 2012 the 2013, Fox Business reported. land Security is developing world’s biggest airlines are Business travel to India, Latin the Advanced Bottled Liquid expected to collect $36.1 America, Poland, and Russia Scanner, a technology that billion in passenger fees, will be more expensive due to would scan an entire bag including charges to check market growth, and business without opening bottles to bags, buy food and drinks, fares in North America will determine whether various and log on to onboard rise by an estimated 1 to 3 liquids contain explosives wireless Internet, according percent. l

8 Air Line Pilot December 2012 n FrontLines n ALPA Supports sionalism is a testament to job protections, and retire- NTSB’s Annual Most Wanted the hard work of many in ment and benefits for our List and Commends the aviation industry and the pilots and their families. We Industry Progress role of professional standards will finally begin to see the On November 14, ALPA programs. benefits of the merger that expressed qualified support “This Most Wanted List were promised to us, and an for the NTSB’s annual Most reflects the dynamic nature end to the concessionary and Wanted List. However, with of risk analysis and mitigation bankruptcy-era contracts we cargo pilots due to receive in our industry, and ALPA is have lived and worked under a lower level of protection committed, as it has been for more than a decade. from flight crew fatigue than throughout its history, to a “This agreement repre- their passenger counterparts, safer industry,” continued sents years of determination ongoing concerns about pilot Moak. “We recognize and and unity demonstrated by NTSB fatigue remain. The NTSB list applaud the work of the the pilots of both airlines

includes prevention of inflight courtesy NTSB in creating priorities during the two-and-a-half fires and illustrates that con- NTSB Chairman Hersman for improving the safety and years of negotiations for a cerns about pilot and control- announces the agency’s 2013 security of our skies. However, new contract following the ler professionalism have been Most Wanted List. we continue to strongly be- merger announcement. effectively addressed. lieve that pilots flying in the Pilots from both United and Although the NTSB would provide a legislative same skies, in and out of the Continental Airlines will dropped transportation solution to the cargo carveout same airports, must be flying now determine whether this worker fatigue after the FAA by requiring the Department under the same standards of agreement addresses their published new flight-time and of Transportation to include safety—regardless of what’s contributions to the success duty-time rules for passenger cargo operations in the new in the back of the aircraft. We of the airline. pilots in December 2011, regulations. ALPA worked simply must continue this “This step is also good Chairman Deborah Hersman hard with our partners on the effort to truly achieve One news for our passengers and made it clear that pilot Hill to get this bill introduced Level of Safety.” United employees. Once fatigue—and, in particular, in Congress, and we will con- there is pilot approval of a the exclusion of pilots who tinue to aggressively lobby for n United, Continental contract, the operations of fly for all-cargo airlines from its passage.” MECs Send TA to Pilots the two airlines can finally the recently adopted science- The NTSB’s new list For Ratification Vote begin to be integrated. We based flight and duty time includes prevention of inflight The Continental and United can begin to deliver on the limits—must continue to be fires—something that pilots Master Executive Councils promise of the world’s best addressed. must be prepared to face (MECs) voted on November airline.” “We remain adamant that each flight. The industry has 12 to accept a tentative Integrating the seniority the new science-based federal made significant progress agreement (TA) on a joint lists for the two pilot groups aviation regulations on pilot in addressing many aspects collective bargaining agree- will occur after the pilots fatigue must be expanded of this issue, but the NTSB’s ment reached with United ratify the tentative agree- to cover pilots of all-cargo inclusion may help push this Continental Holdings, Inc. The ment. The process is indepen- aircraft,” said Capt. Lee Moak, work forward. agreement now goes before dent of airline management ALPA president. “ALPA looks ALPA also hailed the the pilots for a ratification and involves negotiations forward to maintaining our NTSB’s recognition of vote. between the two pilot groups. long-standing partnership extensive industry efforts, Capt. Jay Heppner, the Absent an agreement, binding with the NTSB in reviewing supported and led by ALPA United pilots’ MEC chairman, arbitration will be used to industry progress toward a and the National Air Traffic and Capt. Jay Pierce, the settle any remaining differ- true single level of safety for Controllers Association, Continental pilots’ MEC chair- ences. The process will follow all pilots of all airliners. to ensure that the highest man, commented in a joint a predefined time line after “It has been demonstrated standards of professionalism statement: “With this step, we contract ratification that that many in Congress share continue to be maintained. are closer to a new contract was agreed upon by the two our concerns in this area. The removal of this reference that will provide gains in pilot groups shortly after the

The bipartisan Safe Skies Act to pilot and controller profes- compensation, work rules, merger was announced. 

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 9 n FrontLines (continued) n Bankruptcy Court Denies and major modifications to ratified agreement. However, airport in the U.S. to join the Pinnacle Airline’s Request work rules and benefits that getting to that agreement has Known Crewmember® (KCM) To Reject Pilot Contract would significantly reduce the been arduous, with negotia- program. A bankruptcy judge recently value of the pilot contract. tions continuing up to the “Having the program in issued a ruling in favor of “These proposals are not judge’s ruling. Atlanta, where I live, will allow Pinnacle pilots, denying man- the basis for a consensual “A pilot-ratified agreement me and other pilots to get agement’s U.S. Bankruptcy agreement,” said Capt. Lee is the only viable outcome to our aircraft as quickly as Code Section 1113 motion Moak, ALPA’s president. here,” Wychor added. “We need possible, while still providing to reject the pilots’ contract. “We’re stronger together, to negotiate a bankruptcy the highest level of safety While this means that the and we need to support the agreement that preserves and security,” said Capt. Mike Pinnacle pilots as they stay the jobs worth having while Hanson (Delta), during the course and work to achieve a creating an environment opening of KCM at ATL. reasonable agreement.” in which the company can “The program is a win for “There’s no real victory in thrive and attract new pilots. everyone—the traveling this outcome, because our Going forward, we also need public will see shorter lines, only future as Pinnacle pilots to safeguard that we share verified crewmembers will Pinnacle pilots on their way will come with a consensual in any unforeseen gains go through a more efficient to attend 1113 hearing. deal that addresses Pinnacle’s Pinnacle makes as a result of screening process, and we significant financial hurdles our restructured agreement. will make more effective use pilots will not face terms that while also recognizing our We need to make sure the of Transportation Security management would unilater- pilots’ needs,” said Capt. Tom pilots who have sacrificed to Administration [TSA] screen- ally impose, the judge made Wychor, the pilots’ Master allow Pinnacle the ability to ing resources.” Those using it clear that the two sides Executive Council chair- thrive share in the benefit of the KCM access point at ATL should return to the bargain- man. “We are committed to that success.” included pilots from AirTran, ing table immediately to remaining at the bargaining Atlantic Southeast, and Delta. reach an expeditious resolu- table until we are able to n Known Crewmember One checkpoint has been tion to negotiations. reach a tentative agreement Arrives at ATL, CLT established at the North Ter- Pinnacle Airlines filed for with management.” On November 6, Hartsfield– minal of the airport, with the bankruptcy on April 1, 2012, ALPA and the company Jackson Atlanta International possibility of opening a second and both sides presented agree that the only solution Airport (ATL)—the world’s checkpoint at a later date. their cases at an October to Pinnacle’s crisis is a pilot- busiest—became the 28th On October 30, ALPA hearing over management’s right to reject the pilots’ con- KCM Locations tract under U.S. Bankruptcy SEA Code. Management’s most recent proposal went so far as to demand that first officers MSP BOS upgrading to captain revert EWR DTW PHL to first-year longevity for ORD PIT LGA SFO SLC MDW JFK captain’s pay—a provision DEN IND BWI IAD not seen anywhere else in STL DCA LAX the industry. Additionally, LAS CLT management had proposed capping captain wage scales PHX ATL CAE DFW at 12 years and first officer IAH wage scales at 4 years, the MCO lowest in this segment of HNL FLL the industry; wage rates that MIA Active would take the Pinnacle pilots to the bottom of the industry; In Progress

