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17 24 20 About the Cover A Delta B-757 landing at COMMENTARY Minneapolis–St. Paul International 4 Take Note Airport. Photo by Complete the Pass 28 The Capt. Eric Cowan (Compass). 5 Aviation Matters Military Download a QR Lifelong Lessons Channel: reader to your smartphone, scan the code, and 6 Weighing In Limited read the magazine. Prepared for the Future but 30 Air Line Pilot (ISSN 0002-242X) is published Reemerging monthly by the Air Line Pilots Association, International, affiliated with AFL-CIO, SPECIAL SECTION Resource CLC. Editorial Offices: 535 Herndon 34 ALPA Represents Parkway, PO Box 1169, Herndon, VA 20 Building the for Airline Pilot 20172-1169. Telephone: 703-481-4460. Communications Fax: 703-464-2114. Copyright © 2013—Air Airline Piloting Recruitment Line Pilots Association, International, all rights reserved. Publication in any form Profession for the 29 Community 36 Our Stories without permission is prohibited. Air Line Braniff Pilot Refuses to Take Pilot and the ALPA logo Reg. U.S. Pat. Future Outreach to Primary and T.M. Office. Federal I.D. 36-0710830. Retirement Sitting Down Periodicals postage paid at Herndon, VA 22 Mentoring a New and Secondary 20172, and additional offices. Schools 37 The Landing Postmaster: Send address changes to Generation of Airline Air Line Pilot, PO Box 1169, Herndon, VA Pilots How Does Your University 20172-1169. Rank? Canadian Publications Mail Agreement DEPARTMENTS #40620579: Return undeliverable maga- 24 Auburn’s Flight zines sent to Canadian addresses to 2835 Kew Drive, Windsor, ON, Canada N8T 3B7. Degree 7 Preflight Endures; Facts, Figures, and Info Other 30 ALPA Toolbox Collegiate Taking AERF Mainstream Programs Not 32 ALPA@Work So Fortunate ALPA Hosts 37 27 Meet Conference on Looming Changes Professor Glenn to Pilot 38 We Are ALPA Harmon Scheduling ALPA Resources and Contact Numbers

7 11 Ta ke HOT TOPICS Note In This Issue Complete The Pass In closing his retirement news conference Contract gains for statement, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb advised his fellow National Football League players that “if Hawaiian and you want to be great, make the man next to First Air pilots. Page 10 and 11 you greater.” While Eagles fans may be strongly divided when it comes Did your university to McNabb’s persona, his career statistics speak for themselves. The 13-season NFL make the grade? player set league records in 2004 and 2008 for the most consecutive games with 300 Check out “The Landing.” or more yards passing. He is the Eagles’ Page 37 all-time leader in every passing category from completions to touchdowns. McNabb can complete a pass on the ALPA works to football field, but it’s equally apparent that he understands the importance of completing the pass when it comes to helping ready industry for others learn from his experience. McNabb, who himself new FT/DT rule. looked to Page 32 Andy Reid as a mentor while Reid coached the Eagles from 1999

. W ikimedia C ommons . to 2012, is in turn now mentoring university players. Pilot efforts Over its long history, ALPA and its members have set the global standard for every save one (but more aspect of the airline industry. You will read in these pages how ALPA pilots are passing university’s are on the on the knowledge they have gained—and pursuing opportunities to learn even more aviation chopping about how our union can contribute to the economic stability, safety, and security of program Page 24 our industry. block). It may be by volunteering at a local elementary school or encouraging a colleague to follow ALPA on Twitter—but 95-year-old retired ALPA every day each of us encounters opportunities to make our union and our industry pilot is setting world even greater. Take every opportunity to complete the pass. Let’s go Eagles! records. His secret to

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education formed the foundation for ALPA’s bringing together “Leaders are not born but are made representatives from government agencies, airlines, and aviation labor groups to explore how best to implement the FAA’s over a lifetime of learning.” new pilot fatigue rules when they go into effect on Jan. 4, 2014. his was the sentiment of John P. Kotter of Harvard Busi- The more than 200 individuals in attendance reflected and ness School, who captured the importance of educa- reinforced the collaborative process that, from past experience, Ttion—it’s not limited to classroom time but is a lifelong we knew would be essential and that has brought our industry pursuit of knowledge. to this promising point. Learning from this same science also Likewise, for airline pilots, while the makes it clear that all airline pilots suffer the effects of fatigue value of classroom experience cannot equally. As a result, all pilots must be equally protected by the be overestimated, neither can the teaching that occurs when professional LPA is leading the airline pilots volunteer as mentors for those Aindustry in what must be a lifetime with less experience. And just as important is the spirit of relentless learning commitment to learning. that must both characterize and captivate our industry if we are to keep new fatigue regulations to ensure they arrive at work fit for airlines economically strong and passengers and cargo safe. duty, so our work to include cargo pilots in the new fatigue rule In this issue of Air Line Pilot, you will read how ALPA’s experi- continues. ence has taught our union to accept no limit to our learning In this same spirit of continual education, ALPA is gratified as we endeavor to achieve the highest possible standards for to note that lessons learned come in all forms. The NTSB current and future airline pilots as well as continually raising appears to be resuming its historical commitment to learning the bar on the safest and most secure air transportation system everything possible from an accident investigation before sug- on the globe. gesting conclusions about the cause. Every day, our union is leading by example in its commit- Similarly, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil ment to education and the pursuit of perfection in the profes- Aviation Authority’s investigation of UPS Flight 6 was a testa- sion. We are drawing on the lessons we have learned over eight ment to tenacity in finding all the factors that contributed decades to build the airline piloting profession for the future. to an accident that resulted in the tragic loss of our pilot col- Given that many new airline pilots now enter the profession leagues aboard. Because of the UAE’s thoroughness, the safety from postsecondary aviation programs rather than from the threat posed by lithium battery shipments has come into focus military, ALPA’s Education Committee volunteers are reaching yet again. Perhaps this time, policy makers will learn the lesson, out to universities to shape curricula and heading into class- harmonize with International Civil Aviation Organization guid- rooms to mentor student pilots. ance, and act to bring lithium batteries under dangerous goods ALPA volunteers from many of our pilot groups are also regulations, as ALPA has advocated for so many years. visiting elementary and high schools and engaging in other And the UAE’s investigatory work highlights again that our community events to inspire and educate younger students argument over international competition issues is not with and cultivate their love of flying. the UAE, or their state-sponsored airlines Etihad and Emirates. In the much broader view, ALPA continues to foster a culture Instead, our charge is to change U.S. government policy to of learning across the airline industry. We must gain from every level the playing field and allow our airlines to compete in the experience if we are to move forward in achieving our labor international marketplace. relations, safety, and security goals. That the word “educate” has its roots in the Latin verb In collective bargaining, ALPA is refining new approaches and “ducere,” which means “to lead,” is no coincidence. Whether employing time-tested strategies to negotiate stronger con- through our committee on education or our work in accident tracts with improved pay and benefits for pilots today as well as investigation, government advocacy, or collective bargaining, career progression and job security for our members tomorrow. ALPA is leading the airline industry in what must be a lifetime With ALPA’s steadfast determination, these gains will continue commitment to learning. to raise the standards for airline pilots in the future. In our relentless pursuit of safety, we have learned from modern science what it will take to ensure that airline pilots are adequately rested to perform their jobs. This month, that Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA President

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percent turnover in our members—and liberalization, airline capabilities, airline By Capt. William Couette an adequate reason for the Association to strategies, emerging markets, and eco- ALPA First Vice President– increase its focus on promoting ALPA and nomic growth, to name a few. Administration/Secretary the airline piloting profession. At the academic level, the University his spring, I spoke at St. Cloud But we’re not the only ones crunch- of North Dakota’s Aviation Department State University’s aviation coming the numbers. At the industry level, study indicates the U.S. airline industry T mencement ceremony. As an Boeing predicts a need for 460,000 new will need to hire in excess of 95,000 alumnus, I was pilots over the next 20 years. UND used honored to share factors such as new airplane orders, some words of ALPA Pilots’ pilot retirements, and pilot attrition for wisdom about reasons other than retirement. But it’s the flight path I Retiree Outlook important to note that UND’s predic- took during my *Year Pilot Reaches tions are based in a world in which the airline career— Age 65/Total Pilots “1,500-hour” rule requires all airline from sitting in pilots to hold an ATP, although we all the same chair 2013 684 know that there are provisions in the as the students bill reducing the total experience and to the left seat of an EMB-145 at Ameri- 2014 627 age requirements by providing credit for can Eagle Airlines. 2015 738 education and experience—provisions Like most graduation speakers, I asked that ALPA fought for. the students to think about where they 2016 853 At the government level, there is no will be in the next 5 and even 10 years. current report regarding the future sup- And now, I’m extending that question to 2017 1,038 ply of airline pilots. While the FAA does every ALPA member. 2018 1,199 track the number of licensed pilots, it It’s a topic that the Association has makes no predictions. But recently, several been exploring since the 2012 Board 2019 1,368 aviation industry stakeholders asked the of Directors meeting. The Professional U.S. Government Accountability Office Development Group (PDG), in coordi- 2020 1,513 to conduct a study of pilot supply and nation with staff from selected ALPA 2021 1,865 demand and the potential effects on the departments, is conducting research to U.S. airline industry and the U.S. economy. see what effect the retirements of the 2022 1,857 There are other reports out there, with thousands of ALPA pilots who turn age more numbers based on more scenarios 65 in the next 10 years will have on the Total 11,742 that may or may not come true in this airline industry. At the direction of the ever-changing industry. In this issue of Board of Directors in 2012, the Pilot *The projections are based on the date- Air Line Pilot, you’ll see the many ways Career Study Committee (PCSC) was of-birth information contained in our Education Committee is reaching out the ALPA membership database. established in 2013. The PCSC is made The projections do not reflect early to the next generation of pilots, and why up of members from the Education and retirements, medical disability leaves, we know it’s important to educate them Membership Committees, and it has met or terminations. The figures for 2013 on the importance of becoming an ALPA several times to discuss what airline pilot include those pilots who have already member. hiring will look like in the next decade retired and those projected to retire, The bottom line is that our member- assuming age 65. and how it will affect ALPA and its mem- ship will change significantly in the next bers, given different scenarios. Will there airline pilots worldwide by 2031. The 5 and even 10 years. While no one has a or will there not be a pilot shortage? company’s Current Market Outlook crystal ball to determine what the future So here’s what we know: Based on 2013–2032 report indicates that the will hold, you can guarantee that ALPA ALPA’s data, more than 11,700 of our Asia–Pacific region will need 185,600 will be prepared for whatever may hap- members will retire within the next 10 new pilots, the most of any region, pen during the industry’s next period of years, strictly going on how many will turn and North America will need 69,000. growth, including steps the Association age 65 (see the chart for a year-by-year Boeing’s analysis incorporates key in- will take to protect and advocate for our breakdown). That’s greater than a 20 dustry indicators, including fuel, market pilots’ careers.

6 Air Line Pilot September 2013 Facts, Figures, and Info n Airline Industry Update Domestic News staggering the arrivals of airline plans to retrofit its purchase aviation biofuel foreign airplanes. B-737-800 and -737-900ER beginning  The FAA announced in  The Atlanta Journal– fleets with “split scimitar” in 2018 late July that it’s no longer Constitution reported that winglets. “This advanced from Hawaii allowing foreign airlines Delta will hire 300 pilots winglet improves on the exist- BioEnergy, which produces to land alongside another starting in November, its ing blended winglets United biofuel from woody biomass airplane when touching first pilot hiring currently has on its next- on the islands. Alaska is down at San Francisco since 2010. The generation 737 fleet,” United the company’s first airline International (SFO) Airport airline will add 50 said in a statement. The new customer. in the aftermath of the pilots per month from winglets could potentially  The Chicago Tribune Asiana Airlines Flight 214 November through save the airline more than reported that an increase crash. The agency said it early 2014, then about $200 million in annual in flights this year has implemented the change “to 20 per month through fuel costs. helped Chicago O’Hare minimize distractions during September 2014, said Steve  Per PRNewswire. International Airport a critical phase of flight.” In Dickson, Delta’s senior vice com, Alaska narrow the gap with the past, two airplanes could president of flight operations. Airlines has Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta approach SFO’s main parallel  According to the Houston announced International Airport as the runways at the same time Chronicle, United has plans to “world’s busiest airport.” Air in clear weather. Domestic completed a test flight of traffic controllers in Chicago airlines can still do that, but a B-737-800 equipped with predict O’Hare will soon air traffic controllers are now a new winglet design. The retake the top spot with help MarketWatch Airlines Parent Company Stock Symbol 7/31/12 7/31/13 % Chg. American Eagle AMR Corp.1 OTC: AAMR.Q $0.51 $5.93 1062.7% Air Transat Transat A.T., Inc. TSX: TRZ.B $3.26 $8.32 155.2% Delta, Endeavor Air Delta Air Lines NYSE: DAL $9.65 $21.23 120.0% Atlantic Southeast, ExpressJet SkyWest, Inc. NASDAQ: SKYW $7.00 $15.12 116.0% Continental, United United Continental Holdings, Inc. NSYE: UAL $18.89 $34.85 84.5% Alaska Alaska Holdings, Inc. NSYE: ALK $34.85 $60.97 74.9% Piedmont, PSA US Airways Group, Inc.2 NYSE: LCC $11.46 $19.35 68.8% Spirit Spirit Airlines, Inc. NASDAQ: SAVE $21.51 $33.05 53.6% AirTran Southwest Airlines NSYE: LUV $9.19 $13.83 50.5% Air Transport Int’l, Capital Cargo Int’l Air Transport Services Group, Inc. NASDAQ: ATSG $4.83 $6.68 38.3% Hawaiian Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ: HA $6.37 $7.64 19.9% FedEx Express FedEx Corporation NYSE: FDX $90.30 $106.00 17.4% Bearskin, Calm Air Exchange Income Corporation TSX: EIF $25.75 $26.10 1.4% Jazz Chorus Aviation TSX: CHR.B $3.32 $2.03 -38.9% 1AMR stock is no longer traded on the NYSE. The price shown is the over-the-counter traded value. See also the footnote for US Airways. Holders of existing AMR equity interests will receive an aggregate initial distribution of 3.5 percent of the common stock of the combined airline on the effective date of the plan, with the potential to receive additional shares if the value of common stock received by holders of prepetition unsecured claims would satisfy their claims in full. 2US Airways and American announced a merger on Feb. 14, 2013. Under the terms of the merger agreement, US Airways stockholders will receive one share of common stock of the combined airline for each share of US Airways common stock then held. The aggregate number of shares of common stock of the combined airline issuable to holders of US Airways equity instruments (including stockholders, holders of convertible notes, optionees, and holders of restricted stock units) will represent 28 percent of the diluted equity of the combined airline. The remaining 72 percent diluted equity ownership of the combined airline will be issuable to stakeholders of AMR and its debtor subsidiaries that filed for relief under Chapter 11 (the “debtors”), American’s labor unions, and current AMR employees.

