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The Rest of the Team

he main ingredient of stardom is the to lead our union’s efforts to advance one level rest of the team,” said U.S. basketball of safety in all flight operations. Congress must “Tplayer and coach John Wooden. This give the Department of Transportation the grounding principle guides coaching in basket- authority to fully regulate all lithium batter- ball, but it’s also the benchmark of ALPA’s work. ies, including those carried aboard all-cargo From negotiating contracts to advancing safety, aircraft. our union’s lasting accomplishments rely on a In addition, ALPA’s Government Affairs, strategy of seeking advancement with a team Engineering & Air Safety, and Communications effort and attitude. teams are reaching out with our members’ This issue of Air Line Pilot tells the story of concerns about UAS safety to the news media, the Sun Country pilots’ five-year marathon to lawmakers, and safety regulators in the United bargain a new contract. Capt. Brian Roseen, the States and Canada. Sun Country pilots’ Master Executive Council As a member of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft (MEC) chairman, recalls the pilots’ focus on Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force Aviation both the team and the long term. “As prior MEC Rulemaking Committee (ARC), ALPA supported negotiators had reminded us, we knew that its goal to ensure registration of UAS adds every pilot would find something in the new accountability and increases safety for opera- contract that he or she did like as well as some- tors. While not included in the ARC’s recom- thing that they didn’t like, but the fact that we mendations, ALPA feels strongly that manda- would all be better off under a new contract is tory registration of UAS at the point of sale is what kept us unified,” he says (see page 29). essential. Registration during the sales process The Sun Country pilot leaders cited the pilots’ would enable the FAA to more easily enforce solidarity with the MEC and the Negotiat- the registration rule and would help make clear ing Committee as well as ALPA’s support and to purchasers the responsibility in owning a resources as the reasons behind their success. UAS. In the report, the FAA stated that it will The Strategic Preparedness and Strike Commit- continue to regulate as necessary to ensure tee, led by Capt. Brian Florence (United), joined safety, even beyond the ARC recommendations. with ALPA staff experts from the Representation, ALPA is part of the team pressing for safely Economic & Financial Analysis, and Commu- capitalizing on the economic opportunities that nications Departments to fuel the effort. While UAS offer. three members of the Sun Country Negotiating In October 2014, the Board of Directors Committee may have sat at the bargaining table, adopted ALPA’s strategic plan to provide a focus the rest of the team was present in both spirit for every action we take as well as a measure and in substance, contributing in every way. for success (see page 25). In the case of all strate- Similarly, when recent FAA tests showed that gic plan priorities—including safely integrating as few as three lithium batteries on board an UAS, collective bargaining, and safeguarding aircraft are needed to cause a fire that could the shipment of lithium batteries by air––it will overwhelm the available fire suppression, take a team effort to do the job. Our success in ALPA’s team used the new data to renew our every element of the plan hinges on our ability union’s longtime call for action. to work in unity to advance nimble strategies While lithium-metal batteries are banned and to watch carefully for changes in the eco- worldwide from being shipped as cargo on pas- nomic and political environment. senger airliners, they continue to be permitted to be shipped in unrestricted quantities on all- cargo airliners. ALPA adamantly maintains that these batteries pose the same risk regardless of the type of aircraft that transports them. Capt. Scott Schwartz (FedEx Express), the director of ALPA’s Dangerous Goods Program, is helping Capt. Tim Canoll, ALPA President

December 2015 Air Line Pilot » 5 WeighingIn

ASO Fuels ALPA’s Success

By Capt. Joe DePete, ALPA First Vice President Our union has a presence on the Pilot Fitness Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), tasked ’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; the Air with examining matters related to the awareness Safety Organization (ASO) is one of the corner- and reporting of pilot emotional and mental health I stones of our Association. Powered by talented issues. You may recall that this ARC was launched and knowledgeable pilots and supported by ALPA’s in the wake of the Germanwings Flight 9525 trag- staff, the outstanding work of the ASO not only edy. Our union is also involved in the Air Carrier adds to ALPA’s integrity and credibility, but also Training ARC and its Air Transport Pilot Working serves as the very foundation of what our organiza- Group, where we continue to advocate for quality tion represents. education and training standards. “[The] outstanding Our predecessors established this union to com- On the security front, the Association continues bat the widespread prevalence of safety concerns to collaborate with Airlines for America (A4A) and work of the ASO not in the airline industry at the time. And thanks the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) only adds to ALPA’s to the diligence and hard work of generations of to expand and improve Known Crewmember ALPA pilots, flying has become the safest mode of (KCM®). We are engaging with the TSA, A4A, and integrity and credibil- transportation in the world. Transport Canada on a test program to include Jazz ity, but also serves as Despite this phenomenal achievement, much Aviation pilots as the first non-U.S. pilots to have of the work we continue to do is motivated by the access to KCM. the very foundation of need to advance safety, security, and pilot assis- Other ASO-related priorities include the manda- what our organization tance. A quick glance at ALPA’s white paper, Keep tory installation of secondary cockpit barriers, the America Flying: A Flight Plan for Safe and Fair Skies, continued promotion of the Federal Flight Deck represents.” outlines specific measures that ASO pilot reps are Officer program, science-based duty and fatigue currently spearheading. rules for all-cargo pilots, and ALPA’s commitment For example, the bulk shipment of lithium batter- to reduce aviation’s effect on the environment. ies by air is an issue of particular concern to me as In pursuit of these and many other issues im- a cargo pilot. We know lithium batteries are highly portant to ALPA members, the ASO interacts with combustible, extinguishing fires fueled by these cells stakeholders from industry and government to de- is highly problematic, and crews frequently don’t termine how we can improve the safety and security know that they’re transporting them. For these rea- of the airline industry. ALPA hosts several one-day sons, ALPA reps continue to push the International symposiums each year, like the recent Air Cargo Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the U.S. and Symposium, to underscore targeted areas of concern, Canadian governments for stricter regulations. highlight best practices, and foster discussion. ALPA is a key player on the FAA’s Unmanned ALPA would not be able to pursue these interests Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force without the hundreds of pilot volunteers who per- Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), which was form the work of the ASO, but more help is needed. established to make recommendations to imple- In my years as an airline pilot, I have had the ment a UAS registration requirement and process. privilege to fly with many intelligent and talented In addition, Capt. Tim Canoll, ALPA’s president, tes- professionals, and many of these individuals rep- tified before Congress twice in October on the need resent untapped resources for our Association. We to address all aspects of UAS operations to protect need what these pilots can contribute. We need to the safety of the U.S. national airspace system. grow and renew the human capital that is the ASO. ALPA pilots are also engaged in NextGen plan- If you’re not already a pilot safety, security, ning and execution. The Association has reps on or pilot assistance volunteer, please consider the NextGen Advisory Committee, its subcom- what you can offer and join us in this noble mittees, and several RTCA groups. In Canada, we effort. We all have something to give, and the continue to urge our colleagues at NAV CANADA work you do will be something all pilots benefit and Transport Canada to promote the use of preci- from. Join me and the other members of ALPA’s sion approach and departure capabilities to our ASO and help us leave our profession in better northernmost airports. condition than we found it.

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How the Middle East 3 Affects Low-Cost, Midsize Carriers By F/O Philip Prada (Spirit) to government intervention on behalf of their airlines—what will the ME3 do to our industry? If ver the last decade, three Middle East allowed to continue their subsidized advance into state-owned carriers (Emirates, Qatar, and our market, what will stop them from not only O Etihad = ME3) have received more than competing with the U.S. Big 3, but with low-cost $42 billion in subsidies and other unfair benefits and midsized carriers as well? Let’s be honest, if from their governments. On the surface, it’s easy to these carriers put a B-777 on such routes as FLL– see why my fellow pilots who fly for low-cost carri- LIM, MIA–PTY, or PBI–AUA at a competitive price, ers don’t believe this issue affects them. The initial which airline would passengers choose? It’s not “[Unless] something thought is that this only impacts international fly- just the Big 3 airlines that have to worry. We’re all ing at the Big 3 U.S. airlines—American, Delta, and affected. And unless something is done, we’ll allow is done, we will allow United. But the tie is quite closely linked to low-cost the ME3 to become an unstoppable force. the ME3 to become an carriers and regionals. As a Spirit pilot, let me tell We’ve already seen the results in other parts you why I’m highly concerned about the ME3’s of the world. Australian carrier Qantas has cut unstoppable force.” influence on the low-cost carrier market. back its own international flying after Emirates’ While U.S. airlines compete fairly in our free entry into the market, forcing Qantas to ally market, the ME3 carriers are cheating the system with Emirates. European carriers are now cut- and playing by their own rules. They want to ting flying and laying off pilots because of vastly dominate the international air services market to increased ME3 services. and from the U.S.—the largest, most lucrative air The ME3 argument is competition. If they service market in the world—and are cheating to offer a better service for less, isn’t it just simple win. The schemes that the United Arab Emirates competition—“just running an airline” as Qatar’s (UAE) and Qatar governments use to infuse money CEO states? My own airline often makes similar into their airlines include direct capital injections arguments. However, Spirit didn’t receive $42 and interest-free loans that have no repayment billion in free money from our government. We’re schedule so that they never have to show a loss. building our airline under the same rules every- More than $3 billion was also spent on construc- one else is playing by—make a profit or die. tion of Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport, The U.S. Open Skies agreements have been Emirates’ new, exclusive-use A380 hub. extremely beneficial to the United States. Open In addition to the subsidies, the ME3 also prob- Skies is meant to promote liberalization and ably saved about $3.1 billion in the last 10 years remove government interference from the inter- by having nonunionized labor, because unions national air service market and to ensure a fair are illegal in the UAE and Qatar. The New York and equal opportunity to compete. But these same Times reported that labor conditions in the UAE Open Skies agreements that allow the ME3 to fly are on par with “indentured servitude.” According here actually forbid these kinds of market-distort- to Qatar CEO Akbar Al Bakar, “If you didn’t have ing government subsidies. We have the right to unions, you wouldn’t have this jobless problem in tell these nations to play by the rules and operate the western world.” their airlines in a free market. But what frightens me most is Etihad’s “equity To do this, however, we all must be involved. alliance” program. Using government subsidies, Our administration needs to be convinced that Etihad purchases investments in many failing air- this is a priority for all pilots and the entire U.S. lines. These airlines, including Air Berlin, Alitalia, airline industry. Every pilot should do their and Virgin Australia, weren’t able to turn a profit part by contributing to ALPA-PAC, taking part for a reason. Instead of failing or changing, as in ALPA’s Calls to Action, and participating in operators in the free market must, these airlines ALPA’s district advocacy program. Only through are finding new life as feed for Etihad. all of us voicing the truth will we win on this and With the advantages noted above—all due every other pilot-partisan issue.

December 2015 Air Line Pilot » 7 GuestC mmentary

These subsidies are directed in such a way as to Building allow the airlines to take traffic from U.S., Euro- pean, and other carriers and to shift it to Middle Influence East hubs. Research has demonstrated that these Middle East carriers are not meaningfully stimu- By Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky lating new traffic. Their growth is pure share displacement. Shifting passengers to the Middle here are many tactics that help elevate a East carriers and their hubs is what it’s all about. message and push policy objectives. One Case in point: In November, Delta announced T notable and proven strategy is tackling a the termination of its service between Atlanta, policy issue with a broad coalition of parties that Ga., and Dubai effective Feb. 11, 2016. The com- aren’t ordinarily aligned. For instance, when labor pany said that cancellation of the service “comes and management—parties that are normally amid overcapacity on U.S. routes to the Middle “[As] advocates for on opposite sides of the negotiating table—join East operated by government-owned and subsi- forces, not just in name, but in discussions about dized airlines.” Delta had been losing money on U.S. airlines and their strategy and execution, they tend to get noticed. the route for two years, unable to compete on cost employees, we can- The Partnership for Open & Fair Skies is such a with the subsidized Middle East carriers. With coalition. And since its creation at the start of this each route lost or forgone by a U.S. airline, more not give up our goal year, the partnership has been an effective voice than 800 good jobs are lost. of building influence for U.S. airlines and their workers. The partner- The harm caused by the subsidies these carriers ship has focused on three state-owned Middle receive is widespread. The Indian subcontinent and making our col- East carriers—Emirates, Qatar, and Etihad—that and the Middle East are largely off limits to U.S. lective voice heard....” are using unprecedented amounts of subsidies to carriers, and transatlantic and transpacific routes exploit the open and unfettered access they receive are under threat. The U.S. carriers and the men under Open Skies agreements with the United and women who work in the airline industry States, which are premised on the elimination of are at risk. If nothing is done, U.S. carriers will be government-induced market distortions, includ- forced out of more routes, diminishing service, ing subsidies. Labor and management both view degrading their networks, and harming a vital this abuse of the agreements as a threat to the U.S. national industry. airline industry, airline jobs, and the U.S. economy. And that is just the effect on existing routes. In the last 10 years, the United Arab Emirates What about future growth? The Middle East car- and Qatar have provided more than $42 billion riers currently have almost 600 widebody aircraft in subsidies that distort the international avia- on firm order. The three major Chinese carriers— tion marketplace. These numbers are facts—they serving a country with 1.3 billion people—have appear in Emirates’, Qatar’s, and Etihad’s own fewer than 100 on order. Turkish Airlines—serv- financial statements. What else would you learn if ing a country of 75 million—has 15. This vast you read these financial statements? At least two disparity underscores the Middle East carriers’ of the three airlines wouldn’t be commercially outlier status and the threat they pose to U.S. car- viable if not for government subsidies. The third riers and U.S. jobs. would be smaller. Despite much evidence demonstrating clear And what does more than $42 billion in govern- violations of the U.S. Open Skies agreements, ment subsidies buy them? World-class airports, nothing comes easy in Washington, D.C., even new aircraft, and the ability to siphon interna- when the solution seems obvious, and rarely are tional traffic from other airlines that don’t have decisions or remedies swift. But as advocates for the luxury of billions of dollars from government U.S. airlines and their employees, we cannot give treasuries. The airport that’s currently under con- up our goal of building influence and making our struction in Dubai, for example, will cost at least collective voice heard on this critically important $32 billion and be five times the size of Chicago issue that threatens not just jobs, but an entire O’Hare International Airport. It’s being designed industry. to handle 100 A380s at the same time. That’s the kind of unconstrained, untethered growth that Ambassador Barshefsky was the U.S. Trade Representative the subsidies make possible. (USTR) from 1997–2001 and the deputy USTR from 1993–1996.

