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TakingOff Building ALPA’s Just Culture

n June, ALPA hosted a “just culture” seminar Parliament Hill, and on hand to support meet- attended by many in the aviation industry ing/event logistics, but a majority of our staff Ifrom around the globe. The importance of members are behind the scenes—but nonethe- this topic—the ability and need for information less a critical component of ALPA’s just culture. collection, analysis, and sharing and providing a In the Harvard Business Review, I recently mechanism to do so—was reinforced time and read the article “Managing the ‘Invisibles’” time again. And ALPA continues to be a leader about those who aren’t seeking status, but in advocating for reforms and progress in this who just enjoy doing the work itself. Many of critical area. ALPA’s staff members could easily fit into this This concept of a just culture carries over into category—those who are at the top of their the day-to-day workings of the Association and field; are motivated to work, share, and succeed; its ability to meet its goals. Here, among your and who don’t require the limelight to feed their ALPA staff, sharing information across depart- self-worth. They are consummate professionals ments and disciplines—coupled with checks and the ideal blend of employees that ALPA and balances—is critical to the organization’s needs to stay focused on the priorities at hand success. Conveying accurate, timely information to achieve success. IT developers and coordina- to each other and to our members is a top prior- tors, copy editors, writers, designers, lawyers, ity, which is why many of you are familiar with insurance experts, meeting planners, engineers, some of our staff who either engage directly administrative professionals, and many others with you during bargaining or contract negotia- could all fall into this category. So to all those tions or those who deliver updates to your local who are ambivalent about recognition, we would council or master executive council meetings or like to take this opportunity to say thank you while pilot reps are attending ALPA meetings in and to showcase them to you—ALPA members, our offices or designated locations in the U.S. who make our jobs possible and meaningful. and Canada. In this world of self-promotion, having a team I hear from members again and again that working behind the scenes (as “invisibles”) is a when they have the opportunity to visit ALPA’s breath of fresh air and is a critical component of headquarters they are impressed by the exper- what sets ALPA apart as the preeminent voice tise and professionalism of ALPA’s staff mem- for airline pilots, providing unparalleled service bers who are available to assist them—staff to the more than 51,000 ALPA members. It’s of they didn’t even know were here. Yes, we have utmost importance that we create and maintain Lori Garver General Manager staff who are front and center during negotia- a just culture at ALPA, run by pilots and sup-

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’ve been told that I’m intense. The carriers through pattern bargaining, taking advantage of our way I see it, if you make a commit- opportunities and progressive bargaining strategies. I ment, you’re all in. If not, what’s the As we move into the next round of bargaining, we plan to point? further strengthen that pattern and build on that progress during Take, for instance, the World Cup. upcoming negotiations later this year and into 2015. JetBlue will The U.S. team has never won a World be a key part of this next round, and we are already starting to Cup. Since the World Cup’s inception in build on that foundation as evidenced by our interim agreement 1930, the United States has only taken on grievance and arbitration procedures (page 8). third place once—and that was during the founding year, 84 years ago. Brazil, however, has the most successful team If we expect to win this game in the history of the World Cup—winning five titles—and is also this year’s host country. Brazil is to soccer what Canada is to called our careers, we must raise hockey. Dominant. As some of you may know, my wife was born our hands and get engaged. We and raised in Brazil, and that pretty much says it all. As is the case every four years, she intellectually claims that Brazil will win the must also lean on our team- World Cup. Likewise, as a good patriot, I emotionally claim that mates when we need to tag up the United States will win. Period. Intellectual versus emotional decisions. and catch our breath. During the past three and a half years as the president of the Air Line Pilots Association, International, I have been all in. And we, as a team, have been all in: line pilots, elected reps, pilot In the fee-for-departure (FFD) sector, we are continuing to deal volunteers, and professional staff. We all made the emotional with an industry in transition, as managements are continuing to decision to be all in and intellectually developed a strategy for seek contracts that pilots have simply not been willing to accept. success. We are working hard with the leaders of the express airlines as Unlike my emotional views on the outcome of the World Cup, part of ALPA’s FFD Committee to find solutions to the biggest when emotion or passion is coupled with intellectual reason, we problems facing our FFD pilots. We will continue to provide the can and will succeed. full ALPA toolbox of resources, including our National Collective Today, the airline piloting profession as a whole is stronger Bargaining Committee, to work through these difficult issues. than when I had the honor of taking over as ALPA’s president. Preserving and advancing airline pilot careers and fighting for That’s not my doing. It takes a devoted team to push one the common pilot is my passion. Some might even say it’s an another to the edge of exhaustion, insisting that the job get obsession, much like my passion and patriotism for the U.S. in done—and done right—and then go back the next day for more. the World Cup—except I am not simply a spectator on the side- It takes a team to encourage or support one another when you lines cheering on my team. None of us are. If we expect to win suffer a setback or defeat. It takes a team to strategize and at- this game called our careers, we must raise our hands and get tack all the possible angles to find one opening for success. I am engaged. We must also lean on our teammates when we need to surrounded by that team and can honestly say that ALPA today is tag up and catch our breath. vastly different from what it was in January 2011. As I’m sure you’ve heard, I’ve made the decision to end my The month of June illustrates just a sliver of the progress we presidential term at the close of this cycle. Emotional or intel- are experiencing in many aspects of our profession. lectual? I have more than 50,000 teammates to tag up and catch The Deny NAI campaign is showing strong momentum. The my breath. This doesn’t mean that my 25 years of ALPA work is House of Representatives recently passed an amendment that coming to an end. As I said, I’m all in. ALPA work is a mission. We holds the Department of Transportation accountable when can never stop fighting for our right to have a profession. Four issuing foreign air carrier permits. Specifically, the application years later and six months left—or even six days left—in my must adhere to the law to be approved. Outside of fulfilling this term, with your support, I am all in. requirement, the application should be denied. At press time, an amendment had been introduced in the U.S. Senate (page 8). ALPA’s bargaining cycle for airlines is on an upward climb. Aggressively, we have made substantial gains at several

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July 2014 Air Line Pilot 5 PilotCommentary Every Data Point Tells a Story

The value of ASAP as a source of safe- ensure maximum value from analyses. By Capt. Charles Hogeman ty information cannot be understated. Likewise, the Commercial Aviation (United), ALPA Aviation Safety One reason is because it is estimated Safety Team (CAST) uses some of the Chairman that 90 percent of all ASAP reports are same data to develop real lasting safety xperience is not what happens sole-source, and the issue would not enhancements for the U.S. airline industry. to you; it’s what you do with have been discovered without the ben- Founded in 1998 with ALPA as a charter “Ewhat happens to you,” goes a efit of an ASAP report. member, CAST is made up of experts from saying attributed to British writer Aldous While collecting data is critical, simply industry and government. The initiative Huxley. knowing where and when errors have has developed an integrated, data-driven Every day, occurred is of limited value on its own. strategy to reduce the airline fatality risk pilots flying the What we learn from ASAP and FOQA in the United States. line encounter reports can help us trap future errors In her remarks at ALPA’s recent new factors that by defining the “why” behind what Proactive Use of Data: International hold the poten- happened. Progress Toward a Just Culture Symposium, tial to influence Many ALPA pilots and pilot groups Peggy Gilligan, the FAA’s associate admin- the safety of are working to make the most of these istrator for aviation safety, summarized a flight opera- programs and sharing lessons learned. long list of more than 200 CAST successes, tions. Regardless While the fact that 23 ALPA pilot groups including policies for approach and landing of how large in the United States are engaged in reduction, standard operating procedures or small, doing ASAP, 18 in FOQA, and that our Canadian for loss of control, controller training for the most with that experience lies at the pilots have the benefit of mature Safety runway incursions, and many more. All of core of detecting safety issues before Management Systems in place is ex- these are based on effective use of data. incidents or accidents occur. Gathering tremely encouraging, simply getting good For example, FOQA and ASAP reports every possible piece of safety data allows data may be the easy part. regarding a high rate of unstabilized us to generate information, which leads to knowledge and eventually to the accumu- Gathering every possible piece of safety data lated wisdom essential to truly advancing safety. allows us to generate information, which leads ALPA’s core commitment to capitalizing to knowledge and eventually to the accumulated on every pilot’s experience is expressed wisdom essential to truly advancing safety. in our longtime involvement in safety data-collection programs, such as Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA), the Detecting trends can be difficult and approaches into Savannah, Ga., led to Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), time-consuming. Taking that informa- airspace and ATC procedural redesign. Line Operations Safety Audits (LOSAs), tion and creating useful and actionable Similarly, one mainline airline saved $100 and more recently, in programs that ag- knowledge from it can be harder yet, but million a year by discovering, through gregate these data such as the Aviation the wisdom that extends beyond what an FOQA, that engine overboosts on takeoff Safety Information Analysis and Sharing individual pilot or airline encounters is were being caused by a problem with (ASIAS) program. key to establishing baselines and norms the autothrottle engagement procedure Participation in safety data-collection for the entire industry. taught to pilots. Every overboost cost the programs such as ASAP and FOQA de- Individual airline programs are a great airline $250,000 in engine teardown and pends on deidentification of the data and start, but our industry, through the ASIAS rebuild. strong safeguards to protect the informa- program, is also taking a look at potential Thanks to the data collected through tion from misuse such as disciplinary ways to use data to develop a “360-degree programs such as ASAP and FOQA and action, certificate action, and litigation. view” through data sharing and analysis the work of CAST, the risk of fatal airline The importance of clearly defining the that improves our ability to proactively accidents has been cut by 83 percent. It’s expectations of these programs among detect and resolve safety issues. Our clear that—with ALPA pilots’ participation the FAA, the airline, and the pilot group union sits on the ASIAS Executive Board, in safety reporting programs—every data and maintaining the confidentiality of the which guides the direction of the program point collected holds the potential to tell process cannot be stressed enough. and its Issues Analysis Team, which helps the story of a safer airline industry.

6 Air Line Pilot July 2014 n Airline Industry News Domestic News that shares of Delta Air opted to avoid flying in (IATA) meeting in Qatar in Lines, Inc. reached a new 2013, costing airlines and June, IATA Director General and CEO Tony Tyler said ¼¼ The FAA announced 52-week high of $42.35 other businesses $35.7 bil- that on May 29 new air on June 4. So far this year, lion. Travelers most often one of the most serious traffic control procedures the company’s shares cited delays, cancellations, issues facing the global were implemented at the have soared more than 52 and fees as reasons to avoid industry is government Houston Metroplex. The percent. flying. regulations and bureaucra- cies that vary between FAA estimates these new ¼¼ According to CBS ¼¼ has over- NextGen procedures will save MoneyWatch, a study con- hauled its loyalty program nations. “We need to think operators $9.2 million annu- ducted by ResearchNow for to reward spending instead bigger and question whether ally in fuel costs by providing the U.S. Travel Association of mileage accrual, reported airspace for global con- more direct flight paths. showed some travelers the Chicago Tribune. The nectivity really needs to be managed based on political ¼¼ Per Reuters, a new report MileagePlus program chang- from Airlines for America es, which will favor business borders,” he said. (A4A) indicates that airline travelers who pay more for ¼¼ The International Civil travel will be up 1.5 percent tickets, takes effect in 2015. Aviation Organization this summer from the same Delta is also implementing (ICAO) announced that it time last year. A4A says changes to its program that will begin working toward approximately 210 million will take effect in 2015. developing standards for passengers will fly on U.S. tracking airline flights, no airlines this summer, includ- matter their global location ing 29.9 million passengers International News or destination. A specially convened ICAO meeting on international flights, which ¼¼ According to USA Today, is the highest number ever. at the International Air in Montreal, Que., Canada, in May established ¼¼ Yahoo! Finance reported E ric Davis Transport Association 

TheSidebar In Washington, D.C., the from summer’s heat. does everything. From unload- the trip outside air temperature Air Line Pilot’s technical ing cargo to being the pilot fly- and host- has edged up into the mid- editor, Jan W. Steenblik, ing and the pilot monitoring, ing Air Line 90s. And the temperatures enthusiastically volunteered the pilot in command must Pilot for in Canada are warming to profile Wasaya pilots earlier be well-trained, highly skilled, this feature up as well. So why a cover this year. His story pitch was motivated, and resourceful. article—an shot showing a cool day in simple: these ALPA pilots fly Jan was able to separately excellent May when ice still covered in some of the most challeng- profile Capt. Dave Dunbar and way to highlight the unique the lakes in northwestern ing conditions. Sometimes Capt. Paddy Morrissey during abilities of ALPA members. Ontario? Honestly, the they do it with a one-person their trips north from Pickle Namaste. Or as Capt. accompanying article, crew. ALPA has long been a Lake (CYPL) and Red Lake Mike Geer (Delta) relayed to “Caravan Captains” (page vocal safety advocate for two (CYRL), Ontario, respectively. me recently: What did the 26), featuring Wasaya or more flightcrew members Special thanks to F/O yogi tell his friends when pilots’ life on the line is in the cockpit, but a few James Harding, the Wasaya pi- they asked him to join them too great a story to hold airlines maintain single-pilot lots’ Master Executive Council for a movie? Na-mastay. for colder weather. And operations for some of their (MEC) chairman, Capt. Rob perhaps reading the article flying. Watson, MEC vice chairman, Sharon B. Vereb will bring a slight bit of What does a one-person and Capt. Eric Buckler, Wasaya Editor in Chief relief to those suffering crew mean? That line pilot chief pilot, for coordinating Air Line Pilot