September 2013 Air Line Pilot 7 n Airline Industry Update (continued) from a new runway opening investigated a bomb threat this fall. Hartsfield–Jackson aboard US Airways Flight took the top spot from 777 from Shannon, Ireland, O’Hare in 2005 and has kept to Pittsburgh, Pa., on August it since, according to the FAA’s 7. The flight was diverted to official flight count. Philadelphia International  President Barack Obama Airport after the telephoned has nominated Deborah threat was received. Investi- Hersman for a third term as gators said the B-757 was chairman of the NTSB, Flight searched by a bomb-sniffing Safety Information reported. dog, and no bomb was found. Hersman has been chairman International News of the agency since July 2009. “I am grateful for the  Per Travel and Tour World, faith that President Obama construction has begun on has placed in me and look Emirates SkyCargo’ s new forward to working with my state-of-the-art cargo termi- fellow board members to nal and supporting facilities make transportation—across at Dubai World Central Al all modes—safer for our Maktoum International citizens,” Hersman said. Airport, which is set to  According to AAAE become the home of its Security SmartBrief, the freighter operations in May FBI and Transportation 2014. In addition to the cargo Security Administration terminal, there will be 46

truck docks, 80 truck park- air traffic controllers at ing spaces, and 12 airplane Calgary International New ALPA Reps stands directly in front of the Airport (YYC) are handling terminal. The new terminal flights from a new air traffic As of Aug. 12, 2013, the Election Ballot and will initially be able to handle control tower. At more than Certification Board certified election results for the following local councils: 700,000 tonnes of cargo per 300 feet high—270 feet at • Kelowna Flightcraft 212 F/O Scott MacKenzie, year, with the ability to ex- eye level in the cab—it’s Secretary-Treasurer (F/O rep) pand to meet future growth. the highest free-standing • Endeavor Air 157 Capt. Ryan French,  According to Air Transport tower of its kind in Canada. Secretary-Treasurer World, the International Civil “Construction of the new • United 93 F/O Mark Lindelsee, Secretary-Treasurer Aviation Organization is pre- Calgary tower was necessary • ExpressJet 180 Capt. Jeff Whitehead, Chairman dicting steady air passenger to address changes that are (Capt. rep) traffic growth through 2015. taking place as part of the • ExpressJet 180 F/O William Blackburn, Vice Chairman Passenger traffic is expected Calgary Airport Authority’s (F/O rep) to increase 4.8 percent in $2 billion development For the names and e-mail addresses of your elected master 2013, 5.9 percent in 2014, program,” commented Rudy executive council and local council officials, log on to Crewroom.alpa.org/memberaccount and click on the and 6.3 percent in 2015. Kellar, NAV CANADA’s execu- Representative tab. l Airlines transported nearly tive vice president of service 3 billion passengers in 2012, delivery. a 4.7 percent increase over  Per The Dallas Morning Scan the QR code and read “Who’s 2011. There were 31.2 million News, on August 5 the Your Rep & Why it Matters” from the global departures in 2012, up European Commission March 2013 issue. 0.7 percent from 2011. approved the proposed  The Wall Street Journal merger of American Airlines reported that NAV CANADA and US Airways—after the

8 Air Line Pilot September 2013 n airlines agreed to give up FrontLines some operating rights at n ALPA Responds Edward Wytkind, president ALPA joins the GCAA in London’s Heathrow Airport. To UPS Crash of the Transportation Trades calling for a complete harmo- “We are very pleased that “In the wake of the tragic Department of the AFL-CIO. nization of U.S. hazardous the EU has approved the news this morning regarding The posting, titled “Why materials regulations with merger between American UPS Flight 1354, first and preclearance in Abu Dhabi International Civil Aviation Airlines and US Airways,” said foremost, our thoughts are is a bad deal for America,” Tom Horton, AMR chairman with those affected by the detailed why the proposed and chief executive. “This accident. ALPA has offered U.S. Customs and Border represents one of the final its extensive experience Protection (CBP) preclearance otolia milestones on our path to and support to the UPS facility in Abu Dhabi in the becoming the new American pilots through the leader- United Arab Emirates could Airlines.” ship at the Independent have negative and far-reach- © montego 6—F  The European Aviation Pilots Association. We are ing effects for the U.S. airline Organization (ICAO) Technical Safety Agency has certified currently dispatching ALPA industry. Unlike every other Instructions for the Safe Airbus technology designed safety representatives to taxpayer-funded CBP, the pro- Transport of Dangerous to prevent runway overruns, the Birmingham area to be posed facility at Abu Dhabi Goods by Air regarding according to Air Transport available for assistance,” the International Airport will not lithium batteries and urges World. Airbus said its Runway Association said in an August be used by any passengers that additional steps be taken Overrun Prevention System 14 statement. on U.S. airlines. Instead, the to ensure the safe transport “increases pilots’ situational “As with all accidents and main beneficiary of the facil- of lithium batteries. awareness during land- incidents, ALPA will continue “The time to act is To read the ing, reduces exposure to now, and the way to act is to offer support and work entire Abu runway excursion risk, and, with the NTSB and IPA as Dhabi blog clear,” said Capt. Lee Moak, if necessary, provides active appropriate. We will reiterate post, scan ALPA’s president. “As ALPA protection.” our long-standing position on the QR has stated consistently, we  Per allafrica.com, South the necessity of an objective code. strongly believe that the African Airways is the most accident investigation process United States must take a on-time airline in the world, that is based on the funda- ity will be Etihad Airways, a leadership role in protecting according to the June 2013 mental principle of obtaining state-supported airline of the aircraft against the possibility Airline and Airport On-time all the facts to perform ac- United Arab Emirates. of catastrophic fires caused Performance Report by curate analysis in the context by lithium batteries. As pilots, global flight and airport of all factors that may have n ALPA: Report on UPS our most important goal is information services com- led to an accident. All factors, Crash Underscores Lithium the safety of our skies, and pany FlightStats. The report including fatigue, weather, Battery Threat so we urge the United States covers major international mechanical malfunction, and ALPA lauded the United Arab to adopt the ICAO provi- airlines and airports in Asia, a host of others, must be Emirates (UAE) General Civil sions domestically and take Europe, and North America. thoroughly and exhaustively Aviation Authority (GCAA) additional steps to ensure South African topped the evaluated in order to identify for its thorough investigation the safety of lithium battery list at 93.33 percent, and the every aspect of a tragedy to of the UPS Flight 6 crash on transport.” The Association airline has had a more than prevent recurrence.” Sept. 3, 2010, near Dubai, made its position known 90 percent on-time perfor- UAE, as reflected in its final through formal comments mance rating for the last five n Moak, Calio, Wytkind: report released on July 25. submitted to the Pipeline and consecutive months. l Abu Dhabi CBP Is a “Bad The GCAA worked closely Hazardous Materials Safety Deal” for America with its international partners Administration on March 8, On July 22, The Hill posted and developed a report on 2013. a guest blog coauthored the causes of the accident. ALPA also noted that the by Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s The report makes unmistak- GCAA accident report high- president, along with Nick ably clear the dangers of lights the additional threat Calio, president and CEO carrying large quantities of to pilots, regardless of the lithium batteries on airplanes. contents of their airplanes,

WIKIMEDIA of Airlines for America, and

September 2013 Air Line Pilot 9 Wanted: Cover Photo for This Year’s “Swimsuit” Issue No, we don’t really show swimsuits, but we do have gorgeous photos shot by ALPA members flying the line. Submit your photos of airplanes, pilots, skies, airports, and any- n FrontLines (continued) thing else you see during your flight for the Third Annual Swimsuit Issue (December 2013) of Air Line Pilot. of continuously generated competitive industries in the Please remember to adhere to FARS smoke and its potentially global economy. Moreover, or CARs and company policy when deadly effect on pilots’ ability the DOJ appears to have taking photos. Send your high-quality prints from a developer or high- completely overlooked the to safely operate their air- resolution digital images to [email protected]. Let us know planes. The dual threats must need for U.S. carriers, such as who you are, who you fly for, and what we’re looking at. Your photo be aggressively and effectively American and U.S. Airways, might even make the cover of this year’s Swimsuit Issue. Or inside addressed and mitigated, the to position themselves to the magazine. Or in a video production like the ones found by l Association said, to ensure compete in the international scanning the QR code. the safety of flight for both marketplace against power- cargo and passenger airliners. ful—often government- used the opportunity to make able at 29 airports around “ALPA will continue to work supported—foreign airlines. other important adjustments the country. To date, more with industry and govern- “By filing this lawsuit, the to our contract in several than 8.5 million crewmem- ment leaders to identify and DOJ has completely ignored areas,” said Capt. Lem Terrell, bers have been alternately reduce the hazards of both decades of instability in the the pilots’ Master Executive screened through this process. lithium battery transportation airline industry that has Council (MEC) chairman. When using KCM, crew- and continuously generated caused many carriers to go The MEC approved eight members are reminded to smoke,” continued Moak. “We out of business, communities LOAs in all, with another still comply with the requirements see the full adoption of the to lose service, and employees in the works. In addition to of the program, including ICAO provisions as a step in to lose jobs. Now that the the China Airlines code share, • crewmembers transiting a the right direction, but it is industry is finally making the LOAs will increase check KCM access point must be in simply a first step, not a cure- strides toward economic airman pay, allow check air- uniform; all solution.” stability and creating a bal- men to continue to be paid • crewmembers may not ance among the major U.S. for nonflying training duties transit the KCM access point n ALPA Responds to DOJ carriers, the DOJ has moved such as simulator instruction with a prohibited item (e.g., Lawsuit to Block American– to interrupt that progress,” for a limited period if they firearm/explosives/ammuni- US Airways Merger commented ALPA. lose their medical certificate, tion/knife/throwing star/etc.); “Today’s action by the “This industry is one of the and clarifies travel benefits • carrying another individual’s Department of Justice (DOJ) most competitive in the glob- for pilots on disability. The property through the KCM has interfered with the steady al economy. The market share LOAs also ease restrictions access point to circumvent progress that the airline of a combined American–US on deadhead travel, make screening is prohibited; and industry has made to achieve Airways company would be it easier for pilots under • all crewmembers transiting an economically rational roughly equivalent to the size training freezes to upgrade, a KCM access point are sub- yet vigorously competitive of United and Delta. This is and provide important ject to random screening. industry,” ALPA said in a state- hardly anticompetitive.” protections for pilots when The Transportation Security ment regarding the antitrust Hawaiian implements its Administration has empha- lawsuit the Department of n Hawaiian Airlines’ Line Operations Safety Audit sized that the use of the KCM Justice (DOJ) filed on August Pilots Negotiate Contract (LOSA) program. program by authorized crew- 13 to prevent the merging Improvements members is a privilege and of American Airlines and Although their collective n Air Wisconsin Pilots not a right. Failure to follow US Airways. “This merger bargaining agreement doesn’t Secure Known Crewmember the established rules puts has broad support by labor become amendable until On June 26, Air Wisconsin individuals who do not comply groups, investors on Wall late 2015, pilots at Hawaiian crewmembers and flight with these requirements at Street, the Pension Benefit Airlines have successfully attendants began enrolling risk of losing their access Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), negotiated mid-contract in the Known Crewmember privileges plus the potential and other stakeholders. improvements. (KCM) program to take advan- for legal consequences. It also “The Justice Department’s “When management tage of the expedited security puts the entire program in move isn’t rooted in the approached us requesting a screening system. jeopardy for the thousands of economic reality facing the letter of agreement (LOA) au- Air Wisconsin is the newest crewmembers who use the aviation industry and its work- thorizing a code-share agree- airline to join the KCM pro- KCM system daily. Complying ers, one of the most fiercely ment with China Airlines, we gram, which is currently avail- with the program’s require-