8 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 airline plans to offer a “prod- Flight 9268, an Airbus A321, Airline Industry News uct that has less frills” that crashed on October 31 after will allow it to be “competi- taking off from the Red Sea tive on price with ultra-low- resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in > DOMESTIC NEWS million expansion at Milan cost carriers.” Egypt, bound for St. Peters- Malpensa Airport to accom- burg, Russia. The flight’s According to the Associat- modate its European growth The National Air Traf- cockpit voice recorder and ed Press, the U.S. and Mexico following its pending acqui- fic Controllers Association flight data recorder have have launched a test program sition of TNT Express. The noted that the FAA has failed been recovered and are being to reduce customs wait times 115,000-square-foot facility to hire its targeted number of studied. for cargo moving between will employ 200 people and controllers for the fifth year the two nations by having process 20,000 packages in a row. The FAA says it’s According to Bloomberg cargo inspected once, in the each day. When it’s complet- having a hard time training News, China is considering exporting country. Officials ed in mid-2016, the facility and hiring controllers be- several plans to consolidate say the program could reduce will be FedEx’s third largest cause of budget uncertainty. Air China Ltd., China South- wait times by as much as 80 in Europe, behind its hubs in ern Airlines Company, and percent and lower storage Paris and Cologne. > INTERNATIONAL China Eastern Airlines Cor- costs and other expenses. NEWS poration that could include Per USA Today, American merging the cargo operations Air Cargo World reported Airlines President Scott Kirby The Wall Street Journal or passenger business of that FedEx is building a $112 recently announced that the reported that Metrojet some or all of the airlines,

tain to Europeans, allowing, for the Legislative Update first time in history, U.S. airlines to Lithium-Ion Batteries as cargo and is working on new packag- move their headquarters outside Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), the ranking ing standards for these batteries. of the country and endangering the member of the U.S. House Transporta- ALPA continues to work to fully U.S. Civil Reserve Air Fleet. tion and Infrastructure Committee, regulate all lithium batteries shipped has called on the U.S. Department of as cargo as part of its FAA reauthoriza- »»facilitate the entrance of Norwegian Transportation (DOT) to advocate for a tion agenda. Air International (NAI) and other “temporary, but absolute ban” on the flag-of-convenience operators into transport of shipments of lithium-ion Transatlantic Trade and the American market, thus under- batteries on passenger aircraft. DeFazio Investment Partnership mining labor standards and putting urged the DOT to call for the ban be- In mid-October, negotiators from downward pressure on wages and cause, in part, “The FAA’s own research the Office of the United States Trade benefits. and testing have validated airlines’ and Representative (USTR) and the EU airframe manufacturers’ safety con- met to continue discussions on the »»allow wet-leasing of European aircraft cerns, and it would be foolish to disre- Transatlantic Trade and Investment to U.S. carriers on domestic routes. gard this research and expose the flying Partnership (TTIP), an agreement that, public to unnecessary risk.… Thanks to if completed, will be the largest free- »»enable foreign control over flight FAA testing, those risks are now certain trade deal in history. For ALPA, these planning, flight operation, and crew and beyond any debate.” negotiations hold particular impor- administration. DeFazio’s announcement came as tance because the EU is attempting the International Civil Aviation Orga- to undermine U.S. foreign ownership These changes would seriously nization’s (ICAO) Dangerous Goods and control laws. undermine ALPA’s efforts to safe- Panel met in Montréal, Québec, Canada, According to the EU’s public pro- guard U.S. airline pilot jobs and pro- and failed to recommend a ban on posal, Europe is asking the U.S. to mote the U.S. airline industry. ALPA transporting lithium batteries aboard continues to work to ensure that air aircraft. However, the panel did call for »»eliminate foreign ownership and transportation services are excluded a maximum charge on batteries shipped control requirements as they per- from the TTIP.

December 2015 Air Line Pilot » 9 » Front Lines

or combining at least two of and that the combination of support an interim ban on all “The findings of the the airlines altogether. If the small packages of excepted cargo shipments of lithium investigation on the all-cargo three airlines are combined, batteries no longer be ac- batteries on passenger airlin- accident near Dubai Interna- the resulting entity would cepted, unlimited quantities ers. Several U.S. airlines will tional Airport are more than have more than 1,000 air- of regulated lithium-ion bat- no longer accept shipments adequate evidence of the planes, trailing only American, teries are still permitted on of lithium-ion batteries as risk; now Congress must act Delta, and United. aircraft. Because of this, ALPA cargo. Both Boeing and Airbus to give the Department of is calling for an interim ban to have contacted their custom- Transportation the authority TravelPulse reported safeguard air transportation. ers about the risk of carrying to fully regulate all lithium that Air Canada is asking the “In light of the number of high-density shipments of batteries, including those Canadian government to not airliner fires that lithium bat- lithium batteries as cargo. carried aboard all-cargo allow any new flights to the teries have either caused or In the FAA Modernization aircraft,” continued Canoll. country by Emirates Airline intensified, pilots’ lives lost, and Reform Act of 2012, “The United States must fully and Etihad Airways, saying, and the concern expressed by Congress stated that the regulate lithium batteries “There is enough capacity... airlines and aircraft manufac- Department of Transportation as hazardous materials and between the two markets.” turers, it’s unacceptable that secretary may exceed ICAO ensure that the full range of the ICAO Dangerous Goods requirements regarding trans- safety protections is applied Per Bloomberg Business, Panel did not recommend to portation of lithium batteries to safeguard passengers, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, ban their shipment by air until only when a credible report crews, and cargo.” the first passenger airplane we have adequate regulations from a national or interna- developed in Japan in more to ensure safety,” said Capt. tional government demon- \\ALPA Presses Con- than half a century, made its Tim Canoll, ALPA’s president. strates that lithium batteries gress to Increase FAA debut flight on November 10. The ICAO Air Navigation on an aircraft contributed to Oversight of All UAS Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation Commission will act on the the initiation or propagation On October 28, Capt. Tim has 407 orders for two ver- recommendations from the of an onboard fire. Canoll, ALPA’s president, sions of the airplane, with the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel In 2010, an all-cargo testified before the U.S. Sen- first models due for delivery to at a future meeting, and the aircraft carrying more than ate Appropriations Commit- All Nippon Airways Co. in the ICAO Council will ultimately 80,000 lithium batteries tee’s Transportation, Housing, second quarter of 2017. make a final policy decision crashed near Dubai Inter- and Urban Development for the organization at a national Airport. The United (THUD) Subcommittee on the future date. Arab Emirates government’s urgent need to address all Front Lines “Until ICAO develops im- accident investigation identi- aspects of unmanned aircraft proved packaging regulations fied the lithium batteries on systems (UAS) operations to for the shipment of lithium board as contributing to the protect the safety of the U.S. \\ALPA Renews Calls to batteries by air that guarantee accident that resulted in the national airspace system. Safeguard Air Transport that lithium battery fires will loss of both pilots’ lives. Canoll praised Sen. Dianne Of Lithium Batteries not spread, an interim ban on At a recent meeting, the shipping them on all aircraft Take Action to Protect Your International Civil Aviation is essential to safeguarding � CALL TO Organization (ICAO) Dan- air transportation,” continued Career! gerous Goods Panel failed Canoll. ALPA was involved in ALPA is urging pilots to participate in the As- ACTION to recommend a ban on the ICAO process through its sociation’s latest Call to Action to ask U.S. Presi- lithium-ion battery shipments membership in the Interna- dent Barack Obama to open consultations with on passenger airliners until tional Federation of Air Line the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. adequate safety regulations Pilots’ Associations. “We To date, more than 5,000 pilots have joined the call. It’s are in place. ALPA has made hope that ICAO will ultimately up to each ALPA member to inform the U.S. government clear that it’s disappointed make the right decision for that it’s time to stop deliberating and move this issue with the panel’s decision. protecting passengers, crews, forward to protect the North American airline industry While ALPA commends the and cargo by instituting an in- from unfair competition. panel for recommending that terim ban on shipping lithium Tell the administration to enforce U.S. Open Skies all rechargeable batteries batteries by air.” agreements by going to www.alpa.org/advocacy and be transported at no more In October, the FAA taking part in ALPA’s Open Skies Call to Action. than a 30 percent charge announced that it would

10 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 Top photo: Chris Weaver UAS operated for recreation UAS operatedfor recreation direct theFAAto regulatethe reports, weurgeCongressto the primarysourceofrecent UAS operationsappeartobe commercial andrecreational we needswiftaction.Asnon- sold inthenearfuturemeans ber ofUASanticipatedtobe task force,butthesheernum- pleased toparticipateonthe UAS registrationtaskforce. invitation toparticipateona accepted SecretaryFoxx’s registration databaseand sion tocreateanationalUAS Anthony Foxx’srecentdeci- Transportation Secretary also laudedDepartmentof ties andenforcement.Canoll tion, technology,andpenal- efforts oneducation,registra- part actionplanwithfocused UAS, includingALPA’sfour- efforts tosafelyintegrate on economicopportunities. tains safetywhilecapitalizing lishing aframeworkthatmain- with stakeholdersonestab- Association continuestowork UAS, safetyisparamount.The tiveness throughtheuseof advancing America’scompeti- will onlyincrease.” of UASmeansthatthehazard risk, andthegrowthinuse period oftimehighlightsthe occurred insuchashort near-miss eventsthathave Canoll said.“Thenumberof encounters arehappening,” make clearthatmoreUAS by theFAAthissummer enforcement. for properequipageand Drone SafetyAct,whichcalls introducing theConsumer ship ontheissue,including Feinstein’s (D-Calif.)leader- Canoll noted, “ALPA is Canoll noted,“ALPAis Canollhighlightedongoing While ALPAsupports “Pilot reportsreleased Norwegian Parliament Norwegian Parliament Global Issueswith all levelsofgovernment,in- airline pilotingprofessionat together toadvocateforthe of StarAlliancePilotscoming groups liketheAssociations the importanceofpilot competition discussions. during theopenskiesandfair Capt. AlfredoSuarez(United) the EuropeanUnion,”said friendly environmentwithin for themostcorporate-labor- establishment toshoparound corporations withtherightof to encourageEuropean laws intheEUwillcontinue tion onthe28setsoflabor duty-time regulations. playing field,andflight- labor lawsschemes,alevel competition regulations, employment models,fair issues, includingatypical a numberofglobalairline Parliament thataddressed discussion attheNorwegian participated inapanel At theendofOctober,ALPA \ FAA. and submitteditsreporttothe UAS registration,completed developed requirementsfor force, whichreviewedand and hobby.” \ Suarez also highlighted Suarez alsohighlighted “The lackofharmoniza- On November 21, the task On November21,thetask ALPA Addresses

unmanned aircraftsystems. need toregulatealloperationsof testifies beforeCongressaboutthe  director of Pilot Training, director ofPilotTraining, McKenney (United),theASO’s chairman; andCapt.Dave ALPA’s ASOAviationSafety Charles Hogeman(United), pilot license(MPL).Capt. on trainingandthemulticrew clear theAssociation’sviews (ASO) pilotleadersmade ALPA AirSafetyOrganization tion TrainingEvent(GATE), During therecentGulfAvia- Conference Perspective toGATE American Pilots’ \ on behalfoftheworkers.” industry leadersfromacting not discouragepoliticiansand degree ofdifficultyshould Schulz pointedoutthat“the nearly impossible,McAhron- ing laborlawsintheEUwas tion, indicatedthatharmoniz- Norwegian EmployerFedera- Lothe, thedirectorof discussions. WhileTorbjørn ment, alsoparticipatedinthe & FinancialAnalysisDepart- director ofALPA’sEconomic the firstquarterof2016. scheme tobeimplementedin limits inEurope,givenanew high standardforflight-time importance ofmaintaininga global level.Hestressedthe one levelofsafetyatthe airline safety,spokeabout subject-matter expertsin and oneoftheunion’smany in ALPA’sLegalDepartment dustry, andemployeegroups.

Capt. Tim Canoll, ALPA’s president, Capt. TimCanoll,ALPA’spresident, \ Ana McAhron-Schulz, Ana McAhron-Schulz, Jim Johnson,amanager ALPA Brings North ALPA BringsNorth

the UnitedArabEmirates. Gulf AviationTraining Eventheldin second fromright,takes partinthe  and Frasca International. tion Academy,EtihadAirways, representatives ofAlphaAvia- National Airlines,andincluded vidson, presidentandCOOof moderated byCapt.EdDa- This theWayForward?”was panel titled“MPLAbInitio––Is pects ofabinitiotraining.The MPL aswellthepositive- tion andspecificallyonthe ing pilottrainingandqualifica- about ALPA’sconcernsregard- conference, Hogemanspoke lines, andVirginAustralia. Airbus, RoyalJordanianAir- ers onthepanelrepresented Emirates Airline.Otherspeak- training andoperationsfor senior vicepresidentofflight by Capt.MartinMahoney, panel, whichwasmoderated McKenney toattendeesofthe tant aswhatwetrain,”said management isasimpor- and AsianaFlight214. such asAirFranceFlight447 of pastandrecentaccidents operating proceduresinlight review trainingstandardsand whether airlinesshould the conferenceanddiscussed was heldonthefirstdayof Human Factorspanel,which during theAutomationand ment training,”saidMcKenney focus onflightpathmanage- tomation training,weneedto Arab Emirates. Dubai AirshowintheUnited November 10–11duringthe conference, whichwasheld on twopanelsduringthe Factors, wereinvitedtospeak Automation, andHuman

Capt. Charles Hogeman (United), Capt. CharlesHogeman(United), On the second day of the On theseconddayof “How wetrainflightpath “Rather thanfocusingonau- December 2015AirLinePilot