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a framework for irates Airline, posted ¼¼ The New medium- and an annual profit of $1.1 York Times long-term billion. The company said reported that to future tracking the profit represented a 32 better handle efforts. In con- percent increase over the luggage and junction with an previous year. help travelers

International Air Transport ¼¼ According to Forbes, some A ir Canada photo track their bags, Association task force, ICAO long-haul airlines are updat- some airlines will work to develop a con- ing their cabins to pamper are working cept of how flight-tracking their highest-paying cus- on developing data will be shared, with tomers with luxuries that go business-class seats feature electronic luggage tags whom, and under what beyond a seat that lies flat. the latest inflight entertain- equipped with GPS tech- circumstances. Etihad will have three-room ment systems and Wi-Fi. And nology. British Airways and ¼¼ The News Daily reported suites, including showers, Air Canada offers secluded Air France-KLM hope to that Emirates Group, the in first class in its newest cabins with lie-flat seats that debut their electronic tags parent company of Em- Airbus A380. SAS’s new have massaging headrests. later this year. l n FrontLines ■■JetBlue Pilots and Company cessible grievance-arbitration need as they move forward locations signifies a milestone Agree to Interim Grievance- procedures for pilots who with the JetBlue membership achievement for the U.S. Arbitration Procedures believe they have been wrong- drive. airline industry. Because it en- On June 17, JetBlue pilot fully disciplined or have not ables Transportation Security leaders announced an interim been afforded the appropriate ■■KCM Expands to 54th Administration [TSA] security agreement with management pay rates or working condi- Airport officers to make that creates procedures to tions under their existing work On June 17, these verifications, efficiently manage pilot griev- rules or any other applicable Louisville airline pilots—who ances and discipline cases agreement currently in effect. International already undergo while the pilots work toward The agreement also sets forth Airport (SDF) in Louisville, thorough criminal background their first collective bargain- the rules for “Association Ky., became the 54th airport and employment checks—can ing agreement. The JetBlue leave” and further guarantees in the United States to offer be screened more efficiently.” Master Executive Council that pilots under investigation the Known Crewmember Currently 45 airlines have (MEC) unanimously approved by JetBlue will have ALPA (KCM) program. Earlier in pilots using KCM, and 34 of the interim agreement. representation. June, KCM became opera- those airlines’ flight attendants “This agreement represents In related news, JetBlue tional at Wichita Dwight D. also use KCM. ALPA’s goal a significant first step in estab- MEC reps participated in Eisenhower National Airport is for all U.S. airlines to join lishing a collective bargaining a mini ALPA Leadership (ICT) in Kansas, Mo., Bradley the program and have it be relationship with JetBlue,” said Conference in Herndon, International Airport (BDL) available nationwide. For the Capt. Jim Bigham, the pilots’ Va., in May. After a warm in Hartford, Conn., Tucson most up-to-date information MEC chairman. “We were able welcome from Capt. Andy International Airport (TUS) on the current KCM airports, to work constructively with Nelson (Spirit), a mem- in Arizona, and El Paso select the KCM tab on the the company to finalize this ber of ALPA’s National International (ELP) Airport ALPA app for iPhones and agreement in a timely fashion Leadership Committee, the in Texas. And in late May, Android devices or visit www. because we focused on our temporary reps received KCM became operational knowncrewmember.org. mutual interest in having an briefings from ALPA staff at Reno-Tahoe International efficient and binding proce- from the Communications, Airport (RNO) and Cincinnati/ ■■Urge Your Senators to Vote dure for resolving disputes. Engineering & Air Safety, Northern Kentucky Yes for the Klobuchar-Coats- We look forward to continuing Finance, Government Affairs, International Airport (CVG). Schatz-Blunt Amendment, to work together productively Legal, Membership, and Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s Deny NAI to secure the future of the Representation Departments. president, noted that Pilots scored a major victory to company and its pilots.” The conference provided the “The expansion of Known Deny NAI on June 9 when the The agreement provides ac- volunteers with the skills they Crewmember to more than 50 U.S. House of Representatives

8 Air Line Pilot July 2014 n FrontLines (continued) unanimously passed the Round 2. Scan the QR code to Westmoreland-DeFazio send a message to your U.S. Amendment to H.R. 4745, the senator or go to www.alpa. FY 2015 Transportation org/issues. Also Appropriations bill. Not call your senator one member of the through the House of Representatives Capitol switch- opposed ALPA’s efforts board at 202-224- to level the playing field 3121 and urge for U.S. pilots. him or her to vote “Thanks to the tremen- yes on the Klobuchar-Coats- dous leadership of Rep. Schatz-Blunt Amendment to Westmoreland [R-Ga.] and Deny NAI. Every e-mail, tweet, Rep. DeFazio [D-Ore.], this and phone call counts!

amendment specifically To learn more, scan the QR Chris Weaver prohibits shopping for cheap code above to watch a video More than 100 aviation safety reps and government and industry labor and simply requires the featuring ALPA’s president. leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., on June 16 at ALPA’s Department of Transportation Proactive Use of Data: International Progress Toward a Just to follow the law and provi- ■■U.S. Airlines in “Survival Culture Symposium to discuss advancing data-sharing efforts. sions agreed to in the U.S.-EU Mode” Against Unfair Foreign Transport Agreement when Competition Washington, D.C., to call about specific actions the considering an application for U.S. airlines and their workers on the U.S. government to U.S. government must take to a foreign air carrier permit,” are in “survival mode” in their restore a fair marketplace (see level the playing field for U.S. said Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s fight to compete against for- “Everywhere I Go Today, I See airlines. president. “Congress has a eign airlines that do business Airline Pilots,” page 22). For more information and responsibility to make sure with unfair economic advan- “Some foreign airlines to read the latest version that U.S. airlines do business tages, warns ALPA in its new do business with enormous of ALPA’s white paper, visit in a fair marketplace and that white paper issued on May 29. amounts of state support. levelingtheplayingfield.alpa. the U.S. government’s trans- ALPA released Leveling the This is not fair competition,” org and join the conversa- portation funds don’t hand an Playing Field for U.S. Airlines explained Capt. Lee Moak, tion at #LevelWithUs and advantage to foreign airlines and Their Employees 3.0: ALPA’s president, who was #LevelThePlayingField. that try to cheat the system.” Survival Mode in conjunc- joined at the briefing by pilots Senators Amy Klobuchar tion with its 2nd Annual from the union’s mainline, ■■ALPA Hosts Just Culture (D-Minn.), Dan Coats (R-Ind.), Government Affairs Legislative all-cargo, and And Data-Sharing Symposium Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Summit, which drew more pilot groups. “Still others have Aviation safety data-gathering and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) have than 150 airline pilots from concocted business schemes and analysis programs, such as filed an amendment to across the United States to to skirt their national laws FOQA and ASAP, have made the Senate’s version of the and gain unfair economic enormous contributions to FY 2015 Transportation advantages in attracting improving airline safety in Appropriations bill (which as international passengers. North America, and similar of press time was pending This is not playing by the efforts are beginning to take business in the Senate). This rules.” root on other continents. On amendment ALPA’s white paper June 16, ALPA brought together mirrors the lays out why and how U.S. more than 100 aviation safety amendment government leaders must representatives and govern- passed in the act from an international, ment and industry leaders from House. If you consumer, and one-level-of- around the world to discuss have already safety-and-security perspec- how to further data-sharing signed the tive to ensure that U.S. efforts in Washington, D.C., petition and/or participated airlines have a fair opportu- at the Proactive Use of Data: in ALPA’s Call to Action to the nity in the marketplace. The International Progress Toward a House of Representatives, policy framework makes 15 Just Culture Symposium. More it’s time to step up again for sets of recommendations than 100 additional  July 2014 Air Line Pilot 9 n FrontLines (continued)

participants from 29 countries gathered through voluntary, with the Federal Bureau of The reward is tuned in to the webcast. confidential self-reporting Investigation (FBI) to expand now available “Data sharing is pivotal if safety programs, which need its campaign to raise public nationwide. we’re to enhance safety world- to be resolved. awareness about the conse- “The wide,” said FAA Administrator Capt. Sean Cassidy, ALPA’s quences of illegal laser attacks increased Michael Huerta, the keynote first vice president and on aircraft to include all 50 availability of speaker. “And I think there’s national safety coordinator, states. handheld lasers in recent years little doubt that data sharing declared, “The establishment The FBI, along with ALPA has led to a 1,100 percent rise has the potential to be the of effective proactive safety and the FAA, launched the in reported laser attacks on single-greatest catalyst for data programs has been a key campaign at 12 FBI field aircraft since 2005,” said Capt. aviation safety in the decades issue on ALPA’s agenda for offices earlier this year and Sean Cassidy, ALPA’s first vice to come.” Distinguished panel- many years now and has been is broadening the initiative president. “The initial phase ists from Canada, Europe, and the focus of discussions at based on results that have of the campaign resulted in every level in our organization. reduced the overall number an immediate decrease in the ALPA’s goal is to work with our of laser strikes on aircraft. The number of reported incidents, industry and government part- test program raised public which is a clear example of ners to make these programs awareness about the dangers the campaign’s effectiveness. part of the fundamental fabric of illegal laser illuminations We look forward to once of our airlines. We want to of aircraft through a series of again working with the FBI to see them well developed, well public service announcements, reinforce the fact that aiming maintained, and well used to billboards, and news media a laser at an aircraft is not a

Chris Weaver identify risks in our operations outreach, resulting in a 19 harmless prank.” before there is any adverse percent decrease in the num- This phase of the cam- effect on those operations.” ber of reported incidents in paign will run through early FAA Administrator Huerta speaks Stay tuned for additional the major metropolitan areas September and will involve at the just culture symposium. coverage of this event in the of the 12 field offices. A key state and local law enforce- August issue of Air Line Pilot. component of the campaign ment support in all 50 states the United States expanded is a reward of up to $10,000 as well as Guam and Puerto on varying issues, including ■■Laser Threat Awareness for information leading to the Rico. fundamental concerns regard- Campaign Expands Nationally arrest of any individual who To read more about this ing use and misuse of data On June 3, ALPA collaborated aims a laser at an aircraft. issue, scan the QR code above MarketWatch Airlines Parent Company Stock Symbol 5/31/2013 5/30/2014 % Chg. Hawaiian Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ: HA $5.96 $15.44 159.1% American Eagle, Piedmont, Psa Group, Inc.1 NASDAQ: AAL $17.57 $40.16 128.6% Delta, Delta Air Lines2 NYSE: DAL $18.01 $39.91 121.6% Spirit , Inc. NASDAQ: SAVE $30.43 $59.08 94.2% AirTran NYSE: LUV $14.13 $26.39 86.8% Alaska Alaska Holdings, Inc.3 NYSE: ALK $56.82 $98.46 73.3% Air Transat Transat A.T., Inc. TSX: TRZ.B $5.31 $8.84 66.5% Jazz Chorus Aviation TSX: CHR.B $2.43 $3.97 63.4% JetBlue JetBlue Airways Corporation4 NASDAQ: JBLU $6.21 $9.66 55.6% Air Transport International Air Transport Services Group, Inc. nasDAQ: ATSG $6.05 $9.08 50.1% FedEx Express FedEx Corporation NYSE: FDX $96.34 $144.16 49.6% United United Continental Holdings, Inc. NYSE: UAL $32.46 $44.37 36.7% Atlantic Southeast, ExpressJet skyWest, Inc. NASDAQ: SKYW $14.02 $11.44 -18.4% Bearskin, Calm Air Exchange Income Corporation TSX: EIF $26.82 $21.40 -20.2% 1US Airways and American completed their merger on Dec. 9, 2013. The price shown above for May 30, 2014, is the stock price of the new company, traded as “AAL” on the NASDAQ. The price shown for May 31, 2013, is the price of the old US Airways stock, which was traded on the NYSE as “LCC.” That stock ceased trading on Dec. 6, 2013. Under the terms of the merger agreement, US Airways stockholders received one share of common stock of the combined airline for each share of US Airways common stock then held. 2Delta Air Lines announced a $0.06 dividend on May 7, 2014. 3Alaska Airlines announced a $0.25 dividend on May 21, 2014. 4JetBlue Airways Corporation is the parent company of JetBlue Airlines. JetBlue pilots voted for ALPA representation on April 22, 2014.

