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U.S. Department intercom: Office of Public Affairs of Transportation Alaskan Region 701 C Street. Box 14 Federal Aviation Anchorage. Alaska 99513 Administration (907) 271-5296 March 28, 1986 86- 0 7 A 2 Recipe corner Administrator's visit to Alaska from: AAL-300 Administrator Donald Engen, BANANA NUT BREAD accompanied by Mary, his wife, Mike Moffett, special assistant to the 2 cups mashed bananas Administrator, and Steve Hayes, 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour assistant administrator, Office of 2 teaspoons baking powder Public Affairs, recently visited 1 teaspoon baking soda several FAA facilities in Alaska. Unsalted nuts to taste 1 cup frozen apple concentrate Engen came to Alaska to speak to the 2 egg whites Alaska Air Carriers Association on 1 teaspoon vanilla February 15, but he made the most of his time by having all-hands meetings Mash bananas; mix remaining and getting to know FAA folks at ingredients. Add together and stir. several Anchorage and Juneau Put into 1 large loaf pan that is facilities. greased and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. The first all-hands meeting took place at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art on February 14, which was open to all FAA employees in the vicinity. The group then proceeded to the Anchorage ARTCC for another all-hands meeting and a wonderful cake made by Terri DeMarco (see pictures on next page). The third stop was at the Anchorage FSS where there was not only intercom: an all-hands meeting but a Office of Public Affairs great-tasting potluck luncheon. Alaskan Region 701 C Streel. Box 14 Dolores Coates was also presented the Anchorage. Alaska 99513 Administrator's Award for Excellence (907) 271-5296 in EEO (see picture on next page). After the stomachs were full and the EDITOR Gloria Moody questions answered the group proceeded to Anchorage Tower for a quick visit, REGIONAL DIRECTOR then to the FAA hangar where Bob Franklin L. Cunningham LaBelle and his folks had set the PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER stage for a press conference. Once Paul Steucke the press conference was over the four PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST folks from D.C. and Paul Steucke, Ivy Moore AAL-5, boarded the FAA aircraft and headed for Juneau. PRINTER Anne Burt While in Juneau there was an all-hands meeting set up at the Juneau fire INTERCOM is published for the employees of the Alaskan Region by the Public Affairs station for all FAA employees in Office. Articles and photographs are Juneau. The group then visited the welcomed. FAA tower on Saturday. If you have questions, suggestions, or complaints, please call the Editor at Engen's main concern was to talk to as 271-5293. many people as possible to let them know how the Gramm-Rudman act could affect FAA employees. 3 '/ Karl Elwood (left), Anchorage FSS, discusses day-to-day operations with Administrator Donald Engen. Terri DeMarco (middle), computer programmer, Anchorage Center, is assisted by the Administrator and Mary Engen in cutting the cakes Terri baked in honor of Engen's visit and Valentine's Day. The large heart on the left displayed a sled dog team (Fur Rendezvous time) and the large heart on the right displayed an anchor (Engen was formerly in the Navy). Dolores Coates, Anchorage FSS, was presented the Ninth Annual Administrator's Award for Excellence in EEO by the Administrator at the Anchorage FSS on February 14. "Dolores has personally been instrumental in providing guidance, assistance, and individual personal Administrator Engen speaks to a group attention to over a dozen prospective of FAA employees at the Anchorage employees, along with a genuine Center during an all hands meeting. concern that each and every individual be given fair and equitable opportunity to achieve their potential." 4 Around the region The FAA electronics maintenance technicians came to the aid of the FAA employees in the Alaskan Region Cold Bay community on February 27. A send their condolences to Lois Shute, 3 1/2 pound baby girl was bqrn secretary, AAL-400, and her family, on prematurely on a boat. inbound to the the recent death of their Cold Bay dock. Theresa Dubber and husband/father, Carl. Born in Jeff Wheeler responded to the dock to California, Carl was a resident of help provide care for the new baby and Alaska since 1946 and worked as an air mother. In the meantime Jim Yakal, traffic control specialist until he Cold Bay FSS manager, p�ovided a retired from FAA in 1976. communications network from the FSS and also made arrangements for a Condolences also go out to the family lifeguard flight to Anchorage. of Thomas C. Cianfrani who passed away Wheeler went on the flight to on February 26 in Washington. He also Anchorage and took care of the baby became a resident of Alaska in 1946, while the physician's assistant took