10 Air Line Pilot September 2013 ments is essential. express airlines—more com- Departments. education, and contributions For more on KCM, including monly referred to as “fee-for- During the two-day meet- of existing pilots flying each a list of operating checkpoints departure” or “FFD”—met at ing participants discussed brand’s passengers; and and future KCM sites, visit ALPA’s Herndon, Va., offices to issues of mutual concern and works with ALPA to ensure www.knowncrewmember.org discuss recent events affecting collective bargaining goals, that pilots are available to or scan the the regional sector of the U.S. shared what’s happening satisfy their future needs. QR code to airline industry. Air Wisconsin, on their properties, and ALPA’s FFD MECs will download the American Eagle, Atlantic expressed their willingness continue to meet and hold free ALPA app, Southeast, CommutAir, to work cooperatively with conference calls on a regular which includes Compass, Endeavor Air (for- management (both their own basis to share information the same infor- merly Pinnacle), ExpressJet, and those of their mainline and evaluate approaches that mation, on your Jazz, Mesa, Piedmont, PSA, partners) to address future reflect the principles they iPhone or Droid. and Trans States pilot reps industry concerns—provided agreed to in the meeting. attended the meeting, along that management agrees n Fee-for-Departure with Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s to recognize and negotiate n First Air MEC Holds MECs Meet in Herndon president; other national collective bargaining agree- Contract Road Shows On August 8–9, master officers and EVPs; and ALPA ments that attract qualified The First Air Master Executive executive council (MEC) staff from the Represen- applicants to the airline pilot- Council (MEC) held a series representatives from the tation, Economic & Financial ing profession; acknowledges of road shows in August in ALPA pilot groups that fly for Analysis, and Communications the training, experience, Ottawa, Ont.; Edmonton, Alb.;

Your Story Is Our History The ALPA offices in Herndon, Va., and Washington, D.C., We’re looking to you, as members of this great union, to have been redesigned to provide a more cohesive look and assist us. We are looking for ALPA memorabilia—uniforms, professional appearance to ALPA members, special guests, hats, pins, pictures, photographs, model planes, ALPA- and visiting dignitaries. The renovations—the first in more branded items, etc.—that we can use to personalize the space. than 30 years—are nearly complete, but we are missing the We’ve received some terrific historical items already—but we necessary accessories to distinguish the space as the home still have room for yours! We will attribute the items to you as of the Air Line Pilots Association, International. We are the they are displayed in the buildings. world’s largest pilots union with a rich history that spans If you have any items you’d like us to exhibit, please more than 80 years. We want to recognize that history in our contact Marie Schwartz, director of ALPA’s Communications national offices. Department, at 703-481-4445 or [email protected].

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Iqaluit, NU; and Yellowknife, L-382s, and a B-767-200 DPCF meets three times a next Family Awareness event NT to give crewmembers freighter. year to consider requests was scheduled for August 19 details about their new and allocate appropriate at Six Flags Great Adventure contract, which was finalized n AirTran Pilots’ Dispute funding. The fund is also in Jackson, N.J. in mid-July after three years Resolution Committee responsible for several major of negotiations. The contract, Receives Favorable Ruling projects, including the ALPA n FedEx Express MEC Hosts minus pay rates, is retroactive In mid-July, an arbitrator Board of Directors DPCF Family Awareness Event to Dec. 31, 2010, and will run ruled in favor of AirTran pilots Golf Tournament, Raffle, Spearheaded by the work until December 2015. regarding the jurisdiction and Silent Auction. These of its Family Awareness The bulk of First Air’s new of the Dispute Resolution particular events alone con- Committee, the FedEx agreement was negotiated di- Committee (DRC) to hear a tributed $30,942 to the Rally Express Master Executive rectly between the pilots and claim. The pilots maintain Foundation for Childhood Council (MEC) hosted an the company, with a handful that their seniority integration Cancer Research. event at the Memphis Zoo in of remaining items decided agreement (SIA) has been The DPCF has donated by an arbitrator. Because the violated and that they have more than $1 million to a group filed for arbitration, been harmed by Southwest variety of charities that help the contract is not subject Airlines’ sublease of B-717s America’s most valuable to crewmember ratification. to Delta Air Lines. Southwest resource—its children. The Details of the agreement Airlines Pilots’ Association fund was formed in 1999 as

have not been released, but (SWAPA) members had de- a philanthropic, tax-exempt H artman S helby the pilots’ bargaining goals clined to process the dispute, 501(c)(3) fund that supports FedEx Express MEC hosts included higher pay rates, arguing that the DRC lacked charitable activities and Family Awareness event at improved work rules, and har- jurisdiction. The dispute leaves a permanent legacy for the Memphis Zoo. monizing contract language resolution agreement (DRA) future generations in com- with other ALPA-represented and DRC were created as part munities where Delta pilots late July. With more than 400 pilot groups. of the SIA between SWAPA live and work. people attending, FedEx pilots In related news, the North and ALPA to resolve disputes and their families socialized West Company has signed arising from the SIA. n ExpressJet Families with fellow pilots and MEC a new five-year agreement The claim will now go back Gather at Roller Coaster representatives while enjoy- with First Air to deliver food to the DRC for review and, Capital of the World ing the sights and sounds of and other cargo to its stores absent consensus among the ExpressJet pilots and their the zoo. Children were also in remote communities in members, will be heard by families gathered in August able to enjoy activities such the Northwest Territories, an arbitrator as set forth in at Cedar Point in Sandusky, as coloring, airbrush tattoos, Nunavut, and Nunavik. the DRA signed by AirTran, Ohio, for a Family Awareness and face painting. The North West Company Southwest, SWAPA, and ALPA. event. Nearly 200 people “Each year, we plan sum- is one of the largest shippers That arbitrator will determine turned out to talk directly with mer Family Awareness events to the Arctic, and First Air whether the claim related to the Master Executive Council for our pilots and their fami- is adding new airplanes to the sublease of B-717s has (MEC) officers and Negotiating lies. We know that spending provide more lift and reduce merit. Committee members about time with family is one of the fuel costs. the status of the ExpressJet/ highlights of summer, and The airline has announced n Delta Pilots Charitable Atlantic Southeast merger, what better way to embrace it has acquired three B-737- Fund Gives Almost joint negotiations, and other our pilots’ families than host- 400s from KLM Royal Dutch $20,000 in Grants issues. Participants also had a ing an event like this,” said Airlines. Two of the -400s The Delta Pilots Charitable chance to enjoy Cedar Point, Capt. Scott Stratton, the pilots’ will be retrofitted as combis Fund (DPCF), a nonprofit which is known as the roller MEC chairman. “As we con- to carry a mix of passengers managed and funded entirely coaster capital of the world. tinue Section 6 negotiations, and cargo, while the third will by Delta pilot volun- Through a robust Family we remain committed to remain in an all-passenger teers, allocated Awareness program, the MEC ongoing communication with configuration. First Air cur- $19,780 in is working to provide informa- our pilots and their families. rently flies B-737-200s, ATR grants in early tion and strengthen unity This event allowed many of 42s and 72s, two Hercules August. The within the pilot group. The us the opportunity to interact

12 Air Line Pilot September 2013 Nearly 40 ALPA employees, family members, and friends join volunteers from other AFL- CIO labor unions to participate in a wall washing of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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face-to-face y COLLIE the medical division while have been a few issues with with our KELL systems could be migrated to the implementation, resulting pilots and their families.” n ALPA Employees, Others newer web-based technology. in some delays.  During the event, F/O Honor Fallen Vietnam Vets Pat Meagher, the Family On August 3, nearly 40 ALPA Awareness Committee chair- employees, family members, man, commented on the and friends joined volunteers Canada from other AFL-CIO labor importance of family during Canadian Pilots: Is Your controllers will begin renew- unions to participate in a contract negotiations. “The Aviation Document ing their ADBs. Transport wall washing of the Vietnam pilots are obviously critical Booklet Expiring? Canada first introduced Veterans Memorial in to contract negotiations, but Did you know that your the ADB in 2008 with a Washington, D.C. Coordinated that process has an impact Aviation Document Booklet five-year expiration date, so by the D.C. chapter of the well beyond the individual (ADB) must be renewed the majority of ADB holders Vietnam Veterans of America, pilot. We recognize that the every five years from date of will need to renew their the event began with a success of negotiations issuance? booklets this year. special ceremony under the and the quality of our next This fall, pilots, flight For more information, contract require the support U.S. flag and concluded with engineers, and air traffic visit www.tc.gc.ca/ADB. l of our families, so it’s only a ceremony at the center of fitting that they be included the wall. throughout this process.” The volunteers broke into two teams, beginning clean- n ALPANegotiationsUpdate n Updated Wingman ing efforts at the east and Rankings Posted west ends of the memorial The following is a summary notice was filed on March Check out the new rankings and finishing in the middle. of the status of ALPA contract 28, 2011. Atlantic Southeast/ negotiations by airline as of ExpressJet joint negotiations for Project Wingman and find National Park Service rangers Aug. 2, 2013: are under way. and vets provided instruction, FedEx Express—A Section guidance, and stories of their Air Wisconsin—A Section 6 notice was filed on Jan. service. ALPA participants 6 notice was filed on Oct. 1, 22, 2013. Negotiations ranged from a four-year-old to 2010. Air Wisconsin filed for continue September 17–18 mediation on June 17, 2013. and 20, October 8–9 and 11, out who’s leading the way a World War II POW survivor. An introductory meeting with November 5–6 and 8, and by scanning the QR code. “It’s important that we the National Mediation Board December 10–11 and 13. Project Wingman spotlights participate in activities like took place on August 20. First Air—A notice to bargain ALPA members leading by this to show our support for Atlantic Southeast—A was filed on Oct. 1, 2010. A example by recruiting their our veterans, some of whom Section 6 notice was filed on new contract was finalized in May 20, 2010. A joint Section mid-July after three years of fellow pilots to join ALPA-PAC. are and were ALPA members,” 6 notice was filed on March negotiations. Participants earn special rec- said Capt. Sean Cassidy, 28, 2011. Atlantic Southeast/ Kelowna Flightcraft— ognition, and the top recruit- ALPA’s first vice president, ExpressJet joint negotiations Negotiations continue ers compete for who came with his wife (both are under way. September 9–13 and 30, the grand prize. previously served in the mili- CanJet—A notice to bargain October 1–4 and 21–25, and was filed on Dec. 1, 2011. November 4–8. Why join the tary) and their two boys. Negotiations are under way. Mesa—A Section 6 notice PAC? ALPA-PAC Compass—A Section 6 notice was filed on Sept. 10, 2010. fights back n Medical was filed on Nov. 19, 2012. Negotiations continue against the Certification Delays Negotiations continue. September 24–26. career threats that pilots face A number of factors have Evergreen—The pilots voted Sun Country—A Section down a tentative agreement 6 notice was sent on Feb. by educating members of recently affected the FAA’s in late November 2012. The 23, 2010. Sun Country filed Congress about pilot issues ability to timely review medi- National Mediation Board for mediation on May 9, and building a pilot-partisan cal certification applications. has recessed mediation. 2012. Mediation continues Congress. Help secure your Most significantly, in March, ExpressJet—A Section 6 September 16–19, October job and your industry by a long-planned upgrade of notice was received on May 21–24, November 18–21, 28, 2010. A joint Section 6 and December 9–12. l joining ALPA-PAC. the FAA computer systems

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The FAA continues to work resolve new medical condi- Jillian Sanning, daughter maintains an adequate grade- through these issues, and in tions in a timely manner. of medically disabled F/O point average. the long run the transition Matthew Sanning (United), All applications are care- should benefit airmen. The n ALPA Awards 2013 had her 2010 scholarship fully reviewed with consider- Aviation Medicine Advisory Scholarship renewed. Jillian is enrolled at ation given to financial need Service (AMAS) physicians at ALPA has chosen the Washington University in St. and academic performance ALPA’s Aeromedical Office recipient of its 2013 ALPA Louis, Mo. before a selection is made. are committed to assisting Scholarship Award. Each year the Association At the time new applications the FAA in minimizing the McKenna Hill, daughter of sponsors four $3,000 scholar- are reviewed, the academic effect of these delays in S/O Layne Hill (FedEx Express), ships that are available to records of those currently any way possible. For most has been the children of medically enrolled college students are airmen with existing special awarded a new retired, long-term disabled, also reviewed to determine if issuances, anticipating the four-year scholar- or deceased ALPA members. they are eligible to have their delay will be the key to ship. McKenna is ALPA’s vice president–admin- scholarships renewed. making sure your renewals enrolled at istration/secretary and vice Applications for the 2014– are completed before your McKenna Hill Brigham Young president–finance/treasurer 2015 school year may be medical certificate expires. University and is majoring in review all applications, select obtained from Maggie Erzen, AMAS recommends that business–marketing. the recipient, and report to Air Line Pilots Association, you call the office three to Sarah Malerich, daughter the Executive Council on their 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, four months before your of Capt. Kurt Malerich selection. One scholarship N.W., Washington, DC 20036. certificate expires to discuss (United, Ret.), had her is granted to an enrolling The application period begins a proactive plan to renew 2012 scholarship renewed. college freshman and is re- in January, and applications an existing special issuance Sarah attends Oral Roberts newable for three additional must be received by no later medical certificate or to University in Tulsa, Okla. years, provided the student than April 1, 2014. l n Engineering & Air Safety Update

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14 Air Line Pilot September 2013 n U.S. Airline Industry Employment Counts

According to the latest data released from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the Year-Over-Year Change in Pilot Employment Counts number of pilots employed by U.S. airlines fell in 2012, compared to 2011. Pilot counts dropped approximately 1.8 percent last year, after just a 0.5 percent increase in 2011 (see the note below the chart on the differences in reporting year to year). While pilot numbers were falling last year, other labor groups’ employment rose 1.5 percent. This compares to a 3.3 percent increase in 2011 for all other labor groups. The change regarding ALPA-represented pilot counts was mixed in 2012. A combined Air Transport Int’l and Capital Cargo had the biggest percentage change in pilot numbers during 2012, with a 20 percent increase; however, the total increase was just 18 pilots. Hawaiian Airlines had a 17 percent increase in number of pilots. At the other end of the spectrum, Evergreen had a 46 percent drop in number of Source: BTS, P10 Annual Employee by Labor Groups, and E&FA analysis. Airlines were excluded from totals above if they did not report in both 2011 and 2012, unless they went out of business in 2012. Note: Spirit Airlines has not yet submitted pilots. The pilot count at combined Endeavor data for 2012. North American Airlines reported data for 2012 but did not report 2011 data. Piedmont, Trans States, Air/Mesaba/Colgan was down 26 percent. CommutAir, and Island Air are not required to report data for P10.