10 Air Line Pilot December 2012 ties,” Hamilton said. The SMRA refund represents “Going a return of more than $7 through the Known Crew million in dues and demon- member screening process tion—wrote to FAA Acting strates the MEC’s confidence today was fast and efficient,” Administrator Michael Huerta that it will continue to remain said Capt. Jesse Coeling on November 8 to ask that financially well prepared to (PSA), his pilot group’s Master the FAA focus on safety and face any challenges that may Executive Council chairman. airspace coordination as lie ahead. “KCM will make a tremen- remotely piloted aircraft (RPA, Pilots were offered the dous difference for pilots also referred to as unmanned opportunity to donate any F/O Len Empie (Delta), his when we report for work, aircraft systems or UAS) portion of their refunds to the pilot group’s Master Execu while at the same time mak- are integrated into the U.S. Delta Pilots Charitable Fund tive Council Aviation Security ing the whole system more national airspace system. (DPCF). In total, the Delta Committee vice chairman, secure for everyone.” The industry leaders asked pilots contributed $50,911.61 at the new KCM site at Pilots are reminded to Huerta to carefully consider to the fund. The DCPF was Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta register and use their KCM how the national airspace formed in 1999 by Delta International Airport. barcode cards to help expedite will be affected by the new pilots and supports nonprofit the screening process. Crews technology. “The FAA must organizations that provide pilots and staff were on should also remember that aggressively protect its preem- services to children primarily hand at Charlotte Douglas the location of a KCM access inent role as manager of the in areas where Delta pilots International Airport (CLT) to point does not determine who national airspace system,” the work and live. launch KCM. The CLT KCM is allowed to use it. If a pilot’s letter reads. “It is important Since its inception, the access point is located in the airline participates in the pro- that the FAA ensure that the fund has donated more than F checkpoint access door gram and the individual meets focus on UAS/RPA integration $1 million to more than 50 hallway behind the informa- the conditions for use—in- does not hinder agency prog- children’s charities. The char- tion desk. More than 70 pilots cluding being in uniform and ress on areas like certification ity is managed and funded went through the KCM check- having appropriate identifica- of civil aircraft, repair stations, entirely by Delta pilots and point in Charlotte during the tion—he or she is allowed to or operators where delays are their fund-raising efforts. program’s first few hours of use any KCM access point. For already too commonplace or operation. example, if the KCM access program improvements are n Medical Certificates “The Known Crewmember point is in the JetBlue JFK lagging.” The document is Only Available Online program reflects both airline terminal, a Delta pilot may use signed by 20 aviation lead- ALPA’s Aeromedical Office ad- pilots’ professional respon- that access point; it’s not just ers with a diverse range of vises that as of October 1 the sibility and the extensive for JetBlue pilots. interests. FAA is only accepting applica- background checks we receive For up-to-date informa- tions for the airman medical throughout our careers as tion on the current airports n Delta Pilots Donate certificate, Form 8500-8, the most highly screened implementing KCM and their SMRA Refund to Charity through an online request employee group in the airline specific KCM portal locations, In August 2012, the Delta process called MedXPress. industry,” said Capt. Robert select the KCM tab on the Master Executive Council Paper applications for pilots Hamilton (PSA), ALPA’s ALPA smartphone app for (MEC) voted to refund a are no longer available or Security Council chairman, iPhones and Droids, or visit substantial accepted. MedXPress has who attended the launch www.knowncrewmember.org. portion been available on an optional to help pilots with the new of the basis since 2007 but is now screening process and to pres- n Aviation Coalition Reaches Special mandatory. MedXPress can ent ALPA’s views to journalists Out to FAA Regarding MEC be accessed at https://medx covering the event. “This UAS/RPA, Airspace Concerns Reserve press.faa.gov/. program is part of a risk-based A coalition of aviation Account A pilot who has not previ- approach to aviation security groups—including ALPA and (SMRA) ously completed MedXPress that matches our security leaders representing airports, to the for a medical application will resources to our vulnerabili- airlines, and general avia- pilots. need to go to Request an 

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 11 n FrontLines (continued)

Account and then will receive records. A pilot must see an For more information about the fund’s ability to a registration confirmation aviation medical examiner on MedXPress, pilots may respond to another event of with the pilot’s e-mail and (AME) within 60 days of sub- contact ALPA’s Aeromedical this magnitude in the near password to access the appli- mitting the application, or the Office at 303-341-4435 or the future. AERF calls on all ALPA cation. The pilot should com- application will be deleted. 24/7 FAA MedXPress Support pilots who can to make a plete the application within The AME must have the Helpline at 877-287-6731. donation to this important 30 days of starting the online pilot’s confirmation number member benefit. application, or all information to access the application. The n Affected by Sandy? AERF is a nonprofit will be deleted. When com- AME may make changes to AERF Can Help corporation that provides pleting the application, save the application in consulta- In late October, Hurricane for the immediate needs of Sandy, one of the largest ALPA pilots and their families storms ever to hit the U.S., who fall victim to natural hammered the East Coast with disasters and other large-scale torrential rains and violent catastrophes. AERF is funded winds. Many of the millions largely by contributions from of residents in the storm’s ALPA members and staff, path suffered damage to their and that’s why your support homes and flooding. The ALPA is so important at this time. Emergency Relief Fund (AERF) Please make a donation, and the data every 15 minutes tion with the pilot when the is available to help ALPA pilots remember that contributions just to be safe. Before submit- AME opens the application and their families affected by are tax-deductible in the ting the MedXPress applica- using the pilot’s confirmation Sandy as well as other natural United States. tion, click the block Show number. AMEs will print the disasters. To apply for a grant, To donate, send your Validation Errors to check all pilot’s new medical certificate sign on to the members-only check, payable to the answers. After verifying that from the online application at site of www.ALPA.org, click ALPA Emergency Relief the information is accurate, the time of the exam. on the Relief Fund link, and Fund, to ALPA Emergency enter your password and click MedXPress uses the pilot’s complete and submit an Relief Fund, Cashiering Submit. e-mail address to communi- application. Department, P.O. Box 1169, Submitting the application cate directly with the pilot. In the aftermath of Sandy, 535 Herndon Parkway, requires acknowledging the The pilot’s e-mail address is requests for grants have Herndon, VA 20172-1169. To Privacy Act and Pilots’ Bill of his or her unique user name significantly depleted the make a donation online, go Rights statements as well as and is protected with the fund’s balance. AERF’s board to www.ALPA.org and click the pilot’s electronic signature pilot’s selected password. of directors is concerned on the Relief Fund link. at the bottom of the form affirming that all information is complete and accurate. As with the paper version of the form, the pilot’s electronic signature gives the FAA authorization to access the National Driver’s Registry to search for any motor vehicle action records. After submission, the pilot will receive a confirmation number via the Internet and e-mail. Save the confirmation number and click on Exam Summary to print a copy Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy. of the application for your NASA PHOTO

12 Air Line Pilot December 2012 Please apply for help if you Executive Council has cre- in Resolute Bay, need it, and please contribute ated a “FABulous Flying” Nunavut, Canada. to this important Association calendar featuring photos The First Air 2013 resource if you are able. of First Air operations FABulous Flying cal- in the north. Proceeds endar is available for n ‘FABulous Flying’ Calendar from the calendar will CDN$20 or USD$18.63 Now Available go to the children of the members who died by going to http://tinyurl. The First Air Master First Air Flight 6560 crew- in the August 2011 crash com/FABcalendar. l Canada

n Transport Canada to (Air Transat) was ALPA’s the airline’s application to Canadian pilots. At a time Review Report on Ways to representative on the work- use foreign flight crews and when a number of quali- Modernize Fatigue Rules ing group, which included aircraft on a seasonal basis fied Canadian pilots have In Canada representatives from govern- underscore a growing con- been furloughed from their Transport Canada’s Cana ment, pilot labour groups, cern in the Canadian airline airlines, ALPA believes that dian Aviation Regulation and operators in Canada. The industry,” ALPA commented the granting of this applica- Advisory Council (CARAC) working group was co-chaired regarding CTA’s confirmation tion undermines the viabil- Technical Committee con- by Capt. Dan Adamus (Jazz), that Sunwing Airlines, Inc., ity of Canadian airlines and vened in early November ALPA’s Canada Board presi- operates within Canada’s deprives Canadian pilots of to review the recommenda- dent, and Jacqueline Booth, foreign ownership and con- work opportunities. tions of the CARAC Flight chief Technical Program trol limits and the agency’s “ALPA does, however, Crew Fatigue Management Evaluation and Coordination, approval of Sunwing’s ap- applaud the CTA for rec- Working Group, which Standards, TCCA. plication to wet-lease foreign ognizing this problem by made public its report in Now that the report airplanes and pilots through taking the initiative to September. The proposal has been tabled, a public spring 2013. review the way the agency offers ways comment period will follow. “While we respect the approaches wet-lease ap- to modern- Transport Canada will then CTA’s decision on ownership, plications. Further, ALPA ize pilot make the final recommenda- the fact of the matter is for commends the agency’s flight- and tions for drafting the regula- this winter season, more than initiative to consult with duty-time tion, a process that involves half of Sunwing’s pilots will industry stakeholders such as ALPA regarding wet-lease To read Transport regulations Canada’s Justice Department. be foreign and two-thirds of Canada’s fatigue and rest ALPA will continue to be fully their aircraft will be leased approval requirements and management report, require- engaged in the next steps from abroad,” the Association the considerations that the scan the QR code. ments in to ensure that the process commented. agency should undertake in Canada. To read the pro- results in new science-based “As for the CTA’s decision its assessment of necessity posal, scan the QR code. regulations for all flight crews allowing Sunwing to wet- under the regulations. We The proposed recom- in Canada. lease foreign aircraft, simply look forward to working co- mendations are the result put, with the absence of a operatively with the agency of a two-year cooperative n ALPA Addresses Recent Canadian wet-lease policy, and other interested par- effort by the 11-member CTA Decisions the agency had little choice ties to establish appropriate advisory group, which was “The Canadian Transporta but to grant the application. guidelines for a Canadian formed in 2010 to evaluate tion Agency’s (CTA) recent ALPA has long advocated wet-lease policy that will and propose amendments decisions confirming that for restricting this practice help level the playing field to current regulations relat- Sunwing Airlines contin- as it allows foreign pilots for all Canadian airlines ing to pilot fatigue manage- ues to be controlled by to perform flying that can and bring our furloughed ment. Capt. Martin Gauthier Canadians and approving and should be done by members back to work.” l