retiring from FAA in 1972 after care of the mother. The last word was serving as the facility chief of the that both mother and child were fine. International Flight Service Station You did good, folks! at Merrill Field. His wife, Esther, * * * * * resides in Olympia, Washington. * * * * * Local coordinator Herbert Hinman, Nome, recently took time out to show The Merrill Tower manager asked the air traffic control specialist Earl Anchorage FSS manager recently if the Scott, area supervisor, Nome FSS, FSS's Quality Assurance Team would be around the community (Earl comes to available to perform an evaluation of Alaska from San Antonio, Texas). They Merrill Tower. According to the Tower met and talked with the owner and the manager, the team of Jim Burton, operations manager for Ryan Air Dolores Coates and Linda Craig did a Service and the chief pilot for Bering very professional and thorough job. Air - both concurred that the service Kudos to all for a job well done. provided by the Nome FSS has been superior. They also met and talked * * * * * with the manager of the Alaska Commercial Co. who is also the Congratulations to air traffic control President of the Nome Chamber of specialist Gary Fischer, Barrow relief Commerce. A nice touch, Herb! specialist, and the former Dottie Van deHey, on their recent marriage. By * * * * * this time they are residing in their new home in Portland, where Gary The entire FAA Beth�! community pulled accepted a position at the Portland together recently to provide FSS. Good luck to both of you. presentations �o about 100 Bethel Regional High SGhool ·students.. The * * * * * "FAA Story" slide sbow'was given; then Gerald Flavel of .the FSS,. ,Fred Jack, The FAAers and National Weather AF, and Don Hall, Beth�! Tower, gave Service personnel at Kotzebue recently short descriptions of their jobs and had a potluck in honor of the arrival answered questions. Many of the of three new FAA families: the students were �lso excited about the Penlands, the Wilsons and the Dubes. FAA essay contest which was introduced All FAA in the Alaskan Region welcome at this time. Teamwork prevails! you to your new* home.* * * * * * * * * j Proposed changes to 5 civil service system President Reagan has proposed several important changes to the civil service system in his FY 1987 budget that would affect both current employees and retirees. Most of the proposals have been included in previous budget submissions but have never received Congressional approval. The major Aviation projected proposals: to continue growth - provide for a 3 percent general pay The agency's aviation forecasters are raise in January 1987; projecting the continued growth of - eliminate the 1987 cost of living aviation over the next dozen years allowance (COLA) for retirees and peg with the workload on FAA's air traffic future COLAs at 2 percent below the control facilities increasing apace. Consumer Price Index; - phase in a yearly annuity penalty of According to the just-released "FAA two percent for retirement before age Aviation Forecasts - Fiscal Years 1986 62 (this penalty would not apply to - 1997," 650 million passengers will employees 55 years or older at the be flying on scheduled U.S. commercial time of enactment); airlines by the end of the forecast - adjust student and survivor benefits period with another 55 million filling to conform with Social Security seats on commuter airlines. benefits; - revise the annuity calculation base The report, which is updated and to a high average salary over five issued on an annual basis, notes that years rather than the current "high major carriers have rebounded from the three" average; economic slump of the early 80s to - increase the federal employee post record operating profits in the retirement contribution from seven last two years. It projects the percent to nine percent; and continued growth of passenger traffic - provide employees and retirees with at an annual rate of better than an annual health premium voucher with 4.7 percent through the forecast which to buy health insurance (if the period. health plan costs less than the voucher, the employee would keep the The regional/commuter airlines are extra money). seen growing at an even faster rate, seven percent annually, but the However, the Reagan Administration forecast is considerably less bullish continues to support early optional for general aviation. The growth rate retirement for air traffic controllers for the G.A. fleet is pegged at only and firefighters, and the FY 87 budget 1.4 percent, hitting 259,800 in 1997. does not propose any changes in that area. These increases in aviation activity will bring corresponding rises in Again, the FAA personnel experts urge workloads for FAA air traffic employees not to make any career or facilities in the forecast period. retirement decisions based on these The projections are: a 46 percent gain legislative proposals.