12 » \ sonnel intheMiddleEast. pilots andmaintenanceper- meeting thedemandfor discuss thechallengesof Hogeman underscored. standards forairlinepilots,” sound trainingandlicensing affect thedevelopmentof try talkofa‘pilotshortage’ airline pilots. decision-making requiredof and problemsolving, ness, problemdefinition develop situationalaware- quantify trainingskillsthat work needstobedone competency based,butmore that trainingfortheMPLis told attendees.Heexplained public demandit,”Hogeman the travelingandshipping women whoflyairplanes–– when itcomestothemenand enforcement. enforcement. technology, andpenalties on education,registration, UAS withfocusedefforts action plantosafelyintegrate explained ALPA’sfour-part and composites.Jangelisalso a UASmadeofmetal,plastic, striking a“soft”birdversus associated withanaircraft difference betweentherisks ing thatthere’sasignificant about UASintegration,not- Association’s safetyconcerns Vegas, Nev.Heconveyedthe Integration ConferenceinLas tives attheUASIssuesand systems (UAS)perspec- ALPA’s unmannedaircraft Group chairman,presented and GroundEnvironment Safety OrganizationAirport Jangelis (Delta),ALPA’sAir On November10,Capt.Steve Plan atUASConference Air LinePilot December 2015 \ GATE is held annually to GATE isheldannuallyto “We shouldn’tletindus- “We wanthighquality Hosted by the American Hosted bytheAmerican ALPA Presents Action ALPA PresentsAction »

Front Front Benefit Considerations lights ImportantMember representatives of the Segal representatives oftheSegal ence participants heardfrom provoking topics.Confer- and ahostofotherthought- ber investmentopportunities, actuarial considerations,mem- practices, importantlegaland benefit plandesignandbest featured presentationson in thefamily,orothercrisis. a medicalemergency,death for thefirsttimeasaresultof unteers areoftencontacted explained thatALPA’sR&Ivol- until theyneedus.”Binder who nobodyknowstheyneed man, added,“Wearethefolks tional R&ICommitteechair- (FedEx Express),ALPA’sNa- comments, F/OKenBinder perform. the invaluableservicethey R&I representativesand about ALPA’smanymember during hisopeningremarks Canoll, ALPA’spresident, organization,” saidCapt.Tim sought-after peopleinour experts aresomeofthemost being. “Thesesubject-matter ALPA member/familywell- programs astheyrelateto policies, protections,and more abouttheunion’s November 11–12tolearn Insurance (R&I)Seminaron biennial Retirementand attended theAssociation’s from 12ALPApilotgroups Thirty pilotrepresentatives \ UAS operators,amongothers. resentatives, academia,and executives, governmentrep- airport andairline attended bypilots, the conferencewas Airport Executives, Association of \ The two-day conference The two-dayconference Dovetailing withCanoll’s R&I SeminarHigh- Lines on your smartphone and on yoursmartphone and alpa.org/apps atanytime member number.Visitwww. whenever youneedyour makes yourcardavailable your mobiledevice,which ALPA membershipcardon You cannowaccessyour E-Card ship CardIsNowan \ the ALPAInsurancetab. www.alpa.org the members-onlysiteof about theseplans,logonto benefits plans.Tolearnmore of ALPA-sponsoredmember sion abouttheadvantages concluded withadiscus- NEPC. Theseminaragenda investment consultingfirm MetLife, CharlesSchwab,and sentatives fromGuardianLife, senior managementrepre- plans, andnetworkedwith about ALPA’smemberbenefit professional staff,learned met withmembersofALPA’s ence, participatingpilots contribution planofferings. the latesttrendsindefined- with NorthernTrustexamined dition, investmentstrategists vantages toparticipants.Inad- memberships, andotherad- like premiumdiscounts,gym programs offerincentives tions explainedhowwellness Health CareServiceCorpora- tions, arepresentativewith in 2018. plans, scheduledtotakeeffect excise taxon“Cadillac”health 40 percentnondeductible the anticipatedeffectsof Company, whotalkedabout \ During thetwo-dayconfer- Among theotherpresenta- Your ALPAMember- and click on and clickon assisted by the company’s assisted bythe company’s sett said.“Wewere further thoroughly prepared,”Bas- mittee wasorganizedand speed. TheNegotiatingCom- did notsacrificequalityfor completed veryquickly,we contract negotiationswas chairman. John Bassett,thepilots’MEC tiations, accordingtoCapt. months afteropeningnego- the agreementonlytwo improved workrules. retirement contributions,and premiums, highercompany cers, lowerhealthinsurance for captainsandfirstoffi- double-digit payincreases agreement wouldinclude ratification. Thefour-year to theairline’s180pilotsfor agreement andissendingit unanimously endorsedthe ecutive Council(MEC) and addjetstoitsfleet. partner toalmosttripleinsize a newdealwithitsmainline same daytheairlineunveiled ment withmanagement,the reached atentativeagree- pilots announcedthey’d On November9,CommutAir Refleeting Company Announces Reach Agreementas \ org orcall1-888-FLY-ALPA. contact If youhavequestions,please great toolstheappprovides. card aswellalltheother access totheirmembership bers todownloadtheappfor directly. ALPA, anddownloadtheapp store onyourdevice,search your device.Oropentheapp click thedownloadlinkfor chairman, openstheR&ISeminar. ALPA’s NationalR&ICommittee 

\ “Although this round of “Although thisroundof ALPA negotiatorsreached The pilots’MasterEx- ALPA encouragesmem- F/O Ken Binder (FedEx Express), F/O KenBinder(FedExExpress), CommutAir Pilots CommutAir Pilots Membership@alpa.

Photo: Chris Weaver Photo: Eric Davis ALPA’s Herndon,Va., offices.  Department staffonthe the union,Representation president, onthestateof Capt. TimCanoll,ALPA’s ing event. throughout thetwo-daytrain- collaborated withALPAstaff to thenegotiationsprocess groups wholendsupport pilot volunteersfrom13 committee chairmen,and tive council(MEC)leaders, ALPA leaders,masterexecu- Coordinated Maneuvers.” themed “StrategyIntoAction: October foraworkshop Herndon, Va.,officesinlate 75 participantstoALPA’s (SPSC) welcomedmorethan ness andStrikeCommittee ALPA’s StrategicPrepared- Workshop \ other conditions. United’s hiringstandardsand at themainlineiftheymeet pilots willhaveapathtojobs ment inwhichCommutAir career-progression arrange- with Unitedalsoincludesa the fleet.CommutAir’sdeal would bring40ERJ145sinto the agreementwithUnited and -Q300turboprops, rently flies22Dash8-Q200 in early2016.Theairlinecur- 50-seat Embraerregionaljets Airlines tobeginoperating a newagreementwithUnited gaining agreement.” of ourcurrentcollectivebar- forward inalmostallaspects The resultisamajorleap current pilothiringmarket. our concernsinlightofthe sessions, andrapidlyaddress hold frequentnegotiating willingness toworkquickly,

Fee-for-departure reps gather in Fee-for-departure reps gatherin \ Participants heard from Participants heardfrom CommutAir alsopublicized ALPA’s SPSC Hosts ALPA’s SPSCHosts from our2013SPSCSum- the feedbackwereceived workshop wasderivedfrom and shareideas. in thesamedisciplinetomeet lowed volunteerswhowork tative agreement. Emergency Board,andaten- a shutdown,Presidential stalled negotiations,astrike, strategies fordealingwith SPSC scenariosanddiscuss nity todelveintopossible sion gavepilotsanopportu- all decisions.” parameters thatmustgovern and beingawareoflegal communication strategies, goals, developinginnovative relationships tosupportMEC information onbuilding SPSC chairman.“Wefocused Florence (United),ALPA’s any effort,”saidCapt.Brian is tocoordinateactivitiesin teers justhowimportantit to demonstratevolun- all attendees. discussion werethengivento Reports thatsummarizedthe cial media;andunitybuilding. analysis; actionplanning;so- ness, opportunity,andthreat included astrength,weak- of three“thinktanks.”Topics pilots andstaffintothefirst why theymatter. negotiating environmentand ment staffonchangesinthe & FinancialAnalysisDepart- SPSC activity,andEconomics ning beforeembarkingonany necessity forstrategicplan- “Our game plan for this “Our gameplanforthis The thirdthinktankal- The secondthink-tankses- “One ofourkeygoalswas The SPSCthendivided of theairlineindustry. advocacy effortsandthestate ALPA staffalsoreportedon Committee membersand and theuseofsocialmedia. improving communications tive bargainingstrategy,and property updates,collec- groups. Discussionsincluded and concernsattheirpilot shared successstories,issues, Pilot representativesalso tion, andpaybenefits. progression, careerprotec- FFD Committee—career three mainfocusesofthe coordinator. man andnationalresource ALPA’s FFDCommitteechair- Capt. PaulRyder(ExpressJet), address theseissues,”said and createstrategicplansto and useALPA’sresources to identifycommonthreats cils areabletocometogether ture masterexecutivecoun- fellow ALPApilots. attending tosupporttheir JetBlue, andUnitedalso representatives fromDelta, Herndon, Va.,offices,with the FFDpilotgroupsinALPA’s hosted agroupmeetingof Departure (FFD)Committee In October,ALPA’sFee-for- Discuss CommonIssues Come Togetherto \ to eachother.” and tohavemoretimetalk resources attheirdisposal, jobs better,tounderstandthe training tohelpthemdotheir volunteers wantedadditional mit,” saidFlorence.“Our \ The meeting covered the The meetingcoveredthe “All ofthefee-for-depar- FFD Pilot Groups FFD PilotGroups

tions areunderway. filed onApril28, 2015.Negotia- Spirit—A Section6notice was on October2. rejected thetentativeagreement agreement onJuly23.Thepilots management reachedatentative filed onSept.10,2010.Pilotsand Mesa—A Section6noticewas and March15–17. Jan. 11–13,2016;February9–11; tions continueDecember8–10; filed onMarch2,2015.Negotia- JetBlue—A Section6noticewas and 14–18. tions continueDecember7–11 filed onFeb.17,2015.Negotia- Hawaiian—A Section6noticewas ferences tobescheduled. filed onAug.31,2015.Firstcon- First Air—Anoticetobargainwas tion isunderway. was filedonFeb.12,2014.Media- An applicationforjointmediation tative agreementonJan.14,2014. 28, 2011.Thepilotsrejectedaten- tion 6noticewasfiledonMarch Atlantic Southeast/ExpressJetSec- was filedonMay20,2010.Ajoint ExpressJet—A Section6notice on July10. rejected thetentativeagreement agreement onJune4.Thepilots management reachedatentative was filedonApril6.Pilotsand Delta—A Section6notice tentative agreement. and managementhavereacheda was filedonSept.2,2015.Pilots CommutAir—A Section6notice tions continueDecember8–10. filed onAug.31,2015.Negotia- Bearskin—A noticetobargainwas 12, 2014.Mediationisunderway. joint mediationwasfiledonFeb. Jan. 14,2014.Anapplicationfor rejected atentativeagreementon filed onMarch28,2011.Thepilots ExpressJet Section6noticewas 2010. AjointAtlanticSoutheast/ 6 noticewasfiledonMay20, Atlantic Southeast—ASection tentative agreementonOctober7. August 4.Thepilotsrejectedthe reached atentativeagreementon 17, 2013.Pilotsandmanagement consin filedformediationonJune was filedonOct.1,2010.AirWis- Air Wisconsin—ASection6notice quarter of2016. been postponeduntilthefirst Dec. 5,2014.Negotiationshave Section 6noticewasreceivedon Air TransportInternational—A tiations continueDecember9–10. was filedonDec.30,2014.Nego- Air Transat—Anoticetobargain tions byairlineasofNovember23: status ofALPAcontractnegotia- The followingisasummaryofthe Update Negotiations ALPA December 2015AirLinePilot

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New ALPA Reps In Memoriam “To fly west, my friend, is a flight we all must take for a final check.”—Author unknown As of November 10, the Election Ballot and Certification Board certified election results for the 2000 Capt. Lester F. Reinig Northwest September following local councils: Capt. Leo G. Angevine United March Capt. Charles F. Sexton Eastern September Atlantic Southeast 116 F/O Capt. C.R. Shoop Eastern September • 2014 Tyler J. Hover, Vice Chairman Capt. Scott E. Shuster Envoy Air September Capt. William M. Tew Continental April (F/O Rep) F/O Ronald D. Suermann Emery September Capt. Johnny H. Boardman Continental August • JetBlue 191 Capt. Mona Capt. David G. Suits United September Capt. Lou G. Dionne Frontier November Cates, Vice Chairman (Capt. Capt. John L. Whisenand Northwest September Capt. E.R. McAleer Northwest December Rep) Capt. John T. Blackis Continental October • JetBlue 191 F/O Donn E. Mi- 2015 F/O William H. Cleino Delta October noggie, Secretary-Treasurer Capt. Richard H. Peeples Pan American March Capt. Michael E. Davis American Eagle October (F/O Rep) Capt. Charles R. Logan US Airways July Capt. David J. Erickson Flying Tigers/ October FedEx Express • JetBlue 191 F/O Gannett K. Capt. Lucas G. Ritschl Piedmont July Jean, F/O Rep Capt. Douglas L. Eye Delta October Capt. Philipp H. Baumann United August Capt. Virgil C. Fey Delta October Capt. Kevin C. Lowery TWA August Solution to this month’s Capt. Robert W. Kitchen Delta October ALPA sudoku on page 38. Capt. Gerald L. Baker Northwest September Capt. John A. Nevelle Northwest October Capt. John W. Bethel Pan American September 9 5 7 2 3 4 6 8 1 F/O Geoffrey S. Rezutko Mesaba October Capt. Derek R. Charles TWA September 4 1 8 7 5 6 9 2 3 Capt. Ernest H. Schnaak Eastern October 6 3 2 9 8 1 5 4 7 Capt. Christopher J. Clark TWA September F/O Bruce J. Skibby TWA October 3 2 9 4 6 8 1 7 5 Capt. Robert T. McClellan Northwest September Capt. Charles J. Smith ATA October 1 7 4 5 9 3 2 6 8 Capt. William J. Delta September

8 6 5 1 2 7 3 9 4 McKeown, Jr.