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 13 LegislativeUpdate n ALPA Lauds House to or from Europe until after concerns for agencies suffer- cost-benefit analyses can’t Passage of EU ETS the triennial ICAO meeting in ing from underfunding and be the be-all and end-all in Prohibition Act October 2013. The proposal understaffing. determining whether to move ALPA applauds the U.S. House comes after tremendous Congress wisely created forward with a rulemaking. of Representatives passage pressure from ALPA, Congress, some federal agencies to There are simply too many of the bipartisan Thune– airlines, consumers, and other operate quasi-independently shades of gray McCaskill European Union aviation organizations to of both the executive and when applying a Emissions Trading Scheme (EU protect airlines from the EU legislative branches of gov- cost-benefit analysis ETS) Prohibition Act (S.1956). ETS. “ICAO is and remains the ernment. This is not to say to rules that are S.1956, passed on November proper and most appropriate that these agencies are free meant to protect 13, provides the U.S. secretary venue to address the issue of to run amok as they see fit. the public and of Transportation with the aircraft emissions worldwide,” This level of independence workers. For exam- To read ALPA’s letter scan the QR code. authority to prohibit U.S. said Moak. “To have one provides them with a certain ple, ALPA need only airlines from participating in player determine the rules of level of insulation from look at its effort to classify the EU ETS. The legislation will the game for everyone cannot political pressure. Instead of lithium batteries as a hazmat now be sent to the president. and will not provide solutions relying on political whims material on cargo airplanes “We urge President to the real problems our and ideology, these bipartisan for shipping purposes. Such Obama to swiftly sign this industry faces.” agencies can solicit informa- classification was determined bill into law. By doing so, he ALPA has strongly support- tion and comments, hold to be “too expensive.” ALPA will protect U.S. air carriers ed the EU ETS Prohibition Act public hearings, and voice is also concerned that S.3468 from paying an illegal tax (S.1956) since its introduc- agreement and disagreement will politicize the indepen- and safeguard American jobs tion. The Senate unanimously in a transparent manner. dent rulemaking process at and the sovereignty of our passed the bill in September. There is a common mis- the SEC and CFTC and harm nation,” said Capt. Lee Moak, conception that independent the Association’s efforts to ALPA’s president. “We thank n ALPA Writes to Senate agencies do not perform any rid the oil market of rampant members of Congress for Opposing S.3468 cost-benefit analysis, which speculation by Wall Street supporting this bill, which will On November 7, ALPA sent a is not true. Furthermore, players. l allow the International Civil letter of opposition regarding Aviation Organization [ICAO] S.3468—the Independent to focus its efforts on creating Agency Regulatory Analysis News at Your Fingertips a global solution to reducing Act of 2012—to members The aviation industry is changing faster than ever before, and ALPA Daily will aircraft emissions.” of the Senate Homeland keep you informed about the latest industry developments and analysis from Under the EU ETS, all Security and Governmental around the globe. Check it out each day to stay up-to-date on airlines using EU airports Affairs Committee. S.3468 the news that affects airline pilots and the piloting profession. would be required to pay would require independent ALPA members can sign up to receive significant taxes for each ton agencies to conduct cost- ALPA Daily in their e-mail. of carbon used over historical benefit analyses at the Scan the QR code, then emissions. The EU ETS could direction of the White House log in with your ALPA member cost U.S. airlines an estimated Office of Management and  number and password. ALPA Nat’l & Pilot Group News

ALPA Nat’l & Pilot Group News Airline News $3.1 billion over the next 10 Budget (OMB). While support- Industry & Legislative News  select E-mail Distribution Lists. United, Continental MECs Send Tentative Agreement To Pilots Aero-News Network - 11/14/2012 years, which could lead to lost ers claim that this is a very Contract’s Fate Now In The Hands Of The Membership

 check the box for ALPA Daily. Pinnacle Strikes Deal With Delta airline jobs. commonsense approach to AviationPros.com - 11/14/2012 Nov. 13--The deadline for been extended. Pinnacle said Tuesday it struck a deal with Delta Air Lines to extend the  submit your request. deadline to Dec. Pinnacle Airlines Corp. to file a reorganization plan has On November 12, the issuing regulations, S.3468 Lewis Jordan To Address The Atlanta Aero Club Aero-News needlessly injects politics It’s that easy. Sign up today. Co-Founder NetworkOf ValuJet - 11/14/2012 And Its Successor, AirTran Airways Guest Speaker November European Commission pro- 29th

Delta gives $350K to Fisher House Foundation posed “freezing” the applica- into the regulatory process Atlanta Business Chronicle - 11/13/2012 Delta Air Lines Inc. on Tuesday ended its three-day Veterans Day observance with a $350,000 gift to the Fisher House Foundation at Reagan National Airport tion of the EU ETS for flights and creates severe budget in Washington, D.C.

14 Air Line Pilot December 2012 n Fleet Makeup of Airlines with ALPA Pilots The fleet makeup of airlines with ALPA-represented pilots is At airlines with ALPA pilots, more than 3,600 airplanes are diverse (as shown below). in use. From small turboprop airplanes flying in the northern re- As a comparison, the three big airlines in the Middle gions of Canada to the large widebody aircraft flown across East—Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar—have only 359 airplanes oceans and around the world, ALPA pilots have it covered. currently in use. l

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Source: Aviation Week, commercial jet fleet directory, company documents

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 15 Air Line Pilot Wants Your Photos Share your photos from the line, and let us see what you see. Give us some details as well—where the photo was taken, when, by whom, and any other pertinent info. 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 issue! Send your photos to [email protected].

n Engineering & Air Safety Update n Air Safety Organization curriculum with a focus on safety reporting programs, ficers came from around Plans for Improved safety management systems such as SMS, ASAP, and FOQA, the country to supplement Training Programs in 2013 (SMS), aviation safety ac- and provide them with the the workforce at JFK ALPA’s Air Safety Organiza- tion programs (ASAP), flight functional knowledge required International Airport, which tion (ASO) conducted a two- operations quality assurance to work successfully with was hit the hardest by the day workshop in ALPA’s (FOQA), and central air safety management and regulatory storm. Herndon, Va., Conference chairman (CASC) duties. representatives in the areas of Federal air marshals, be- Center November 6–7 to The group agreed to divide hazard identification and risk tween flying missions, also review the curricula of all the current STS content management. provided security for water ASO-sponsored training into two separate training The RMC is currently ferries, which is a primary courses and prepare for the events. The STS course will planned to be offered in means of transportation in 2013 training year. Fifteen remain available to central spring 2013. the area. pilot-instructors—represent- air safety chairmen, local air TSA Administrator John ing ALPA’s safety, security, safety chairmen, technical n TSA Steps Up to Pistole toured the New and pilot assistance disci- group leaders, and project Hurricane Sandy Challenge York area airports shortly plines—and Engineering team leaders and continue to In an effort to help ensure after the storm passed and and Air Safety Department provide them with a founda- that airline travel resumed as commended his workforce staff collaborated to ensure tion in the administrative quickly as possible following for their efforts to restore the quality, efficiency, and and managerial skills needed the devastation of Hurricane airport security in the face integration of all their training to efficiently and effectively Sandy, the Transportation of the tragedy, and for events for the coming year. lead safety representatives. Security Administration (TSA) individual acts of kindness As part of this review, A new Risk Management redoubled its efforts at north- performed by security of- subject-matter experts course (RMC) will further east U.S. and New York/New ficers to benefit passengers reviewed ALPA’s Safety familiarize experienced safety Jersey-area airports. More who were stranded in the Two School (STS) course representatives with current than 280 TSA security of- terminals. l

Education Committee Update Committee Gears Up for Seth Heckard (Atlantic to remind ALPA members Ace Club Meetings Southeast) addressed to take a few minutes On November 7, ALPA students at ERAU–Daytona each month to partici- Education Committee Beach about the same topic. pate in student surveys member Capt. George Pilots who’d like to volun- posted on the commit- Burnette (Delta) was teer for upcoming Education tee’s website. Aviation on hand at the ERAU- Committee events can go students, some of whom Prescott campus leading to the members-only site are current ALPA pilots, the ACE Club meeting of www.ALPA.org, click on need to gather survey and discussing the supply ALPA Toolbox, and then information as part of of pilots in the U.S. Education. Select the Events their course of study. A On November 14, F/O at the University of North Application to view upcom- new survey on automa- Susan Bailey Schmidt Dakota about crew resource ing events. tion was recently posted (Delta) spoke to students management, while Capt. The committee would like on the site. l

16 Air Line Pilot December 2012 n ALPANegotiationsUpdate The following is a summary tentative agreement on a joint was filed on Oct. 1, 2010. Continental Master Executive of the status of ALPA contract collective bargaining agreement Negotiations are under way. Councils (MECs) voted on negotiations by airline as of reached with United Continental Mesa—A Section 6 notice November 12 to accept a Nov. 12, 2012: Holdings, Inc. The agreement was filed on Sept. 10, 2010. tentative agreement (TA) on now goes before the pilots for a Negotiations continue December a joint collective bargaining Air Wisconsin—A Section ratification vote. 4–6, January 15–17, February agreement reached with 6 notice was filed on Oct. 1, Evergreen—The Evergreen 5–7, and March 12–14. United Continental Holdings, 2010. Negotiations continue negotiating team and manage- Piedmont—A Section 6 notice Inc. The agreement now goes December 4–7 and 18–21. ment met with a National was sent on March 13, 2009. An before the pilots for a ratifica- Atlantic Southeast—A Mediation Board mediator in application for mediation was tion vote. Section 6 notice was filed on Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, filed with the NMB on April 21, May 20, 2010. A joint Section 6 2012. The parties agreed to 2010. Mediation is under way. *Editor’s note: ALPA negotiators notice was filed on March 28, send management’s last pro- PSA—A Section 6 notice was at this Canadian airline have 2011. Negotiations are under posal to the pilots through the sent on Jan. 19, 2009. A joint ap- experienced many delays in way for the Atlantic Southeast/ ratification process. The ballot plication for mediation was filed bargaining because of manage ExpressJet joint collective was scheduled to close on Nov. on July 12, 2011. Negotiations ment shakeups and the loss of bargaining agreement. 28, 2012. continue. Flight 6560. Since bargaining CanJet—A notice to bargain ExpressJet—A Section 6 notice Ryan—A Section 6 notice opened in 2010, the pilot was filed on Dec. 1, 2011. was received on May 28, 2010. A was sent on Sept. 2, 2011. group has had two CEOs, three Negotiations continue joint Section 6 notice was filed Negotiations are under way. vice presidents of flight opera December 10–14. on March 28, 2011. Negotiations Sun Country—A Section 6 tions, and four company lead Continental—The Continental are under way for the Atlantic notice was sent on Feb. 23, 2010. negotiators. However, the team and United Master Executive Southeast/ExpressJet joint collec- Sun Country filed for mediation members remain confident they Councils (MECs) voted on tive bargaining agreement. on May 9, 2012. will make progress in the com November 12 to accept a *First Air—A notice to bargain United—The United and ing sessions.