Pilots as Percentage of Total Employees

Pilots made up an average of 12.8 percent of the total employees at U.S. airlines in 2012. This is slightly lower than the 2011 figure of 13.1 percent. Regional airlines tend to have a larger proportion of pilots than mainline airlines, while cargo airlines also have a higher proportion of pilots to total employees. The figures reported for FedEx Express, however, show a significantly smaller proportion of pilots to total employment, suggesting the total figure includes all segments of the corporation, and not just FedEx Express.

Source: BTS, P10 Employment by Category, and E&FA analysis.

Total U.S. Airline Industry Employment On a broader scale, the total full- and part-time airline industry employment numbers are growing in 2013. While on a year-over-year basis the figures are still down from 2012, they have increased each month of 2013 and appear to be on an upward trend.

Source: BTS—includes all U.S. airlines that have at least one airplane with an 18,000 payload capacity.

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nOntheRecord The following quotes are compiled from congressional testimony, speeches, news clips, and other public documents. ALPA does not necessarily endorse these views but rather is informing members of recent statements by significant industry stakeholders. “Washington knows the “I was reluctantly dragged power of Twitter. It’s onto Twitter, and it turns where Barack Obama out it was one of the best announced his reelection things I’ve ever done. It bid and Mitt Romney absolutely goes without declared his selection question I wouldn’t have of Paul Ryan. It’s used whatever voice I have in the to win campaigns and so-called conversation and win over constituents. opportunity to express my It helped make Cory views on a broader scale Booker a rock star and without Twitter.” cost Anthony Weiner his Tony Lee, Breitbart News reporter, August 2013 congressional seat.” Matthew Cooper, National Journal, on “Whether it’s on the company how Twitter is revolutionizing Washington relationships, August 2013 website, blog, or on their own personal social media channels, “Social media has revolutionized the very act of telling the story the way we talk about the industry empowers them to exert a high we love, as it has other industries as degree of influence over the well. I wish we’d had something discussion surrounding their like social media years ago when company, both internally and I was a kid at EAA. It would have externally, as well as engage helped me enormously.” with employees and the general public.” Robert Mark, marketing communication strategist and editor of Aviation International News, August 2013 A study by WeberShandwick, 2013

16 Air Line Pilot September 2013 Have You Read? Last Flight By Capt. Tom Chase (TWA, Ret.) In 1985, TWA, long one of the preeminent U.S. all about. At the same time, fellow airline pilots should find international airlines, wrote another page of the novel a thoroughly enjoyable read. aviation history by launching 120-minute ETOPS For one thing, it’s so satisfying to read a book, whether (extended operations) flights between the United fiction or nonfiction, that includes technical details that States and western Europe in Boeing 767s. Today confirm to the savvy reader that the author truly knows big twins dominate traffic on the North Atlantic his or her subject. This is one of those books. Chase clearly by a considerable margin. understood the B-767’s systems! But those big twins plying the North Atlantic, Last Flight, though fiction, serves as a reminder that the North Pacific, and even polar routes need suitable alter- today’s avionics and communications, navigation, and nate airports (see “ALPA@Work: ALPA Hosts First Remote surveillance equipment and procedures are superb—until Ops Conference,” July, page 32). Stuff happens. the instant they’re no longer available. Then one can find Capt. Tom Chase (TWA, Ret.) knows. His first novel, Last oneself, as ALPA Superior Airmanship Award honorees have, Flight (Peter E. Randall Publisher, 2003), knits together in the most basic life-or-death situation aloft: the critical a lot of stuff: A hostile takeover of the airline by a nasty need to use all available resources, when the only resources anti-union corporate raider; a September–May romance left are airmanship—in the fullest sense of the word—and between a retiring captain and a flight attendant; Paris the most rudimentary aids. Lacking nav and comm, over the and London layovers; crew resource management and ocean in worsening weather with a badly damaged airplane, generational differences between pilots; being in the wrong the hero of Chase’s yarn must develop his own ad hoc neighborhood during the wee hours on a layover; terrorist nonprecision approach. sabotage; and an inflight passenger medical emergency. But if we told you any more, we’d spoil the pleasure of Last Flight does an excellent job of portraying, to a lay reading Last Flight.—Reviewed by Jan W. Steenblik, Technical audience, the basics of what the profession of airline pilot is Editor

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September 2013 Air Line Pilot 17 “In Memoriam,” August 2013, incor- rectly listed as deceased Capt. Bruce F. Cushing (United). We regret the error.

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

2011 Capt. Russell E. Blue Delta July F/O Robert A. Andreolas Emery July Capt. Irving W. Bostwick TWA July Capt. Donald J. Anderton United October Capt. Robert C. Davison, Jr. United July Capt. F.T. Epson, Sr. Eastern July 2012 Capt. L.L. Grinder Eastern July S/O Nicholas Pohronezny FedEx October Capt. Kenneth R. Gronewald Alaska July Capt. Peter B. Milne Jazz December Capt. J.T. Hardin Eastern July Capt. J.E. Lawrence Delta July 2013 Capt. J.C. MacGregor, Jr. Northwest July Capt. William L. Peterson United January Capt. Michael G. Markcity Eastern July Capt. Raymond P. Miller American Eagle March Capt. Hollis W. Martin TWA July Capt. Don C. Sherwood America West March Capt. Sue M. Mason FedEx July Capt. Peter Carruthers Delta May Capt. C.F. McMichael Delta July Capt. Armond James “A.J.” Renzi Eastern/AirTran May Capt. Warren C. Munkasy Pan American July S/O Robert W. Allardyce TWA June Capt. Thomas F. Murray Delta July Capt. Ralph W. Fadner United June Capt. Robert F. Nicholson Eastern July Capt. William M. Ferree Continental June Capt. Arthur K. Olsen, Jr. US Airways July Capt. Glen B. Locke TWA June Capt. George L. Peacon III Eastern July Capt. James M. Mangham Delta June Capt. William A. Stevens Pan American July Capt. Morris J. O’Connell TWA June Capt. R.D. Tyler, Jr. Eastern July Capt. Paul W. Page Eastern June Capt. Daniel E. Whitfield Northwest July Capt. David A. Athey United June Capt. Brian A. Wise Northwest July Capt. Colin M. Austin Atlantic Southeast July Capt. A.M. Banks, Jr. Northwest July n Compiled from information provided by ALPA’s Membership Capt. Grant C. Besley United July and Council Services Department

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September 2013 Air Line Pilot 19 protecting our future Building the Airline Piloting Profession for the Future

pilot mentoring PAGE 22

aviation programs PAGE 24

Q&A with glenn harmon PAGE 27

military PATHS PAGE 28

community outreach PAGE 29

uring the past 15 years, the airline piloting profession in North America has faced some of the Dgreatest challenges in its history. Recent gains, however, signal a profound opportunity for progress. ALPA is capitalizing in every possible way—building the airline piloting profession now and for the future. Whether your focus is your current job, your career a decade from now, or the profession years in the future, ALPA is taking decisive action to advance the careers of pilots today and the profession for those who will fly the line tomorrow. For the union’s current members, ALPA is aggressively applying both traditional and innovative collective bargaining strategies to negotiate the right pay and benefits for pilots now, as well as job security protections

20 Air Line Pilot September 2013 protecting our future Building the Airline Piloting Profession for the Future pilot mentoring PAGE 22 aviation programs PAGE 24

Q&A with glenn harmon PAGE 27 military PATHS PAGE 28 community outreach PAGE 29

and career progression opportunities to secure pilots’ a thorough understanding of a pilot’s professional careers in the future. life, delving into the details of subjects ranging from Many airline pilots today began flying while serving reserve and monthly bidding to flight and duty time and in the military, but increasing numbers of young pilots progressing to the left seat of the cockpit. are now entering the profession through university and In addition, ALPA is seeking to inspire and educate college flight schools. With guidance from the union’s younger students who may become the next generation Board of Directors, ALPA’s Education Committee is of professional airline pilots. Union volunteers are working with leading postsecondary aviation schools visiting elementary and high schools and participating across the continent to create strong school curricula and in activities in their local communities to make clear the mentoring programs to reach young pilots who aspire value of the airline industry and the role that pilots play to work for the airlines and help them recognize and in operating the safest mode of transportation. achieve the highest possible professional standards. In the following pages, you will learn that, at every At these university and college aviation schools, ALPA opportunity, ALPA is building the airline piloting pilots serve as an unparalleled resource for students as profession now and for the future. they explore the North American airline industry and as an exemplar for young pilots as they learn about the profession. ALPA volunteers give student aviators

September 2013 Air Line Pilot 21 “ LPA’s governing body leaders di- give to student pilots at postsecondary ties to collaborate with the existing club, rected the Education Committee to schools, but we have also developed rather than creating a new organization. Afocus its volunteers and funding on ‘scenario exercises’ in which we present Starting small, ALPA’s first mentoring outreach to our top aviation universities students with a real situation that they project matched Purdue alumni who and colleges at the postsecondary level,” could expect to face while flying the line were ALPA members with active PPP said Capt. Dave Ryter (American Eagle), and ask them to come up with a plan to group members who were interested who chairs ALPA’s Education Committee. handle it,” continued Ryter. “Scenario- in having a mentor. Through the effort, “The type of airplanes that new pilots based mentoring seems to have the ALPA volunteers not only established an are flying in their first airline job has greatest impact on the maturation ALPA presence on the Purdue campus, changed over time, and ALPA is leading process, second only to flight experience. but by mentoring individual students, the effort to ensure that the industry is You can see the students mature as they the Education Committee members also preparing these new pilots accordingly. realize the complexity of the decisions gave the young pilots a way to keep up We want to do all we can so that new pi- and realize the weight of the responsibil- on the airline industry and seek advice lots start their first job with every advan- ity that airline pilots face on the job.” from someone who had followed a very similar educational path. The Education Committee’s mentoring initiative at Purdue started with about 25 active PPP member students Mentoring a New and 25 Purdue alumni ALPA mentors. Because the program was modest in size, the leaders were able to match students Generation of with mentors who had experienced similar opportunities and challenges, e.g., students who were interested in all-cargo Airline Pilots flying could be given an all-cargo pilot By ALPA Staff mentor. The Committee plans to build on the mentoring PPP program’s success. tage in achieving their goal of becoming In one example of ALPA’s efforts to “In addition to the programs at the best possible professional pilot.” reach postsecondary aviation students, postsecondary colleges and universities, The Education Committee has committee volunteers have begun ALPA’s Education Committee volunteers established programs at Embry-Riddle working with the Purdue Professional also participate in a number of academic University–Daytona Beach and Pilots Club (PPP) at Purdue University. conferences—selected by the committee –Prescott; Parks College at St. Louis According to its website, the club works because the events present a great op- University; Purdue University; Southern to increase members’ knowledge of the portunity to get ALPA’s view of the air- Illinois University; and the University of various aspects of professional aviation line industry and the piloting profession North Dakota. Additionally, committee through guest speakers and aviation- to the professors and flight instructors members sit on the Industrial Advisory related trips. who are training them,” noted Ryter. Committees of numerous collegiate Since many of the approximately 300 In May 2013, ALPA again sponsored aviation programs in an effort to provide students enrolled in Purdue University’s the annual National Intercollegiate Flying airline pilots’ perspectives in shaping aviation program were already in- Association’s Safety and Flight Evaluation the aviation curriculum at colleges and volved in the PPP club, the Education Conference, held in Columbus, Ohio. universities. Committee began by seeking opportuni- ALPA volunteers offered collegiate pilots While ALPA has signed agreements Capt. Dave with universities such as Embry-Riddle Ryter (American Aeronautical University–Daytona Eagle), far left, to establish formal ALPA ACE Clubs, chairman of which focus on airline industry careers, ALPA’s Education some universities have other types of Committee, talks programs. As a result, ALPA’s Education with students at Committee is extremely flexible in creat- Embry-Riddle– ing the right approach for each school, Daytona Beach. whether through a new ALPA group, collaborating with an existing group, or meeting with the aviation students on an ad hoc basis. “ALPA’s Education Committee has put together a formal presentation that we