10 Air Line Pilot July 2014 to go to ALPA’s laser threat said Cassidy. the security of the flight deck rule for airline transparency awareness campaign website. “The traveling public de- and, as a result, ensuring the for à la carte voluntary pas- serves to see NextGen con- safety of those in the air and senger options is not lost ■■ALPA Praises Value and tinue and flourish, and that’s on the ground.” upon us,’ said Capt. Lee Moak, Progress of NextGen going to mean a commitment ALPA’s president. ‘It is in ALPA representatives, led from stakeholders to continue ■■ALPA Continues Push stark contrast to the by Capt. Lee Moak, the following FAA’s lead and a For Transparent Airfare mandate the DOT put Association’s president, in commitment from Congress Advertisement on airlines in the 2012 early June participated in to recognize the value of this rule that prohibited multiple government-industry program and see it through to them from item- forums highlighting the prog- completion,” Moak added. izing involuntary ress and value of NextGen, the government- multiyear, multibillion-dollar ■■ALPA Commends House imposed taxes effort to modernize the U.S. Support of FFDO Program more promi- airspace and air traffic man- “The Federal Flight Deck nently than the agement capability. Officer [FFDO] program is airfare itself. ALPA reps universally a proven and cost-effective This proposed praised the FAA leaders in tool to enhance security. policy is backwards and ensuring that all stakeholders ALPA stands with the House “The Department of shortsighted, and we urge the are involved and continuing to Committee on Appropriations Transportation [DOT] released DOT to consider the potential keep such a large transporta- in opposing the administra- a 118-page proposed rule long-term ramifications of tion improvement project tion’s budget request to yesterday that claims to regulatory burdens, which moving. reduce funding for the FFDO benefit the traveling public,” include reduction of service. “Parts of NextGen are here program by $4.7 million,” commented the Association “‘It’s a painful but obvious now, generating efficiencies, commented ALPA on June 11 regarding the DOT’s May formula,’ Moak continued. improving safety, and saving regarding the U.S. House of 21 announcement about its ‘Small- and medium-sized time and money every day Representatives Committee notice of proposed rulemaking communities are the first to with every flight at major on Appropriations’ markup of regarding airfare advertise- feel the brunt of reduction of airports,” said Moak. “We saw the Department of Homeland ments. “In ALPA’s view, on service as they are often the examples, one after another, Security’s Appropriations bill, the surface, the proposed rule least profitable communities. of efficiency improvements, which opposes the proposed sounds consumer-focused, but That inevitably leads to a fewer delays, better traffic budget cuts to the FFDO the regulatory burden may reduction in jobs. We’ve seen management, lower fuel use, program contained in the potentially increase airfare it before, and it will happen and reduced noise and emis- administration’s proposed FY costs for consumers and/or again. The regulatory require- sions. With FAA’s continued 2015 budget. reduce air service. Both would ments should not make the leadership, I am convinced we “Each year, while safely and be negative outcomes for industry weaker. Instead, the will see this trend continue efficiently transporting pas- customers, airlines, and airline government should consider and strengthen.” sengers and cargo, thousands employees, including 51,000 pro-aviation regulations that ALPA has long supported of fully trained and deputized ALPA pilots. recognize the industry as a NextGen and is actively par- ALPA pilots volunteer their “In a pricing environment national and global economic ticipating in the development time and make great personal that is highly volatile and sub- engine.’ process. Capt. Sean Cassidy, and professional sacrifices to ject to competitive response “ALPA remains committed ALPA’s first vice president and ensure the safety and security and public outcry, raising fares to providing the traveling national safety coordinator, of the nation’s flight decks as is often not possible, which public with a positive travel echoed Moak’s praise. “The part of the FFDO program,” means airlines could have to experience, but maintains FAA has a tough job managing ALPA noted. swallow the regulatory burden that the vast majority of the the workload required to build “The administration’s posi- or cut service if forced to DOT’s existing consumer NextGen in the face of com- tion on funding for the FFDO adhere to the new proposed rights regulations are mis- petition for scarce resources, program is counterintuitive to rule, which appears potentially guided and provide little, if and they need to know they’ll its stated value as a risk-based costly and burdensome with- any, benefit to passengers. have long-term funding sup- approach to aviation security. out providing a real benefit to The rising burden of such port if we expect them to The FFDO program is ex- consumers. regulations is undermin- continue the improvements,” tremely effective at improving “‘The irony of the proposed ing the U.S. airline  July 2014 Air Line Pilot 11 n FrontLines (continued) industry’s ability to compete mittee. Newman received an in scheduled airline operations United. In addition, pilots globally, become sustainably Outstanding Leader Award for than any other cause. from American, Republic, profitable, and expand its his work with RTCA Special The symposium explored and SkyWest joined the workforce. ALPA will further Committee 203, Unmanned how to recognize, avoid, and ALPA representatives for study this new 118-page rule Aircraft Systems Standards, recover from LOC-I events portions of the two-day with these concerns in mind.” to determine the basic opera- with emphasis on preventing meeting. ALPA staff from the tional performance and func- a LOC-I event from occurring. Communications, Economic ■■ALPA Reps Take Part in tional requirements for large Three pilots from ALPA’s & Financial Analysis, RTCA Symposium unmanned aircraft systems Human Factors and Training Government Affairs, and ALPA played a prominent role needed to safely integrate Group participated in the Representation Departments at this year’s RTCA Global them into the national air- symposium as presenters and were on hand to serve as a Aviation Symposium, held space system. panel members. Capt. Dave resource for the pilots. June 4–5 in Washington, D.C. The annual symposium McKenney (United) talked The FFD Committee meet- As part of the symposium, examines current and emerg- about managing automation ing included a discussion of Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s presi- ing NextGen and U.S. national and pilot monitor- the top issues fac- dent, spoke on a panel titled airspace system issues facing ing. Capt. Bryan ing regional pilots. “View from Policy Leaders: the aviation community. Burks (Alaska) The committee The Biggest Challenges Facing moderated a dis- members will work the FAA.” In addition, Capt. ■■ALPA Participates in Loss of cussion on finding with their indi- Sean Cassidy, ALPA’s first vice Control-Inflight Symposium ways to improve vidual MECs, the president and national safety In late May, ALPA reps attend- how pilots train President’s Office, coordinator, participated in a ed the Loss of Control-Inflight and conduct for and staff to finalize discussion titled “View from (LOC-I) Symposium, hosted routine operations, Reidemar a strategic action the World of Remotely Piloted by the International Civil and participated on a panel plan to meet the challenges Systems: The Evolution to Aviation Organization (ICAO) discussion regarding train- and capitalize on opportuni- Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Montreal, Que., Canada. ing for upset prevention ties for pilots’ jobs today and Integration in the National Pilots, regulators, manufactur- and recovery. F/O Helena careers tomorrow. Airspace System.” ers, operators, and training Reidemar (Delta) discussed Bridger Newman, an avia- and human factors experts the work and report of a pilot ■■Delta Ratifies LOA with FAR tion safety and security spe- met to discuss all aspects of monitoring group for which 117-Related Modifications cialist in ALPA’s Engineering LOC-I, which is one of ICAO’s she serves as co-chair. The Delta Master Executive & Air Safety Department, three principal safety pri- Council (MEC) on May 22 was honored at a symposium orities. During the past eight ■■FFD Pilots Convene Summit unanimously ratified Letter luncheon for his role as a years, LOC-I accidents have In Washington, D.C. of Agreement (LOA) #14- lead on an RTCA special com- accounted for more fatalities On June 3–4, leaders from 12 01—ModificationsR elated to ALPA fee-for-departure (FFD) FAR 117. This LOA modifies pilot groups came together in the pilot working agreement Washington, D.C., agreed on (PWA) to better align Delta a governance structure, and pilots’ work rules with the recommended Capt. Richard terms and nomenclature used Swindell () as the in the new FAR and to make chair of the ALPA President’s improvements to the PWA. National Fee-for-Departure This negotiation was Committee. the culmination of seven Pilots from Air Wisconsin, months of work by the pilots’ Atlantic Southeast, Compass, Negotiating Committee that Endeavor Air, , consisted of more than 30 ExpressJet, Jazz, Mesa, meetings with the company Piedmont, PSA, and Trans and updates provided to and States attended the meeting, direction received from the along with Master Executive MEC at five regular and two ALPA staff member Bridger Newman, left, receives RTCA’s Council (MEC) leaders from special meetings, all while Outstanding Leader Award from Edward Bolen, RTCA’s chairman. Delta, FedEx Express, and supported by a large number

12 Air Line Pilot July 2014 of other members of the Delta ■■Air Wisconsin and Jazz MEC committee structure. Hold Joint MEC Meeting in The LOA contains improve- Montreal ments to the PWA, reflecting Showing that they have the pilot group’s continued more commonalities than proactive engagement with differences, the Air Wisconsin management on a wide range and Jazz Master Executive of issues. Councils (MECs) met in late May in Montreal, Que., ■■North American Shuts Canada, to discuss the issues Down; ALPA Secures $654,000 facing fee-for-departure (FFD) For Contract Violations airlines in the United States After months of uncertainty and Canada. The two groups and court proceedings, North have cooperated before, with American Airlines recently MEC officers being invited to Capt. Richard Swindell (Air Wisconsin) closed its operations with its the other’s MEC meetings; pictured with the crystal goose. final flight on June 7. North however, this is the first meet- American parent company ing to include all members of had both MECs. Joint discussions non-Canadian pilot to receive launched a summer-long defaulted on loan commit- focused on the state of the the crystal goose. “unity tour” of fun events ments in bankruptcy to FFD industry and negotiating for the group’s almost 3,000 Cerberus Capital Management, strategies. The groups also ■■ALPA New Hires at Jazz pilots. The events were kicked its primary creditor and finan- met separately to address Get First Preference off on June 20 with a gather- cier, in March. Shortly after- property-specific issues. As Air On May 27, the Jazz Master ing at the Wet ‘n’ Wild Splash ward, the airline furloughed Wisconsin and Jazz continue Executive Council (MEC) Town water park just north of its JFK-based pilots, to build ties and relationships, unanimously passed a let- Houston in Spring, Tex. There including some pilots who were plans are in the works for ter of understanding (LOU) are five more events sched- furloughed out of seniority additional joint meetings in that will give new-hire pilots uled for this summer, includ- order. This move left only the the future. who are active or inactive ing Elitch Gardens in Denver, airline’s Washington Dulles- During the last day of ALPA members the highest Colo., on July 18; Cedar Point based pilots in service. the three-day joint meeting, seniority numbers available near Cleveland, Ohio, on ’ Capt. Richard Swindell (Air to that class. The remainder July 28; the Schlitterbahn assets used to fly its Dulles op- Wisconsin), his pilot group’s of the new-hire class will be Waterpark in Kansas City, Mo., erations were recently sold to MEC chairman, received assigned seniority numbers on August 8; the Action Park . ALPA a crystal goose from Capt. by lottery. This LOU is now near Newark, N.J., on August filed grievances related to the Claude Buraglia, the Jazz MEC in effect and will apply to all 18; and WhirlyBall in Chicago, furloughs and certain other chairman, for his work with future new-hire classes. Ill., on September 19. company contract violations the Jazz MEC and his advo- “As ALPA pilots, we have an The Family Awareness and, through the bankruptcy cacy of cross-border unity obligation to assist our fellow events will give the pilots and process, has successfully building. Swindell conducted members, especially those their loved ones a chance secured funds of $654,000 on research with the Jazz MEC who have been furloughed,” to relax together while also behalf of the pilots related to on leadership and member- said Capt. Claude Buraglia, getting informal briefings these grievances. The money ship engagement with the the pilots’ MEC chairman. from the Master Executive will be held in an account until union. “This will help ALPA pilots Council and other volunteers the funds are distributed to The crystal goose is sym- who come to our property on joint contract negotiations, the pilots in accordance with bolic of the former Canadian and recognize their commit- the merger with Atlantic ALPA policy. Air Line Pilots Association ment to our profession and Southeast, and other union The pilots have the backing before it merged with ALPA, our union.” work. ExpressJet pilots who of ALPA’s Furloughed Pilot and the bedrock on which want to learn more about Support Program, including the goose is mounted comes ■■ExpressJet Families Kick Off the tour or RSVP for events up-to-date information on job from the Canadian Shield 2014 Unity Tour should visit ExpressJetSPC. opportunities at airlines cur- and is symbolic of Canada. The ExpressJet Family alpa.org and click on the rently hiring. Swindell is only the third Awareness Committee has RSVP tab.  July 2014 Air Line Pilot 13 n FrontLines (continued)