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 17 n In Memoriam “To fly west, my friend, is a flight we all must take for a final check.”—Author unknown

2011 Capt. Russell C. Hazelton TWA October S/O F.E. Harrington United February Capt. C.W. Humphries Eastern October Capt. J.J. Hurley Delta October 2012 Capt. Raymond A. “Randy” Kuley, Jr. FedEx October Capt. C.R. Follansbee United May Capt. J.W. Lankford Eastern October Capt. Gilbert R. Hanson Delta May Capt. Brent G. Layton Delta October Capt. Michael L. McDermott TWA July Capt. Sylvain Normand Jazz October Capt. E.B. “Buddy” Moreman, Jr. Pan American July Capt. Eldred L. Olson TWA October Capt. Joseph C. Andrews United August Capt. Walter A. “Mickey” Schmid IV Continental October Capt. Charles R. Watkins TWA August Capt. Samuel N. Sims Delta October F/O Edward J. Brown Northwest September Capt. Grady B. Stone Eastern October Capt. Jerry J. Campbell United September Capt. W.T. Wilder Eastern October Capt. Donald J. Cook TWA September Capt. Donald W. Winn TWA October Capt. Ralph Hunt Pan American September Capt. Tom J. Colette Delta November Capt. Byron D. Otten Northwest September Capt. W.R. Krepling Eastern November Capt. Philip M. Rouzer Continental September Capt. W.H. Morris US Airways November Capt. Robert G. Rowe United September Capt. Robert O. Norris Delta November Capt. C.J. Zahner Pan American September Capt. Carl D. Scrivener Delta November F/O Thomas J. Brennan United October Capt. Jimmy L. Thompson Delta November Capt. C.W. Christensen Eastern October Capt. James P. Donegan TWA October n Compiled from information provided by ALPA’s Membership Capt. Gregory E. Durio Delta October and Council Services Department Mailbag

Great column original pilots flying those and other times, it was just I just received my two Piper Navajos and, for the girls. Andrea then vis- November issue of Air Line a significant portion of his ited us for two weeks, and Pilot and want to compli- career (certainly as long as I we did the same. ment Cap. Lee Moak [on his was there), was Seniority #1. Having the opportunity “Aviation Matters”] “Winds Capt. Coleman Weidenbusch to show Andrea a little slice of Change” column. If this (Comair, Ret.) of America was a great article doesn’t get every- reminder of the beautiful one’s attention, nothing will. A lifetime friendship country we live in. Andrea We need to put a stop to Our daughter Ashlee (18) Andrea, left, and Ashlee was quickly nicknamed our this encroachment before it had the experience of her at the Museo Nacional del “Spanish daughter,” and we goes any further. It will not young life this summer when Prado in Madrid, Spain. made some special memo- stop with the airlines. Write she took advantage of the ries with her. The girls are your congressman, write the wonderful International and we skyped with Andrea’s already planning their next president, and put your vote Youth Exchange program. family to discuss travel dates, visit! We highly recommend where it counts. After Ashlee completed an expectations, finances, etc. the IYE program, which Capt. Samuel Andrews online profile (when and Both of our families became brought two worlds together (United, Ret.) where she wanted to travel), quick friends, and we shared and formed a lifetime IYE sent us three profiles of a level of trust well before the friendship. ‘Comair Flies West’ girls in the countries Ashlee exchange began. Capt. Scott Ginn (United) Thanks for the article was interested in exploring. Ashlee flew to Madrid on Comair’s final flight Ashlee chose to visit Andrea to spend two weeks with  Letters to the editor may [see “Comair Flies West,” (also 18) in Spain because Andrea and her family. Within be submitted via regular November, page 25]. What she wanted to try out her days, Ashlee felt like a part mail to Air Line Pilot, Let may not have been clear Spanish. We could not have of their family. Every day, for ters to the Editor, 535 Hern from the article is the signif- found a more perfect match two weeks, they graciously don Parkway, P.O. Box 1169, icance of Capt. Tim Mullane than Andrea! The girls quickly showed her around their Herndon, VA 20172-1169, flying that final flight. Capt. got to know each other town and country. Sometimes or by e-mail to Magazine@ Mullane was one of the through Facebook and e-mail, the whole family would go, ALPA.org.

18 Air Line Pilot December 2012 SECOND ANNUAL Swimsuit Issue

JAW DROPPING Capturing moments in an airline pilot’s day (and night) that make you stop dead in your tracks and stand agape, staring with admiration. Using only ALPA member photos, we proudly present Air Line Pilot’s take in our second annual swimsuit edition: From Our Point of View.

FIRE IN THE SKY A DC-10 at FL370 flying eastbound over Washington state. Taken from a United B-737-800 at FL360 flying from Denver to Anchorage. Photo by Capt. Kenneth Castle (Continental) December 2012 Air Line Pilot 19 Up all night Followed by an approach into the rising sun. Photo by Capt. Paul Skene (Continental)

READY FOR O’HARE This photo was taken at Sioux Gateway Airport in early spring 2012. American Eagle had just started service into Sioux City, Iowa. This was a new destination for American Eagle. The EMB-145 was being prepared for the flight back to O’Hare International Airport. Photo by F/O Andi Lusha (American Eagle)

SUNSET ON THE HORIZON Photo by Capt. Rand Peck (Delta, Ret.)

20 Air Line Pilot December 2012 DAWN OF A NEW DAY Photo by F/O Jerome Peterson (ExpressJet)

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 21 FEDEXBig frannose B-757-300.çais FedEx photo Express by P B-777 Wilkinson. at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Photo by Capt. Doug Moss (FedEx Express)

22 Air Line Pilot December 2012 December 2012 Air Line Pilot 23 At via or’s Sunrise Spirit Flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to LaGuardia Airport. Photo by F/O Daniel Gill (Spirit)

FROM THE THROTTLE’S POINT OF VIEW Here is a photo I took of myself and F/O Nick Zikas. The camera is just in front of the throttles of a B-767-400 using a 14-24 mm lens set at 14 mm. Photo by Capt. Scott Olson (Continental)

AT THE GATE This photo was taken April 13, 2011, at the gate in Indianapolis while doing a walkaround. The aircraft is one of our Jazz CRJ200s. The photo is actually three different photographs combined to create an HDR (high dynamic range) photograph. Photo by Capt. Kevin Rodger (Jazz)

24 Air Line Pilot December 2012 HEAT OF THE MOMENT Photo by Capt. Jim Dingess (United)

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 25 HEADING NORTH Photo by Capt. Rand Peck (Delta, Ret.)

26 Airir LineLine PilotPilot December 2012 Double rainbow At LaGuardia Airport, Summer 2012. Photo by Capt. Leon Newman (AirTran)

Low-vis landing Taken at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Photo by Capt. Giff Beaton (Delta)

PHOENIX HABOOB Photo during the Haboob (a type of intense dust storm) in Phoenix last year. We decided to “camp out” in the aircraft and finish our preflight while waiting for the dust storm to sweep by. Photo by F/O Rob Neighbour (Fedex Express)

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 27 ’ EmiratesBy Capt. Scott Stratton (FedEx Express), Master Executive Council ChairmanGrowing Hold on Air Cargo he explosive passenger growth as Saudi Arabia and Qatar. As a result, of Emirates and the other Dubai’s leaders for decades have used Persian Gulf carriers regularly the Emirates’ policies and pocketbook to hits the headlines, but less well drive economic diversification in trade, known is that these airlines financial services, and tourism. are also carrying more weight In describing the vision for Dubai in cargo. The new Dubai World Central (DWC), Dubai’s plan for a World Central–Al Maktoum global center for logistics, tourism, and International Airport states that commerce, the emirate’s leaders see by the mid-2020s it will have the it as a gateway—some say a “new Silk capacity to handle a staggering Road”—to emerging markets in Africa, 12 million tons of cargo annually. To serve as perspective, the Airports Council International reports n Tthat Memphis International, FedEx’s The new Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum main hub, currently the world’s busiest cargo airport, handled 3.91 million tons International Airport states that by the mid- of cargo in 2011. Dubai’s ambitious plan for Emirates Airline and its potential to move the 2020s it will have the capacity to handle a world’s cargo reflect a commitment from all corners of the emirate. A survey of the state-of-play shows the resounding staggering 12 million tons of cargo annually. support that the aviation sector enjoys in Dubai—and across the United Arab Australasia, Europe, and the Middle East. airport says is an aviation record for the Emirates—and the direction in which “From the creation of Port Rashid to the fastest A380-enabled, 4.5-kilometer CAT the region is headed when it comes to Dubai Metro, the Emirate has a tradition III runway construction. While myriad air cargo. of investing in its future and developing factors influence runway construction, “Today, oil makes up just 5 percent of the infrastructure necessary to spark the project’s rapid time line is a notewor- Dubai’s gross domestic product, while future growth and further diversification thy demonstration of the Emirates’ con- aviation makes up 28 percent or $22 of its economy. Dubai World Central is a centration on aviation. Eventually, DWC billion, as well as directly and indirectly continuation of this legacy,” declares the will have a 92-meter air traffic control supporting more than 250,000 jobs,” Dubai World Central website. tower and a total of five parallel runways, Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline, Dubai’s commitment to this vision is each 4.5 km long. told the International Aviation Club borne out in the investment numbers. In 2008, DWC opened its cargo mega- of Washington, D.C., in September Costs for the entire DWC project, of terminal, which was built at a cost 2012. “This is a direct result of Dubai’s which Al Maktoum International Airport of more than US$200 million, to link pro-aviation policy and vision of the is an integral part, have been estimated airlines, customs, and freight-forwarding leadership.” by the emirate to exceed US$32 billion. agencies and to create more than 1.2 Examples abound of Dubai’s commit- million additional tons in cargo capacity. Investing in air cargo ment to turning its pro-aviation policy infrastructure into airplanes and pavement. Emirates’ fleet One of the seven states that make up the For example, in 2007, DWC reported The Dubai government–owned Emirates United Arab Emirates, Dubai has fewer that it completed the first runway at Al Airline has a total fleet of 186 widebody oil reserves than other nearby states Maktoum International Airport on time airplanes that serve 126 destinations such as Abu Dhabi and countries such and in the projected 600 days, which the in 74 countries. While the airline flies