2 8 3 6 7 5 4 1 9 Capt. Samuel G. Myers US Airways September

7 9 1 3 4 2 8 5 6 S/O William I. Newman TWA September Compiled from information provided by ALPA’s Membership

5 4 6 8 1 9 7 3 2 Capt. Kenneth G. Pullan TWA September Administration Department TakingOff The priorities of our union continue to change and adapt to ALPA’s Overall Mission the current needs of our pilots—and ALPA’s strategic plan is As I reviewed the article in this issue that evidence of this. For instance, when we need to focus on all- summarizes ALPA’s strategic plan (see cargo operations—due to heightened awareness brought about page 25), one thought kept reoccurring to by current events—we’re able to seize the opportunity, adapt me throughout the eight delegate com- our plan, and reiterate our ongoing position of one level of mittee summaries: Wow! A combination of safety for all airline operations. It’s our ability to pivot quickly, ALPA members and staff did all of this in effect a positive change, and still stay the course that makes one year. And despite the fact that there’s ALPA the relevant, influential union that it is today. been significant turnover this year for However, seeking ways to advance our profession, as elected pilot leaders at the local execu- documented by our current strategic plan, is not the only way tive council and the master executive council levels, ALPA’s we grow. Our strategic plan also provides us an informal way priorities, by and large, remain the same. To me, this means that to chronicle the union’s agility. As we embark on the union’s ALPA’s strategic plan hit the mark in developing and executing 85th anniversary, I’m honored to be a part of an association priorities that continue to be in the best interest of the entire that decidedly lives and breathes its overall mission to provide airline piloting profession. its members service in three critical areas: airline safety and This goal can only be achieved through a strong combination security, representation, and advocacy. And I’m proud of our of ALPA pilots and staff who continue to work to strengthen our staff members, as well as the airline pilots who we unceasingly union, maintain tried-and-true safety and security standards support, who work to achieve the best results for all members even though others attempt to roll them back, and seek ways of the Air Line Pilots Association, International. to improve a pilot’s quality of life whether through collective Lori Garver, General Manager bargaining or a legislative solution. [email protected]

14 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 » Market Stats U.S. Passenger Airlines ASM Growth 2010–2015 1,080

1,060

1,040 Capacity Growth 1,020 1,000 As 2015 comes to an end, it looks as if the the U.S. airline Billions industry is on track to make a pretax profit for the sixth 980 consecutive year. While the industry remains cyclical and 960 it’s unknown when a significant downturn may come, it’s not unusual to see airlines add capacity in an upcycle. 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11 1Q12 2Q12 3Q12 4Q12 1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 1Q15 2Q15 Historically, growth has come from adding airplanes to SOURCE: Data shown on a rolling four-quarter basis. BTS, T2, ALPA E&FA the overall fleet; but in today’s cycles, this capacity growth may be coming from other, more efficient methods. Looking at the latest upcycle, it’s evident that capacity, Rolling Four-Quarter Change in ASMs by Airplane Type measured in available seat miles (ASM), has been grow- Narrowbody Jet Widebody Jet Regional Jet/Props ing. Total capacity is up nearly 10 percent from mid-2010 1.5% to mid-2015. 1.0% Narrowbody jets have seen the biggest change in 0.5% capacity, growing almost 15 percent, while capacity in widebody jets has grown 5 percent during this upcycle. 0.0%

The fee-for-departure sector of the industry has seen -0.5% much more variation in its growth pattern. Regional jet -1.0% capacity is down 2 percent, while turboprop capacity is down 28 percent. Part of the growth in capacity is due to more airplanes, SOURCE: Data shown on a rolling four-quarter basis. BTS, T2, ALPA E&FA but not all of the growth is because of this. Overall fleet growth is up only about 3 percent, with narrowbody airplanes up just 2 percent. Fee-for-departure fleets have U.S. Passenger Airlines, Seats Per Airplane grown 15 percent, but utilization is down 20 percent—so Narrowbody - LHS Regional Jet/Props - RHS net block hours are down as well. So what’s causing the 155.0 63.0 increase in capacity? 154.0 62.0 153.0 The growth seems to be due more in part to an in- 61.0 crease in the number of seats per airplane. Each airplane 152.0 151.0 60.0 type has experienced upgauging since mid-2010. The 150.0 59.0 biggest changes have been in the fee-for-departure 149.0 58.0 sector—reducing 50-seat jets and replacing them with 148.0 more fuel-efficient 70- and 76-seat jets. Narrowbody jets are seeing a 4 percent increase in gauge, while widebody 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11 1Q12 2Q12 3Q12 4Q12 1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 4Q13 1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14 1Q15 2Q15 airplanes have seen a 2 percent increase in gauge. SOURCE: Data shown on a rolling four-quarter basis. BTS, T2, ALPA E&FA

MARKETWATCH AIRLINES PARENT COMPANY STOCK SYMBOL 10/31/14 10/30/15 % CHG. Virgin America Virgin America, Inc.1 NASDAQ: VA -- $35.61 N/A JetBlue JetBlue Airways Corporation NASDAQ: JBLU $11.54 $24.84 115.3% Hawaiian Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ: HA $17.34 $34.70 100.1% Atlantic Southeast, ExpressJet SkyWest, Inc. NASDAQ: SKYW $11.52 $19.04 65.3% Alaska Alaska Air Group, Inc. NYSE: ALK $52.65 $76.25 44.8% Bearskin, Calm Air Exchange Income Corporation TSX: EIF $19.24 $24.82 29.0% Delta, Endeavor Air Delta Air Lines NYSE: DAL $40.23 $50.71 26.1% Air Transport International Air Transport Services Group, Inc. NASDAQ: ATSG $8.18 $9.79 19.7% Jazz Aviation Chorus Aviation TSX: CHR.B $4.51 $5.36 18.8% United United Continental Holdings, Inc. NYSE: UAL $52.81 $60.31 14.2% Envoy Air, Piedmont, PSA American Airlines Group, Inc. NASDAQ: AAL $41.35 $46.12 11.5% FedEx Express FedEx Corporation NYSE: FDX $167.40 $156.05 -6.8% Air Transat Transat A.T., Inc. TSX: TRZ.B $8.60 $7.71 -10.3% Spirit Spirit Airlines, Inc. NASDAQ: SAVE $73.11 $37.12 -49.2%

1 Virgin America, Inc. began trading on the NASDAQ on Nov. 14, 2014, at $30. There are no data available for Oct. 31, 2014.

December 2015 Air Line Pilot » 15 16 » years.” lowest level 27 in the at controllers is traffic air certified number ofThe fully worst possible time. process, the at and hiring slowing the is “Bureaucratic inertia savings, other and benefits.” cancellations, reduced times, flight fuel These from come will avoided delays and savings over 15-year the same period. see more than $130 additional in billion “With future improvements, we could Traffic Controllers Association presi Association Controllers Traffic recent AirTraffic Control Association Conference andExposition regarding theimple- Air LinePilot December 2015 regarding an air traffic controllers’ controllers’ traffic air an regarding —commented dent, in a recent issue of The of Hill issue arecent in dent, —said —said Paul Rinaldi Anthony Foxx, Departmentof Transportation secretary, duringthe , Air National »

On the Record the On shortage - communities is at risk.” no longer compete, to service smaller internationalan route because they can Whenrisk. is forced aU.S. carrier to cut “It isn’t just the major markets that are at industry stakeholders. industry statements bysignificant informing membersofrecent these viewsbutratheris not necessarilyendorse documents. ALPAdoes clips, andotherpublic testimony, speeches,news compiled fromcongressional The quotesonthispageare in subsidiesandbenefits thatEmirates, Etihad,andQatarhave received from their —commented Sara Nelson,AFA-CWA president, regarding thebillionsof dollars governments duringthelast10years thatviolateU.S. OpenSkiesagreements mentation of NextGen operators.” irresponsible by intrusions caused dangerous the versus owners responsible by legitimate uses recognizes their systems that aircraft unmanned of regulation the ina balance we need to strike “It is evident that (R-Me.) at at (R-Me.) Collins Susan —said Sen. Subcommittee on Transportation, on Transportation, Subcommittee the recent Senate Appropriations Appropriations Senate recent the Housing, andUrban Development Technology intotheNational Unmanned Aircraft Systems hearing titled“Integrating Airspace System”

Photo: Photo: Canada regulations. * day andnight. airline pilot’s moments inan Highlighting Air Line Pilot Article Feature PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE 5th Annual staff selected photos for publication based on adherence to all FAA and Transport Air LinePilotstaffselectedphotos forpublicationbasedonadherence toallFAAandTransport

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submitted photographs submitted photographs to allALPA members who blink of aneye. Thankyou ments thatare gone in a to capture wondrous mo- the distinctopportunity ground, airlinepilotshave From andonthe theair* we alllookforward to. It’s become atradition our talentedmembers. the photography skills of privilege of showcasing year, For thefifth consecutive altering lifebyholdingitstill.” “Photography takesaninstantoutoftime, has the Air LinePilothasthe — DOROTHEA LANGE,AMERICANPHOTOGRAPHER of time.” of time.” “sharing your instantout for thiseditionandfor

Capt. Angelo Bufalino (FedEx Express). Airport boundfor Memphis,Tenn., by Ted Stevens Anchorage International loaded FedEx Express B-777 departing Above: Ziegler (Compass). near LasVegas, Nev., by Capt. David Background photo: The momentof rotation for a December 2015AirLinePilot A mountain range A mountainrange

Air Line Pilot Feature Article » 2015 PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE

“The most beautiful dream that has haunted the heart of man since Icarus is today reality.”

LOUIS BLÉRIOT, FRENCH AVIATOR

Above: Early morning at Kansas City International Airport by F/O Mike Wasserberger (ExpressJet).

Left: A First Air ATR 42 taxiing off the runway at Pond Inlet Airport in Nunavut, Canada, by Capt. Jason Miller (First Air).

18 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 Background photo: A CRJ200 parked at the gate at Detroit Metropolitan Airport by F/O Joseph Patton (Endeavor Air).

Below: A United B-737 during a walk- around at Denver International Airport by Capt. Mark Carter (United).

December 2015 Air Line Pilot » 19 Air Line Pilot Feature Article » 2015 PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE

“There’s nothing like an airport for bringing you down to Earth.”

RICHARD GORDON, AMERICAN ASTRONAUT

Above: A Dash 8 sits under stormy skies at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport by F/O Jean-Philippe Drouin (Jazz Aviation).

Photo: An Alaska B-737 winglet midflight while commuting home from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport around sunset by Capt. Bob Cummins (Alaska).

20 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 Background photo: During a walk-around on the ramp at Lincoln Airport near Lincoln, Neb., by F/O Mike Wasserberger (ExpressJet).

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Above: A thunderstorm dissipates as dawn greets a Delta B-757 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport by F/O Greg Bartley (Delta).

Left: Deadheading on a flight into Seattle–Tacoma International Airport by F/O Erin Recke (Alaska).

22 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 “For pilots sometimes see behind the curtain, behind the veil of gossamer velvet, and find the truth behind man, the force behind a universe.”

RICHARD BACH, AMERICAN WRITER, IN BIPLANE

Background photo: Early-morning preflight looking below a B-767 by F/O George Chetcuti (Hawaiian).

Right: Morning push at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, by F/O Armando Lasa (JetBlue).

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Above: Immersed in a deep blue sky, a Spirit A319 de- parts Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport by F/O Eric Cowan (Delta).

Above: An Airbus A330-200 taxiing after landing at Gatwick Airport in London, England, by F/O Francis Kawa (Air Transat).

Background photo: Flying deadhead into Newark Liberty International Airport aboard a United B-737, with a great view of the Freedom Tower and lower Manhattan by F/O Colton Daum (ExpressJet).

“Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.”

SOCRATES, GREEK PHILOSOPHER

24 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 Air Line Pilot Feature Article » STRATEGIC PLAN

BOD Delegate Committee 1 Progress ALPA Structure & Member Resources examines the Association’s Report: ALPA’s structure and member resources to maximize the benefits and services provided to ALPA members, strengthen pilot alliances, share information across pilot groups, enhance professional Strategic Plan development, and promote the airline piloting profession. Efforts are focused on

By ALPA Strategic Planning Committee ÆÆsupporting ALPA fee-for- Conducted more than 100 very day that we report to work, we prepare for departure (FFD) carriers. presentations at grade Developed a compre- schools, colleges, and com- our trips by reviewing our flight plan. This and hensive career resources munity and industry events other information help ensure that we’re able to E management program to in the U.S. and Canada; do our jobs safely and effectively. As with our jobs in the assist members in secur- outreach efforts continue cockpit, we need to be vigilant running our union. This ing positions with large-jet to expand. is why ALPA has a strategic plan. It’s our flight plan. operators and coordinated ÆÆequipping newly elected ALPA’s strategic plan provides a focus for every action meetings for FFD groups ALPA leaders with the tools we take as well as a measure of our success. It defines to collaborate on issues of they need to represent where we’ve been, where we are, where we need to go, mutual interest. their pilots effectively. and how we’re going to get there. Without it, we’d be ÆÆleading the creation of a Held two Leadership Train- grounded—spinning our wheels and watching others global pilot strategic plan; ing Conferences in 2015, define our profession and industry. planning for the 2016 focusing on the Asso- ALPA’s Board of Directors (BOD) developed and unani- Global Pilots’ Symposium ciation’s vast resources, is under way. expertise, and industry/ mously adopted our current strategic plan at the BOD ÆÆstrengthening global pilot government relationships. meeting in 2014. There, delegates actively engaged in the alliances. Participated in ÆÆenhancing member servic- strategic-planning process to debate and determine the the 2015 Associations of es and resources. Conduct- priorities that would help shape the future of our union Star Alliance Pilots and ed a Membership seminar and our profession. They focused on eight key areas SkyTeam Pilots Association in May 2015, focusing on aimed to further strengthen our union and maintain its meetings in October. membership processes, relevance. ÆÆconducting strategic plan- benefits of membership, Since then, ALPA’s national officers, committee chair- ning at many master ex- mentor programs, and the men, department directors, and other subject-matter ecutives councils (MECs)— evolving career path for experts have collaborated to develop initiatives and Air Wisconsin, Atlantic pilots. Also developed an implement tactics to achieve the collective goals of our Southeast, Compass, Delta, electronic membership members. This plan is a living document and is reevalu- Envoy Air, ExpressJet, card. FedEx Express, Hawaiian, ÆÆimplementing a new web ated on a regular basis. Jazz Aviation, JetBlue, infrastructure; the new Now that we’re a year into the plan, let’s take a look Mesa, Spirit, Sun Country, public website went live at some of the progress that’s been made. Keep in mind United, and Virgin America. in May 2015, and the that this is only a sampling of activities. For the full ÆÆpromoting the piloting new members-only site is report or to track how issues have evolved over the last profession through ALPA’s expected to launch in the

Illustration: Boulter Susan year, visit www.alpa.org/strategicplan. Education Committee. near future.