■■Mesa Pilots Enjoy ■■Wasaya MEC Holds PUB pilots based in Sioux Lookout need for a broader solution The Outdoors at Family Events joined the MEC officers for to Endeavor’s hiring prob- Awareness Event The Wasaya Master Executive the second PUB event. The lems—one that addresses job On May 18, the Mesa Master Council (MEC) recently held its MEC covered the same topics progression to Delta, pay and Executive Council (MEC) held first two pilot unity building from the previous week. benefits for Endeavor’s cur- its second Family Awareness (PUB) events in its domicile “This style of meeting was rent pilots, and demonstrates event of the year at the U.S. cities of Thunder Bay and well received by the pilots; a level of commitment to National Whitewater Center Sioux Lookout, Ont., Canada. they enjoyed the atmosphere current Endeavor pilots on par in Charlotte, N.C. More than On May 9 a group of pilots and being informed,” said with what Delta and Endeavor 80 Mesa pilots and their met in Thunder Bay with the Watson. “We let the pilots have just given new hires,” families came out to zip line, MEC to discuss various issues, know that even if we don’t noted Allen. “Currently, nearly paddleboard, raft, and rock including ALPA benefits; know what is available [from every Endeavor first officer’s climb, in addition to other professionalism; suggestions ALPA], we just make a phone pay is capped at a wage much fun activities. The event for content on the pilots’ call and the floodgates open.” lower than peers at other was also an opportunity for MEC website, which is being regional airlines, and many ■■Endeavor Air Pilots have been stuck in the copi- Comment on New Hiring lot’s seat for as many as seven Program or eight years without the “To be asked to accept that opportunity to be promoted new-hire pilots, who gave to higher-paying captain posi- nothing to rescue this com- tions, a trend worsened by the pany from bankruptcy and fact that captains continue to who have not played a part be forced back to first officer in its revitalization, are more jobs as Endeavor Air’s fleet of valuable to the airline and the airplanes shrinks. brand than our current pilots “Our goal is to secure is intolerable,” commented a comprehensive package Capt. Jonathan Allen, the that addresses the needs of Endeavor Air pilots’ Master the company, its pilots, and Executive Council (MEC) chair- prospective new hires—a Mesa pilots and their families enjoyed a day out at the National man, on June 3 regarding the program that truly promises Whitewater Center in May. and Endeavor all of us a future. This is the Air announcement of a jobs only solution that fairly recog- pilots to hear the latest news updated; and more. Also program that will be offered nizes our contributions and from MEC and Negotiating attending the PUB event was to new Endeavor pilots. The the only path that can achieve Committee members. the technical editor for Air program, known as “Endeavor the buy-in and support of the “As our negotiations go Line Pilot, who spent the week to Delta” (EtD), essentially MEC and this pilot group.” into their third year,” said in Ontario covering a story for guarantees a job at Delta to F/O Jake Clymo, the acting the magazine (see “Caravan new-hire pilots at Endeavor ■■First Air Installs Inflight MEC chairman, “it’s more Captains,” page 26). Air. Although current Data System important than ever that “The pilots welcomed hear- Endeavor pilots are eligible In the wake of the disap- we remain unified and ing about the opportunities to participate in their own pearance of Malaysian Flight focused on our goals—and and invaluable resources ALPA interview process with Delta, 370, as airlines worldwide not let the status quo lull us has to offer from a staff mem- that process has only resulted examine ways to improve into inaction. These events ber’s perspective rather than in a Delta job offer for about their ability to detect safety allow the pilots to ask the one of their fellow pilots,” said 50 percent of the Endeavor problems on airplanes in tough questions and get the Capt. Rob Watson, the MEC pilots who have applied. flight, flightcrew members straight scoop from their vice chairman. “A few guys “It is wrong that new hires at First Air have collaborated ALPA representatives. It also had a whole new perspective should get what Delta itself with management to make gives our families the chance of ALPA afterwards, which is a calls a ‘ticket to Delta’ while their airline one of the first to get together and enjoy a big step for a small pilot group we continue to be offered to install such a system. First day with their Mesa ALPA to have this awareness.” only a coin toss. Air is the launch customer family.” On May 18, a group of “The MEC has stressed the for the FLYHTStream system,

14 Air Line Pilot July 2014 14—Mesa Air Shuttle Flight professional staff personnel, 2853, from Meadows Field and their immediate family Airport in Bakersfield, Calif., members living in the same to Phoenix Sky Harbor household, are eligible to con- International Airport in tribute to ALPA-PAC. ALPA-PAC Arizona—just one day before maintains and enforces a policy his 65th birthday. Snell’s of refusing to accept contribu- wife, daughters, sons, and tions from any other source. To grandchild came along for learn more about ALPA-PAC, go the ride. to www.alpapac.com. The Phoenix fire depart- ment met the airplane for a ceremonial retirement wash-down before Snell was greeted at the gate by pilots, Capt. Ed Snell (Mesa) is accompanied by his wife, daughters, sons, flight attendants, and other and grandchild on his final flight before retiring. well-wishers. A crowd of nearly 50 attended a special which automatically begins work, the Compass pilots’ retirement dinner for Snell live-streaming selected flight Contract Committee has that evening. A former Air ■■P4P—Ready When You recorder data via satellite to a created a new online dispute Midwest pilot, Snell flew for Need It ground station if an airplane tracking system in which nearly 30 years. Hurricane season for the experiences difficulty while pilots at the Delta Connection Atlantic basin is here, and airborne. carrier can log in and report ■■Moak Challenges Members the National Oceanic and First Air became interested potential contract compliance To Back the PAC and Outshine Atmospheric Administration in the system several years problems. NATCA has predicted that 9 to 13 ago because it does most of The pilots can log in to the Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s named tropical storms and its flying in remote, rugged site (CPZPilotIssue.alpa.org) president, is challenging the 3 to 6 hurricanes will form parts of the Arctic. Weighing and file a report with support- Association’s more than in the North Atlantic Ocean safety improvements against ing documentation—includ- 51,000 members to surpass during the next six months. the need to ensure that all ing pay stubs, schedules, the National Air Traffic This sobering forecast data are used only for safety e-mail correspondence, Controllers’ (NATCA) 2013 serves as a reminder that purposes, the First Air Master etc.—whenever they suspect Political Action Committee when ALPA pilots and their Executive Council has agreed management is (PAC) donation totals. families fall victim to wide- to allow the restricted use violating their con- NATCA has about spread disasters, the ALPA of streaming inflight data tract. The Contract 15,000 members, Emergency Relief Fund— under only three very limited Committee will and they contributed Pilots for Pilots (P4P)—is conditions: an engine fire, review the informa- more than $3 million available to provide for their an engine failure, or a loss tion and determine in 2013. Last year, immediate needs. Funded of pressurization. These whether a violation ALPA-PAC raised a primarily from contributions are all events in which the has occurred. The system is third of this amount. “If we by ALPA members and staff, flight crew would initiate the secure, private, and password- want to win in Washington, P4P is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit “event” process under their protected, and pilots who file we’re going to have to do organization and is one of current SOP. First Air hopes to reports can track the progress better,” he says. Scan the QR the many tangible benefits of launch the new system soon of their issue by logging in code to watch Moak’s video belonging to the Association. throughout its fleet of ATR and reviewing the report and learn why you should Donations are tax-deduct- and B-737 combis and B-767 status. contribute to ALPA-PAC. ible in the United States, and and Hercules freighters. The descriptions of the Air P4P is available to both U.S. ■■Mesa Pilot Concludes Long Line Pilots Association PAC and Canadian ALPA members. ■■Compass Pilots Now Have Career are not a solicitation to con- To learn more about the fund, Use of Dispute Tracking Congratulations to retir- tribute to the PAC. Only ALPA make a donation, or request System ing Capt. Ed Snell (Mesa), members, ALPA executives, a grant, visit www.alpa.org/ After more than a year of who flew his last trip May and senior administrative and relieffund. l

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n Canada Board Meets, sional pilot, with a focus on Congress, the Association’s that will begin on Aug. 21, Advances Strategic safety.” Pilots for Pilots (P4P) program, 2014. “We are proud to have Priorities Capt. Dan Adamus (Jazz), and the Board of Insurance collaborated with Kathy on On June 4–5, members of Canada Board president, briefed Trustees, emphasizing the im- several occasions during her ALPA’s Canada Board con- the group on the status of portance of the Canada Board’s tenure on the safety board, vened in Thunder Bay, Ont., updating flight- and duty-time support for, and promotion of, culminating a four-decade to take action on a number regulations in Canada, securing these programs and affiliations. career in aviation. She has of agenda items and advance jumpseat access for flight crews, After reviewing the board’s been extensively involved in the Association’s strategic and the Association’s ongoing strategic plan and agreeing aviation activities throughout priorities. The meeting kicked efforts to effect changes to to take it up in depth at the her career. She holds an off the prior evening with programs that enable airlines next meeting, board members airline transport pilot license, an informal meet-and-greet to hire foreign pilots. Capt. Brad discussed other topics, including has flown more than 4,500 between the Canada Board Small (Air Transat), board vice staffing Canadian ALPA com- hours, and still flies part-time and the president, director of president, described ALPA’s mittees, internal and external as an instructor and pilot Flight Operations, and chief active participation in the recent organizing, and the Best Doctors examiner. pilot of Bearskin Airlines, International Federation of Air consulting service. The next “Kathy is an excellent which is headquartered in Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) ALPA Canada Board meeting is choice to lead the safety Thunder Bay. conference and on federation scheduled for mid-November in board, and ALPA looks for- During the two-day technical committees, the Global Kelowna, B.C. ward to our continued meeting, representatives Pilots’ Symposium, and ALPA’s excellent relationship with from all nine Canadian ALPA upcoming Air Safety Forum, and n ALPA Congratulates Fox on the Transportation Safety pilot groups and the Canada encouraged ALPA pilots to take Appointment to Chair of the Board of Canada,” noted the Board officers discussed part in these global forums. TSB of Canada Association. ALPA’s strategic priorities Capt. Georges Dawood “ALPA congratulates Kathy Fox “We also offer our best and initiatives related to the (Jazz), board secretary-treasurer, on her appointment to chair wishes to the outgoing chair board’s mission: “To work reported that the board is in of the Transportation Safety of the board, Wendy Tadros. collectively as the leading sound financial shape. He also Board of Canada,” commented We have enjoyed working advocate and representative gave an overview of ALPA’s affili- the Association on June 17 with her and wish her success for the Canadian profes- ation with the Canadian Labour regarding Fox’s four-year term in her future endeavors.” l Have You Read? Dancing Through the Maze By Capt. William Leonardi Writing is a very private act; “publishing,” A favorite paragraph describes Leonardi confronted by a group however, has the same root as “public.” of harried customer service agents during a quick turn in Bogota, Publishing one’s writing is an act of daring, as Colombia, the flight now hours late because of an extended weather much as landing an airplane full of passengers. delay in Quito: Capt. William Leonardi (Continental, Ret.) “As the cockpit door opens, I turn in my seat to face them. They has had the courage to write a heartfelt, very bring the odor of anguish with them. I smell passenger rage and personal memoir, Dancing Through the Maze. disgust smeared on their clothing, percolating up like vapor. Invisible Bill Leonardi grew up in Brooklyn, a disaffected youth who angry passenger aromas wafting off wrinkled jackets and stained escaped via a college education in Illinois and a commission in the white shirts, sullying the warm electric odor of my home, here in the U.S. Navy, which sent him to Vietnam as a Lockheed Constellation cockpit.” EC-121 pilot, flying night radar jamming missions over Hanoi amidst One particular disappointment: In the chapter “Quito with Jerry,” flares and flak. He returned, like many vets, disconnected, disil- Leonardi recounts being paired, as an instructor, with a copilot who lusioned, and angry. had fewer than 100 hours in type—for a flight into Quito, Ecuador, Leonardi found refuge and much adventure in his transi- with an IFR night arrival between towering mountains. Leonardi tion to airline flying. He flew turboprops for Command Airways provides a vivid account of touching down at 195 mph (170 knots) in (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and a series of other employers before buying Quito and making a maximum effort to stop by runway’s end. Pretty a B-737 type rating and getting hired by People Express in 1983. exciting, but he never explains why they ended up putting rubber on Continental later bought People Express, and Leonardi retired as a pavement at 170. That’s the kind of stuff every pilot wants to know! B-757/767 line check airman in 2003. —Reviewed by Jan W. Steenblik, Technical Editor

16 Air Line Pilot July 2014 Sharing Our Highlighting ALPA pilots’ commitment to flying for successful companies, the following is “good news” from our pilots’ airlines. To read these articles Success in their entirety, go to www.alpa.org/success.