28 Air Line Pilot December 2012 ’ EmiratesBy Capt. Scott Stratton (FedEx Express), Master Executive Council ChairmanGrowing Hold on Air Cargo

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trade lanes, this has been a landmark capacity per week out of the U.S. We belly cargo in its passenger airliners, its year for Emirates SkyCargo in the U.S. carry auto parts from JFK, apples and fleet also includes eight freighters: one Our operation has grown significantly in cherries from Seattle, and oil and gas B-747-400F, two B-747-400ERFs, and five the eight years since we launched our equipment from Houston. Our new ser- B-777Fs. Emirates Airline reports it is the JFK passenger service, and 2012 marks vice to Dulles opens up vast new options first to provide nonstop freight service to the start of an exciting new chapter for U.S. passengers and exporters. Not six continents. Emirates says it operates in our partnership,” said Ram Menen, only will we introduce competition into more B-777s and more Airbus A380s Emirates’ divisional senior vice president the nonstop market to Dubai, but we will than any other airline. Through the end of cargo, in a statement released on Oct. be highly competitive for connections to of the decade, Emirates says it will re- 2, 2012, during the International Air points beyond.” ceive an average of one new airplane per Cargo Association’s Air Cargo Forum in month, including adding more B-777Fs Atlanta. Pro -cargo aviation policy— to its SkyCargo fleet. Given Dubai’s geographic location an unfair playing field In 2012, Emirates SkyCargo began at the crossroads—or flight paths in While it may appear that Emirates is operations at Dallas/Fort Worth, Seattle, this case—of Africa, Asia, and Europe, simply engaging in free enterprise, and Washington, D.C., and now has a Emirates’ leaders estimate the airline has capitalism, and the free market system, total of seven trade lanes in the United the ability to reach 1.5 billion customers in fact the airline and others like it are States, which also include Houston, Los within an eight-hour period. To capitalize not doing business on a fair playing Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. on this advantage, the Gulf carrier has field, which puts U.S. all-cargo airlines, “With the creation of these three new custom-designed its special handling including FedEx, at a severe competitive capabilities for a wide range of cargo disadvantage. needs. Emirates’ website says the airline Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, looks to enhance its services in the areas a member of the ruling family of Dubai of transporting live animals, tempera- and Dubai Airports chairman, attributes ture-sensitive consignments, high-value the emirate’s success in aviation to a goods, priority items, and door-to-door “model that features a liberal regulatory delivery. climate, a tax-free business environ- In his comments before the Interna ment, and a consumer-centric focus TOP: Emirates SkyCargo B-747F. tional Aviation Club of Washington, that provides value for money and close It also operates two B-747-400ERFs Clark elaborated on Emirates’ air cargo coordination and collaboration within and five -B 777Fs. ABOVE: The cargo strategy. “In America, we provide critical the sector.” As evidence of the emirate’s mega-terminal opened at Al Maktoum uplift to a host of firms across many pro-aviation governance, the chairman International Airport in 2008. industries—totaling nearly 800 tons of also serves as president of the Dubai

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 29 Civil Aviation Authority, Dubai’s version service to three North American destina- airlines in that region experiencing an of the FAA. tions—Atlanta, Houston, and Toronto. 11.3 percent increase in air freight traffic In addition to doing business in a Based in Qatar’s capital of Doha, Qatar compared to a year ago. country that levies no corporate taxes, Airways currently flies dedicated freight- Long-term industry forecasts set air Emirates Airline has benefited from ers to Chicago in North America. It has a cargo to expand. In its recent Air Cargo U.S. Export–Import Bank financing fleet of three Airbus A300-600Fs and two World Forecast, Boeing predicts that for its airplanes at below-market rates B-777Fs. the global air cargo market will expand unavailable to U.S. and many European “With the recent completion of our 35 an average of 5.2 percent per year over airlines. Since 2007, when the bank percent stake in Cargolux, Europe’s larg- the next 20 years. The U.S. airplane gave Emirates its first loan guarantee est cargo airline, we have increased our manufacturer expects trade to increase for seven GE airplane engines used to focus on freighter operations, which ties based on liberalization of markets, more power B-777 extended-range airplanes, seamlessly into the airline’s strategy to efficient airplanes, and infrastructure U.S. Ex–Im Bank financing has helped have as many connecting points across improvements that will reduce the cost to provide Emirates with more capacity the globe from our Doha hub,” said Qatar of air cargo. for cargo and passengers. In May 2012, Airways Group Chief Executive Officer Gaining hold on air cargo Given Emirates and other Middle Eastern n airlines’ long-term vision, their govern- For our country to maintain a world- ment leaders’ commitment to collaboration in advancing their aviation and air class airline industry, our government cargo sector, and the state investment in airports and cargo infrastructure, these airlines have become significant air cargo needs to start competing— competing with competitors and will continue to be so based on their growth plans. The real question is whether foreign- its foreign counterparts, just as our cargo government backing of their airlines with billions of dollars and pro-aviation and passenger airlines do. policies will challenge the U.S. government to do the same. For our country to thanks in part to ALPA’s unflagging ad- Akbar Al Baker in October 2011. “We maintain a world-class airline industry, vocacy, the U.S. Congress’s reauthoriza- have identified tremendous route expan- our government needs to start com- tion for the U.S. Ex–Im Bank contained sion opportunities around the globe, peting—competing with its foreign critical reforms to shed needed light on including North America, where the counterparts, just as our cargo and the bank’s use of U.S. taxpayers’ money freighter market is huge.” And recently, passenger airlines do. And so, we need a to subsidize state-backed airlines and Qatar has expressed its interest in government-sponsored airline industry end worldwide subsidies of widebody acquiring Cargolux entirely. policy that includes cargo. If this does airplanes. There is little doubt that this not happen, the growth of companies is indeed an unfair playing field, a battle Strong long-term forecast that ALPA continues to engage in, and Today, many air cargo markets are Scan the QR code an advantage that airlines in the region struggling, but in the Middle East, cargo to read about are maximizing. appears to be maintaining strength ALPA’s work to and even growing. In its recent market level the playing field for Cargo capacity growth across analysis, the International Air Transport U.S. airlines. the Middle East Association (IATA) indicated that inter- Etihad Airways, the national airline of the national air freight markets contracted like Emirates, made possible by an ex- United Arab Emirates, operates out of its by 0.8 percent in August 2012 compared tremely unfair playing field, will continue hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport. to a year ago. According to IATA, total to slowly strangle U.S. cargo airlines and The airline began cargo operations in demand for air freight carried by Asia/ take the jobs of U.S. pilots. 2004, and Etihad currently has a fleet Pacific airlines was 5.5 percent lower Go to levelingtheplayingfield.ALPA. of seven dedicated cargo airplanes: one and 3.9 percent lower in Latin America org or scan the QR code to read more B-777F, two MD-11Fs, two Airbus A330- during the same time frame. In dramatic about ALPA’s work to level the playing 200Fs, and two Airbus A300-600Fs. contrast, air freight carried by Middle field for U.S. airlines so that they can Qatar Airways’ cargo division in Eastern airlines continued to “expand compete and prevail in the global October 2012 began scheduled B-777F strongly,” according to IATA analysts, with marketplace.

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December 2012 Air Line Pilot 31 OntheBookshelf Books Every Pilot Should Own