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BOD Delegate Committee 2 BOD Delegate Committee 3 Collective Bargaining, Grievances, Air Safety Organization & Flight Time/ cargo operations; the safe transportation Retirement & Insurance, and Strategic Duty Time (FT/DT) addresses safety, of hazardous materials; night transporta- Preparedness & Strike Committee security, pilot assistance, and FT/DT tion operations, human performance, (SPSC) explores contract negotiations initiatives with the goal of minimizing and fatigue; and aviation infrastructure and enforcement approaches and operational risks and further enhancing needs for all-cargo operations. benefits models with a goal of airline safety. Efforts are focused on ÆÆadvancing aviation safety, including improving contract standards in the safeguarding the air transport of lithium four cornerstone areas of pay, benefits, ÆÆcontinuing to advocate for one level of battery shipments. ALPA pilot volunteers work rules, and job security, as well as safety and security for all airline opera- and professional staff continue to brief coordinating activities to build unity, tions. key members of the U.S. Senate and coordinate across pilot groups, and ÆÆincluding more airports in the Known House on the Association’s longtime call realize Association and MEC goals. Crewmember (KCM®) program; five for Congress to give the Department of Efforts are focused on additional airports have been added, Transportation the authority to fully reg- and site surveys were scheduled for the ulate all shipments of lithium batteries, ÆÆcontinuing to assess opportunities for latter part of 2015. including those carried aboard all-cargo contract improvements based on the ÆÆproactively informing and responding to aircraft. A full set of regulations for the current economic environment and to numerous congressional and news me- safe shipment of lithium batteries by air identify new ways to generate value dia inquiries about aircraft tracking with will help the U.S. lead the global industry consistent with pilot expectations. an overview of the Association’s position by establishing standards that can be ÆÆexchanging information and sharing on the issue as well as educational infor- adopted worldwide. experiences. Held two bargaining mation about NextGen, aircraft opera- ÆÆadvocating for regulations regarding roundtables in 2015 for ALPA and tions, technology, and other issues. the safe carriage of lithium batteries non-ALPA large-jet carriers. Held a ÆÆwork with the U.S. House Committee on on a global scale. The ICAO Dangerous national R&I Seminar in 2015. Homeland Security that has now been Goods Panel, on which ALPA participates ÆÆproviding ALPA FFD members with op- completed to improve an airport security through the International Federation of portunities to meet airline represen- bill and include a waiver process for Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), pro- tatives. Conducted a series of airline employees to address security identi- vided direction to an independent stan- hiring open houses. fication display area credentialing and dards writing group for the development ÆÆeliminating the excise tax on em- background check issues. of lithium battery packaging standards ployer-provided health-care benefits. ÆÆwork with other stakeholders that has Endorsed anti-excise-tax legislation now been completed to successfully and secured more than 250 cospon- oppose a legislative proposal to transfer sors for the House bill and more than exit lane security to airports. BOD Delegate Committee 5 28 cosponsors for the Senate bill. ÆÆimplementing risk-based security and Public Relations & Advocacy ÆÆSPSC training to address a broad other measures. Participated in the evaluates the Association’s range of bargaining issues and op- Aviation Security Advisory Committee’s communication efforts to educate tions as well as strategy and tactics. cargo security subcommittee meeting in and inform internal and external Conducted trainings with Air Transat, July 2015 to further discussions. audiences for the purposes of Air Wisconsin, ExpressJet, FedEx ÆÆevaluating medical certification inter- building unity and support. Efforts Express, Hawaiian, JetBlue, and Sun vals. Per extensive research, met with are focused on Country MECs. the FAA and Transport Canada (TC) to ad- ÆÆSPSC workshop held in October 2015 vocate that the medical periodicity may ÆÆintegrating a communications com- for MEC SPSC leaders and volunteers be lengthened safely. TC adopted the ponent into all pilot group stra- to collaborate on strategies and coor- International Civil Aviation Organization tegic plans to achieve MEC goals dinate activities. (ICAO) intervals effective Jan. 1, 2015; and objectives; plans completed or the FAA has not yet done so. will be completed in 2015 include ÆÆraising, discussing, and identifying spe- Alaska, Atlantic Southeast, Com- cific issues and areas that need improve- mutAir, Compass, Delta, Envoy Air, ment in the air cargo industry. ALPA ExpressJet, JetBlue, Mesa, PSA, hosted an Air Cargo Symposium in No- Spirit, and Virgin America. vember, which included subject-matter ÆÆproviding ongoing communica- experts from industry and government. tions support of MEC bargaining Topics covered mitigating risks for all- and other efforts.

26 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 BOD Delegate Committee 4 at its meeting in October 2015. gation strategies. Submitted a request to Financial Policy & Review and Major ÆÆensuring the safe integration of un- the FAA Research, Engineering & Devel- Contingency Fund (MCF) assesses manned aircraft systems (UAS) into the opment Committee’s Subcommittee for ALPA financial policies and strategic U.S. national airspace system. Provided Aircraft Safety to fund research aimed at assets to maximize the allocation of technical guidance on legislative pro- onboard technology capable of eliminat- resources in support of Association-wide posals and testimony on safe integration ing or strongly mitigating the effects of and individual pilot group strategic of UAS to U.S. House and Senate offices a laser strike; the recommendation was priorities. Efforts are focused on and subcommittees. Also met with approved in October 2015 and now organizations representing commercial goes to the FAA for action. Responded ÆÆan analysis completed by the Special and hobby UAS users and joined the to congressional inquiries regarding the Dues and Services Committee (SDSC) FAA’s “Know Before You Fly” education spike in the number of laser incidents. on the existing dues rate and services campaign. Produced three videos to improve secu- and the effect a dues rate reduction ÆÆpublicly debunking the “pilot short- rity situational awareness among ALPA would have on the Association’s bud- age” myth. Hosted a successful one-day members. Hosted a one-day confer- get, MEC incomes, and ALPA services; conference on “Airline Pilot Shortage: ence in April 2015 on transportation it reported that a 1.90 percent dues Myths, Facts & Solutions” in June 2015. security and the collaborative use of rate is sufficient for providing the cur- Launched a Call to Action through which intelligence. rent level of services and that ALPA more than 1,100 pilots have contacted ÆÆmandating the installation of secondary could reduce its dues rate to 1.85 Congress and continue to meet with cockpit barriers. Provided congressional percent and maintain that level. The members of the U.S. House and Senate. testimony on this issue and met with Executive Council, Executive Board, ÆÆactively participating in Air Carrier Train- members of the U.S. House and Senate and Board of Directors will consider ing (ACT) Aviation Rulemaking Commit- to encourage cosponsoring legislation; the SDSC recommendations. tee (ARC) meetings on the development to date, the House bill has 52 cospon- ÆÆa review completed by the MCF of alternate pathways to the restricted sors, and the Senate bill has 8. Review Committee on the purposes ATP. Evaluated proposals by the Regional ÆÆenhancing the Federal Flight Deck Of- of the MCF and the projected needs Airline Association and the ACT ARC. ficer (FFDO) program. Per ALPA’s strong for the fund in the current environ- ÆÆengaging with industry and government advocacy, both houses of Congress ment. The committee recommended security agencies to improve air- and agreed in mid-2015 to a funding level of a target funding level for the MCF of ground-based threat education and miti- $22.4 million. $100 million to be reached within 10 years. The Executive Council, Execu- tive Board, and Board of Directors will consider the MCF Review Committee’s recommendations. ÆÆdeveloping interactive campaigns— news media relations efforts. ÆÆdeveloping new financial and mem- e.g., a new responsive public ALPA ÆÆincreasing membership participa- bership systems and associated ana- website, a new comprehensive FFD tion and engagement; rebranded lytics to provide increased support program and website to promote ca- Air Line Pilot, FastRead, ALPA Daily, to members and streamline services; reer protection and progression, and and other outreach products and these new systems are expected to an aggressive push against the mas- developing a mechanism to collect be implemented during 2016. sive subsidies received by the three information/feedback from mem- ÆÆALPA’s staffing plan, which continues largest Middle East carriers—that bers on existing communications to evolve to address the needs of our use cutting-edge technology and tools. members. Planning developmental-, other methods to engage members ÆÆbuilding awareness among ALPA skill-, and technology-based training and the public. members via pilot committees throughout the Association in 2016 to ÆÆexpanding ALPA’s news media pres- regarding how best to use depart- improve member service and value. ence through ongoing news media ment expertise to amplify messag- ÆÆleveraging industry contacts and briefings, cultivation meetings, and es and highlight the Association’s relationships throughout the orga- opinion piece placements; rolled value—e.g., increasing Call to Ac- nization to recruit and hire the best out two white papers—State of Our tion participation, education pieces and brightest for current and future Skies: Canada (May 2015) and Keep on ALPA structure, and promotional vacancies. America Flying: A Flight Plan for Safe materials that inform pilots how to and Fair Skies (July 2015)—and gar- easily access ALPA resources and nered widespread attention through services.

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BOD Delegate Committee 6 BOD Delegate Committee 7 ors, and other elected officials weighed Legal & Mergers considers legal and Government Affairs & Regulatory studies in with the administration in support of merger-related issues that ALPA faces, legislative and regulatory efforts to ALPA’s position on open and fair skies. including defending the Association promote pilot, airline, and labor-friendly ÆÆ“A Deal Is a Deal” ad campaign, which against lawsuits, protecting the airline policies in the U.S. and Canada. Efforts are launched in September 2015 to compel piloting profession against threats, and focused on government decision-makers to imme- implementing ALPA’s risk-management diately open consultations with Qatar programs to safeguard the union and its ÆÆpromoting ALPA’s agenda in 2015 FAA and the UAE. members. Efforts are focused on reauthorization legislation to advance ÆÆengaging with members of Congress to aviation safety and the piloting profes- ensure that their vocal advocacy against ÆÆeducating decision-makers on the sion; developed fact sheets on specific Norwegian Air International continues to harm a flag-of-convenience business issues (e.g., secondary cockpit barriers, reach the Department of Transportation. model could wreak on our airline UAS, pilot pay shortage, and lithium ÆÆdirect advocacy by pilot volunteers industry. batteries) and briefed every member of and ALPA’s Government Affairs Depart- ÆÆmonitoring and countering exter- the House and Senate Aviation Subcom- ment to stop the rollback of first officer nal threats such as those posed mittee on ALPA’s priorities. qualification rules and FT/DT regulations by Middle East airlines. Joined the ÆÆidentifying and supporting congres- through legislative means (e.g., meet- Partnership for Open & Fair Skies as sional champions and collaborating ings on Capitol Hill and in congressional a founding member to combat the with other stakeholders to advance districts). threat of subsidized competition from ALPA’s priority agenda items; provided ÆÆsharing information with international state-supported Middle East carriers. congressional testimony on a variety of labor organizations and stakeholder ÆÆvigorously defending the Association issues—FAA modernization, the FFDO groups on economic, safety, security, air- in litigation. program, and UAS. line, and worker interests and priorities. ÆÆproviding advice, training, and ma- ÆÆcontinuing work to remedy the cargo car- ÆÆadvocating for changes to Canada’s terials on a full range of legal issues, veout of FAR Part 117 FT/DT regulations; Temporary Foreign Worker Program and including duty-of-fair-representation included science-based fatigue rule for reciprocal agreements to ensure contin- requirements, to ALPA leaders one- cargo in the FAA reauthorization agenda. ued restrictions on foreign labor market on-one and at the Leadership Training ÆÆadvocating for the establishment of na- entrants while opening opportunities Conferences, Pilot to Pilot meetings, tional-level aviation policies to promote for domestic pilots; placed news items and Negotiations and Grievance Train- financially stable U.S. and Canadian in the Toronto Star and other news ing Seminars held in 2015. airline industries through continued media outlets. ÆÆsupporting and enhancing ALPA’s dialogue and coordinated action with ÆÆeducating and engaging ALPA members risk-management program and asso- policy-makers and industry groups. on government affairs issues; devel- ciated risk-avoidance and -mitigation ÆÆurging the White House to take immedi- oped Coffee = Action program, visited efforts; completed renewal process ate action on U.S. Open Skies agree- MECs and local councils, recruited for continued insurance coverage ments with the governments of the and trained District Advocates, and through Kitty Hawk and continuing United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar; increased the use of social media to to review possible program improve- 268 members of the U.S. House, 22 connect pilot advocacy with members ments. senators, and dozens of governors, may- of Congress.

BOD Delegate Committee 8 ÆÆreaffirming the value of being part in starting and managing operations Internal & External Organizing analyzes of ALPA and actively promoting the after a successful organizing campaign organizing opportunities to strengthen principle that “membership has its whereby they elected to bring ALPA on and grow the union and promote ALPA privileges.” as their collective bargaining represen- as the unified voice of the airline piloting ÆÆmaintaining relationships with airline pi- tative in June 2015. profession. Efforts are focused on lots who have expressed or may express ÆÆreviewing the organizing metrics used interest in having ALPA become their by the Organizing Task Force; an assess- ÆÆbroadly touting the accomplishments collective bargaining representative. ment of its practices and procedures and initiatives of the union through a ÆÆfacilitating the representation process was reported to the May 2015 Execu-

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28 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 Photos: Rusty Ayers O in February 2011; and by June of that year, in February2011; andbyJuneofthatyear, company finally emergedfromChapter11 Sun Countrywasstillinbankruptcy, the had begunnegotiationsinApril 2010,when ruptcy protection. Days later,SunCountryfiledfor bank- company’s ownerhadjustbeenarrested. the stateofSunCountryAirlines.The Journal inanOct.8,2008,storyabout you downfirst,”reportedTheWallStreet your owner’slegaltroublesdon’tbring can driveanairlineintobankruptcy—if “Rising fuelcostsandacreditcrunch LONG HISTORYOFSTORMCLOUDS in years,”herecollected. ahead towardthefutureforfirsttime behind them.“Everyonewaslooking nearly halfadecadewouldfinallybe that hadhungoverthepilotgroupfor very closetowhatthepilotsneeded.” told usthatwehadsucceededincoming the contract,”Roseensaid.“Thosenumbers percent ofthepilotswhovotedsupported participated intheratificationvote,and87 ingly supportthenewcontract. Country pilotshadvotedtooverwhelm- Board hadverifiedtheballotcount.Sun ALPA’s ElectionandBallotCertification Roseen. Finally,hiscellphonerang: tentative agreementwouldpass,”noted we nevertookitforgrantedthatthe years ofnegotiations. contract thatwastheresultoffivelong airline’s 250pilotshadvotedonanew Minn., officeforacalltolearnhowthe man, waitedinALPA’sMinneapolis, By ALPA Staff ALPA By In the Sun Place Earning Their Air Line Pilot Article Feature Fast-forward to 2015. While the pilots Fast-forward to2015.Whilethe pilots Roseen feltrelievedthatthedarkcloud “Some 94percentofeligiblepilots “We werecautiouslyoptimistic,but Executive Council(MEC)chair- the SunCountrypilots’Master n October28,Capt.BrianRoseen, » SUN COUNTRY decade, and those rates had been carried decade, andthose rateshadbeencarried had notreceived apayrateincreasein increases inpayeventhoughthe pilots proposal thatwouldprovideonly minimal had it,”saidRoseen. it, butthecompanydidn’tbelieve thatwe ber onefactorwaspilotunity.“Wehad engaged andavailableforus.” Roseen recalled.“Capt.Canollwasalways an ideathathethoughtmighthelp,” in themiddleofaholidayweekendwith the 2015negotiations.“Hecalledmeonce spoke withRoseenalmostweeklyduring contract.” afair wanted that group pilot entire the it was that learned company the time, “Over Roseen. said contract,” anew get to pushing were that Committee Negotiating the and MEC the just it was that thought company “The UNITY IS#1 opportunity forthepilots. airline hadmorethandoubledinsize. Sun Countryhadnewowners.By2014,the In February, management had made a In February,managementhad madea Canoll hademphasizedthatthenum- Capt. TimCanoll,ALPA’spresident, It wasclearthat2015broughtfresh