Alaska Air Group Declares Two-for-One FedEx Strengthens Sustainable Access for Stock Split Company and Community announced on June 12 that FedEx Corp. released its sixth annual Global its Board of Directors has declared a two-for- Citizenship Report, outlining steps the com- one stock split to be effected in the form of a pany has taken to build a more sustainable stock dividend. The additional shares will be business by improving its operational efficiency distributed on July 9 to shareholders of record and engaging in local communities. as of June 23, 2014. The report notes that one key indicator of The stock split will increase Alaska Air these efforts has been the reduction of the Group’s outstanding shares from approximately company’s environmental footprint while expe- 68 million shares to about 136 million shares. riencing year-over-year growth. FedEx revenues This will be Alaska Air Group’s second two-for- were up in fiscal year 2013 while emissions one stock split since going public. The last stock from the company’s owned and operated fleet split was in March 2012. and facilities dropped by 1.3 percent. However, as the report outlines, FedEx leadership and United Operates First Flight at London improvements in its operational sustain- Heathrow’s New Terminal 2 ability—and its environmental and industry On June 4, United Airlines became the first impact—are just one of the many ways that airline to operate a flight at London Heathrow FedEx is providing long-term value to the busi- Airport’s new Terminal 2, The Queen’s ness and the communities in which it operates. Terminal. United Flight 958, a from In addition to environmental efficiency, the Chicago, arrived at Gate 38B at 5:49 a.m. local report outlines key progress in areas such as time. economics and market access, community and United Flight 958 was the first of United’s disaster relief, and people and workplace. 17 scheduled flight arrivals at Terminal 2 on June 4. The airline was scheduled to operate 17 departures from the terminal that day, bringing all of its operations at Heathrow—previously split between Terminals 1 and 4—“under one roof” for the first time. At Terminal 2, United customers will benefit from easier, faster routes through check-in and security.

July 2014 Air Line Pilot 17 The following quotes are compiled from congressional testimony, speeches, news clips, and other public documents. ALPA does not necessarily endorse these views but rather is OntheRecord informing members of recent statements by significant industry stakeholders.

“With this amendment, the House put its foot down on companies that ‘nation-shop’ to find the lowest-possible standards in order to save a few bucks.” —said Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) in a statement regarding an amendment to the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015 that would prevent the Department of Transportation from approving Norwegian Air International’s foreign air carrier permit application because the airline’s operations would contradict the U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement, which specifically prohibits any efforts to undermine labor standards

“The only thing that’s short in the industry is pay that the qualified pilots who are out there are willing to work for.” —commented Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s president, in a TIME article

“Their governments recognize that airlines are a facilitator of economic development and growth. Whereas here [in the West], governments, through lack of commitment, vision, or policy, have seen air transport stagnate.” —remarked Willie Walsh, CEO of Europe’s International Airlines Group, on the Middle East’s commitment to growing its aviation market share in a Vanity Fair article

“Foxx appears to be stuck in the middle of a battle between international standards and the U.S. airline industry, led in this case by the Air Line Pilots Association.” —wrote Ted Reed in a Forbes article on Norwegian Air International’s foreign air carrier permit application

“Delta recognizes that our commitment and responsibility extends well beyond our customers and includes being good global corporate citizens. Supporting the Carbon War Room is a great step forward as we strive to lead the industry in innovation and sustainability.” —said John Laughter, Delta’s senior vice president of corporate safety, security, and compliance, about the airline’s partnering with the nonprofit organization in an effort to accelerate low-carbon jet fuel production worldwide in a Travel and Tour World article

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n Rebounding Employment Employment in the passenger sector of the airline industry Passenger-Sector Airline Employment Rebounding is starting to rebound. The Bureau of Transportation 8.0% Statistics reported that full- time equivalent positions 6.0% were up 0.8 percent in March 4.0% from a year earlier. This marks the fourth consecutive year- 2.0% over-year increase in full-time Change 0.0% equivalent employees. Increases were seen at

Percent -2.0% airlines across the industry, -4.0% with the biggest percentage YOY increase coming from regional -6.0% airlines, with an increase of Regional Low Cost Network 1.0 percent. Low-cost airlines, -8.0% which include JetBlue and Jul-11 Jul-12 Jul-13 Spirit, increased 0.8 percent Jan-11Mar-11May-11 Sep-11Nov-11Jan-12Mar-12May-12 Sep-12Nov-12Jan-13Mar-13May-13 Sep-13Nov-13Jan-14Mar-14 from last year. Network airlines increased 0.6 percent from a Source: BTS, full-time equivalent employment year ago.

Productivity As airlines add employees, they also try to maximize Employee Productivity productivity. Productivity is a measure of output per 300 employee, and airlines want Network Low Cost Regional to generate as much traffic 280 per employee as possible. If airlines can generate more 260 output, measured in available seat miles (ASM) or block 240 hours, additional employee 220 costs should be met with higher revenue. Productivity Employee 200 varies among airlines depend- per ing on their business model. 180 Large mainline airlines with significant transcontinental or 160 international flying are likely ASM/1000 to show higher productivity 140 figures because they fly farther routes with longer flight times. 120 Regional airlines fly mainly short distances, thus reducing 100 their productivity. Low-cost 2010 2011 2012 2013 carriers’ higher productivity is driven by lower staffing levels Source: BTS, ALPA E&FA due to fewer aircraft types, higher aircraft utilization, and streamlined use of airport facilities.

July 2014 Air Line Pilot 19 Mailbag or her flight. If the captain Carrier Training Aviation does not require himself Rulemaking Committee or herself and the crew to will examine this issue with maintain flight currency, he ALPA’s active involvement. or she is not adhering to the Pilots should always follow requirements of a captain, company procedures regard- no matter the policies. Many ing manual captains have developed the flying. To view idea that it’s the company’s the article responsibility to train. that the letter A stabilized approach writer refers to, requires flying skill not neces- scan the QR sarily taught to any pilot. code. Most pilots do not know, nor are ever taught, the Good read  My grandson, Maxeoin, beat me to the mail stack again. You can’t start ’em too young. basic flight control required As a United retiree (1997), Capt. Clinton Johnson (Delta, Ret.) to trim an aircraft to the reading Air Line Pilot has approach indicated airspeed evolved more toward skim- Foreign airline industry’s PACs contrib- and direct it visually on a ming. But “Our Stories: competition uted $30–50 million a year collision course to the end of Ain’t No Mountain High I sometimes hear our instead of the $5 million the runway essentially hands Enough,” [May] caught efforts referred to as currently, all our problems off, making all approaches, my eye. In the future I protectionism, and it leads would magically disappear. visual or instrument, the will not rush past “Our me to believe we are not They aren’t paying the same same. Most skilled pilots have Stories.” The article was always explaining ourselves “protection money” that figured it out themselves, most interesting, and when well. I think we should lawyers, energy companies, though they likely don’t know I checked the writer, my point out that the reason and drug companies do, and why…. It just works for them, smile grew past my ears. Middle East countries (and our CEOs are then shocked but they can’t teach it to John Perkinson was always others) decided to choose and surprised by the govern- their crew. a bright spot in the bustle the airline business to ment’s lack of support. A go-around is not an of DCAFO. compete against the West Capt. Jay Abramson (United) emergency, just continued Thanks for the article, was mostly because it’s a flight similar to a takeoff. John, and for most positive highly taxed industry. U.S. Captain’s responsibility If pre-briefed, there is no memories. airlines pay massive taxes, Regarding the articles surprise—just add power as Capt. E.K. Williams and the employees are “Keeping Manual Flying necessary to maintain re- (United, Ret.) hourly workers who cannot Skills Sharp” and “Are You a quired altitude and indicated take advantage of most tax Three-Percenter?” in the June airspeed, clean the configura-  Letters to the editor may shelters. This leaves foreign issue, for many years the tion, and navigate. It’s an be submitted via regular airlines in an easy position FAA and airlines have made excellent time for the crew to mail to Air Line Pilot, Letters to match our net pay and rules, regulations, and poli- communicate to each other. to the Editor, 535 Herndon expenditures at a greatly cies dictating the captain’s I suggest reading the Parkway, P.O. Box 1169, reduced cost, and this is adherence to specific flight March/April 2014 FAA Flight Herndon, VA 20172-1169, where their advantage lies. procedures and operation. At Safety Brief, page 13, for or by e-mail to Magazine@ It’s similar to the govern- the same time, the captain an excellent article on how alpa.org. ment saying that other has always been responsible manual flight works. countries can sell cigarettes for maintaining his or her Capt. Robert Reser Correction and alcohol in the U.S. but own piloting skills and ascer- (U.S. Air Force/United, Ret.) In the Roll of Distinction, don’t have to pay our taxes. taining the crew’s piloting May, page 37, K.M. We would be flooded with skills while flying safely—no Editor’s note: ALPA policy and Macdonnell should be K.M. cheap foreign cigarettes matter what conditions were FAA guidance advocate airline Mac Donnell. In “Recently and whisky. encountered. There is a con- SOPs that encourage flight Retired,” June, page 34, we On a related subject, flict of behavior depending crews to exercise their manual mistakenly listed F/O Paul I would be willing to bet on each captain’s interpreta- flying skills when appropriate. A. Majer (Alaska) as being a lot that if the airline tion of how to conduct his Additionally, a new FAA Air retired.

20 Air Line Pilot July 2014 n In Memoriam “To fly west, my friend, is a flight we all must take for a final check.”—Author unknown

2011 Capt. Richard G. Hanson Northwest April Capt. Fredrick H. Keith Reeve Aleutian May Capt. Willis T. Korum Northwest April Capt. Hampton K. Miller, Jr. united April 2012 Capt. R.A. “Ray” Remick Delta April Capt. Grant L. Holmes Continental April Capt. W.A. Rogerson Northwest April Capt. W.L. Neubauer Delta September Capt. Tory W. Vaughn, Jr. Piedmont/US Airways april Capt. Stephen R. Beard United May 2013 Capt. Dennis N. Brandstetter FedEx May Capt. Carlyle J. “Joe” Cox FedEx May Capt. L.J. Cox Delta May Capt. R.J. Cox June Capt. Everett E. Gruber TWA May Capt. N.W. Brown Eastern October Capt. Joseph A. Iervolino Delta May Capt. Martin E. Best United November Capt. William G. Jinks People Express/ Continental/United May 2014 Capt. James R. Moser Northwest May Capt. Turner M. Gauntt, Jr. Braniff January Capt. Joseph H. Moss Delta May F/O William R. Huffman Frontier January Capt. Drew A. Peterson Alaska May Capt. Randolph C. Aldridge Braniff February Capt. Charles W. “Warren” Price, Jr. Delta May Capt. John G. Brumbaugh Braniff March Capt. Frank D. Rhodes, Jr. Continental May Capt. Arthur W. Dubois, Jr. Braniff March Capt. C.O. Shorb Braniff May Capt. Richard S. Farrell FedEx March Capt. Herbert Summers Delta May Capt. Norman L. Lindley Northwest March Capt. Robert E. Ward Northwest May Capt. W.S. “Walt” Richardson Delta March F/O William M. Cowden Delta June Capt. William H. Seeman Pan American March F/O John R. Pottinger Delta June Capt. John L. Tompkins Eastern March Capt. W.J. Donahue Delta April Capt. Robert M. Donohue Braniff April n Compiled from information provided by ALPA’s Membership Capt. John J. Dougherty Delta April Administration Department n ALPANegotiationsUpdate The following is a summary of the status of ALPA contract negotiations by airline as of June 27, 2014: Air Transport International—A Section 6 notice was re- ceived on Jan. 21, 2014. No additional dates are scheduled. New ALPA Reps Air Wisconsin—A Section 6 notice was filed on Oct. 1, At an Envoy Air 131 meeting held on May 2010. Air Wisconsin filed for mediation on June 17, 2013. 22, F/O Adam Chronas was elected as the interim first officer representative for the remainder of the Mediation continues. term of office. Atlantic Southeast—A Section 6 notice was filed on May 20, At an ExpressJet 176 meeting held on June 2, Capt. Ivan 2010. A joint Atlantic Southeast/ExpressJet Section 6 notice Harris was elected as the interim captain representative/ was filed on March 28, 2011. The pilots rejected a tentative temporary chairman, and F/O Justin Peek was elected agreement on January 14. An application for joint mediation to serve as the interim first officer representative/tem- porary vice chairman for the remainder of the term of was filed on Feb. 12, 2014. Mediation is under way. office. Canadian North—Negotiations continue. As of June 10, the Election Ballot and Certification Board certified election results for the following local councils: ExpressJet—A Section 6 notice was filed on May 20, 2010. A joint Atlantic Southeast/ExpressJet Section 6 notice was filed yy Air Transport International 190 Capt. Vladimir on March 28, 2011. The pilots rejected a tentative agreement Zeravica, Secretary-Treasurer y on January 14. An application for joint mediation was filed y Envoy Air 133 Capt. Ezekiel Vazquez, Chairman (Capt. Rep) on Feb. 12, 2014. Mediation continues. yy Envoy Air 133 F/O Zachary Blackburn, Vice FedEx Express—A Section 6 notice was filed on Jan. 22, 2013. Chairman (F/O Rep) Negotiations continue July 8, 9, and 11 and August 4–5. yy ExpressJet 175 F/O David Morris, Chairman (F/O Rep) yy ExpressJet 175 Capt. John Kendrick, Vice Chairman Mesa—A Section 6 notice was filed on Sept. 10, 2010. (Capt. Rep) Negotiations continue July 29–31, August 25–27, and September 22–24. Sun Country—A Section 6 notice was sent on Feb. 23, 2010. Sun Country filed for mediation on May 9, 2012. Mediation continues July 15–17. l

July 2014 Air Line Pilot 21 ALPA’s Legislative Summit Culminates with Coordinated Hill Visit Everywhere I Go Today, I See Airline Pilots By John Perkinson Staff Writer