The Bridges at Toko-Ri focuses on a resentful 29-year-old U.S. By Jan W. Steenblik, Technical Editor Navy fighter pilot, Harry Brubaker, recalled to active duty for n this fifth installment of “On the Bookshelf,” we offer up Korea and thus leaving behind his wife, two young daughters, this holiday season a sampling of aviation books that should and a career as an attorney in Denver. Brubaker flies the Iinterest many readers, including our Canadian members, McDonnell F2H Banshee, a single-seat carrier-based fighter. He devotees of military aviation, and general aviation enthusiasts. confronts his fear of participating in an attack on the fiercely On June 11, 2005, the world lost one of the last great roman- defended rail and truck bridges that run through a narrow tics: Gordon Baxter, known to millions as simply “Bax,” died. valley and are vital to the communists’ supply chain. A lifelong resident of southeast Texas, Bax was a popular One of the principal themes of the novel is the lack of radio personality in Beaumont and Port Arthur, a private pilot, knowledge of, and interest in, the war on the part of the and a columnist for newspapers and magazines. In 1970, he Americans back home. began writing a monthly column, “Bax Seat,” for Flying. Michener authored or coauthored more than 40 titles, Bax Seat: Log of a Pasture Pilot, a Ziff-Davis book distribut- including Pulitzer-winning Tales of the South Pacific and best- ed by McGraw-Hill, was published in 1978. Columns from Bax’s sellers Hawaii, Texas, The Covenant, and The Source. Measured against these blockbusters, The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a trifle, but it remains one of the few liter- ary treatments of the Korean “police action.” As such, it has earned a place on aviators’ bookshelves. Do judge Ace McCool, by Canadian airline pilot Jack Desmarais (now retired), by its cover: The crazy characters who work for fictional Down East International, a small, corner-cutting outfit based in Moncton, New Brunswick, are over-the- top cartoonish. But, oh, are they funny. Desmarais’s monthly column about DEI ran for 14½ years in Canadian Aviation. Desmarais whipped up insane, convoluted plots that somehow always worked out in the end. World War II veteran Ace McCool started DEI first several years with Flying are interlaced with humorous and with a hangar and a de Havilland Dragon Rapide (1930s cabin witty background on his sometimes tumultuous relationship biplane), both obtained by questionable means, then moved up with the Ivy League editors in New York. to DC-3s, Vickers Vanguards, and a Boeing 727. The columns Former Flying executive editor Stephan Wilkinson wrote in are, among other things, a paean to the Vanguard, a four- the foreword, “Bax has something that writers lust after—an engine turboprop similar to the Lockheed Electra. The airline is ear, one of the things that made Mark Twain great….” perpetually on the brink of financial ruin, but the challenging Gordon Baxter loved general aviation, pilots and other flying and the weekly “pilot meetings” at the Heroes Bar & Grill “airplane people,” country airports, big and little airshows, crop more than make up for the shaky credit rating. dusters, biplanes (especially Stearmans), his Mooney. DEI’s limits for hand-flown ILS approaches are 50 and an He had friends and admirers everywhere—fellow pilots who eighth, but the weather in the Maritimes is often WOXOF, would turn first to “Bax Seat” with each new issue of Flying. This and Moncton Tower controllers turn a blind eye to the book is for them, and for anyone who’s ever flown summer touch- “Woxies” landing in zero-zero. All DEI airplanes sport a and-goes on grass in a J-3 with the windows open (“And with “Have Landed” light in the cabin to let passengers know your head out like that, you can smell the tires crush the clover”). the pilots (“polemasters of the first order”) have once again James A. Michener’s The Bridges at Toko-Ri, a 120-page painted it on in the fog. novella published in 1953, portrays U.S. naval aviation in the Buy this book only if you’re willing to laugh long and hard at Korean War, the 1950–53 “police action” that led to the current your airline industry (no matter where you live and work). It’s a stalemate of North and South Korea divided by a demilitarized superb spoof by a guy who spent 37 years in airline cockpits. zone. Now let’s hear your picks. Drop us a line at Magazine@ALPA. Michener spent time on two U.S. Navy carriers to research a org or Air Line Pilot, P.O. Box 1169, Herndon, VA 20172-1169, series of articles on the air war for The Saturday Evening Post, and tell us what your favorite aviation books are and why. one of the premier U.S. general interest magazines of the day. Another result was this book. Visit www.ALPA.org/bookshelf for more book reviews.

32 Air Line Pilot December 2012 HealthWatch Laser Attacks on the Rise How to Protect Your Eyes

can occur at ¼ mile, and of about 400 nanometers converts the light energy of By Dr. Quay Snyder distraction may occur as far (nm) to the reds, near 760 various wavelengths into neu- ALPA Aeromedical Advisor away as 2.2 miles. A 500 mW nm. Wavelengths below 400 rological signals in the brain housands of airline green laser theoretically can nm are ultraviolet (UV), and that we perceive as color. The pilots have been illu- cause damage from as far those greater than 760 nm cones of the centrally located Tminated by lasers, and away as 520 feet, glare and are infrared (IR). macula of the eye produce these laser hits may harm a visual disruption at 2 miles, The human eye perceives color vision and the best pilot’s vision. Although such and distraction as far away different wavelengths of light visual acuity. More peripher- incidents have become more as 22 miles. The chance from equal power sources ally, the rods of the retina are frequent despite being illegal, of permanent damage to differently. Green-yellow light used for night vision and can educated pilots can minimize vision in flight is very slight. at 550 nm is perceived as 35 function in much dimmer the risk and preserve their Distraction and temporary times as bright as red light of light but generally do not visual health. effects are much more likely the same power and distance, perceive color. Other struc- to occur. so modern emergency ve- tures of the eye (cornea, lens, Laser basics hicles and safety vests often vitreous humor) absorb UV A laser emits an intense, very Vision basics use green-yellow colors to light, and the retina absorbs narrow beam of light of a Visible light ranges from the increase visibility. IR light and heat. single wavelength, giving it a blue-purples at wavelengths The retina of the eye Permanent eye damage specific color. The brightness can result when enough is related to the wavelength, energy is concentrated on a power, distance from the Advice to Pilots portion of the eye to destroy source, and whether the laser tissue. The retina is most has a pulsed or continuous ALPA has published an excellent guide, Laser sensitive. Permanent damage emission. A pulsed laser Illumination Threat Mitigation, on procedures results if light energy concen- emits more con- to follow if exposed to a laser in flight (see trated on the retina burns the centrated bursts insert in this issue). The key medical points are sensitive retinal cells, which of power than don’t regenerate, causing Don’t look directly at the laser; go heads- a continuously  “holes” in the visual field. The down if safe to do so. powered laser. size of the loss of visual field Dust, moisture,  Turn up all cockpit lights to reduce the size correlates with the amount For more information on aeromedical issues, and smoke reduce of your pupils and minimize afterimages. of retina damaged. Cataracts scan the QR code. perceived bright- may result from energy being Don’t rub your eyes. ness and diffuse the beam.  absorbed in the lens. Inexpensive battery-pow-  Download, print, and use the ALESA form if The cornea and the lens ered, handheld laser pointers you have concerns. concentrate light by as are available in stores and much as 200 times when  See an eye specialist if your responses to on the Internet. In the U.S., the ALESA form suggest doing so. focusing on the retina. The the most powerful and legal pupil dilates in dim light to noncommercial laser pointers  Contact ALPA’s Aeromedical Office for any allow more light to enter the authorized for manufacture physical or psychological concerns. eye and increase the energy or sale emit 5 milliwatts Laser protective eyewear (LPE) glasses focused on the retina. This is (mW). Commercial lasers may are available, but ALPA’s Aeromedical Office why laser exposures at night exceed 1 watt and can be are so disturbing to vision, doesn’t recommend purchasing them at this bought from overseas sources as the dilated pupil allows a via the Internet, and owning time. LPE only blocks out a single wavelength large amount of light to enter them isn’t illegal in the U.S. of light, so it’s useful only if you are struck by a before constricting. A 5 mW green laser’s laser of the same wavelength. Some LPE may Temporary responses to maximum range to cause reduce the visibility of cockpit displays of the laser-energy insults to the eye damage is 52 feet, but same color as the laser. eye include discomfort, light glare and visual disruption sensitivity, glare, halos, flash

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 33 HealthWatch blindness, and afterimages. involve continuous-emission Visual acuity is reduced brief- lasers emitting 5–200 mW. Pilot Speaks Out About ly, and night vision is compro- All reported events were with Threat from Laser mised for minutes to hours visible (usually green) light Attacks on Airplanes after a laser illumination. (the human eye can’t detect At a recent news conference, ALPA was joined by regulatory, The eye’s response to this IR and UV lasers, which may military, federal, state, and local law enforcement reps to em- damage is to produce tears cause eye damage). phasize the safety threat posed by laser attacks on aircraft and a chemical reaction that Of the 3,591 aircraft il- and underscore the public’s need to be aware of the danger triggers itching in the eye and luminations reported to the and the legal consequences of deliberately or unintention- a desire to shut the eyelids. FAA in 2011, in 970 incidents ally shining a laser at an aircraft. Corneal abrasions may occur laser light entered the cock- “The public needs to know that individuals who shine after rubbing the eyes. pit. Of these, 181 involved lasers at aircraft are jeopardizing the safety of air transporta- tracking the aircraft. In 55, tion and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent of the Aviation laser events temporary eye effects were law. Intentional or not, these laser strikes are no joke and Aircraft laser illumination noted. These effects included have serious consequences,” stressed Capt. Robert Hamilton events rose exponentially watering, afterimages, eye (PSA), who is the current chairman of ALPA’s Security from 2004 (49 known events) discomfort, blurred vision, Council and has been lased while flying an airplane. through 2011 with 3,591 and headaches. Capt. Robert events reported in the U.S.— Of the 55 incidents with Hamilton (at about 10 per night, or 1 eye effects, 31 pilots reported the podium) for every pain or discomfort; 31 also during 2,528 flights. 3,591 reported vision impairment. the news Canadian pi- Seven pilots sought medi- conference. lots reported cal attention, and one was 229 events grounded temporarily. Ten in 2011, with pilots reported disorientation. the most In three incidents, the flight Aviation Authority, working penalties for aiming a laser at coming from was affected, with two pilots with the British Air Line Pilots an aircraft or its flight path. Alberta, having to turn over control. Association, has deployed a The new penalties include a British The third had to land. very useful self-administered fine of as much as $250,000 Columbia, Fortunately, none of the tool to reassure pilots who and as many as five years in Ontario, and events reported in 2011 haven’t suffered significant prison for each act. Quebec. 49 resulted in permanent eye eye damage that they may Previous laws required The United injury. forgo medical evaluations. If proof that a person willfully Kingdom had The most significant nega- potential for injury exists, the tried to interfere with a flight 2,300 attacks in the same tive consequences of a pilot’s Aviation Laser Exposure Self- to endanger safety. The new year—a rate more than twice being illuminated by a laser Assessment (ALESA) provides law only requires proof that that of the U.S. are anxiety regarding safely parameters for consulting an a person knowingly aimed The overwhelming major- operating the aircraft, uncer- eye specialist and is recom- the laser at an aircraft. This ity of illuminations occurred tainty about damage to vision mended for that purpose. is a much lower standard of below 8,000 feet AGL; 94 and reporting medical visits For pilots experiencing proof for federal prosecutors. percent involved green to the FAA, frustration at the recurrent, intrusive thoughts As a result, more cases are lasers. Most events were near administrative requirements regarding the laser exposure, now being prosecuted in the airports in the taxi, takeoff, for reporting an incident, and counseling may be an appro- U.S. Similar laws in Australia, or approach and landing concern about the possibility priate and effective treatment. Canada, the United Kingdom, phases of flight. Phoenix led of being lased again—not the Any pilot having concerns and other countries are the U.S. with 129 events in physical damage to the eyes. about vision or psychological leading to more prosecu- 2011. Chicago, Dallas-Fort The United Kingdom’s Civil effects should stop flying until tions. The FAA also interprets Worth, Denver, Houston, the concerns are resolved. FAR 91.11, which prohibits ALPA members can Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Contact ALPA’s Aeromedical interfering with a flight crew contact the Aeromedical the greater New York City Office for assistance. member, to include lasing an Office at 303-341-4435, area, Orlando, Philadelphia, aircraft. Monday to Friday, 8:30 Portland (Ore.), San Jose, and Legislation a.m. to 4:00 p.m. moun- San Juan reported more than On Feb. 14, 2012, President To read more about laser tain time, or at www. 50 events each. Most laser Obama signed into law new illumination threat mitigation, AviationMedicine.com. illumination events in aircraft legislation that increased the see the insert in this issue.