22 Air Line Pilot September 2013 ALPA Builds Future Career-Progression Opportunities For Fee-for-Departure Pilots By ALPA Staff On August 13, ALPA’s fee-for-depar- career paths to mainline airlines for ALPA’s overall approach to collec- ture (FFD) airline pilot groups signed those pilots who are interested, in addi- tive bargaining. ALPA has already a unified statement making clear tion to supporting ALPA’s overarching bargained strong career-progression that the Association will not permit collective bargaining goals. opportunities into contracts for pilot whipsawing of FFD pilot groups and During the talks, the groups recog- groups, including Piedmont, where affirming that ALPA’s collective bar- nized the continually changing nature an ALPA agreement with US Airways gaining agreements should promote of the airline industry, including the mainline provides career-progression career paths for FFD pilots to mainline airlines. Building opportunities for career progression is an At a meeting held at the union’s headquarters on August 8–9, Capt. essential element of ALPA’s overall approach to collective Lee Moak, ALPA’s president, led a bargaining. ALPA has already bargained strong career- broad discussion that included representatives from ALPA’s Air Wisconsin, progression opportunities into contracts for pilot American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast, groups, including Piedmont, where an ALPA agreement CommutAir, Compass, Endeavor Air with US Airways mainline provides career-progression (formerly Pinnacle), ExpressJet, Jazz Aviation, Mesa Air Group, Piedmont, opportunities, and PSA, where the pilots’ new five-year PSA, and Trans States Master agreement creates opportunities for PSA pilots to Executive Councils. progress to US Airways mainline. While ALPA FFD pilot groups regularly engage to discuss specific issues, given the increasing pace of change downward pressure applied by airline opportunities, and PSA, where the in the airline industry, Moak brought managements, forces related to consoli- pilots’ new five-year agreement creates all ALPA FFD pilot representatives dation, threats posed by state-backed opportunities for PSA pilots to progress together in a summit at the union’s foreign airlines, unpredictable fuel costs, to US Airways mainline. Flow-down and headquarters. Meeting with both and economic stagnation. preferential-hiring models have also ALPA’s president and each other, the “Continued airline industry restructur- been made available and protected FFD pilot group leaders pledged a ing presents negotiating challenges mainline pilots during times of industry unified response to industry chal- but also provides opportunities for us retrenchment. lenges such as overcapacity, economic to work together to bargain positive “ALPA’s fee-for-departure pilot groups stagnation, mainline consolidation, contracts,” said Moak. “I’m pleased with will continue to meet regularly and and rising fuel costs. the discussion that took place and the coordinate with non-ALPA pilot groups The meeting culminated in a resulting unified statement that will to share bargaining information and unity statement signed by all the govern collective bargaining [for ALPA- priorities,” concluded Moak. “We will participating ALPA pilot groups. In it, represented pilots at] FFD airlines with communicate with company manage- the Association acknowledged that the goal of building more robust career ments and ALPA members to enhance contracts must be flexible to accom- paths for our profession within each understanding of industry changes and modate the needs of different airlines airline brand.” continue to move career-progression and airline systems, but underscored Building opportunities for career opportunities and our contracts in a posi- that all FFD contracts should promote progression is an essential element of tive direction.” guidance and information about the ships to “Top Pilot” students. sentations and interaction with attend- profession at a booth, and the committee Committee volunteers also engaged in ees, ALPA members discussed the action also hosted a pizza forum at which nearly the World Aviation Training Conference that the union is already undertaking to 250 students spoke with ALPA pilots and Tradeshow in Orlando, Fla. Held ensure the highest standards of profes- about the latest industry issues. During from April 16–18, the symposium at- sionalism among new pilots, including the awards banquet event, ALPA pilot tracted more than 900 attendees from the critical outreach and mentoring work volunteers awarded a number of scholar- 49 countries and 94 airlines. In their pre- that ALPA has established.

September 2013 Air Line Pilot 23 fter reporting in the July issue of Air sized, “Industry support is essential for tions will be phased out over the next Line Pilot that Auburn University a number of reasons, not the least of several years as the students who are Aplanned to sunset its professional which is the positive message it will send currently enrolled in the program are al- flight degree program, the school re- to students and their families about the lowed the opportunity to graduate within cently announced that it has changed its future demand for pilots with an Auburn the normal time frame for completion. plans. However, the decision to preserve degree.” Effective immediately, no new classes the school’s aviation programs did not will be started in this program.” happen by chance. Class casualties St. Cloud State University’s Aviation “More than 4,000 alumni, students, Unfortunately, some other collegiate Department prepares students for ca- parents, and industry leaders spoke out aviation programs haven’t been as reers as pilots, air traffic controllers, and to support Auburn’s aviation programs,” fortunate. Take Daniel Webster College. airport managers, but the flight degree said F/O Jason Mohrman (Continental), ITT Educational Services, Inc. bought program is scheduled to be closed in an Auburn alum and ALPA member the New Hampshire private school in 2014. who helped organize the grassroots 2009 and immediately announced plans St. Cloud began offering aviation education in the 1930s as part of the Federal Civilian Pilot Training program. However, Earl Potter, the university’s president, announced on Sept. 28, Auburn’s Flight 2011, that the aviation program would be terminated and no new admissions would be accepted. SaveSCSUAviation. Degree Endures; Other com is currently working with alumni and the community to communicate the shortsighted nature of this decision and Collegiate Programs to overturn the school’s plans. Similarly at the University of Illinois– Champaign/Urbana, the school’s Board Not So Fortunate of Trustees voted 6–2 in July 2011 to close its Institute of Aviation and termi- By John Perkinson, Staff Writer nate the flight degree program by 2014. However, officials at nearby Parkland “flyauburn.org” campaign. “After Air Line to cut its flight education program. College and Riverside Research, a not-for- Pilot announced the planned closure of According to the school’s website profit defense contractor, are considering the program, we received hundreds of at that time, “The bachelor of science a partnership to maintain pilot training e-mails from ALPA pilots offering their degree program in aviation flight opera- in the nearby community. support. And together, we rallied and made the difference.” In a July 13 letter to aviation students, parents, and alumni, Timothy Boosinger, the university’s provost and vice president, wrote, “Auburn will continue and strengthen both the professional flight management and aviation management degree programs, and we wanted you to be the first to know.” The official public announcement came two days later. The letter outlined the university’s objectives, including plans to hire more professors and the need to improve facilities. It also called for fund-raising activities and the authority to establish a restricted air transport pilot certificate

program for graduates with bachelor S ivyllis (PSA) F/O C ostas degrees and 1,000 hours of flight time. Capt. Dave Ryter (American Eagle), left, and Capt. George Burnette (Delta), right, In talking about the future of the speak with students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach during Auburn programs, Boosinger empha- an activities fair.

24 Air Line Pilot September 2013 F/O Jeff Browand (Alaska) talks with a flight team during the NIFA SAFECON at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

No details have been announced, but Riverside Research issued a statement saying that it “is exploring launching a Champaign-based institute focused on basic and applied research in manned and unmanned aerial systems and is considering coupling its research institute with a manned aircraft pilot training program.”

The bottom line In each of these cases, schools cited the expensive nature of maintaining flight education programs and the current need to limit costs as the basis for these cuts. B urket awnya But critics have responded,  T

Linking Education and the Airline Piloting Profession By F/O Costas Sivyllis (PSA)

Five aviation universities nationwide Participating in ACE Club meetings for will be retiring, and new pilots will now have an ALPA Aviation Collegiate three years made me a more informed be entering the profession. We need Education (ACE) Club on campus. pilot. Pilot mentors, guest speakers, mock to foster Developed with ALPA’s interviews, scenario-based training, airport profes- Education Committee operations tours, and state-of-the-industry sionalism and student leaders, presentations help students learn more in young aspiring pilots so that they ACE Clubs educate about the airline industry. As ALPA ACE have the skills and traits needed to students through Clubs continue to grow, I sincerely hope succeed as an airline pilot. From the monthly meetings and that young aviators will participate in initial operating experience at our Sivyllis mentorship programs these clubs to develop leadership skills first airline job to the day we retire, led by ALPA volunteers. Since August needed to be a role model for student every time we put on our uniforms 2010, I’ve had the unique privilege of pilots on campus and to learn more about we are professional pilots. Promoting leading an ACE Club—as a student the airline piloting profession. professionalism—it’s more than just a for three years and recently as a first In the near future, many airline pilots phrase, it our duty as airline pilots. officer volunteer from my airline. The ACE Club experience did more than just educate me about various airline industry topics. It prepared me to smoothly transition from a being college student to being a professional pilot. Moreover, I learned the importance of being a professional To hear what and that every decision a pilot makes F/O Costas should be predicated on safety. Sivyllis (PSA) has to say about the Today, we see more regional first Pilots talk challenges of with ACE Club officers coming from general aviation being a first-year time-building jobs, which prompts the members at airline pilot, scan question, what has prepared them for Embry-Riddle– the qr code. Daytona Beach. the right seat of an airplane?

September 2013 Air Line Pilot 25 pointing to the projected growth of the Byrnes, commented that “this agree- majors are considering staffing demands. airline industry and the anticipated ment is a win-win for both the airlines Delta has estimated it will need 3,500 retirement of baby-boom generation and our students. It provides students new pilots during the next decade to sim- employees. Boeing predicts that nearly with a clearly defined career path while ply maintain its current ranks. American 465,000 new pilots will be needed glob- ensuring a pipeline of highly qualified Airlines late last year announced plans ally between now and 2031 as national professionals for the airlines.” to hire 2,500 pilots over the next five economies grow and airlines take delivery Participating students must pass a se- years, and United’s pilot employment on tens of thousands of new airplanes. ries of tests, maintain a minimum grade- web page indicates that the airline is Jerry Kidrick, chairman of the Flight point average, complete Embry-Riddle’s “currently reviewing applications for first Department at the Prescott, Ariz., advanced jet training courses, and secure officer positions.” campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical the ratings of private pilot, commercial JetBlue CEO Dave Barger said in a University, talked about the need for pilot/instrument and multiengine, certi- speech last fall that with the baby-boom academia to get the airline industry fied flight instructor, and certified flight generation maturing, the industry is involved. He described current “bridge” instructor/instrument. “facing an exodus of talent in the next or “gateway” programs between colleges Kidrick said comparable programs few years.” Collegiate flight programs and airlines to channel qualified students exist at other universities where airlines provide a direct link for students who will to pilot job opportunities. Two years ago, offer incentives like signing bonuses fill the ensuing void, but only if colleges his university entered into a partnership and student loan payment programs. and universities recognize the value of with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, which “These are business decisions based their aviation programs, and not just the allows participating aeronautical sci- on what’s financially viable and what cost. Support from alumni, students, and ence students in their junior year to be makes sense for the airlines to get parents is crucial, but so is public aware- evaluated for potential employment as quality graduates.” ness. Schools with aviation programs Atlantic Southeast first officers. After a decade of airline consolidation need to look forward, rather than back, Kendrick’s counterpart at the uni- and restructuring, regional and low-cost to see the many opportunities lining up versity’s Daytona Beach campus, Ken airlines are hiring pilots, and even the on their horizon.

Furlough Numbers at a Five-Year Low By Kimberly Seitz, ALPA Senior Communications Specialist

ALPA established the Furloughed their way back into the cockpit, the Pilots Support Program (FPSP) in July As of July 2013, 2,072 program has implemented a variety 2008 amid an industry faced with of services. many hurdles, including sky-high fuel ALPA members were n Employment Assistance Oppor- prices that led to a number of airline tunities: FPSP partners with FAPA.aero shutdowns, proposed mergers, and listed as furloughed. In and Aero Crew Solutions to provide cutbacks in flight operations. The discounted job fair and career services. unfortunate result: thousands of July 2010, the number Both specialize in providing job hunt- pilots temporarily furloughed or out peaked at 3,636. And ing and career decision assistance to of a job altogether. professional pilots. Additionally, the Today, ALPA furlough numbers are in December 2008, that FPSP works with each furloughing at a five-year low. As of July 2013, pilot group to find unique assistance 2,072 ALPA members were listed as number was 2,193. benefits for those pilots. furloughed. In July 2010, the number n Increased Communications: The peaked at 3,636. And in December airlines that have experienced long-term Flight Path is a quarterly newsletter 2008, that number was 2,193. furloughs funnel information to pilot that includes information geared spe- The FPSP has become a tremen- groups with newly furloughed pilots, cifically to furloughed ALPA members. dous asset to furloughed ALPA pilots. providing much-needed assistance to And the FPSP website, www.alpa.org/ Capt. Spencer Rowe (American Eagle), furloughed ALPA members during this furlough, has also been enhanced the FPSP coordinator, works closely difficult time in their careers. to include more information related with ALPA volunteers and ALPA staff As part of the FPSP’s mission to sup- to federal and state resources such to develop a central point of contact ply furloughed ALPA members with the as Worker’s Compensation and the for the furlough coordinators at each knowledge and information necessary Worker Adjustment and Retraining ALPA pilot group. Pilot volunteers at to make sound decisions as they work Notification (WARN) Act.