Delta, Endeavor Air,andUnited.“Withtre- by ALPApilotsfrom Alaska,Compass, Country pilotsmarched.Theywere joined International Airport.Morethan 80Sun mational picketatMinneapolis–St. Paul to beitsultimateshutdown.” downsizing theairlineforwhatwillneed agement teamhasbeguntheprocessof warned inthesamestorythat“ourman- offer as“whollyinadequate.”SunCountry story thatRoseenhadcharacterizedthe St. PaulPioneerPressreportedinaMay8 tion, benefit,andworkrulepatterns.The fall furtherbehindindustrycompensa- proposed acontractthatcontinuedto best, andfinal”offer.Management by thefederalgovernment. leaders todeclarealegalstrikeifallowed pilots voted100percenttoauthorizetheir Roseen oftheoffer.OnFebruary26, keeps usfromrealizingthatgoal,”said the industryaverage.Thecompanyoffer contract thatgraduallygetsuscloserto midpoint forourpeers.We’reseekinga pay is30to40percentlowerthanthe over fromapriorcontract.“Ourcurrent On April24,thepilotsheldaninfor - In April,thecompanymadeits“last,

government. to authorizealegalstrikeifallowedbythefederal during ameetinginwhichpilotsvotedunanimously  International Airport’sTerminal2. informational picketingatMinneapolis–St.Paul “100% Ready”signasheandotherpilotsconduct  F/OMarkHein(SunCountry),front,holdsa Capt. Brian Nelson (Sun Country) asks a question Capt.BrianNelson(SunCountry)asksaquestion December 2015AirLinePilot

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 Sun Country pilots attend a road show to discuss the details of their tentative agreement.

EVERY PILOT BETTER that Sun Country pilots were the lowest- OFF paid B-737 scheduled service pilots in “As prior MEC nego- the country and that they were moving tiators had reminded further away from their peers. “ALPA’s us, we knew that economic analysts were able to take every pilot would find complex financial scenarios and cost pro- something in the new jections and communicate them in a way contract that he or that everyone could easily understand,” she did like as well as said Roseen. “This became a powerful something that they tool at the bargaining table.” didn’t like, but the fact that we would all be “THIS CONTRACT IS YOUR ACHIEVEMENT” mendous backing from ALPA’s Strategic better off under a new contract is what On September 23, the MEC reached a Preparedness and Strike Committee and kept us unified,” Roseen recalled. tentative agreement on a new five-year other ALPA pilots, we took a strong step Pilot leaders worked hard and made contract. “Our local union leadership has forward that day to increase pressure on tough decisions about negotiating priori- reviewed the agreement presented by our the company,” Roseen said. ties to hone in on the key contract issues. negotiators and unanimously approved At the same time, the MEC and the “The pilot group leaders made the tough sending it out to our membership for Negotiating Committee led the pilots decisions to let go of some issues they ratification,” Roseen said. in putting together a new plan to get a wanted to resolve but that weren’t practi- The pilots held two family awareness contract. While a range of contract issues cal to pursue in light of pilot leaders’ events in October. More than 100 pilots concerned the pilots, pilot leaders, with desire to achieve immediate significant and spouses attended. The MEC and Nego- the help of ALPA’s Representation Depart- economic improvements,” said Bruce tiating Committee members also staffed ment, agreed on the negotiating priorities York, ALPA’s senior advisor and chief ne- the Minneapolis–St. Paul crew room for and the need to seek more resources from gotiator. “Instead, they worked to move “Coffee and Conversation” events. ALPA’s the National Mediation Board (NMB). ahead in a few key areas that would reap Communications Department filmed the In late May, ALPA presented its coun- significant positive gains for the pilots.” first information session and posted it on terproposal to the company at the NMB Betty Ginsburg, ALPA’s director of the pilots’ website, along with a contract offices in Washington, D.C., but the par- Representation, recalled, “Given that summary, detailed pay rate tables, and the ties left town without an agreement. the pilots had been in mediated negotia- full language of each tentatively agreed-to By June, ALPA had asked the NMB to tions since 2012, it was critical to make section of the new contract. schedule more mediation sessions and the most of the NMB as a resource to On October 28, after a two-week voting made arrangements to further review the conclude collective bargaining.” period, the MEC announced that the pilots company’s financials. The same month, had ratified their tentative agreement. The Roseen appeared at a meeting of the Min- “NOTHING WE DO IS BELOW AVERAGE— five-year collective bargaining agreement, neapolis–St. Paul Metropolitan Airport WHY SHOULD OUR PAY BE?” which took effect on November 1, included Commission (MAC) Board, reporting that The MEC also intensified its communica- day-one pay raises of between 20 and 30 he had recently learned that Sun Country tions to its members. Using the slogan percent depending on seniority and future had plans to secure additional airplanes “Nothing we do is below average, why pay increases totaling 21.5 percent over the later in the year and that the airline was should our pay be?” the pilot leaders remaining five-year term. planning to hire pilots. The MAC was urged members to rely on facts and not The pilot leaders made clear that reviewing gate expansion plans in light rumors to form their opinions. the new contract was due to the pilots’ of the airline’s recent statements about a Working with ALPA Communications solidarity and support for the MEC and possible shutdown. Department staff, the pilot leaders sent the Negotiating Committee as well as In July, Canoll had sent a letter to the regular “Quick Notes” e-newsletters and ALPA’s world-class support and resources. NMB requesting a final mediation session kept current the pilots’ website. “Every “When we needed you, you were there as soon as possible and, if that mediation five to seven days, we communicated 100 percent—at the pilot meetings, on the session was unsuccessful, to release the with our pilots. We wanted to make ab- informational picket lines, and especially parties to a cooling-off period and the solutely sure that the pilots had accurate during the strike ballot that helped pro- right to take self-help. “We’re returning to information,” explained Roseen. vide your leadership with the bargaining mediation with a willingness to do our part The MEC also rapidly responded to any leverage we needed,” acknowledged the to avoid a work stoppage; but we’ve been misinformation. Working with ALPA’s MEC leaders. “Through it all, you always negotiating for five years, and the time has Economic & Financial Analysis team, the kept your poise and professionalism. This come for this to end,” said Roseen. negotiators were able to demonstrate contract is your achievement.”

30 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 Thanks, Mom & Dad By Capt. W.E. (Gene) McClure (Spirit) I don’t recall my first flight on June 22, 1957, with my mom in my parents’ Tri-Pacer. I was just a little more than eight months old. I do, however, vividly remember Photo: my first solo. That was in our Cherokee 140 on my 16th birth-

day at 6:00 a.m. before I went T Flight www.alpa.org. the magazineandon in thecomingmonths received. We’llsharemore two ofthesubmissionswe the skies. of airlinepilotstotake inspire thenextgeneration flying experiencestohelp memories oftheirfirst to sharewithAirLinePilot we askedALPAmembers first flightonDec.17,1903, to school. In all, I soloed eight Writer Contributing Cuddihy Kevin By My Air Line Pilot Article Feature airplanes that day.

eral mom-and-pop FBOs from 1951 to 1985, gave me the fantastic gift

of flight. My mother was my flight The followingarejust instructor and the best pilot I knew. She was an original charter My parents, who operated sev- member of the Western Pennsyl vania Chapter of the 99s and was the Wright Brothers’ the WrightBrothers’ 112th anniversaryof o helpcelebratethe

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experience, and my entire aviation career, with both her and my father, who was also a pilot and an inspection authority airframe and powerplant mechanic. When my It was awesome to share that mom passed away in 2007, she had 23,000 accident-, incident-, and violation-free hours. I am soon to ficer. He then said, “Son, pull that jumpseat ficer. Hethensaid,“Son,pullthatjumpseat captain introducedhimselfandthefirstof- wondered, “WhatdidIdo?” have awordwithyouontheflightdeck.”I please followme.Capt.Smithwouldliketo headed straighttome.Shesaid,“Mr.Bishop, ing fromthecockpitandlookedup.Shewas much outside. that itwassodarkIwouldn’tbeabletosee my firstflight,Itoldheronlyregretwas attendant checkedonmeandlearneditwas Airport onanighttimeflight.Whentheflight in collegeheadingtoNewYork’sLaGuardia roes. Ididn’tgettoflyuntil1978,whenwas Rickenbacker, oneofAmerica’sgreatesthe- trips, andIgrewupidolizingCapt.Eddie every chancehecouldwhenonbusiness ence. MydadtraveledonEasternAirlines flight wasadreamfewkidsgottoexperi- Growing upinthe1960s,ridingonanairline (Mesa) Bishop Thomas Capt. By In the World Job Best The start my 19th year at Spirit Airlines and have more than 20,000 flight hours—but am still trying to catch She opened the flight deck door, and the She openedtheflightdeckdoor,and I laterheardtheflightattendantreturn-

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flight. Aviation was their lives and has been my life and my career, and I feel truly blessed.

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one level of safety campaign urging that Thinking Outside the Box cargo pilots be included in the FAA’s Part 117 science-based flight-time limitations Enhancing Air Cargo Safety, Security and rest rules, moderated the panel and emphasized the need for a single rule for NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart all airline pilots based on “a nonprescrip- spoke to the group at length about the tive, data-driven approach.” Addressing investigation into the National Airlines disruptions to pilot circadian rhythms, B-747-400 accident in Bagram, Afghani- Capt. Rich Hughey (FedEx Express), who stan, in April 2013. Flight 102 crashed chairs the ALPA President’s Committee shortly after takeoff because five large for Cargo, added that “unfortunately, military vehicles, weighing approxi- pilot groups in all-cargo operations are mately 80 tons, weren’t properly secured. sometimes compelled to negotiate ad- “This was a wake-up call,” said Hart, ditional safety measures to provide what one that compelled both regulators and regulations should but don’t.” operators to revisit training and loading A third panel looked at infrastructure he all-cargo airline environment procedures for special cargo or freight challenges for all-cargo operations, includ- poses its own unique set of opera- the FAA describes as “frangible, crush- ing potentially limited aircraft rescue and T tional challenges for airline pilots; able, incompressible, sharp, or outsized.” firefighting capabilities, differing perimeter that’s why on November 5 ALPA—in its Capt. Joe DePete, ALPA’s first vice security, nighttime tower closings at small- continuing effort to address these con- president and national safety coordina- er facilities, and nighttime construction. cerns—gathered subject-matter experts, tor—and an air cargo pilot for more than A fourth panel broadly examined safety including representatives from industry two decades—observed, “All-cargo flying and security risk policies associated with and government, to discuss solutions at is some of the most challenging aviating airfreight operations and how they differ the Association’s Air Cargo Symposium that a pilot can do. We carry all kinds from those of passenger ops. FAA Air titled “Outside the Box: Better Ideas for of loads halfway around the world… Safety Inspector Stephen Moates talked Air Cargo Safety and Security.” with hazardous materials on board, and about the changing nature of cargo opera- “We brought everyone together today normally in the dead of night when most tions, including varying loading demands, to collectively identify areas of all-cargo others are asleep.” new destinations and their differing operations where safety and security im- operations environments, and the unique provements can and should be made,” said PANEL DISCUSSIONS requirements of special cargo. “In risk Capt. Tim Canoll, ALPA’s president, during “Safe Transportation of Hazardous Ma- management, there’s a job for everybody…. his opening remarks. He noted the dispar- terials” focused largely on the potential It takes a group effort,” he said. ity that exists between passenger and all- dangers of transporting large shipments DePete offered these concluding cargo rules and regulations and the need of lithium batteries. Moderator Capt. Scott thoughts: “It’s time for a new cost-benefit for change, adding, “We all want safe and Schwartz (FedEx Express), director of methodology to be used by the govern- secure cargo operations that help power ALPA’s Dangerous Goods Program, noted ment for all-cargo operations, and that the North American economy through the that most lithium battery shipments don’t must begin with a recognition that an reliable delivery of goods worldwide.” include the same level of protections as accident is an accident is an accident, no Symposium attendees heard keynote other hazardous materials, making them matter how many souls are onboard…and presentations from top government difficult to track. “As a result, it’s nearly regardless of the payload.” transportation officials including FAA Ad- impossible for airlines to perform a proper “This is ALPA’s 12th one-day technical ministrator Michael Huerta, who talked risk assessment, and pilots rarely know conference since we began holding them about the importance of punitive-free, self- how many lithium batteries are on board in 2011,” said Capt. Mark Harrison (FedEx disclosing programs that allow employees their aircraft,” he said. Express), communications coordinator to report irregularities and problems they Another panel explored the effects of for ALPA’s Air Safety Organization, who experience. In applying this frontline nighttime operations on pilot fatigue. moderated the symposium held in Wash- feedback to improve the transport of air Capt. Don Wykoff (Delta), ALPA’s Flight ington, D.C. freight, the administrator stressed, “Our Time/Duty Time Committee chairman,

actions need to be grounded in data.” who has spearheaded the Association’s —John Perkinson, Staff Writer Photo: Chris Weaver