34 Air Line Pilot December 2012 OurStories Golden Wings Past President Says There’s Life After the Cockpit

2012 issue includes an interview with fondly remembers his days as a B-727 By John Perkinson, Staff Writer former ALPA president Capt. Hank Duffy, second officer; a B-737 and -757/767 apt. Gordon Wagoner has been who reports, “Ann [his wife] and I are in first officer; and an MD-80/90 and organizing airline pilots for years, good health.” Duffy talks about his chal- B-757/767 captain. The former Golden Cdespite the fact that he hasn’t lenges as ALPA’s fourth president and Wings president was based in Houston, stepped into a Delta cockpit to fly a trip notes that he’s currently on the board Dallas, and Cincinnati and, while in since 2005. The retired ALPA member is at the University of Miami, where an Dallas, manned a phone for the ALPA the outgoing president of a network of endowment scholarship bears his name. Local Council and the Master Executive approximately 900 former professional The fraternal organization also main- Council, answering contract administra- aviators who share information, social- tains a website—www.deltagoldenwings. tion questions. Before his airline experi- ize, and stay in touch through the Delta com—and members participate in ence, Wagoner flew the C-130 Hercules Golden Wings organization. gatherings like the “Pig Pull,” held last for the Air Force out of Dyess Air Force Delta Golden Wings, Inc., is a fraternal May at Lake Lanier’s University Club Base near Abilene, Tex. association based in Atlanta, Ga., with near Atlanta. But the Delta Golden Wings “With airlines restructuring and com- both retired and active Delta pilots. showpiece event is its annual reunion. muting becoming more of a norm, pilot Similar to AARP’s age requirement, those “Pilots tend to scatter when they members can feel pretty disconnected,” who fly for the airline can join the as- retire,” says Wagoner. “The yearly reunion says Wagoner, who adds that while sociation when they turn 50. Spouses of is an opportunity to get together, tell a working, a pilot’s circle of friends can deceased Delta pilots are also eligible to few lies, and keep that traditional Delta also be stratified by the seniority system. become members. The club was started family spirit alive.” Golden Wings provides Delta pilots with in the late 1960s and has been a haven This year’s big event was held the opportunity to meet a larger cross for senior fliers ever since. Wagoner says, September 6–9 in Portland, Ore. In ad- section of pilots. “Once you get into it, you’re hooked.” dition to a dinner/dance, the attendees Delta Golden Wings is not alone in Wagoner describes the outfit as a enjoyed a Portland Spirit river cruise and this effort. Comparable airline pilot national organization with an affiliation a Columbia Gorge/Hood River train tour. retiree organizations include the Retired of loosely aligned local groups, as op- “We had a good turnout this year, and ev- United Pilots Association (RUPA), the posed to designated chapters. “That’s eryone had a terrific time,” says Wagoner. Retired Hawaiian Airlines Pilots (RHAP), how I got involved,” he says. “After I The next reunion will be Oct. 17–20, and the Retired Northwest Airline Pilots retired, I would occasionally get together 2013, in Annapolis, Md., and future Association (RNPA), to name just a with Delta pilot retirees in the Dallas/Ft. reunions are planned for Austin, Tex., in few. Similar clubs exist for other airline Worth area called the 60th Bum Group. 2014 and Milwaukee, Wisc., in 2015. employee groups, such as Clipped Wings During a Christmas party, a former Delta for former United flight attendants. Golden Wings president asked me if I’d Remembering when These groups help connect senior airline be willing to serve in the Golden Wings Wagoner flew for Delta Air Lines from employees with their peers and provide a as the vice president.” September 1979 to September 2005. He network of support and friendship. Current Golden Wing board members include President Jim Pancharian, Vice President Larry Berdoll, Secretary Jerry Rollins, Historian Rollin Jackson, Treasurer James Baird, Membership Chairman Julian Black, and past president Wagoner. Pancharian was recently elected to serve as the Wings’ 20th president during the group’s annual reunion.

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December 2012 Air Line Pilot 35 2012 Index