26 Air Line Pilot September 2013 former Independence Air pilot ios and make go/no-go decisions. And I and ALPA member, Glenn Harmon think you’re going to get a better overall Want More? Ais now an associate professor of product—personally, professionally, and Want to hear more from Glenn Harmon aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle technically. They are eager and highly about his students Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach, motivated, even in the face of rising and what’s going on at university aviation where he’s been teaching since 2006. costs for flight training and regulatory programs today? He’s also the ALPA ACE Club faculty advi- requirements. They persevere through Scan the QR code to sor on campus, helping the students there years of academics and flight training to watch snippets of orchestrate the types of information and develop and apply their knowledge of his interview. education that they want to get out of aircraft systems, safety, and CRM to their ACE Club meetings. Air Line Pilot sat down flight training. At the same time, they present real-work scenarios or events and with Harmon for his take on what role are earning their commercial certificate engage the students to discuss possible aviation education will play for aspiring with multiengine and instrument rat- outcomes and solutions. Students have a airline pilots and the airline industry. ings—all at about the cost of a home chance to talk one-on-one with current pilots who are flying the line, and there’s definitely a change in their attitude and motivation. It brightens their dream of becoming an airline pilot. When ALPA Meet Professor line pilots volunteer their time to come to an ACE Club meeting each month, it keeps that dream alive. When you have a Glenn Harmon “live pilot” at the club talk with the stu- By Molly Martin, Contributing Writer dents and answer their questions, that is really motivating, whether you’re a fresh- As a professor at Embry-Riddle, what’s mortgage. If I were an airline pilot today, man or a senior. Q your take on the hiring trends in the airline reading the tea leaves, I would expect What are the perks of the ALPA ACE Club industry over the next 10 years? a better trained pilot coming into my Q that you tell your students about? As we look to the next few years and right seat. Some of the advantages I like to Athe large retirements at the major How does the ALPA ACE Club help Ahighlight about the ALPA ACE Club airlines, I see a positive trend for airline Q you reinforce the concepts you teach to other students are basically the con- hiring and also for the futures of these in the classroom? tacts, the networking, the information young men and women who are stepping At Embry-Riddle, I see dedicated, that we gain about what’s currently hap- out and hoping to find their place in the Acommitted, and well-trained pilots pening in our airline industry. Those are right seat of FAR Part 121 airlines. I think who have been brought up in an en- things that our students want to know, hiring will reflect what we saw in the vironment of discipline, responsibility, and need to know right now, so that they late 1990s—instead of so many military decision-making, and a safety culture. can plan their careers. It helps to give pilots, airlines will hire a lot of folks from They understand flight operations manu- them information on how to get there— colleges and universities that grant avia- als, and their training mirrors so much through internships or various other tion degrees and ratings. Gone are the of what is done at the airlines. ALPA things you need to do, whether it’s flight days when the military was a pipeline ACE Club meetings and visiting pilots instructing, flying charter, or something for the airlines, mainly because of the demonstrate that the airline industry to earn your time and your experience to reduced force size and extended active- has the same expectations. Pilots often qualify for that right seat. duty commitments from pilot training. How are you shaping these students’ Some of the advantages Q knowledge about the airline industry? These young men and women are I like to highlight about Agoing to take my place in the airline the ALPA ACE Club to industry, so I have a vested interest in other students are providing them with opportunities to get the latest information, to be profes- basically the contacts, sionals, to learn how our industry oper- the networking, the ates so that when they do step into that information that we gain right seat, they are better prepared. For example, I integrate my airline experi- about what’s currently ences with my senior capstone course to happening in our airline solidify the concepts taught in class, and industry.

I have students discuss and solve scenar- ERIC DAVIS

September 2013 Air Line Pilot 27 n the mid-1990s and before, the mili- could also see its carrier strike groups tary was the mainstay of airline pilot reduced from 11 to 8 or 9. Food for Thought Irecruitment. However, a dramatic trans- Junior pilots just coming up through the formation in the armed services’ aerial Leaner and meaner ranks, who seek the best of both worlds, operation greatly reduced the numbers “The Air Force of the future is likely to may wish to hedge their bets and join the Air National Guard or Air Force reserves. of military pilots moving into the airline be slightly smaller and more reliant on By flying larger airplanes like the KC-135 industry. Today, with an improved econo- remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs),” accord- and the C-17, their training is covered and my, changes in airline hiring trends, and ing to an August 2013 DefenseNews they may have the opportunity to meet pilot contract gains, military pilots have report titled “Air Force 2027: Fewer and work with current airline pilots, who once again become a resource for the Pilots, More Drones, More Challenges.” know something about the airline hiring process and may have good contacts. airline industry. However, drone time is not flight time. As much as 70 to 80 percent of airline The two jobs require different training pilots came from the military, compared and a different operational approach. to the 20 to 30 percent who came from Nonetheless, for a time the Air Force

The Military Channel: orce U.S. A ir F U.S.

Limited but Reemerging More and more are completing their basic obligations and submitting airline employment applications. In 1993, 80 Resource for Airline percent of Air Force pilots signed up for another five years, compared to just 65 Pilot Recruitment percent today. By John Perkinson, Staff Writer Comparing apples to oranges In July, the Los Angeles Times reported, civilian ranks, noted aviation consultant was reassigning some fighter pilots to fly “Air Force pilots typically earn about Kit Darby. However, federal budget cuts MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones. $90,000 by the time they complete their have reduced the size of military aircraft In the other branches, the Navy also 11th year,” when they decide whether fleets and, consequently, the pool of has a growing interest in RPAs, and the to stay for an additional five years. “The available military pilots. A 2009 RAND Army continues to focus much of its median annual wage of airline pilots, report predicted that by 2016, the Air aerial demands on helicopters. copilots, and flight engineers is $103,210 Force will have fewer than 1,000 fighter In addition to fewer numbers of ser- according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor aircraft in its fleet, which represents only vice pilots, the airline industry has been Statistics’ latest numbers,” the newspaper 32 percent of the number it had in 1989. rocked by 9/11, the recession, and bank- noted. In addition, U.S. Defense Department ruptcies. Airline pilot hiring has been The Air Force is noticing these Secretary Charles Hagel in July discussed spotty and limited largely to regional and changes, too. It recently announced an military cuts for the 2015–2019 defense low-cost operations. These conditions improved Aviator Incentive Program plan, which could include reducing tacti- helped the military retain its aviators. with a signing bonus of $225,000 for a cal aircraft squadrons by as many as 5, However, that market is changing, and nine-year commitment to continue flying retiring bombers, and making cuts in new opportunities exist with the major fighter jets. However, this offer is only the C-130 cargo airplane fleet. The Navy airlines—and military pilots are noticing. available to approximately 130 veteran military pilots, who will have to weigh the stress of future deployments and the demands of the job on family. As for current military pilots as a source for airline employment, Darby said, “The airlines like these guys.” They have great flight training, follow procedures well, and are used to wearing uniforms. They will continue to be a great resource for the airlines, but their

orce numbers simply aren’t what they used to be. U.S. A ir F U.S.

28 Air Line Pilot September 2013 “ ad, my elementary school is holding school is slated to begin classes in its a career day—could you please talk first permanent building, constructed Get Involved! Dto my class about being an airline on land donated by the Museum of ALPA’s Education Committee pilot?” “My daughter’s Girl Scout troop is Flight and located near King County needs volunteers to reach organizing presentations about interest- International Airport/Boeing Field. out to local schools and communities across the ing jobs for women—could you come to Founded in 2004, today more than United States and Canada. the high school and discuss the kind of 400 students from across the Northwest Scan the QR code to join education that is needed to become an matriculate at this public college- the Education Committee’s airline pilot?” preparatory high school. Funded through efforts today. Then, stay on If you have ever received questions an innovative public-private partner- the site to watch available PowerPoint presentations and order materials for your ship, the school bases its curriculum on like these, you likely appreciate the next career day visit. powerful draw that the airline piloting subjects typical for students enrolled in profession holds for many young people. grades 9–12 but with a strong focus on It’s also likely you recognize that, by science, technology, engineering, and and materials,” explained Capt. Harold Fujii. “We wanted to centralize the effort and make it easier for pilots to volunteer.” A former high school teacher, Fujii created a committee within the Hawaiian Community Outreach Airlines pilot group and worked with the ALPA Education Committee to produce a guide to becoming an airline pilot that To Primary and describes the education and training requirements, the types of airlines, career outlook, and the flight schools in Hawaii. Secondary Schools In addition to the guide, the committee put together a folder with ALPA and By ALPA Staff Hawaiian logo items to give to students. reaching out to local schools and student math, with the goal of preparing for an “We posted a flyer in the Hawaiian organizations, ALPA volunteers can gen- aviation or aerospace career. Airlines pilot crew lounge asking for erate important visibility for the value of Further south on the Pacific, the volunteers and worked with the com- the airline industry and for the essential Hawaiian Airlines pilot group has worked pany management, which supported role airline pilots play in keeping air for nearly four years with local school the idea right from the start,” continued transportation safe and secure. students to promote the airline industry Fujii. “Once we had the information Recently, ALPA’s Education Committee and the piloting profession. and volunteers in place, we started the unveiled various resources for individual “We knew that individual Hawaiian program by coordinating with the Hawaii ALPA pilots who may be asked to partici- pilots were being asked by their families Department of Education and sending a pate in a career event by a child, teacher, and friends to go to the schools, but each packet of information offering a presen- or parent in their community. From a pilot was starting from scratch to put tation on the airline piloting profession formal slideshow that can be presented together age-appropriate presentations to all of the 140 or so public and private as is or tailored to a particular age or secondary schools in the state.” audience to foam airplane kits, coloring The program began with about 35 books, stickers, and pens that feature volunteers and has grown to include the ALPA logo, the Education Committee more than 60 pilots who visit preschools, offers ALPA members a variety of materi- elementary schools, junior high and high als and information to help them make schools, and colleges on the U.S. main- the most of an opportunity to work land and on the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, with young people who are interested in Maui, and Oahu, as well as Rota in the aviation. Mariana Islands. The pilots often work In addition to helping individual pilots with Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants as they participate in career events, on their visits. ALPA’s Education Committee and a During the 2012–13 school year, number of ALPA pilot groups are con- Hawaiian pilots were invited to partici- ducting coordinated outreach programs pate in 47 school and community events. at schools in their communities. During a career day presentation at “If we can help just one student fly The Alaska Airlines pilot group has James Denman Middle School in San straight and level toward achieving his or been involved in Seattle’s Aviation High Francisco, Calif., students build “ALPA” her goal of becoming an airline pilot, it is School since its start. In fall 2013, the foam airplanes. all worth it,” said Fujii.

September 2013 Air Line Pilot 29 ALPAToolbox Taking AERF Mainstream Spreading the Word About This Important ALPA Resource

other ALPA members in and the funds they raised at the I want you to think of AERF By Capt. Ed Lowry around Calgary didn’t need event. in the same way you think (ExpressJet), AERF aid, but Kampen assured us This AERF fundraiser was about your ALPA worldwide President that the pilots who did greatly particularly timely because accident/incident hotline “or- t’s an unfortunate reality appreciated the support they some of our pilots have ange card” or the Aeromedical that we are frequently un- received—and that gave the questioned whether AERF is Office. Always be aware that Iaware of the many resources MEC an idea. available to Canadian ALPA this resource is available, and available to us through ALPA The Canadian North pilots members. Let me state for don’t hesitate to use it when until we are confronted with were already scheduled to the record that AERF is in- you need it. situations that make us truly have a Family Awareness bar- tended for all ALPA members Follow the excellent ex- thankful they’re there. The beque the following month. who qualify. AERF provides ample of the Canadian North ALPA Emergency Relief Fund As part of this event, the MEC financial assistance to help pilots and consider raising (AERF) is a perfect example. officers decided pilots and their families deal money to support AERF. The Many of our pilots are prob- fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ably unaware that this im- organization, so if you have portant member resource questions about appropriate even exists, and yet each of fund-raising activities, don’t us is just one catastrophic hesitate to give us a call. As a event away from needing it. matter of fact, we have some In late June, Calgary and fund-raising plans of our own, parts of southern Alberta but you’ll hear more about were deluged with heavy that later this fall. rainfall and record floods that The obvious—and destroyed homes and busi- sometimes not so obvious— nesses and claimed the lives advantages of belonging to of four people. The provincial ALPA come from airline pilots government later reported pooling their resources and that approximately 55,000 F/O Olivier Goudreau, the Canadian North MEC vice chairman, working together to support square kilometers were di- takes his turn in the dunk tank to help raise money for AERF. each other. Only by taking rectly affected by the flooding these steps is ALPA’s existence and that more than 100,000 to volunteer to sit in a dunk with the immediate, extraor- possible, and only by promot- people were forced out of tank to raise money for AERF. dinary expenses caused by ing and backing AERF will this more than 10,000 homes. Kampen understands that the widespread catastrophic resource be available to us. So I remember seeing vivid program is only as successful events. spread the word and support pictures of the devastation on as our members make it, and I would be remiss if I didn’t AERF! Think of it as our collec- the evening news. that the fund relies solely on once again acknowledge the tive rainy-day savings account. Capt. Chris Kampen, chair- donations. sizeable donations the United To learn more about AERF man of the Canadian North Kampen alternated with Pilots Unity Fund and the and other emergency-related Master Executive Council F/O Olivier Goudreau, MEC Delta Pilots Charitable Fund resources, or to watch a (MEC), immediately called vice chairman, and Capt. made earlier this year to video about a member whose me to get some information Korey Hazelwood, MEC help us accommodate those family benefited from the for his members about AERF secretary-treasurer, taking affected by Hurricane Sandy program, request a grant, or and to see what he could do turns dangling above a tank and to keep the fund afloat. make a donation, go to www. to expedite assistance. The while pilots and their family These contributions were alpa.org/relieffund. Donations Canadian North MEC then members attempted to hit a extremely generous, but more are tax-deductible in the contacted potentially affected target with a ball to send the help is needed. United States, but remember pilots to make sure they knew sitting officer plunging into My fellow AERF board that AERF is available to all that this benefit is available. icy-cold water. The MEC then members, F/Os Christine ALPA members—above and Fortunately, most of the made a much-appreciated Gromek (United) and Mark below the 49th parallel— Canadian North pilots and contribution to AERF from Segaloff (Continental), and who qualify.