32 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 Health Watch

Fitness Apps = No Gym Necessary By ALPA Staff

eing an airline pilot can make intensity—Light Warm-Up Cardio, Full- working out regularly a challenge. Intensity Cardio, Plyometrics Jump Car- B Fortunately, in our smartphone-/ dio, and Boot Camp. The app will ask for tablet-dependent world, there are many a duration period. Choose between 5 and fitness apps that make it easy to do car- 60 minutes. Individual exercises last for dio and circuit training, Pilates, yoga, and 30 seconds. Your workout trainer alerts stretching regardless of the time of day you to the coming exercise change and or your location. We’re highlighting one demonstrates the different moves on example here. your screen. If the routine is new to you, Sworkit Lite, available for free at you can pause the clock and watch the the Apple App Store, Google Play, and trainer demonstrate it until you’re ready prefer to work out based on sets or a Amazon, offers a variety to follow along. At the end specific numbers of reps versus timed of exercise options. It’s like of your routine, you’ll see periods, you might want to try another having your own personal how many calories you’ve app. You’ll also need Internet access to trainer available whenever burned. view the videos. you need one. Most im- The app’s default setting As with most apps, for a fee there’s portantly, you don’t need includes no transition peri- an upgrade to this program that offers exercise equipment—just a ods between exercises, but, greater levels of customization. smartphone or tablet. if you prefer, you can opt Recommended by Army Times and After selecting the work- for a five-second transition. BreakingMuscle.com, Sworkit could be out and its duration, you After five exercises, the your answer to building a workout rou- choose specific areas to fo- app gives you a 30-second tine that fits your on-the-go lifestyle. If cus on, such as upper body, lower body, break. And don’t miss the music note you’re interested in a fitness app to use or core. You can also pick flexibility icon in the upper right corner, which on layovers or at home, check out the routines, including full-body stretching, gives you a wide choice of workout mu- University of Florida study. Better yet, back strength, and sun salutations for sic options available through Spotify. download several free fitness apps and yoga fans. Into yoga or Pilates? Select the yoga decide which one works best for you. Researchers at the University of option and choose either Yoga Sun Most importantly, develop a workout Florida rated 30 popular free Apple fit- Salutations, Yoga Full Sequence, Yoga routine you can use when you travel ness apps based on guidelines set by the for Runners, or Pilates. The American to promote and maintain a healthy American College of Sports Medicine. In Osteopathic Association website notes lifestyle. As the app description says, “No assessing the apps, researchers focused that yoga’s relaxation techniques can gym, no excuse.” on three categories: aerobic exercise, ease pain associated with arthritis, strength/resistance training, and flex- headaches, lower back issues, and carpal Other Options? ibility. Each app had its advantages, but tunnel syndrome. only Sworkit Lite met more than half of The program notes that it “uses a sci- Active ALPA members in good standing: the criteria outlined in the guidelines. entifically proven technique of combin- (For more details on the study, check ing interval training with randomized Do you have another fitness app that you’d out the July/September 2015 issue of the exercises to maximize the effectiveness recommend? The first three members to Journal for Medical Internet Research.) of every session…. The randomized recommend a different app and include a brief Piqued your interest? Download aspect helps your body work out harder personal story about why it’s your choice of app Sworkit Lite and give it a try. by preventing it from getting used to will receive a $10 iTunes or Google Play gift Like to get your heart pumping? a specific routine, helping you stay card. Please respond to [email protected] Select Cardio from the main menu. Four motivated.” and include your ALPA member number with workout options vary by degrees of The app does have limitations. If you your submission.

December 2015 Air Line Pilot » 33 Below: Members of the Hawai- Our ian Airlines Jets and the Virgin America hockey teams take the Stories ice at the Las Vegas Ice Center. www.alpa.org/ourstories

a comeback, “we just couldn’t quite close Hockey Classic were set in motion. Drop the the deal,” said F/O Mark Nahan (Virgin Nahan said he and F/O Mark Esposito America), an A320 pilot and the grandson (Virgin America) had discussed organizing of noted former Los Angeles sportscaster a Virgin America team for some time. Man- Puck Stu Nahan. Again, the Hawaiian pilots agement liked the idea and provided funds were victorious, winning 5–4. to help them get started. After playing the Hawaiian, Virgin America “It was nice to get out there and pass Jets in Las Vegas, the Virgin America team Pilots Face Off the puck around with some guys who’ve has since traveled to the Staples Center in played pretty decent hockey in their lives Los Angeles, Calif, where, in late November, and just have a good time,” said Capt. Larry they played a local L.A. team following an By John Perkinson, Staff Writer Payne (Hawaiian), his pilot group’s Master L.A. Kings/Chicago Blackhawks game. hat do airline pilots and ice Executive Council (MEC) vice chairman Looking back on the Inter-ALPA Hockey hockey have in common? More and a former member of the Arizona State Classic, Esposito—the son of Chicago W than you think. With a handful hockey team. “The sport is a great team- Blackhawks legend Tony Esposito—said, of former National Hockey League (NHL) building exercise, and there’s tremendous “Hockey can be a pretty nasty sport at players as ALPA members, it’s no surprise camaraderie among the players.” times, but this was a gentlemen’s game that teams of airline pilots gathered to face The Hawaiian pilots established a team with lots of competition. We played hard off in the first-ever Inter-ALPA Hockey about 15 years ago, initially playing tour- and had a great time.” Classic. naments like the Microsoft Hockey Chal- “It was really good hockey, and this is In back-to-back games this fall, the lenge in Seattle, Wash., which benefits exactly what we want to do with other pilots who play for the Hawaiian Airlines the Ronald McDonald House charities. teams,” said Nahan. Both teams are inter- Jets edged out the Virgin America team to Over time the group disbanded—until just ested in finding new opponents and have win the tournament held at the Las Vegas recently, when Payne and Buskas started talked about organizing a U.S. or North Ice Center. talking with some of their fellow members American pilot hockey tournament. Rumor “The first game was entertaining,” said about how they missed playing the sport. has it that Delta, Jazz Aviation, and other Capt. Rod Buskas (Hawaiian), the Jets In short order, the Hawaiian Jets were ALPA pilot groups have a few hockey play- co-captain who is both a Hawaiian pilot back on the ice. ers who might just be up to the challenge. negotiator and former NHL defenseman. Meanwhile, F/O Jeff Sharples (Virgin A few weeks after the Inter-ALPA “We were behind, down 4–0 after two America), a former Detroit Red Wings Hockey Classic, during ALPA’s fall Execu- periods. We must have been on Hawaiian defenseman, told his buddy Buskas that tive Board meeting—Virgin America time,” joked Buskas, who once held the Virgin America had organized a team. pilots’ first board meeting—Payne an- Pittsburgh Penguins’ record for career-high Primarily made up of pilots—but also nounced in the the spirit of good-natured penalty minutes. (Which means he spent a consisting of other employees, family rivalry that the Hawaiian pilots had lot of time in the penalty box.) However, the members, and friends—the Virgin America already welcomed the Virgin America pi- Jets powered back to tie the game and won hockey team has participated in events lots “by kicking their butts in two games” 5–4 with a dramatic sudden-death overtime like the U.S. Pond Hockey Championship, earlier that month. goal. played on Lake Nokomis just north of No doubt Nahan, Esposito, and the rest In the second game, it was the Hawaiian Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport. of the Virgin America team are itching for team that got off to an early lead. Although Sharples put Buskas in touch with Nahan, a rematch, tentatively scheduled to take the Virgin America team started to make and preparations for the first Inter-ALPA place in Honolulu in September 2016.