Commentary, Pilot AUTHORS ALPA: ALPA’s 110th Executive Board Meeting: Revisiting Struc- tures and Practices to Confront New Challenges, May; ALPA: Apr.: Time to Get Involved (Secord) Abel, F/O Ron (United), and Capt. Don Wykoff (Delta), All Much More Than Just a Pin, Aug.; ALPA Hosts Conference on June/July: Our Futures Are Linked (Swindell) Politics Is Global, May Pilot Training, Aug.; How Can Do We Compete? 7+ Ways to Oct.: ‘Can You Fly This Leg Tonight?’ (Linch) ALPA Economic & Financial Analysis Department Staff, The Level the Playing Field, Aug.; ALPA Honors 9/11 Victims, Oct.; State of the Airline Industry, Sept. Everything Matters at ALPA’s 111th Regular Executive Board Flying the Line ALPA Engineering & Air Safety Department Staff, KCM Meeting, Oct.; ALPA Helps Usher in a New Era of Aviation Aug.: On Oceanic Tracks, Fly SLOPily! Update: Nationwide Expansion Set to Begin, Mar. Security, Nov.; Everything Matters: 44 Takeaways from the ALPA Government Affairs Department Staff, Why November 6 Board of Directors Meeting, Nov. From the Hill SHOULD Matter to You, Oct. ALPA Air Safety Awards: Everything Matters: ALPA’s 58th Air Mar.: ALPA to Congress: GPS Critical to Aviation Safety, Efficiency ALPA Staff, Dissecting the FAA Modernization and Reform Act Safety Forum, Sept. June/July: Cassidy Denounces EU ETS as ‘Job Killer’ During Senate of 2012, Mar.; Q&A with Sen. James Inhofe, Mar.; ALPA-PAC ALPA-PAC: ALPA-PAC Roll of Distinction, Apr. Hearings; ALPA Praises Export-Import Bank Reforms; ALPA Calls Roll of Distinction, Apr.; The Pilot Partisan Agenda, Apr.; Aviation Safety: What You Need to Know About the New Pro- on Congress to Raise Airline Industry to One Level of Safety Everything Matters: ALPA’s 58th Air Safety Forum, Sept.; Why posed Pilot Certification & Qualification Requirements, May; Aug.: ALPA, Industry Partners Maintain Pressure to Combat Scope Is Important (Outside of Your Medicine Cabinet, Long ALPA Hosts Conference on Pilot Training, Aug. EU ETS After You Brush), Sept.; Everything Matters: 44 Takeaways Cargo Operations: Emirates’ Growing Hold on Air Cargo, Dec. Sept.: Security: Abu Dhabi Will Pay to Play from the Board of Directors Meeting, Nov. FAA Reauthorization: Dissecting the FAA Modernization and Oct.: ALPA, Coalition Members Urge President to Act on EU ETS Ayers, Rusty, CommutAir, Jan./Feb.; First Air, Jan./Feb.; Hawai- Reform Act of 2012, Mar. ian, Jan./Feb.; Sun Country, Jan./Feb. Flight Time/Duty Time: FAA Flight-Time/Duty-Time Final Rule: Health Watch Bland, Courtney, FedEx Express, Jan./Feb. Good News, Bad News, Jan./Feb.; One Level of Safety: We’re Jan./Feb: Visual Acuity and the Physiology of Vision Burket, Tawnya, Capital Cargo Crewmembers Achieve a New Getting There, May; Closing the Gaps, June/July Mar.: Seeing Clouds? Could Be Cataracts Contract, Sept. Government: Dissecting the FAA Modernization and Reform Act Apr.: Protect Your Eyes Dirkmaat, F/O Jared (American Eagle), and Kimberly Seitz, of 2012, Mar.; Q&A with Sen. James Inhofe, Mar.; How Can Do May: Nutrition and Exams for Eye Health American Eagle, Jan./Feb. We Compete? 7+ Ways to Level the Playing Field, Aug.; Why June/July: How to Shop for Sunglasses Flanagan, Amy, Continental, Jan./Feb. November 6 SHOULD Matter to You, Oct.; Emirates’ Growing Aug.: Color-Blind or Color-‘Weak’? Gottshalk, Barbara, Air Transport International, Jan./Feb.; Hold on Air Cargo, Dec. Sept.: A Peer Pilot’s Cardiac Lesson Learned Capital Cargo, Jan./Feb.; Evergreen, Jan./Feb.; North Ameri- IFALPA: The 67th Annual IFALPA Conference: Collaborating to Oct.: Refractive Eye Surgery, Part 1 can, Jan./Feb. Advance Global Pilot Issues, June/July Nov.: Refractive Eye Surgery, Part 2 Hagy, Keith, Capt. Charles Hogeman (United), and F/O Leja Known Crewmember: KCM Update: Nationwide Expansion Set Dec.: Laser Attacks on the Rise: How to Protect Your Eyes Noe (Mesa), What You Need to Know About the New Pro- to Begin, Mar.; Known Crewmember Set to Expand, May posed Pilot Certification & Qualification Requirements, May Member Benefits: ALPA: Much More Than Just a Pin, Aug. Money Matters Hogeman, Capt. Charles (United), F/O Leja Noe (Mesa), and 9/11: ALPA Honors 9/11 Victims, Oct. Mar.: Retirement Planning, Part I: It’s Not Just About the Money Keith Hagy, What You Need to Know About the New Pro- Pilot Group Profile: (All in Jan./Feb.) AirTran, Air Transat, Air Apr.: Retirement Planning, Part II: How to Maximize Your Social posed Pilot Certification & Qualification Requirements, May Transport International, Air Wisconsin, Alaska, American Security Benefits Jakub, Lydia, Air Wisconsin, Jan./Feb.; ExpressJet, Jan./Feb.; Eagle, ASTAR Air Cargo, Atlantic Southeast, Bearskin, Calm Air, Island Air, Jan./Feb.; Mesa, Jan./Feb.; PSA, Jan./Feb. Canadian North, CanJet, Capital Cargo, Comair, CommutAir, Opinions Johnson, Jim, and Capt. Don Wykoff (Delta), One Level of Compass, Continental, Delta, Evergreen, ExpressJet, FedEx Ex- May: The Balance of Power (Doniach) Safety: We’re Getting There, May press, First Air, Hawaiian, Island Air, Jazz, Kelowna Flightcraft, Kelly, C. David, United, Jan./Feb. Mesa, North American, Piedmont, Pinnacle, PSA, Ryan, Spirit, Our Stories Konwin, Lynn, Air Transat, Jan./Feb.; Bearskin, Jan./Feb.; Calm Sun Country, Trans States, United, Wasaya Mar.: ‘It Happened on Our Turf’ Air, Jan./Feb.; Canadian North, Jan./Feb.; CanJet, Jan./Feb.; Pilot Partisan Agenda: The Pilot Partisan Agenda, Apr. May: Going the Distance for Wounded Warriors Jazz, Jan./Feb.; Kelowna Flightcraft, Jan./Feb. Pilots: The Pilots of ALPA 2012, Jan./Feb.; The Pilot Partisan June/July: Slipping the Surly Bonds: Sun Country Pilot Recalls Lofquist, Jen, ASTAR Air Cargo, Jan./Feb.; Atlantic Southeast, Agenda, Apr.; What You Need to Know About the New Pro- Space Shuttle Days Jan./Feb.; Comair, Jan./Feb.; Piedmont, Jan./Feb.; Spirit, Jan./ posed Pilot Certification & Qualification Requirements, May; Aug.: ALPA Pilots Move Mountains for Charity Feb.; Wasaya, Jan./Feb.; Comair Flies West, Nov. FABulous Flying, June/July; ALPA Hosts Conference on Pilot Dec.: Delta Golden Wings President Claims There’s Life After Lowe, Craig, and Jerry Wright, Known Crewmember Set to Training, Aug.; Why Scope Is Important (Outside of Your Medi- the Cockpit Expand, May cine Cabinet, Long After You Brush), Sept.; The ASTAR Story, Martin, Molly, How Can Do We Compete? 7+ Ways to Level the Oct.; Comair Flies West, Nov.; Pinnacle Pilots Stand Strong at On the Bookshelf Playing Field, Aug.; ALPA Honors 9/11 Victims, Oct.; SWOT 1113 Hearing with Abundance of Support, Nov. Dec.: Books Every Pilot Should Own Team 2012, Oct. Railway Labor Act: Negotiations Under the RLA, June/July Noe, F/O Leja (Mesa), Capt. Charles Hogeman (United), and Scope: Why Scope Is Important (Outside of Your Medicine Pilot Musings Keith Hagy, What You Need to Know About the New Pro- Cabinet, Long After You Brush), Sept. Sept.: Remembering “the” Day posed Pilot Certification & Qualification Requirements, May Security Screening: ALPA Helps Usher in a New Era of Aviation Nov.: A Ride on the B-787: A Perspective from Economy Class Perkinson, John, Compass, Jan./Feb.; Ryan, Jan./Feb; ALPA’s Security, Nov. 110th Executive Board Meeting: Revisiting Structures and Strategic Planning: SWOT Team 2012, Oct. Take Note Practices to Confront New Challenges, May; The 67th Annual Jan./Feb.: Survey Says: Get Involved! IFALPA Conference: Collaborating to Advance Global Pilot DEPARTMENTS Mar.: Feedback, Feedback, Feedback Issues, June/July; ALPA: Much More Than Just a Pin, Aug.; ALPA@Work Apr.: What’s Trending… Everything Matters at ALPA’s 111th Regular Executive Board Jan./Feb.: ALPA ASAP Symposium May: Facts, Rumors, and Everything In Between Meeting, Oct. Mar.: Communicating for Safety: Pilots Share Perspective, June/July: Hate to Be the Last to Know? Regus, Kelly, and the Delta Communications Committee, Experiences at Controller Conference Aug.: ALPA’s New Conference Center in Herndon. It’s Where Delta, Jan./Feb. Apr.: LTC Adds Focus on Building Unity; ALPA Safety Council and It’s At. Robbins, Michael, and Bruce York, Negotiations Under the Training Council Meet Sept.: 9/11 Remembered RLA, June/July May: ALPA’s Secretary-Treasurers Conference: Learning the As- Oct.: Best In Class Seitz, Kimberly, Pinnacle, Jan./Feb.; Trans States, Jan./Feb.; sociation’s Financial Ropes; Summit of the Tech Chairs Nov.: Beyond the Drama Pinnacle Pilots Stand Strong at 1113 Hearing with Abundance Aug.: Moak Creates Committee for Remote Ops; R&I Commit- Dec.: 2013 and Beyond of Support, Nov. tee, VEBA Board Review ALPA Member Benefit Plans Seitz, Kimberly, and F/O Jared Dirkmaat (American Eagle), Weighing In American Eagle, Jan./Feb. ALPA Toolbox Mar.: Survival of the Best Prepared—And Best Represented Steenblik, Jan W., Closing the Gaps, June/July; FABulous Flying, Mar.: ALPA Pros Know Pilot Tax Deductions (Couette) June/July; ALPA Hosts Conference on Pilot Training, Aug.; The Apr.: ALPA Disability Insurance: Income When You’re Grounded May: It Takes a Team (Helling) ASTAR Story, Oct. May: ALPA Reverses Pilot’s Termination Aug.: RPAs and Why Everything Matters (Cassidy) Stratton, Capt. Scott (FedEx Express), Emirates’ Growing Hold Sept.: ALPA for Life! on Air Cargo, Dec. Nov.: Toolbox for Tinkickers Sutton, Jenn, Alaska, Jan./Feb. The Delta Communications Committee and Kelly Regus, Delta, Aviation Matters Jan./Feb. Jan/Feb.: Everything Matters Solution to this month’s Vacinek, Toni C., AirTran, Jan./Feb. Mar.: Everything Matters: FT/DT for All ALPA sudoku on page 38. Wright, Jerry, ALPA Helps Usher in a New Era of Aviation Apr.: Everything Matters: Negotiations Security, Nov. May: Everything Matters: Ripped Straight from the Headlines 5 1 3 7 9 8 6 4 2 Wright, Jerry, and Craig Lowe, Known Crewmember Set to June/July: Everything Matters. Everything. Expand, May Aug.: Everything Matters. Taking the Lead. 9 7 8 6 4 2 3 5 1 Wykoff, Capt. Don (Delta), FAA Flight-Time/Duty-Time Final Sept.: Everything Matters 4 6 2 5 3 1 7 8 9 Rule: Good News, Bad News, Jan./Feb. Oct.: Everything Matters: November 6 Wykoff, Capt. Don (Delta), and F/O Ron Abel (United), All Nov.: Winds of Change 3 8 7 9 1 6 4 2 5 Politics Is Global, May Dec.: Everything Matters: Almost Isn’t Good Enough Wykoff, Capt. 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Honorable mentions In the slew of photographs we received this year, our pilots submitted a wide range of photos, including shots of airplanes with non-ALPA pilots. As ALPA members fly to every corner of the world, we thought it important to include some of these images to paint a broader perspective of the global pilot landscape. Please enjoy.

F/O Dan Lohmar (United) Capt. Michael Overbeek (United)

F/O Kellie Waddell (Delta)

Capt. Rand Peck (Delta, Ret.)

Left: Capt. Jacob Katz (United) Below: Photographer unknown

December 2012 Air Line Pilot 37 ALPA Resources and Contact Numbers National Officers These photos were taken at the April 2012 ALPA Executive Board For complete biographical Capt. Lee Moak President meeting. Governing Bodies Coordinator Maggie Erzen, in yellow, information on ALPA’s national served as meeting secretary. Photos by Chris Weaver. officers, visit www.ALPA.org or scan the QR code. Capt. Randy Helling Capt. William Couette Capt. Sean Cassidy Vice President–Finance/ Vice President– First Vice President Treasurer Administration/Secretary

Executive Vice Presidents F/O Michael Hamilton Capt. Bill Patterson For more information on which pilot groups executive Capt. Mark Nagel United Air Wisconsin, Evergreen, Air Transport Int’l, vice presidents represent, visit www.ALPA.org/evp. Capt. Dan Adamus ExpressJet, Hawaiian, Atlantic Southeast, Capt. Thomas Maxwell Air Transat, Bearskin, Island Air, Sun Country Calm Air, Canadian CommutAir, Pinnacle, Alaska, American Capt. Larry Beck F/O Todd Ortscheid Capt. Joe Fagone North, CanJet, First PSA Eagle, Mesa Air Group, Continental AirTran, Capital Cargo, FedEx Express Air, Jazz Air, Kelowna Piedmont, Ryan, Capt. Tim Canoll Compass, North Flightcraft, Wasaya Capt. Bill Bartels Trans States Executive Administrator American, Spirit Delta

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