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September 2013 Air Line Pilot 31 ALPA Hosts Conference on Looming Changes to Pilot Scheduling FT/DT ARC bears fruit On June 15, 2009, Capt. Randy Babbitt, then FAA administrator, issued a “Call to Action on Airline Safety and Pilot Training” in response to the Colgan Air Flight 3407 fatal accident earlier that year. One result: The FAA convened a government/industry Flight and Duty Time Limitations and Rest Requirements Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), with a mandate to produce recommendations for rulemaking within 45 days. ALPA line pilot and staff aviation safety representatives participated in the ARC and contributed substantial input to the recommendations, which are reflected in FAR Part 117. Fast-forward to the ALPA Part 117 Gilligan conference: “We’re here to celebrate the success of the ARC,” declared Peggy he countdown has already begun: As you read this, the Gilligan, FAA associate administrator U.S. airline industry is only a few months away from fully for aviation safety. “Part 117 is built Timplementing the most sweeping change to flight- and around a single principle—fitness for duty-time limits and minimum rest requirements for passenger duty. We expect pilots and airlines to airline pilots in more than half a century. On Jan. 4, 2014, the share the responsibility for assuring that long-awaited and long overdue new FAR Part 117, designed— pilots are fit for duty.” with significant ALPA input—to minimize flight crew fatigue, Jim Johnson, managing attorney goes into effect. Airlines, flightcrew members, and the FAA in ALPA’s Legal Department, ac- must be ready for the change by then. knowledged, “This topic is hard; it’s On August 6–7, ALPA hosted a meeting in Washington, contentious.” The FT/DT ARC, he Johnson D.C., that brought together representatives from government noted, had two goals for its rulemak- agencies, airlines, and aviation labor groups to ensure that all ing recommendations—that they be (1) based on solid parties involved in implementing FAR Part 117 are coordinating with each other. There’s an App for That! “For decades, ALPA has been fully engaged in efforts to change the flight- and duty-time limits and minimum rest Representatives from several bidding, sched- requirements to reduce pilot fatigue and enhance aviation uling, and software vendors—Sabre Airlines safety for all,” said Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s president. “With the Solutions, Jeppesen, Kronos Incorporated, final rule set to go into effect in 151 days, we thought it was Navtech/PIAS, and SAFTE-FAST, Institutes for imperative to bring key people together to ensure an ‘on-time Behavior Resources—discussed existing and arrival’ of this essential change in regulations.” new software tools and applications that are, More than 200 people attended the “Part 117: A Path or are expected to be, available by Jan. 4, 2014, to help to Implementation” conference. Wide-ranging discussions manage flightcrew member scheduling under the new included a thorough overview of the new rule, all aspects of FAR Part 117. implementing the new flight- and duty-time regulations and Charles Yeager, supervisor for applications and web minimum rest requirements, and available software tools. development in ALPA’s IT Department, talked about “While we commend the FAA for its actions in proceeding the ALPA smartphone app that the union is developing toward implementation of Part 117, we are disappointed that to help members keep track of their logged flight and cargo pilots will continue to be subject to antiquated fatigue duty time and their minute-by-minute status in rela- rules,” said Moak. “ALPA will continue to work tirelessly and tion to the limits set by FAR Part 117. Yeager said the strongly advocate for one level of safety for all types of flight Association hopes to release the app in October. operations and across the airline industry.”

32 Air Line Pilot September 2013 sleep science, and (2) simple and clear. Unfortunately, however, questions and confusion about FAR FAA’s Number Two Part 117 already have arisen (hence one of the reasons for ALPA holding Weighs in on FAR Part 117 the conference). “Some questions will Michael G. Whitaker, FAA deputy ad- be easy,” Johnson observed. “Some will ministrator, was the luncheon speaker make your head hurt—they’ll require during day two of the ALPA FAR Part 117 conference. He thanked ALPA “for the FAA to issue an interpretation.” Wykoff Capt. Don Wykoff (Delta), chairman the great work you do and for being of ALPA’s Flight Time/Duty Time Committee and president of a solid partner with us in efforts to enhance aviation safety. Your profes- the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations Whitaker sionalism is an essential component of (IFALPA), urged the conference attendees, “Roll up your sleeves what we do, and I think this conference is a testimony to that. and get down in the weeds.” “The United States is leading the world by introducing these And so they did—though Capt. Jim Mangie concepts [to reduce flight crew fatigue],” Whitaker declared, “and Mangie, director of Delta Air Lines’ we hope other countries will adopt this approach as well, creating Pilot Fatigue Program cautioned, “As an improvement in safety globally. We’ve been working with ICAO we do this deep swan dive into the for the last three years to develop standards, guidance, and recom- weeds, let’s climb out of the weeds a mended practices that can be used by other civil aviation authori- bit to remember the intent of the reg.” ties around the world. We’re also working with our counterparts Mangie served on the ARC and noted in Europe to offer guidance in implementing this science-based that “the science could only take us so far; the operational approach among European carriers.” Whitaker emphasized, “The success of this rule boils down to experience was important, too. But we only had 45 days, so we the fact that preventing fatigue is a joint responsibility…of both couldn’t think of everything.” the airline and the pilot. The airline provides an expanded oppor- Mark Bury, deputy assistant chief counsel, FAA international tunity for rest. The pilot has the responsibility to take advantage of law, legislation and regulations divi- that window and get the rest he or she needs…. Pilots are going to sion, advised, “Our office is aware that have to sign a release before every segment, saying they are fit for answers to questions will be time-sen- duty. And if a pilot is fatigued, the airline must remove him or her sitive…. I’d like to see the requests for and allow the pilot to rest.” interpretations focus on the broader issues, rather than the ‘one-offs.’” Bury John Duncan, deputy director FRMPs are based on scientific models of fatigue and sleep. for policy, FAA flight standards service, said his agency also Dr. Steve Hursh, a sleep scientist from SAFTE-FAST, Institutes will publish clarifications to FAR Part 117 in the Federal for Behavior Resources, declared, “Everyone would like to Register. Guidance for FAA flight inspectors will be updated on have a bright line below which you’re too fatigued, and September 5. above which you’re fit to fly. That’s not the correct way to use Doug Mullen, assistant general counsel, Airlines for America models.” (A4A), urged the FAA to develop a Capt. Greg Whiting (United), a member of the United Mullen website for gathering and answer- Airlines Fatigue Review Committee and a participant in the ing questions about Part 117. “An 2009 ARC, explained, “A good FRMS has to be dynamic, modifi- excellent idea,” said Bury. “We’ll do able, and flexible.” it.” Mullen also noted that A4A has petitioned the FAA to give airlines the Down in the weeds option to adopt FAR Part 117 before Complete coverage of all of the nuances of “what ifs” of imple- the implementation deadline—as early as December 9. menting FAR Part 117 on the line are beyond the scope of this Asked if airlines have a plan for rule-specific education, brief report. However, certain key themes emerged: Mangie replied, “We’re focused on something simple for pilots • Additional clarification of the concepts of “theater” and to shove in their flight bag. We don’t want them sitting on “acclimation” by the FAA is needed; ALPA will convey more the taxiway, Number 3 for takeoff, and taking off their shoes detailed information about these aspects of FAR Part 117 the to count on their fingers and toes whether they’re legal.” (See in coming months. “There’s an App for That!” page 32.) • One of the biggest gains for line pilots is the mandatory 10- hour minimum rest period, which must include an eight-hour FRMP and FRMS opportunity for uninterrupted sleep. FAR Part 117 requires FAR Part 121 airlines to have a fatigue • Another huge gain: The FAA will evaluate every existing and reduction management plan (FRMP) or an FAA-approved future crew rest facility on every airplane and categorize it as fatigue reduction management system (FRMS). The latter Class 1, 2, or 3 as defined by FAR Part 117. would be “an optional approach, an alternative method of • Each flightcrew member must report for any flight duty pe- compliance,” explained Dale Roberts, the FAA aviation safety riod rested and prepared to perform his or her assigned duties. inspector for operations risk management and former airline Bottom line: ALPA will continue to work with the airlines and pilot who patiently fielded a majority of the many questions the FAA to ensure that the rule is properly implemented in a attendees asked. timely manner.—Jan W. Steenblik, Technical Editor

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Some of our more recent projects... Checked in at The Mayflower Renaissance for The —With Event Planners and Writers & Editors Flight Time Duty Time Conference. August 7, 2013 August 6, 2013, via mobile

Checked in at The Washington Hilton for The 59th Annual ALPA Air Safety Forum. July 18, 2013, via mobile

Liked ALPA’s 44th Board of Directors Meeting. October 14, 2012 Liked ALPA’s Brand Guidelines. July 26, 2013

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X L I E Writers & Editors C to keep ALPA pilot groups informed. C N U U Draft and edit all publications, including meeting TIVE C O 13 minutes ago near Herndon, Va. notices, presentations, and newsletters. 15 minutes ago near Herndon, Va. Lots of Family Awareness activities this month! Here are some shots from the latest ExpressJet and FedEx Express events... Just sent out our latest ALPA Daily and FastRead. —With August 12, 2013, via mobile Multimedia Production Specialists and Web Coordinators August 13, 2013

Liked Air Line Pilot magazine. —With Designers Checked in at the First Air road show. July 26, 2013, via mobile August 1, 2013, via mobile

Working up some talking points for our next appointment on the hill re: Leveling the Playing Liked P2P Training. Field. —With Government Affairs Department July 29, 2013 pilot-to-pilot® July 24, 2013

Multimedia Production Specialists Media Specialists Develop videos, websites, photography, and animations for internal and external audiences. Promote ALPA’s message through publications, 44 minutes ago near Herndon, Va. broadcasts, public venues, and social media. 46 minutes ago near Herndon, Va. Liked the 1500-Hour Rule website. August 12, 2013 Media Specialists shared a link: ALPA Responds to DOJ Lawsuit; Fee for Departure MECs meet; United, ALPA Pilots Join Union Brethren; Had lots of great discussion at The 59th Annual ALPA Air Safety Volunteers Needed; and More in Today’s Forum. Check out our photos on Flickr, too. — 248 photos FastRead. http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/ July 19, 2013 fastread/2013/FastRead_20130813.htm August 13, 2013

Nick Calio, Capt. Lee Moak, and Edward Wytkind posted “Why preclearance in Abu Dhabi is a bad deal for America” on www.thehill.com/blogs. July 22, 2013, via mobile

Liked 2013 ALPA Leadership Training Conference. Liked ALPA Multimedia Training. January 28, 2013 July 2, 2013

