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CC1087702 (0417-Y2C7) ADP96811-00 (04/17) 00193234 MAY2017CONTENTS VOLUME 86, NUMBER 4 20 May 2017 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: » When Zero Wins » Racing for a Cure » Women in Aviation COMMENTARY Air the Day page 61 page 60 page 55 Hawaiian Pilots Line Ratify Contract 5 OUR UNION PilOt page 12 Pilot Partisanship Official Journal of the Air Line Pilots Association, International 6 GUEST COMMENTARY An Unwavering Commitment to the Highest Standards 7 GUEST COMMENTARY ALPA-PAC Roll of Distinction Dealing with New Risks to Air page 36 The Safety Pilot-Partisan Agenda 6th Edition page 19 PILOT-PARTISAN Follow us on Twitter PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. @wearealpa AGENDA 19 YOU ARE PILOT ABOUT THE COVER PARTISAN Capt. John L. White (Delta) and F/O Kaori Paris (United) 20 FAA look toward the U.S. Capitol REAUTHORIZATION AND 19 in Washington, D.C. ALPA’S LEGISLATIVE Art Direction: Susan Boulter PRIORITIES FEATURES 59 HEALTH WATCH Photography: Chris Weaver Diabetes Awareness 23 UNDECLARED 53 120TH ALPA Air Line Pilot (ISSN 0002-242X) is pub lished monthly except for combined January/ HAZARDOUS EXECUTIVE BOARD 60 OUR STORIES February and June/July issues by the Air Paige’s Pilots Ride to End Line Pilots Association, Inter national, MATERIALS: THE THREAT CONSIDERS POLICY affiliated with AFL-CIO, CLC. Editorial Diabetes Offices: 535 Herndon Parkway, Herndon, ALL PILOTS FACE CHANGES VA 20170. Telephone: 703-481-4460. Fax: 703-464-2114. Copyright © 2017—Air Line 25 2017 HOT TOPICS: 55 NAVIGATING 61 THE LANDING Pilots Association, Inter national, all rights When Zero Wins the Day reserved. Publica tion in any form without LEGISLATIVE AND PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS permission is prohibited. Air Line Pilot and the ALPA logo Reg. U.S. Pat. and T.M. Of- REGULATORY ISSUES ON 62 WE ARE ALPA fice. Federal I.D. 36-0710830. 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Read More Web Address Video Link Audio Link E-mail Address Video Link Audio Link E-mail Address JULY 24–30 Look for us at booth #C11 ATTENDING OSHKOSH THIS SUMMER? Be sure to stop by the ALPA exhibit booth in the Education and Career Center within Aviation Gateway Park. Also look for nightly themed activities and ALPA participation in other EAA AirVenture Oshkosh events. For more information, contact us at [email protected]. For information about Oshkosh 2017, visit www.eaa.org/en/airventure. 4 » Air Line Pilot May 2017 OurUnion Pilot Partisanship hat does it mean to be pilot partisan? most bipartisan labor PAC in the country, giving At its heart, ALPA’s pilot-partisan 48 percent of contributions to Republicans last W principle is that regardless of who sits election cycle. Every pilot priority in Congress is in an elected office, whether in Washington, D.C.; intended to be introduced as a bipartisan bill, with Ottawa; Montreal; or any other seat of govern- a Republican and a Democratic lead. For example, ment, ALPA’s regulatory and legislative goals the Saracini Aviation Safety Act (H.R. 911), which don’t change. Our efforts on both Capitol Hill and calls for the installation of secondary cockpit bar- Parliament Hill rest on two essential and timeless riers, was introduced in the House of Representa- pillars: ensuring that North American airspace is tives by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Josh as safe as possible and that our airline industry Gottheimer (D-N.J.). is internationally competitive. A constant for 86 One of several letters sent this year to the years, these goals remain unchanged following administration urging an end to Middle East- the 2016 elections. ern airlines subsidies was signed by Sens. Amy Let’s talk for a moment about the November Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Dick elections in the United States. When this issue Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Tammy Bald- goes to press, President Trump will have passed win (D-Wis.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Few interest his first 100 days in office. While many organi- groups can boast such a politically and geographi- zations have scrambled to revise plans, change cally diverse group of champions. tactics, and reinvent their government affairs In Canada, we take a similar approach to reach programs to adapt to the new leadership, we know consensus with industry stakeholders and govern- that for ALPA reinvention isn’t necessary. For 86 ment regulators as we advance our pilot-partisan years, ALPA has worked as a successful advocate agenda. For example, we’ve been actively engaged for aviation safety and as the leading voice for air- with Members of Parliament and Transport line pilots and our industry. To better engage with Canada regarding the implementation of science- both parties, ALPA hasn’t endorsed a presidential based flight- and duty-time regulations. candidate since 2004. As a line pilot who flies each month, I take my With this foundation in mind, we’re also real- pilot partisanship into the cockpit. When politics ists about the political environment in which we comes up, I let my colleagues know that ALPA work. And although ALPA’s pilot-partisan goals stands firmly with them in advancing a pro-pilot don’t waver, we know that elections do have agenda. ALPA leaders and staff meet regularly consequences. The individual who sits in the with representatives from the FAA, Transport Oval Office affects every U.S. pilot. The person Canada, the Transportation Security Administra- who holds the speaker’s gavel in the U.S. House tion, the Department of Transportation, and other of Representatives and the party that holds “the agencies that affect our livelihoods and careers. majority” in the U.S. Senate matter to the tactical As you’ll read in this issue, I’m not alone. Our decisions we make every day. Which office should annual Roll of Distinction (see page 36) captures the lead on a given issue? When should that issue thousands of ALPA members who also take their come up for a vote? What argument is going to pilot partisanship seriously. They understand that move this administration? What policy is best for pilot partisanship has a reach beyond which airline airline pilots? they fly for, what they fly, and what they carry. Ev- These answers depend on the political environ- ery ALPA member has a pivotal role to play in forg- ment. ALPA consistently provides stability and ing victories on Capitol Hill and Parliament Hill institutional knowledge to our policymakers, no that will help make our profession even safer and matter who they are or which party they repre- more secure.