“Everywhere I go today, I see airline pilots.” Those were the words uttered by a passing congressional staffer in Washington, D.C., the afternoon of May 29. And those words were true. On that rainy Thursday, clusters of uniformed airline pilots crossed in front of the U.S. Capitol steps to visit their senators in the nearby Russell, Dirksen, and Hart office buildings or repre- sentatives in Cannon, Longworth, and Rayburn buildings. These pilots had a game plan, armed with maps, appointments, and talking points. They spoke as both constituents and airline pilots, asking members of the 113th Congress to support important aviation issues. And with nearly 130 ALPA members on the Hill that day, they spoke with one voice. Many of the pilots who serve as Legislative Affairs Committee volunteers for their pilot groups came to the nation’s capital on May 28–29 to attend ALPA’s 2nd Annual Government Affairs Legislative Summit. Attendees heard keynote speeches from congressio- nal leaders, watched panel discussions with aviation industry Washington insiders, and received training from ALPA’s Government Affairs staff—all in prepa- ration to meet with federal lawmakers. Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s president, welcomed the group, offering a sobering glimpse as to why the Association’s legislative affairs work is so important. “In this global economic environment, at this precise moment around the globe, people are trying to get access to all of our flying—domestic and international. If we don’t prevail right now, we are going to lose the profession, much like what happened to the maritime industry,” he warned. “You carry credibility because you are subject-matter experts in your profession,” observed Capt. Sean Cassidy, ALPA’s first vice president and national safety coordinator. He talked about U.S. aviation policymaking as it relates to safety

22 Air Line Pilot July 2014 and security measures and on the challenges confronting the gaps that still exist, which the aviation industry in the ALPA must address. Cassidy United States.” The Oregon encouraged the pilots to get congressman talked about LTPF 3.0 to know their elected officials the evolution of the American During the Association’s legislative summit, Michael and to follow up with them cruise line industry and its Robbins, managing director of ALPA’s Government periodically, establishing rela- efforts to avoid U.S. labor laws, and Public Affairs, explained to attendees that the tionships. “Start the dialogue,” taxes, and oversight by incor- Association works to effectively identify problems in the he said. porating in foreign nations. airline industry. Now, the Association’s new white paper DeFazio pointed out that takes that one step further, offering viable solutions. Representative words most of the U.S.-based cruise Robbins unveiled Leveling the Playing Field for U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio lines of yesteryear are gone. Airlines and Their Employees 3.0: Survival Mode, the (D-Ore.), who sits on the “Do we want to replicate that latest iteration of the publication, to the group. It details House Transportation and in the air? I don’t think so,” he exactly why and how U.S. government leaders must act Infrastructure Committee, commented. from an international, consumer, and one-level-of-safety- and Rep. Adam Kinzinger and-security perspective to ensure that U.S. airlines (R-Ill.), who serves on the Inside scoop have a fair opportunity in the marketplace. The policy House Energy and Commerce As part of the summit, framework makes 15 sets of recommendations about Committee, spoke to ALPA pilot attendees heard a specific actions the U.S. government must take to level members, talking about avia- panel discussion titled the playing field for U.S. airlines and their employees. tion issues and sharing their “Washington Politics and the ALPA’s “blueprint for action,” as Robbins described it, insights during this year’s Aviation Agenda: An Insider’s was officially issued on day two of the summit, during legislative summit. Perspective.” Moderated by a news media briefing and webcast. The news media “I’m actually announcing Michael Robbins, managing briefing drew journalists representing the Associated today, which will make your or- director of ALPA’s Government Press, Aviation Week, Businessweek, Flight International, ganization very happy, that I’m and Public Affairs, the panel POLITICO, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, TheStreet, and signing onto the Norwegian examined D.C. challenges and USA Today. Air International [NAI] letter,” what it takes to be successful To read the latest version of the white paper, go to said Kinzinger, referencing in the political arena. levelingtheplayingfield.alpa.org. Join the conversation at correspondence to U.S. To break the ice, Robbins #LevelWithUs. Department of Transportation began by asking the three Secretary Anthony Foxx, ask- Washington insiders what ing him to deny NAI’s foreign they see as the biggest threat air carrier permit application. to the U.S. airline industry. “There’s an attempt to un- Sean Kennedy, senior dercut the market here in the vice president for Airlines United States, and I believe for America’s Global that if that market is undercut, Government Affairs you’re going to continue to Department, said, “Our see air carriers try to fly to the biggest challenge is iner- lowest common denominator,” tia.” Kennedy noted that he said, adding, “We want to it’s difficult to get your maintain the very high stan- message across when dard of aviation.” so little legislation is DeFazio, who said he’s being passed. He iterated flown more than 5 million ALPA’s call for a level miles as an airline passenger, playing field and ques- thanked the pilots for “climb- tioned the exorbitant ing the Hill and putting a face fees and taxes included

July 2014 Air Line Pilot 23 in U.S. airline tickets, noting ing office visits to Capitol Hill age him to reject NAI’s foreign The week after the legisla- that some of these funds are the following day, the three air carrier permit application. tive summit, ALPA issued ultimately used for purposes panelists were direct. Ceballos She explained that the request a press release praising the unrelated to aviation. said, “Stick to your message,” for this denial was not a efforts of 33 Republican law- NATCA Government Affairs and explain things at a level concern about international makers who contacted Foxx, Director Jose Ceballos said that nonpilots can understand. competition. NAI’s plan is asking that he deny NAI’s that his organization was most Observing that members of in violation of Article 17 bis request. The statement noted, concerned about continued Congress are asked for many of the U.S.-EU Open Skies “In total, more than 115 bi- FAA funding and the need things, Bacon recommended Agreement because it under- partisan members of Congress to maintain airline opera- that pilots “focus on your mines labor standards with its have expressed serious con- tions despite political-party highest priority.” Kennedy said, “flag-of-convenience” business cern or outright opposition to differences. He noted that “Follow through.” Send each model. The airline’s operation NAI’s scheme.” public-sector labor unions are representative you meet a also raises regulatory and Baker noted that pilots under scrutiny, adding, “on the thank-you note and develop safety concerns because it’s should press lawmakers to federal employee side, we play a relationship, building on based in a country (Ireland) to support and consider cospon- a lot of aggressive defense.” Cassidy’s call to build and which the airline does not fly. soring legislation mandating Joel Bacon, executive vice foster relationships with president of Government elected representatives. and Public Affairs for the American Association of Call to action Airport Executives, said he Elizabeth Baker, director fears a return to the sequestra- of ALPA’s Government tion disruptions that occurred Affairs Department, last year. He, too, expressed briefed the attending pilot concerns about Congress’s advocates on three key ability to shut down airport issues: deny NAI, second- operations because of political ary barriers, and support maneuvering. “We need to for the Safe Skies Act. talk to people on Capitol Hill ALPA is asking about how important the lawmakers to contact industry is,” he said. U.S. Department of When asked for advice for Transportation Secretary the pilots who would be stag- Anthony Foxx and encour-

24 Air Line Pilot July 2014 We need to talk to people on Capitol Hill about how important the industry is, Joel Bacon, executive vice president of Government and Public Affairs for the American Association of Airport Executives

cockpit secondary barriers “making sure that a cockpit (H.R. 1775/S.1692). This bill breach cannot happen.” is known in the House as the Baker also urged ALPA Texas Takes on Washington Saracini Aviation Safety Act. members to discuss with Baker observed that using a their lawmakers the exclusion On the morning of ALPA’s visits to Capitol Hill, the service cart to block an illegal of all-cargo pilots from the Association’s Government Affairs staff assigned ALPA attempt to enter the cockpit recently revised FAR Part pilot volunteers, dressed in uniform, to groups with other when the door is open during 117, outlining flight and duty members from their home states. Here’s a look at the flight is a security Band-Aid times and rest rules. A pilot is day, from the Texas contingent. and not a realistic solution. a pilot regardless of his or her Four of the Texas aviators—F/O Mark Segaloff While requiring hardened payload or mission, and the (United), F/O David Marino (Delta), Capt. Dave Allen cockpit doors to better defend new regulations are based on (ExpressJet), and Capt. Jay Cowieson (ExpressJet)—began the cockpit was a positive step, current fatigue science regard- their morning with a walk to the Rayburn building to an additional layer of secu- ing physiology and circadian talk with Rep. Ted Poe (R-Tex.), who represents the 2nd rity is necessary. Airlines may rhythms. Fatigue is of particu- District, covering parts of Houston. clamor about the cost, which lar concern for cargo pilots Sitting down in the congressman’s office, the group is estimated to be between who frequently fly at night on shared its concerns regarding NAI’s foreign air carrier $5,000 and $12,000 per the back side of the clock. permit application as well as needed support for the Safe airplane, but as Baker pointed Legislation (H.R. 182/S. Skies Act and the Saracini Aviation Safety Act. out, “Security should trump 1692), known in the House as The four pilots then headed north, joining with Capt. economics.” the Safe Skies Act, has been Steve Rose (Delta), Capt. Roger Brown (United), F/O Ron Just before the pilots introduced to correct this pre- Hay (Delta), and F/O Greg Webb (Delta) in the lobby of departed for Capitol Hill, Ellen vious oversight. For decades, the Hart building before proceeding to the fifth floor for Saracini, widow of United the Association has advocated a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Tex.) chief of staff, Airlines Flight 175 Capt. Victor for “One Level of Safety” for who took detailed notes about the pilot-partisan points Saracini, whose airplane the simple reason that all the pilots raised. crashed into the south tower pilots and airline operations The group then split, and Rose and Brown walked back of the World Trade Center on should be treated equally. across the Capitol to the Rayburn building to speak with 9/11, addressed the group. “Fatigue affects everyone the a staffer from the office of Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), “Everyone being here, and same way,” Baker added. who represents the 21st District north of San Antonio. having the support of every- Pilot members, family, and Elizabeth Baker, the director of ALPA’s Government one, is monumental to me,” friends are urged to contact Affairs Department, joined the meeting to reinforce she said. “We have issues that their elected government of- what the pilots had to say before leaving for another Hill we have to take care of for ficials about these important meeting. F/O John White (Delta) later joined Rose and safety and security in our skies issues by going to www.alpa. Brown for a discussion directly with the congressman in today.” Saracini added that the org/issues and participating in his office. proposed legislation is about ALPA’s Call to Action. Rose and Brown then accompanied Capt. Sam Landry (ExpressJet) in a brief discussion with the chief of staff of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.), who represents the 18th District, also covering parts of Houston. The ensemble took the underground train, beneath Independence Ave., to the Capitol where they spoke with the congresswoman in a reception room near the House Chamber. Throughout the day, the pilots from Texas crossed paths with their peers from various other states to talk about their experiences and who they would visit next.

July 2014 Air Line Pilot 25 Caravan Captains Wasaya Airways’ Caravan captains fly low, slow, and sometimes solo to serve First Nations communities beyond roads’ end Article and Photos by Jan W. Steenblik, Technical Editor

26 Air Line Pilot July 2014 For Capt. Dave Dunbar ceiling and 1 mile of visibility. At left: Capt. Dave Dunbar preflights the PT-6 at Pickle (Wasaya), 25, the world has shrunk Beepbeepbeep says the altitude Lake. Above, “steam gauges” and torn knees: Dunbar to this: A flattened little ragged alerter as the Caravan skims over in the Caravan. Opposite: The remains of an ice road bubble of marginal visibility mov- the ridge at exactly 300 feet. on melting lake ice. ing between the low rain clouds A few miles from CYPL, Dunbar and the undulating boreal forest turns west, off the GPS direct of northwestern Ontario at 120 route, to set up for a left base for knots. Rain streams back along Runway 09. He jabs a finger at the the windscreen. GPS, and the moving map display the rising sun) is owned by 10 of Dunbar moves the yoke on projects a magenta extended the First Nations communities it the Cessna Caravan I, a high- runway centerline for reference serves. wing, fixed-gear, single-engine and situational awareness. Using a fleet of five aircraft turboprop, with finger and thumb, Dunbar pulls the big T-handle types—Caravans, Pilatus PC-12s, skimming the bottom of the in front of his right knee, open- Beech 1900Ds, Dash 8s, and clouds. His scan flicks from the ing the inertial separator on the Hawker-Siddeley HS-748s, Wasaya radar altimeter to the GPS-driven PT-6, slows, and drops flaps. He connects these small communities CDI to the outside view. The black intercepts the magenta line and with the airline’s bases in Pickle spruce, jack pine, and fir, a ghostly follows the curve of the lake’s Lake, Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, stream of trees viewed through shoreline (blurry dark green to and Red Lake—and thus with gauze, zip by several hundred feet the right, smudged snow on the longer-haul airlines and the North below the left main wheel. left). One mile out, the pavement American highway system. Despite the Caravan’s boots, looms out of the midday gloom. Wasaya’s five Caravans can the cockpit placards include Forty-plus miles at minimums carry a payload of about 3,000 Disconnect Autopilot at First ends back on the rain-swept ramp. pounds and carry freight, as many Indication of Ice Accretion; This Dunbar’s done for the day; as nine passengers, or a mix of Airplane Is Prohibited From Flight CYPL station manager Bob Bileski passengers and freight. in Known or Forecast Icing; and has shut the operation down. 120 KIAS Minimum in Icing Flaps No one else is likely getting into Dunbar’s career as a Wasaya Up Except 110 KIAS if Climbing to Pickle in this weather. pilot began as a freight loader Exit Icing. The OAT is 1 C. Paperwork completed, Dunbar on the ramp at Red Lake (CYRL) Ahead, at times, a snowy climbs into the company van where, on a day with better patch—a pond—appears against for the short ride to the staff weather, Capt. Paddy Morrissey, the blurred green of the spruces. house where he and several other 38, oversees redistribution of a And ahead lies the slight ridge, Wasaya pilots will swap stories, full load going north in another a moraine left by the last retreat- eat, check e-mail, and watch a Caravan. Morrissey is a captain on ing glacier, that marks the highest television show on how cheese the Hawker freighter whose Rolls- point on his southbound return to graters are made. Royce Dart turboprops are spread- Pickle Lake (CYPL) from Kingfisher ing their high-pitched scream Lake First Nations Reserve Headquartered in Thunder across the ramp, but the airline (CNM5). Bay, Ont., Wasaya Airlines serves is short a Caravan pilot today, so Dunbar, alone in the airplane, is 25 First Nations communities in he’s taking the groceries north in flying just above Wasaya’s operat- northwestern Ontario plus a hand- the smaller airplane. Morrissey ing minimums for VFR flight in ful of mining operations. Wasaya also is a training captain and uncontrolled airspace: a 300-foot (Oji-Cree for “it is bright,” as in approved check pilot and 