September 2013 Air Line Pilot 35 OurStories Braniff Pilot Refuses to Take Retirement Sitting Down

passing the paltry 38,000 Tex., flying the Convair By John Perkinson hours he logged flying for B-36 “Peacemaker.” Rogers Staff Writer airlines and the military. divulged that his crew had ALPA MEMBER Editor’s note: Do you know However, running the good orders for a certain foreign a pilot we should highlight in race hasn’t always been easy capital target if the cold war HOW DOES YOUR AVIATION “Our Stories”? Please contact for this nonagenarian. He ever turned hot. ALMA MATERS us at [email protected]. survived a sextuplet bypass UNIVERSITY RANK? operation nearly two decades Taking age in stride Auburn Embry-Riddle – ou could say that Or- ago and suffered a stroke in Rogers attributes his suc- Other Daytona Beach ville Rogers is running 2011. His left foot, hand, and cess to his training. He lifts Yfor his life. While on a hip were initially paralyzed; weights and runs 10 to 12 layover in Chicago, the then but the feeling in these areas miles a week at the Cooper Braniff captain read the Dr. soon returned, and with Aerobic Center in Dallas, Tex. Western Kenneth Cooper best-seller recuperation and an aggres- “At my age, there is no one to Michigan Aerobics, which promotes sive rehab regimen, he was look to for guidance or help. exercise to improve health back on track. There is no coaching available North and well-being. Rogers im- Cooper, Rogers’ inspira- to a 95-year-old. So I had to Dakota mediately caught the running tion and long-time friend, devise my own interval train- RECENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS bug and never looked back. provided some perspective. ing schedule,” he said. Embry-Riddle – Forty-five years later, he is “So many people don’t wear Rogers also maintains an PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT Southern Prescott 1.200 Illinois DEGREE PROGRAMS Purdue Middle still pounding the pavement out, they rust out. He’s prov- open mind and is willing to try Tennessee and, these days, setting world ing the contrary—if you keep new things. He went skydiv- State records for his age group and exercising, you can achieve ing for the first time at age THINK YOUR UNIVERSITY SHOULD competing in track meets phenomenal records.” 91 and two years later tried BE A BIGGER PIECE OF THE PIE? across the country. hang gliding near Kitty Hawk, “That’s the beauty of it,” Getting some air N.C. And earlier this year, said Rogers. “You see, I turned Rogers flew for Braniff from Earlier this year, Rogers Rogers revealed the secret to UPDATE YOUR 95 last November, so all of 1946 to 1977. Based in Dallas, participated in an event in his success as a world-record ALPA RECORDS 757 these records are out there Tex., Braniff International Landover, Md. During a three- holder. He told a Dallas-area like ripe fruit for the picking. Airways was a profitable and day period, he set six new news reporter, “I don’t care “Earlier this year, I partici- expanding airline (with ALPA- world records for his how old you are. If you don’t pated in the National Masters represented pilots) for many age group. have goals, something to look Indoor Championship in decades, providing service forward to, you lose interest Landover, Md.,” Rogers said. to markets in the United at the time. It carried a lot of in life.” In the course of three days, States and Central and South fuel, and our longest sched- Clearly, this former Braniff he ran in six events: the 400 America. However, the airline uled flight was 10 hours and captain is setting and meeting meters (2:24.51); the 3,000 struggled following passage of 40 minutes from New York to his goals, and to him we offer 300 295 270 meters (30:19.33); the 60 the 1978 Airline Deregulation Buenos Aires,” which Rogers our congratulations. meters (14.82); the 1,600 Act and closed its doors in says he flew many times. 200 150 meters (14:39.91); the 200 1982. Of his time spent as an Solution to this month’s ALPA sudoku on page 38 meters (57.88); and the 800 Recalling his days as a line airline pilot, Rogers said, “I meters (6:53.84), setting new pilot, Rogers commented, enjoyed my flying career 7 2 9 1 3 4 6 5 8 35 world records for his age “I went to work flying the immensely, and I enjoyed 1 4 8 5 6 9 2 3 7 group in each. DC-3, like everybody did in wearing my ALPA pin, too.” 3 6 5 2 8 7 4 1 9 The retired pilot noted those days, and retired on The Braniff pilot also flew 5 1 3 6 7 8 9 4 2 n ott y due y y of y 6 7 4 9 2 3 5 8 1 ubur ur llinois that he currently holds a for the U.S. Army Air Corps iddleeach – iddle – P ichigan the ‘Stretch 8,’ flying to South A -R -R resc ersit n I ersit ersit 9 8 2 4 1 5 7 6 3 y y P ennessee ersit T n M total of nine world records. In America. Let me tell you during World War II and the ona B Univ Univ 8 9 6 3 5 2 1 7 4 yt Univ th Dakotaer Embr Embr te Univ outher addition, he has logged nearly about the McDonnell Douglas Korean War. During the latter, Da iddleta S Nor est 2 5 7 8 4 1 3 9 6 M S W 40,000 miles of roadwork in DC-8. I think it was the he was stationed at Carswell 4 3 1 7 9 6 8 2 5 nearly five decades, easily longest airplane in the world Air Force Base in Fort Worth,

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ALPA MEMBER HOW DOES YOUR AVIATION UNIVERSITY RANK? ALMA MATERS Auburn Embry-Riddle – Other Daytona Beach f the 33 Aviation Accreditation Board International- O accredited collegiate aviation programs, Air Line Pilot contacted these eight to get flight education enrollment Western numbers. Why these eight? Based on current data, they Michigan topped the list of universities that ALPA members attended.

North Dakota RECENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS Embry-Riddle – PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT Southern Prescott 1.200 Illinois DEGREE PROGRAMS Purdue Middle Tennessee State THINK YOUR UNIVERSITY SHOULD BE A BIGGER PIECE OF THE PIE?

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n 7 Once you are finished entering your ott y due y y of y ubur ur llinois information, select the Save button located at iddleeach – iddle – P ichigan A -R -R resc ersit n I ersit ersit y y P ennessee ersit the bottom. T n M ona B Univ Univ yt Univ th Dakotaer 8 Embr Embr te Univ outher To submit, select the Done button located at Da iddleta S Nor est M S W the bottom. You will be directed back to the My ALPA site.

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Capt. William Couette Capt. Randy Helling Capt. Lee Moak Capt. Sean Cassidy Vice President– Vice President– President First Vice President Administration/Secretary Finance/Treasurer

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Capt. Dan Adamus F/O Michael Hamilton Capt. Tim Canoll Air Transat, Bearskin, Calm Air, United Executive Administrator F/O Scott Smetana F/O William Hanna Canadian North, CanJet, First Air, Jazz Capt. Thomas Maxwell Air Wisconsin, CommutAir, Delta Aviation, Kelowna Flightcraft, Wasaya F/O Todd Ortscheid American Eagle, Atlantic ExpressJet, Hawaiian, Capt. Mark Nagel AirTran, Air Transport Southeast, Compass, Island Air, Trans States Capt. Larry Beck Alaska, Endeavor Air, Capt. Joe DePete International, Mesa Air Group, Sun Continental Evergreen, Piedmont, FedEx Express North American, PSA Country Spirit

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38 Air Line Pilot September 2013 ALPA Information Numbers

The following ALPA resources may be Communications ([email protected]) Membership Insurance ([email protected]) reached by e-mail or by dialing, toll-free, 703-481-4440 1-800-746-2572 1-888-359-2572 (1-888-FLY-ALPA). Once Computer Help Line ([email protected]) Membership Services connected, press the # key on your phone 703-689-4357 ([email protected]) and dial the last four digits of the num- Council Services ([email protected]) 1-888-359-2572 (1-888-FLY-ALPA), ber listed below. However, the ALPA Main 703-689-4311 option 3 Number, ASPEN, the Membership and Discipline and Discharge ([email protected]) IT Operations and Services ([email protected]) Insurance toll-free number, and Member- 703-689-4245 ship Services numbers need to be dialed 703-689-4226 directly. Economic and Financial Analysis Organizing ([email protected]) 703-689-4179 Accident Investigation ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 703-689-4289 703-689-4312 Election dates LEC/MEC 703-689-4212 Publishing and Design Services ([email protected]) 703-481-4441 Accounting and Finance ([email protected]) Engineering and Air Safety ([email protected]) 703-689-4144 703-689-4200 Purchasing ([email protected]) 703-689-4319 Air Line Pilot ([email protected]) FAA Enforcement or Medical Certificate 703-481-4460 Action ([email protected]) 703-689-4226 Representation ([email protected]) 703-689-4375 ALPA Main Number 703-689-2270 Government Affairs ([email protected]) 202-797-4033 Real Estate ([email protected]) ALPA‑PAC 202-797-4033 703-689-4105 ASPEN 703-689-4220 Human Resources ([email protected]) 703-689-4262 Retirement and Insurance ([email protected]) Capt. Tim Canoll Balloting ([email protected]) 703-689-4173 703-689-4115 Information Technology and Services Executive Administrator ([email protected]) Cashiering ([email protected]) 703-689-4223 System Board of Adjustment 703-689-4385 ([email protected]) 703-689-4226 Legal ([email protected]) 202-797-4096 703-689-4326

Membership Services

To obtain membership account information Kelowna Flightcraft–KFC MEC Spirit–SPA MEC 765-481-9033 or to update your records or your postal or 250-878-7950 Sun Country–SCA MEC 952-853-2393 e-mail address via the Internet, go to the My Mesa–MAG MEC 602-306-1116 ALPA area of Crewroom.alpa.org; or dial the Trans States–TSA MEC 610-805-5387 toll-free number 1-888-359-2572 (1-888-FLY- North American–NAA MEC 505-975-1126 United–UAL MEC 847-292-1700 ALPA) and choose menu option 3. Piedmont–PDT MEC 339-987-1277 Wasaya–WSG MEC 807-624-7270 Listed below are the telephone numbers PSA–PSA MEC 616-405-3962 of MEC offices. *Ryan–RYN MEC 703-481-5585 *Pilot group in custodianship AirTran–ATN MEC 404-763-5165 Air Transat–TSC MEC 1-888-337-2033 Air Line Pilot is printed in the United States and published Air Transport International–ATI MEC for professional airline pilots in the United States and 505-263-8838 Canada who are members of the Air Line Pilots Associa- tion, International. Air Wisconsin–ARW MEC 1-800-ALPA-ARW Director of Communications Marie Schwartz ALPA Headquarters: 1625 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Alaska–ALA MEC 206-241-3138 Washington, DC 20036 Editor Sharon B. Vereb American Eagle–EGL MEC 817-685-7474 Postmaster: Send address changes to Air Line Pilot, PO Technical Editor Jan W. Steenblik Box 1169, Herndon, VA 20172-1169. Atlantic Southeast–ASA MEC Associate Managing Editor Susan Fager Canadian Publications Mail Agreement #40620579: 404-209-8566 Design and Production Editor William A. Ford Return undeliverable magazines sent to Canadian ad- Bearskin–BRS MEC 807-628-5683 Staff Writer John Perkinson dresses to 2835 Kew Drive, Windsor, ON, Canada N8T 3B7. Calm Air–CMA MEC 204-471-1000 Senior Advocacy Writer Linda Shotwell Other Organizations Canadian North–CNP MEC 780-718-6012 Special Projects Molly Martin Motion Graphics Specialist Eric Davis ALPA Aeromedical Office 303-341-4435 CanJet–CJA MEC 1-800-959-1751 ALPA Federal Credit Union 1-800-747-2349 ePublishing Editor Jesica Ferry *Comair–CMR MEC 703-481-5560 Contributing Graphic Artists CommutAir–CMT MEC 440-985-8579 Kim Agnew, Kelly Barrett, Mary Ann Walsh ALPA Accident/Incident Hotline Web Coordinators Cicely Jenkins, If you are involved in an accident, incident, or alleged Compass–CPZ MEC 952-853-2373 violation of a federal aviation regulation, contact your Continental–CAL MEC 281-987-3636 Chris Weaver local or central air safety chairman, regional safety Air Line Pilot is not responsible for unsolicited manu chairman, or the worldwide ALPA accident/incident Delta–DAL MEC 404-763-4925 scripts, photographs, or other materials. Unsolicited hotline at 202-797-4180 (collect calls are accepted) for an immediate response 24 hours per day. As a backup Endeavor Air–PCL MEC 952-854-4484 materials will be returned only if submitted with a self- addressed, stamped envelope. Opinions expressed by number, call 703-892-4180. Evergreen–EIA MEC 503-474-3880 authors do not necessarily represent official ALPA To report a safety problem or airspace system defi position or policy. ciency, call 1-800-424-2470 or e-mail [email protected]. ExpressJet–XJT MEC 281-987-3636 Subscriptions: Subscription rate for pilot members, FedEx Express–FDX MEC 901-752-8749 $27.50, included in ALPA membership dues; for 2013 EBCB Schedule students, $41; for U.S. nonmembers, $55; for foreign, The Association’s Election and Ballot Certification First Air–FAB MEC 1-877-459-3272 $71.50. Residents of the state of Board’s schedule for counting ballots is September 10, Washington must add 8.8 percent Freedom–MAG MEC 602-306-1116 October 10, November 11, and December 10. sales tax. To subscribe online go to www.alpa.org/ Any ALPA member in good standing may be present subscriptions or call 703-481-4460. Hawaiian–HAL MEC 808-836-2572 as an observer during any meeting. Contact the Associa- To report address changes, call 703-689-4311. Island Air–AIS MEC 808-838-0188 tion’s Membership and Council Services Department Address Changes for Members Only: E-mail to for scheduling. Jazz Aviation–JAZ MEC 1-800-561-9576 [email protected].

September 2013 Air Line Pilot 39 It’s Time to Step Up!

Now through Sept. 15, 2013, all ALPA members who have been enrolled in a Loss of License program for at least 12 months are eligible to take a step up to the next level of coverage with no medical underwriting. Loyalty pays with ALPA Member Insurance!

Brochure and application available online: memberinsurance.alpa.org

Eligible programs: Monthly LOL, LOL-Plus, Lump Sum LOL. Applications must be received by mail at ALPA’s Herndon, Va., offices no later than Sept. 15, 2013. All plans underwritten by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

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