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AUTHORS Air), Envoy Air, Jan.–Feb. Mentoring: Connecting, Engaging & Inspiring at Midsize Carriers (Prada) the International Women in Aviation Confer- Air Line Pilot Staff, 5th Annual Photography Seitz, Kimberly, and Capt. Ken Reinert (Air ence, Apr.; United Pilots’ New-Hire Mentor From the Hill Issue, Dec. Wisconsin), Air Wisconsin, Jan.–Feb. Program Takes Off, June–July; ‘Reach Back Jan.–Feb.: ALPA to Congress: Ensure Long-Term, and Help Out Someone Else,’ Sept. ALPA Economic & Financial Analysis Depart- Steenblik, Jan W., Piedmont, Jan.–Feb.; Airline Sustained NextGen Funding ment Staff, North American Airline Industry Nov.: ALPA Tells Congress UAS Need Greater Pilot Shortage—Myths, Facts & Solutions, 9/11: ALPA Pilots, Staff Honor 9/11 Victims, Continues on Profitable Path, but Threats Oversight Aug.; More Questions Than Answers, Aug.; Continue Pledge to Never Forget, Oct. Persist, Oct. ALPA Urges EPA to Leave Airline Emissions Global View Standards to ICAO, Sept. Organizing: And Virgin America Makes 31, ALPA Staff, The Pilots of ALPA 2015, Jan.–Feb.; June–July May: Sounding an International Call to Action FAA Announces Changes to Sleep Apnea Sutton, Jenn, Alaska, Jan.–Feb. Policy, Mar.; Four Global Aviation Challenges, Pilot Group Profiles: (All in Jan.–Feb.) Air Health Watch Apr.; ALPA-PAC: Growing into the Future, May; Witvliet, F/O Jolanda (United), and Kevin Transat, Air Transport International, Air Wis- Jan.–Feb.: 7 Simple Steps to Staying Fit Be a Pilot Partisan, May; District Advocacy: Cuddihy, Connecting, Engaging & Inspiring consin, Alaska, Atlantic Southeast, Bearskin, Mar.: Pilots, GERD, and Ulcers—and FAA Earning Results Nationwide, May; FAA Re- at the International Women in Aviation Calm Air, Canadian North, CanJet, CommutAir, Requirements for Flying the Line authorization and ALPA’s Safety and Policy Conference, Apr. Compass, Delta, Endeavor Air, Envoy Air, Apr.: Meds, FAA Policy, and You Agenda, May; From Atop Parliament Hill, May; ExpressJet, FedEx Express, First Air, Hawaiian, Wright, Jerry, ALPA Helps to Improve the May: Arrhythmias: Causes, Treatment, and FAA Legislative & Regulatory Update Hot Topics Island Air, Jazz Aviation, JetBlue, Kelowna Known Crewmember Program, Mar. Policy for 2015, May; Q&A with Charles Schwab’s Flightcraft, Mesa, North American, Piedmont, June–July: Arrhythmias: Meds and FAA Certifi- Walt Bettinger, May; ALPA’s Flight Plan to PSA, Spirit, Sun Country, Trans States, United, SUBJECTS cation (Rhythm Control) Keep America Flying, Aug.; ‘We Are Involved, Wasaya We Are Prepared & We Are Dedicated’ at Accident Investigation Training: More Ques- Aug.: Is It Safe to Eat That Peri Peri Chicken? ALPA’s 61st Air Safety Forum; Aug.; A Package tions Than Answers, Aug. Pilot-Partisan Agenda: (All in May) ALPA-PAC: Drink the Local Tap Water? Deal: Rules to Safely Fly Lithium Battery Growing into the Future; ALPA-PAC Roll Sept.: Superfoods to Help Pilots Stay Healthy Air Cargo: Keeping America Flying Safely: Cargo Shipments, Sept.; When You Fly…We Can’t, of Distinction; Be a Pilot Partisan; District Oct.: Career-Saving Advice When You Need It Issues, Sept. Oct.; Stopping Laser Attacks on Aircraft: No Advocacy: Earning Results Nationwide; FAA Nov.: Choosing the Right Blood Pressure Meds Dec.: Fitness Apps = No Gym Necessary Shot in the Dark, Nov.; Earning Their Place in Airline Industry: ALPA Helps to Improve the Reauthorization and ALPA’s Safety and Policy the Sun, Dec. Known Crewmember Program, Mar.; Four Agenda; From Atop Parliament Hill, Legisla- Opinions Global Aviation Challenges, Apr.; FFDO tive & Regulatory Update Hot Topics for 2015 ALPA Strategic Planning Committee, Progress Oct.: Program: The Last Line of Defense, June–July; A Zero-Carbon Aviation Future (Hallahan) Report; ALPA’s Strategic Plan, Dec. Pilots: The Pilots of ALPA 2015, Jan.–Feb.; Airline Pilot Shortage—Myths, Facts & Becoming Leaders of Leaders, Mar.; FAA An- Our Stories Ayers, Rusty, CommutAir, Jan.–Feb.; Compass, Solutions, Aug.; ALPA’s Flight Plan to Keep nounces Changes to Sleep Apnea Policy, Mar.; Jan.–Feb.; ExpressJet, Jan.–Feb.; First Air, America Flying, Aug.; ALPA Urges EPA to Leave Jan.–Feb.: ALPA Pilot Runs to Support Wounded Landing Your Dream Job, Mar.; Connecting, Warrior Jan.–Feb.; Hawaiian, Jan.–Feb.; Island Air, Airline Emissions Standards to ICAO, Sept.; Engaging & Inspiring at the International Jan.–Feb.; Sun Country, Jan.–Feb. North American Airline Industry Continues Apr.: ExpressJet Pilot Helps Bring Mars Visit a Women in Aviation Conference, Apr.; Prepare, Little Closer to Reality on Profitable Path, but Threats Persist, Oct.; Practice, Succeed, Apr.; ALPA-PAC Roll of Baj, Doug, JetBlue, Jan.–Feb. Eighth Grader Takes on Open Skies, Nov. May: Jazz Pilot Crosses the Atlantic to Help Distinction, May; Be a Pilot Partisan, May; Boys in Need Bland, Courtney, FedEx Express, Jan.–Feb. Airline Safety: FFDO Program: The Last Line of CRM for Your Future, May; District Advocacy: Aug.: Warbirds Over Washington: Arsenal of Defense, June–July; More Questions Than An- Earning Results Nationwide, May; And Virgin Democracy Flyover Burket, Tawnya, Air Transport International, swers, Aug.; A Package Deal: Rules to Safely America Makes 31, June–July; Airline Pilot Sept.: Wake for Warriors: Pilot Gives Back to Jan.–Feb.; Calm Air, Jan.–Feb.; CanJet, Jan.– Fly Lithium Battery Shipments, Sept.; Keeping Shortage—Myths, Facts & Solutions, Aug.; Wounded Vets Feb.; North American, Jan.–Feb.; Wasaya, America Flying Safely: Cargo Issues, Sept.; More Questions Than Answers, Aug.; ‘Reach Oct.: Retired Spirit Pilot Receives Hall of Fame Jan.–Feb. When You Fly…We Can’t, Oct.; Stopping Laser Back and Help Out Someone Else,’ Sept.; ALPA Honors Attacks on Aircraft: No Shot in the Dark, Nov. Pilots, Staff Honor 9/11 Victims, Continue Nov.: Endeavor Air Pilot Makes His Mark in Cuddihy, Kevin, Becoming Leaders of Leaders, Pledge to Never Forget, Oct.; ALPA Pilots Take Mar.; ‘Reach Back and Help Out Someone the NFL ALPA: The Pilots of ALPA 2015, Jan.–Feb.; Be- Part in First-Ever Global Girls in Aviation Day, Dec.: Drop the Puck Else,’ Sept.; ALPA Pilots Take Part in First-Ever coming Leaders of Leaders, Mar.; ALPA Helps Nov.; Earning Their Place in the Sun, Dec.; My Global Girls in Aviation Day, Nov.; My First to Improve the Known Crewmember Program, First Flight, Dec. Our Union Flight, Dec. Mar.; FAA Reauthorization and ALPA’s Safety Jan.–Feb.: ALPA Is We Ourselves and Policy Agenda, May; From Atop Parlia- Pilot Photos: 5th Annual Photography Issue, Dec. Cuddihy, Kevin, and F/O Jolanda Witvliet Mar.: Five Minutes Earlier ment Hill, May; Legislative & Regulatory (United), Connecting, Engaging & Inspiring Pilot Shortage: Airline Pilot Shortage—Myths, Apr.: Compete with Honor Update Hot Topics for 2015, May; ALPA Pilots at the International Women in Aviation Facts & Solutions, Aug. May: Pilots in Command Seek Out Capitol Hill Policymakers, June– Conference, Apr. June–July: Mighty ALPA July; Executive Board Convenes, Implements Sleep Apnea: FAA Announces Changes to Sleep Aug.: The Habit of Excellence Eissler, Capt. Fred (FedEx Express), FFDO Pro- Policy Changes, June–July; ALPA’s Flight Plan Apnea Policy, Mar. Sept.: By the People gram: The Last Line of Defense, June–July to Keep America Flying, Aug.; More Questions Oct.: ALPA’s Individual Enterprise Than Answers, Aug.; ALPA Urges EPA to Leave Strategic Planning: Progress Report: ALPA’s Nov.: Democracy Is the Core of Discovery Hughey, Capt. Richard (FedEx Express), Keeping Airline Emissions Standards to ICAO, Sept.; Strategic Plan, Dec. Dec.: The Rest of the Team America Flying Safely: Cargo Issues, Sept. ‘Reach Back and Help Out Someone Else,’ Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS): When You Sept.; ALPA Pilots, Staff Honor 9/11 Victims, Kelly, C. David, United, Jan.–Feb.; United Fly…We Can’t, Oct. Pilot Musings Continue Pledge to Never Forget, Oct.; When Pilots’ New-Hire Mentor Program Takes Off, You Fly…We Can’t, Oct.; ALPA Pilots Take Part Jan.–Feb.: History, Pride, and a Little Pin June–July in First-Ever Global Girls in Aviation Day, Nov. DEPARTMENTS Taking Off Lindvig, F/O Rachel (Envoy Air), and Kimberly ALPA@Work ALPA Air Safety Forum: ‘We Are Involved, We Seitz, Envoy Air, Jan.–Feb. Jan.–Feb.: The Certainty of Change Are Prepared & We Are Dedicated’ at ALPA’s Jan.–Feb.: Positioning the U.S. Airline Industry Mar.: Committed to the Cause Lofquist, Jen, Atlantic Southeast, Jan.–Feb.; 61st Air Safety Forum, Aug.; Awards Banquet for Success; ALPA’s Professional Standards Apr.: ALPA’s Return on Investment Bearskin, Jan.–Feb.; Jazz Aviation, Jan.–Feb.; Celebrates Pilot Excellence, Aug. Committee: ‘Far More Than You May Think’ May: ALPA’s Pilot-Partisan Staff Mesa, Jan.–Feb.; Spirit, Jan.–Feb. Apr.: ALPA Secretary-Treasurers Conference June–July: Taking Control ALPA-PAC: ALPA-PAC: Growing into the Future, Provides Tools, Resources Aug.: Supporting Career Progression May; ALPA-PAC Roll of Distinction, May Martin, Molly, And Virgin America Makes 31, May: Making a Difference—Behind the Scenes; Sept.: Staying Ahead of the Curve June–July Career Progression: Landing Your Dream Job, ALPA’s Security & Jumpseat Councils Meet Oct.: Pilots Unite June–July: Training Pilots to Successfully Nego- Nov.: Ready for Upload Perkinson, John, Air Transat, Jan.–Feb.; PSA, Mar.; Prepare, Practice, Succeed, Apr.; CRM for Your Future, May tiate and Enforce Agreements; Intel Agency Dec.: ALPA’s Overall Mission Jan.–Feb.; ALPA Pilots Seek Out Capitol Hill Reps, Pilots Talk Security at ALPA Conference; Policymakers, June–July; Executive Board FFDO: FFDO Program: The Last Line of Defense, HIMS Seminar Addresses Complex Issues; The Landing Convenes, Implements Policy Changes, June–July Membership Seminar Preps Reps to Make June–July; Awards Banquet Celebrates Pilot Jan.–Feb.: It’s a Family Affair ALPA’s Best First Impression Mar.: Caption This! Excellence, Aug.; ALPA Pilots, Staff Honor Financial Planning: Q&A with Charles Schwab’s Sept.: Getting to Know Your ASO; Air Safety Fo- Apr.: Open and Fair Skies 9/11 Victims, Continue Pledge to Never Walt Bettinger, May rum Recap—Committee Work and Discussion Forget, Oct.; Eighth Grader Takes on Open May: Double Take Oct.: The Inner Workings of ALPA’s Air Safety June–July: The Mighty Hercules Skies, Nov. Government: FAA Reauthorization and ALPA’s Organization Safety and Policy Agenda, May; District Aug.: Spin the Wheel (Pilot Pay Shortage) Regus, Kelly, Delta, Jan.–Feb. Nov.: Roundtable Gives Pilots Chance to Share Sept.: National Aviation Day Advocacy: Earning Results Nationwide, May; Negotiating Experience, Knowledge From Atop Parliament Hill, May; Legislative & Oct.: ‘A Manmade Miracle’ Reinert, Capt. Ken (Air Wisconsin), and Kim- Dec.: Thinking Outside the Box Regulatory Update Hot Topics for 2015, May; Nov.: Busiest Airports in the United States and berly Seitz, Air Wisconsin, Jan.–Feb. ALPA Pilots Seek Out Capitol Hill Policymak- ALPA Toolbox Canada Rowe, Capt. Spencer (Envoy Air), and Capt. Paul ers, June–July; ALPA Urges EPA to Leave Dec.: Year in Review: 2015 Airline Emissions Standards to ICAO, Sept.; Mar.: Pilot Travel Expenses and Per Diem Ryder (ExpressJet), Landing Your Dream Job, Weighing In When You Fly…We Can’t, Oct. Update for 2014 Mar.; Prepare, Practice, Succeed, Apr.; CRM for June–July: Give Me 5 for Supporting P4P Your Future, May Mar.: Elected to Serve You (Couette) Health: FAA Announces Changes to Sleep Commentary, Guest Apr.: Reinvesting in Our Future (Helling) Ryder, Capt. Paul (ExpressJet), and Capt. Spen- Apnea Policy, Mar. June–July: Working to Safeguard Our Skies cer Rowe (Envoy Air), Landing Your Dream May: A Bipartisan Approach to Aviation Known Crewmember: ALPA Helps to Improve (DePete) Job, Mar.; Prepare, Practice, Succeed, Apr.; (DeFazio) the Known Crewmember Program, Mar. Sept.: Making Changes to Better Represent You CRM for Your Future, May Dec.: Building Influence (Barshefsky) (Couette) Lasers: Stopping Laser Attacks on Aircraft: No Nov.: Preparing for ALPA’s Tomorrow (Helling) Seitz, Kimberly, Canadian North, Jan.–Feb.; Commentary, Pilot Shot in the Dark, Nov. Dec.: ASO Fuels ALPA’s Success (DePete) Endeavor Air, Jan.–Feb.; Kelowna Flightcraft, Apr.: Give a Girl a Dream (Witvliet) Jan.–Feb.; Trans States, Jan.–Feb. Lithium Batteries: A Package Deal: Rules to Safely Oct.: Doing Our Part to Help ‘Green’ Airlines Fly Lithium Battery Shipments, Sept.; Keeping Seitz, Kimberly, and F/O Rachel Lindvig (Envoy Stay Safe and in the Black (Hurst) America Flying Safely: Cargo Issues, Sept. Dec.: How the Middle East 3 Affect Low-Cost,

December 2015 Air Line Pilot » 35 April 8—The Transportation Security Administration’s Aviation Security January 1—ALPA national Advisory Committee issued a final re- officers took office. port containing 28 recommendations aimed at improving security following public revelations about an East Coast gun-smuggling operation involving January 13—The Transporta- February 24—Jazz Aviation airliners and airline employees. tion Security Administration (TSA) Flight 7795 landed short implemented a long-standing ALPA of the runway in Sault Ste. recommendation to eliminate the re- Marie, Mich. ALPA is an quirement for crewmembers to be in observer to the Trans- April 14—The FAA issued long- uniform to use a Known Crewmember portation Safety Board of awaited guidance on the installation (KCM®) access point. ALPA facilitated Canada investigation. of secondary cockpit barriers on a meeting with Transport Canada, airliners. The new advisory circular Airlines for America, and the TSA to drew attention to RTCA’s document initiate a beta test to include Jazz Aircraft Secondary Barriers and Alterna- Aviation pilots in KCM, an effort that is tive Flight Deck Security Procedures as ongoing. Five additional airports were guidance to achieve effective flight added to KCM in 2015, now up to 60, deck protection. March 2—JetBlue and more are on the way. pilots sent a notice to management to open negotiations, the first labor negotiations in the history of JetBlue. * JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE Year in Review

January 26—A U.S. intelligence March 24—Germanwings Flight agency employee mistakenly 9525 crashed; investigators 2015 crashed a drone on the south concluded that the copilot lawn of the White House at intentionally flew the airplane about 3 a.m., raising yet again into the French Alps, killing all the importance of the safe 150 people aboard. integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the U.S. national airspace system. March 5—Delta Flight May 29—U.S. Customs and Border 1086, a Boeing MD-88, Protection (CBP) said it plans to exited the runway at expand its preclearance program LaGuardia Airport. ALPA to additional airports in Europe, the is a party to the NTSB Caribbean, and Japan. CBP facilities investigation and partici- are designed to allow U.S.-bound pated on all of the NTSB passengers to clear customs before investigative groups. they enter the United States. January 23—The FAA released new guidance to aeromedical examiners regarding how to evaluate pilots for possible obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). ALPA positively influenced the new guidance, eliminating a requirement that body mass index be the single “trigger” for a required March 5—American, Delta, and United sleep study and emphasizing the need to released a white paper that details the assess all airmen for OSA as a regular part $42 billion in government subsidies of airman physical exams. and benefits provided to Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, and Emirates Airline in direct violation of U.S. Open Skies policy.

36 » Air Line Pilot December 2015 * This is not an all-inclusive list of 2015 aviation events.

October 27— September 8—British Airways Flight For 2015, ALPA 2276, a B-777-200ER, experienced a awarded the J.J. No. 1 engine uncontained failure during O’Donnell Tro- takeoff at McCarran International Airport. phy for Excellence December 17—112th ALPA provided CIRP and additional in Political Action to anniversary of the assistance to the crew and to the British United pilots. Wright Brothers’ first Airline Pilots Association, both on the flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C. scene and during the NTSB investigation.

June 24—Transport Canada November 4—Newly launched a national campaign on September—ALPA went green elected Canadian Prime laser safety to address the rising as the union launched its e- Minister Justin Trudeau membership card. Download Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l number of lasers pointed at aircraft 888-FLY-ALPA named an equal number • in Canada after meeting with ALPA, yours at www.alpa.org/apps. [email protected] of male and female cabi- • www.alpa.org the FAA, and the FBI to share strate- Name net members “because Joe Pilot Classi cation gies to reduce laser attacks. Join Active Member it’s 2015.” He named Marc Airline the conversation and learn more by Member Number ALPA 0123456 Garneau, the first Cana- using #NotABrightIdea. dian to go to outer space, transport minister; and MaryAnn Mihychuk the employment, workforce development, and labour minister. * Year in Review JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

October 30—The International Civil Aviation Organization’s November 18—The (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel failed to adopt a ban on interna- FAA’s Pilot Fitness tional lithium-ion battery shipments on passenger airliners until Aviation Rulemaking 2015 Committee (ARC) com- adequate safety regulations are in place. A number of U.S.-based airlines have already voluntarily removed lithium-ion battery pleted and submitted its report and recom- June 4—Virgin America pilots voted over- shipments from their airplanes. Shipments of metal mendations to the FAA. whelmingly in favor of joining ALPA; 95.7 lithium batteries have been prohibited in the U.S. The ARC was tasked percent of the 612 eligible pilots voted. for more than 10 years. A similar ban was recently adopted in Canada. ICAO is work- with making recom- ing to develop packaging requirements for mendations that may lithium batteries shipped as cargo. be used to improve the emotional and mental health training and certification of U.S. October 31—ISIS terrorists purport- pilots. Capt. Joe DePete, edly bombed Russian Metrojet Flight ALPA’s first vice presi- 9268, bringing it down over the Sinai dent, and Keith Hagy, Peninsula in Egypt, killing all 224 an Engineering & Air people aboard. Safety Department staff member, participated November 13—ISIS on the ARC. terrorists attacked July 23—ALPA honored its own during the Paris, killing at least Association’s Air Safety Forum Banquet: 120 people. Capt. Darrin Dorn (Alaska), F/O Helena Reidemar (Delta), F/O Tom Thornton (Delta), Capt. James Judkins (Delta), and November 21—The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Regis- F/O Michael Oates (Delta). Check out tration Task Force Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) released safetyforum.alpa.org to learn why. its report and recommendations, another important step in achiev- ing ALPA’s four-point action plan for the safe integration of UAS in U.S. national airspace. Capt. Charles Hogeman (United), ALPA’s Aviation Safety chairman, and Randy Kenagy, an Engineering & Air Safety Department staff member, were participants on the ARC.

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