July 2014 Air Line Pilot 27 helped mentor and train Dunbar freight handlers for The North Before Morrissey launches for when the younger pilot became West Company back a cube truck Sandy Lake, the Red Lake freight an apprentice Caravan copilot. with a faded Wonder Bread logo loaders install six seats for charter Morrissey taxis past a restored within a few feet of the Caravan’s passengers and pack the cargo Noorduyn Norseman, an early cargo door. around them. At Sandy Lake, after workhorse of the north (Red Lake Morrissey kneels on the unloading the freight, Morrissey is “The Norseman Capital of Caravan’s rough plywood floor, boards a man and his young the World”) and checks in with shoving cargo toward the door— daughter and gives a cabin safety Kenora Radio via an RCO on the cases of Enfamil, Coffee-Mate, briefing—doors, fire extinguish- field. canned chili, dog food, Kool-Aid ers, “first aid kit behind the net, Preflight checklist complete, he Jammers, Aunt Jemima syrup, survival gear in the belly pod.” takes Runway 08 and launches Dole pineapple, ground coffee, In North Spirit Lake, he picks up for Pikangikum (CYPM), some toys, Dream Whip, Kadoodles, another five Oji-Cree men. 50 miles north. Morrissey will toilet paper, instant soup, raw make position reports and ETAs sugar, Shake ’N Bake, a couch. On The Oji-Cree and their ances- to Kenora Radio and company as another bare-earth ramp, Dunbar, tors have lived on the Canadian “Wasaya 126” all day. who played competitive hockey Shield for at least several thousand The wheels leave the asphalt in school, kneels like a goalie in years. The reserves on which they at 80–85 KIAS; Morrissey cruises his Caravan and compares the now live are bleak. north in severe clear under scat- unloading to another ice sport, At Cat Lake, the graffiti on an tered cumulus, level at 5,500 curling: “Every box or carton has a airport fuel tank reads: Welcome to feet MSL, the typical maximum different weight, and you’re trying hell…. Hope you enjoy your stay. altitude northbound; the Caravan to make it stop right in front of is unpressurized, and above 5,500 the door for the freight handler.” The Canadian Shield is the the bags of chips in the back Before saddling up again, oldest crust on the planet, a might pop. Morrissey switches Morrissey pulls a broom from the former mountain chain and string the autopilot off in the bumpy Caravan’s cavernous belly pod of volcanoes long ago worn nearly lift under the clouds, noting that and sweeps the area under the flat and pocked by glacier-gouged the Caravan “has a pretty good big trike’s prop to reduce gravel lakes and ponds. The Shield does autopilot, but the servos wear erosion on the blades. On the not support agriculture, but the out faster in turbulence, so I just upwind ramp, a Beech 1900D ancient rock is a rich source of hand-fly it.” fires up, leaving a fine layer of grit gold, nickel, copper, platinum, Pikangikum, like most of on Morrissey’s teeth. The Beech palladium, and other strategic Wasaya’s northern destinations, drags a tremendous dust storm and precious metals. Four active offers the standard government- down the strip during takeoff. gold mines operate within a short issue 3,500 feet of gravel and distance of Red Lake. a dirt ramp with two poured- Mondays and Thursdays, An easy walk north of the concrete pads. To reduce gravel when the big trucks arrive from airport is Goldcorp Canada’s Red wear on the prop and belly pod, the south, are the busy freight Lake Mine, the richest gold mine the pilots try to park downhill, into days for Wasaya. But today is (by ore density) on Earth. The the wind, on the concrete pad. Tuesday; Morrissey will fly only five Wasaya pilots train to avoid its As a courtesy to the passenger roundtrip flights and log 5.6 hours: elevator building, several stories flights, Morrissey takes the freight and mail northbound; mail, tall and topped with flashing downwind pad. Two Oji-Cree passengers, or both southbound. obstruction lights, during circling

28 Air Line Pilot July 2014 approaches. They don’t circle on the south side because of the low-altitude VFR carveout for float pilots operating just south of the airport.

Morrissey observes, “In summer, it’s hard to get a word in edgewise” on the radio at Red Lake, which gets a lot of tourist traffic (the lake boasts four near- by floatplane bases) plus firefight- ing crews, water bombers, and helicopters. The annual return of At top, left to right: Unloading at Cat Lake; on short final to Red Lake’s Runway 08; Capt. the firefighters is a testament to Paddy Morrissey describes last year’s winter; a local airport sign in English and Oji-Cree—but the extreme temperature swings not French. Above: The Caravan sports unique hardware: a chain and clip to secure the open door that characterize the northwest- in wind on the ground, a great alpenhorn exhaust stack curling sinuously along the lower right side ern Ontario climate—winter lows of the cowling, a rubber gravel-scraper on the nosewheel strut to keep the nosewheel tire from of -40 C (-40 F) and summer highs throwing gravel forward into the prop. above 38 C (100 F) that grow thunderstorms and the lightning that sparks forest fires. Now, in May, the ice is melting Capt. Eric Buckler, Wasaya But on this beautiful spring along the shorelines but still chief pilot, says he generally looks day, the scenery is spectacular; covers most of the water. From for about 1,000 hours total time ponds, lakes, and rivers claim the air, the lake ice, frosted with in a new-hire pilot with a com- nearly half the landscape. Thus wind-carved drifts of snow, has mercial certificate and instrument building permanent roads across a delicate pattern of light and and multiengine ratings. “We’ll sparsely populated northwestern dark: white with dark blue, black, consider a pilot for upgrade to Ontario would require too many green, blue-green, or, where Caravan captain at about 1,500 bridges and be too expensive— the wind has blown bare soil hours,” he explains, “and an up- but for several weeks every year, onto the lake, brown. The ice grade to Pilatus captain at about the ice will support heavy trucks. is flecked like the flanks of the 2,500 hours. We operate all of our The winter roads carved through northern pike (locally known as scheduled passenger flights with the forest and plowed across jackfish) that abound in the lakes two pilots, but some of the com- the frozen waterways open the below. Where white mingles with pany charters and freight runs in land to a rush of surface freight, black and brown, and where the the Caravan and Pilatus are single- and the call for air freight falls remains of winter roads, snow- pilot. Transport Canada requires dramatically. mobile trails, or stress fractures sim training for single-pilot IFR, “This last winter was tough,” streak the flecking, one might and we teach both CRM and Morrissey observes. “We had imagine the tail feathers of a pilot decision-making for single- almost four feet of ice at Red ruffed grouse. “Spider holes,” pilot ops in our ground school. Lake, and the ice roads lasted resembling black spiders splayed Transport Canada also requires 20 longer than usual. This winter on the snow, show the ice is hours of line indoc; our company

really hurt us.” breaking up. policy requires 50 hours.” 

July 2014 Air Line Pilot 29 During line indoc, Morrissey “At the end of the season,” This flying, beyond will ask a new Caravan captain, Morrissey observes, “you may controlled airspace, jetways, “Where would you go if the engine have the thickness, but not the security screening, neckties, and quit right now?” strength, you need in the ice to shoulder boards, is not every- During fall, winter, and spring, land on it. If it looks black, you one’s cup of tea. But for some, the pilot is likely to suggest land- can’t trust it. Also, in the spring, including many of Wasaya’s ing on the nearest frozen lake. you want to land in the center of pilots, the lifestyle gets in one’s “How do you know if the ice the ice, not the edge—in the fall, blood. will support the weight of the it’s the other way around. And Dunbar loves the freedom that airplane?” Morrissey will ask. He you have to look for sources of his two-weeks-on, two-weeks-off will explain that, even though current—mouths of creeks and schedule gives him to canoe, judging the quality of the ice from rivers, anywhere a large body of camp, and fish. Yet he says, the air is not an exact science, in water narrows into a smaller body. “After being off for two weeks, it the spring, ice that is white, silver, Where you have current, the ice is always feels good to get back in or grey is stronger than darker ice. likely thinner.” the airplane.” viation Photography erry Wade A T

It’s a Wednesday evening in Thunder Bay, Pilatus. We usually take a co-captain for safety.” Ont., so Capt. Ray Keatley (Wasaya), 27, straps on This particular PC-12, he explains, is the only one in the Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop for the the Wasaya fleet with an overhead panel; earlier and “maintenance flight” to Pickle Lake (CYPL). Company later models put all the overhead stuff on a panel on employees fill all the seats; fellow pilots are headed either side of the yoke. Experience showed that the north for a “shift change”—i.e., ending their two overhead location was not optimal for SPIFR. weeks off duty and beginning two weeks of living in Transport Canada requires flight simulator training the Pickle Lake staff house and flying the line. for all pilots engaged in SPIFR airline operations. Though Wasaya operates most PC-12 passenger Keatley went to SIMCOM in Orlando, Fla., for his flights with two pilots, some PC-12 cargo flights and sim training, which included much practice in company charters are flown single-pilot IFR (SPIFR). emergencies. The PT-6 hums smoothly; the four-bladed Hartzell On the descent into Pickle Lake, Keatley flies a bites the cool air with enthusiasm, and the PC-12 “2 to 1” approach path—i.e., planning only 2 nm climbs at 130 KIAS per 1,000 feet of descent (versus the “3 to 1” rule of and 2,000 fpm. thumb that multiengine pilots usually use for descent Unlike the Caravans, planning) in case of engine failure. the PC-12s are “Best glide speed at heavy weight is 114 KIAS,” pressurized; Keatley Keatley advises, “so you slow to that speed initially; levels in the milky but the neat thing is, this airplane has an angle-of- haze at FL200. attack [AOA] indicator [on the left side of the EADI], “It’s a very ver- so your real target at any weight is between the center satile airplane,” he marking and the diamond on the ‘S’ side on the AOA points out. “There indicator. And you won’t be coming down that fast, aren’t many single- about 800 fpm. So from up here [FL200], it’s going to engine airplanes take more than 20 minutes to come down. that can cruise “About half of our sim training is dealing with 260 KTAS and land engine failures,” he continues. “They even train us to with ref at 84 KIAS. Because the Pilatus has big flaps, fly a back-course ILS after an engine failure in IMC at and we can land with flaps 40, we can land in the 1,000 feet after takeoff—we fly a teardrop back to same distance as a Caravan. In summer we fly U.S. intercept the ILS [back course] and land on the op- fishermen from Thunder Bay to Miminiska, a fishing posite runway. It really makes you sweat the first few camp east of Pickle Lake—2,400 feet of grass—in the times you do it, but it’s a great confidence builder.” l

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1030-ALPA PAC ad July 2014.indd 2 6/26/2014 9:07:55 AM HealthWatch Diabetes: My Story (Part 1) By F/O Raymond Crews (Delta) he events of 9/11 changed my life, and they prob- ably changed yours, too. A year after the tragedy, T the furloughs caught up to me. But, thankfully, I was earning a paycheck from the Air Force Reserve. As part of the “War on Terror,” I was activated and deployed overseas. Stationed in the middle of the Indian Ocean, I had the perfect opportunity to devote time to fitness. Every morning I’d run six miles then swim for 30 minutes. In the afternoon, I’d spend an hour at the gym. All the while, I was eating “clean.” Only one meal a week was “discretionary.” Not surprisingly, I was tired and thirsty. So I took a short nap after swimming and drank lots of water every day. I did my tour and came back home, but was later redeployed. I was a bit disappointed that even with all my dedication to exercising and eating healthy, I hadn’t gained a pound (6’2” and 175 pounds—the same as when I left). Sure, I was leaner, but I was hoping for more muscle mass. I returned home from being deployed, and the fol- lowing year I was recalled by my airline. I scheduled my FAA Class 1 medical exam—completely unaware of the life changes that would result. Up until that day, all of my medical examinations had been nonevents. So when my blood sugar was taken, I barely gave it a thought. (Blood glucose is not normally tested during an FAA physical. But more on this later.) After what seemed like a longer time than usual, the aviation medical examiner (AME) entered the room and announced that he would have to deny my medical certificate. Why? Diabetes. My blood sugar concentration—450mg/dl—exceeded normal limits. A normal fasting blood sugar would be in the range of 70–130mg/dl. My A1C, the percentage of hemoglobin coated with sugar, was 11.4. Nondiabetics generally have readings below 5.7. Upon announcing that I would never fly for an airline again, the AME called my reserve unit and had me placed on “T-4” status. Translation: no pay. So in a matter of minutes, I lost two jobs and was told my limbs could be next! Thankfully, I had a great wing commander who

32 Air Line Pilot July 2014 found a way to get me paid while I fought the disease and way too high by researched my options. Upon reviewing my condition, the Air the time it shows ALPA members can contact Force Reserve allowed me to serve in a nonflying capacity as long up there. I could the Aeromedical Office at 303-341-4435, Monday to as I was stationed in a location that had a fixed-base medical have known my Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. treatment facility. condition much mountain time, or at www. Fortunately for me, the AME didn’t quite get the facts right. A sooner had I ob- AviationMedicine.com. diabetic can return to flying with a first-class medical certificate tained and used For more information on aeromedical issues, scan the QR code. if he or she uses only oral medication and after a 60-day observa- an inexpensive tion period on the medication. So I went back to what I thought glucose meter. was clean eating and exercising daily. Start eating right! Look at the incidence of diabetes in the At the end of the “waiting” period on the medicine and a new developed world, and it’s obvious our diets play a huge role. diet and exercise regimen, my A1C was down to 5.7. (The FAA More calories mean more insulin, whether from your own pan- wanted it below 9.0.) What a relief! I applied for and received a creas, supplemental insulin, or a combination of the two. (Did Special Issuance Authorization, which is required if you’ve ever you know that insulin level is a better predictor of heart attack been denied a medical certificate. I returned to work and flew risk than cholesterol level?) Reduce your intake to only what is happily ever after—well, not really. required and get it from nutrient-dense sources so that you can Several years later, I found myself losing energy and spending reduce the need for insulin altogether. (Read The End of Diabetes a lot of the time hungry while trying to avoid high blood sugar. I by Dr. Joel Fuhrman.) exercised more and had my oral antidiabetic dosage increased. Max out your supplemental disability/loss of license Finally, I had to admit that it was time for me to go on insulin— insurance. This didn’t help me, but had I not been on furlough, it my pancreas was not producing enough on its own. would have been a huge help. Unfortunately, I was “uninsurable” On the advice of ALPA’s Aeromedical Office, I let my medical under the supplemental programs due to diabetes once I lapse and was added to the company disability list. (Once on returned from furlough. insulin, diabetics are no longer permitted a first- or second-class Call ALPA’s Aeromedical Office early on! If you suspect a medical.) The Air Force Reserve found my condition, once I health problem, get professional advice before you see the AME. began taking insulin, “incompatible with military service” and How could this story have played out differ- decided my desk job would have to end. ently given the above suggestions? Even though my airline and military careers may have gone During my deployment, once the way of the B-727, ALPA provided me vectors through the noticing lethargy, blurred vi- smoothest air. ALPA provided valuable aeromedical advice, and sion, excessive thirst, and my ALPA-negotiated contract provided disability compensation lack of energy, I would to get me by while starting new careers. have suspected diabetes. I also have faith that ALPA will fight to Next I would have called get insulin-dependent diabetics back on ALPA’s aeromedical the flight deck. Canada already permits advisors for advice. Then I this. Scan the QR code to read “Flying on would have gone to the base medical clinic and had my blood Insulin,” by Steve Steele, in Diabetes Health. sugar tested. Since I was on active duty at the time, the Air Technological advances have made it pos- Force would have been required to retain and treat me. sible to monitor blood sugar continuously and administer insulin Once recalled, I would have accepted but immediately gone automatically. Frequent doctor’s visits and lab tests help diabet- on disability and waited to apply for a medical certificate until I ics stay more informed about their health than the majority of met all the requirements. “healthy” people. Since I would have been eating better all along, the diabetes would have progressed at a So what can you learn from my experience? much slower rate or maybe Solution to this month’s Never apply for a medical certificate if you know or suspect not progressed at all and I ALPA sudoku on page 38. you will be denied. Enough said (see “Health Watch,” page 31, might still be flying with only 8 5 1 7 9 6 4 3 2 April 2011). an antidiabetic medicine, 2 4 7 5 1 3 8 9 6 Know the signs of diabetes. I attributed all my previously rather than taking insulin and 9 6 3 4 2 8 1 7 5 mentioned symptoms to my intense exercise regimen. (I also had just watching my fellow avia- 5 3 6 9 4 7 2 8 1 blurred vision, but only at night and only in one eye—a story for tors fly overhead. 4 9 8 2 3 1 5 6 7 another day….) However, had I known more about diabetes, I Please don’t let a repeat 7 1 2 6 8 5 9 4 3 might have recognized these signs as symptoms of the disease. of my experience happen to 6 7 9 1 5 4 3 2 8 Check your blood sugar! I mentioned that blood sugar testing you! 3 2 5 8 7 9 6 1 4 is not normally required for a medical certificate. Mine was test- Next month—Part 2: 1 8 4 3 6 2 7 5 9

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July 2014 Air Line Pilot 33 FromtheHill ALPA Testifies on Ex-Im Bank: It’s All About the Jobs

By John Perkinson placed by these three airlines just last year at the 2013 Dubai Staff Writer Airshow, and the picture for U.S. airlines’ ability to compete inter- nationally becomes extremely bleak,” observed Moak. apt. Lee Moak, ALPA’s president, testified before Congress International flying remains a crucial market for U.S. airlines on June 25, saying that the Export-Import Bank of the and the jobs they provide. Nearly 18,000 pilots at U.S. carriers fly CUnited States has lost its way, deviating from its historic internationally, and their jobs are in jeopardy from this competi- mission by providing below-market financing of Boeing wide- tive inequality. Reductions in revenue result in cutbacks that body aircraft to foreign airlines—companies that don’t need the include service contracted to domestic fee-for-departure airlines. financing but use the advantage to undercut U.S. airlines and Less obvious, but just as debilitating, is the effect widebody eliminate ALPA pilots’ jobs. subsidies to foreign carriers “The bank is effectively International Flying: U.S. Jobs @ Risk have on competing U.S. all- providing a subsidy to foreign cargo airlines. airlines that then operate the Ex-Im Bank–financed aircraft Airline pilot jobs on Financial fix PILOT JOBS on routes that are, have been, international routes are The bank’s 2012 reauthoriza- threatened, but so are the jobs and could be served by U.S. tion called for the U.S Treasury 18,000 + of U.S. regional airline pilots airlines,” said Moak. “It is 160,000 who y int’l passengers to and Department to negotiate with one matter to compete with from their  nal destinations. its European counterparts— U.S. AIRLINE JOBS foreign airlines that are subsi- IN INTERNATIONAL entities that offer similar dized by their government; it OPERATIONS financing provisions for the is another matter entirely to Airbus Group—to completely compete with foreign airlines International Passengers—By the Numbers at Key U.S. Airports eliminate widebody aircraft that are subsidized by our LAX financing. However, little government.” Moak partici- 18M progress has been made on ATL pated as a panelist at the U.S. 10M this front. *3 Million Int’l DFW House Financial Services Passengers 7M “The bank appears to be ig- Carried By 5 Million Int’l 8 Million Int’l Passengers Passengers Committee’s hearing titled millions) (in AMR noring the intent of Congress,” Int’l Passengers Int’l

Total Number of of Number Total Carried By Carried By “Examining Reauthorization DAL AMR DAL said Moak. “With its authoriza- UAL of the Export-Import Bank: 0 3M 0 5M3M 0 8M tion expiring on September Corporate Necessity or 30, now is the time to ensure * These airlines have the top three total market share at LAX. Corporate Greed?” that the bank operates with Sources: U.S. Department ofTransportation Form 41 for all U.S. Carriers, Bureau ofTransportation Statistics Moak noted that last year, and respective airport authorities; 2013 data. maximum transparency, uses the bank approved $7.9 bil- proper economic modeling, lion in financing—at rates and terms not available to domestic and analyzes the potential of its widebody aircraft financing to airlines—for widebody aircraft purchased by foreign competitors. harm U.S. industry and U.S. jobs.” In the interim, Moak called on Congress to reform the bank Case in point in two basic ways. He recommended barring the bank’s involve- Providing evidence, Moak pointed to the 2006 inauguration of ment in the sale of widebody aircraft to airlines that receive “any Delta Air Lines nonstop service between New York and Mumbai. type of state subsidy, are wholly state-owned, or are eligible to During the following three years, the bank provided Air India with obtain commercial loans comparable to those received by U.S. approximately $3.3 billion in loan guarantees, which the carrier carriers to finance their aircraft purchases.” He also recommend- used to purchase B-777s to fly the same route. This economic ed developing an assessment tool to determine the adverse edge, one that Air India otherwise would not have been able to economic effects of any Em-Im Bank–subsidized transactions on afford, compelled Delta to withdraw from the market in 2008. U.S. airlines and their employees. Moak also highlighted state-owned and state-subsidized Moak said that ALPA fully supports the mission of the bank foreign airlines like Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline, and Qatar and the growth of U.S. manufacturing, but observed that “U.S. Airways, which take advantage of Boeing’s special financing airlines can only compete and prevail in the global marketplace opportunities, despite robust balance sheets and excellent credit if they operate on a level playing field.” He pointed out that “the ratings. current practices of the bank unfairly tilt the playing field to the “Combine these facts with the $162 billion in aircraft orders advantage of U.S. airlines’ competitors.”

34 Air Line Pilot July 2014 OurStories www.alpa.org/ourstories With Nobel Effort, Pilot Sets His Sights On the Prize

By John Perkinson Staff Writer Editor’s note: Do you know a pilot we should highlight in “Our Stories”? Please contact us at [email protected].

apt. Len Kaine (US Airways/PSA, Ret.) is anxiously wait- ing for October 10, the day he learns if he will receive Cthe coveted Nobel Peace Prize. The 78-year-old, who was previously nominated in 2003, has dedicated the majority of his Above, Capt. Kaine receives life to philanthropic pursuits through the Golden Rule Society, the U.S. President’s Lifetime which he founded in 1972. Achievement Award for Volunteer “Mr. Kaine has selflessly dedicated his time and his efforts Service from Sen. John McCain. At as a nonpaid volunteer for more than 42 years in the pursuit right, Kaine as a pilot for PSA. of two life goals: world peace and improving the lives and the opportunities of people the world over,” said Congressman Scott affinity for children of military service members, firefighters, Peters (D-Calif.), in his Jan. 30, 2014, nomination letter for the and law enforcement personnel and all who protect and serve. esteemed aviator. “In over four decades of hard work and total Over four decades, Golden Rule has reached out to kids in coun- devotion to these goals, he has built an international outreach tries overseas and worked with local, national, and international program espousing the simple yet elegant philosophy that charities, providing fund-raising guidance and support. Kaine bettering the lives of others is life’s greatest pursuit.” still serves as the nonprofit’s president. A decorated Navy fighter pilot who completed more than 100 combat missions during the Vietnam War, Kaine returned Man of action to the states deeply moved by the tragedy and devastation Kaine’s success should come as no surprise. He received he witnessed. He accepted a flying job with Pacific Southwest numerous commendations during his time flying as a Navy Airlines (PSA), but felt that he needed to do something more pilot, including two Distinguished Flying Crosses and seven with his life. Soon after, Kaine developed a simple fundraising Air Medals. In 1986, US Air purchased PSA, and two years idea inspired by two electric shavers he received as gifts one later Kaine retired as a B-757/767 captain. He continued his Christmas. During a flight, he made a unique announcement to charitable work and, in 2006, won the U.S. President’s Lifetime his passengers. Achievement Award for Volunteer Service. Just four years ago, “Here I am on the airplane. I said, ‘Folks, I’ve got two electric the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs honored him with its shavers; I only need one,’” Kaine recalls. “I will swap this electric Veteran of the Year Award for his altruistic efforts. shaver with somebody in the back for something of greater Despite his accomplishments, the celebrated pilot faces a value.” He explained that this offer would help raise money for tough field of Nobel Peace Prize contenders this year with a the families of prisoners of war and those missing in action. total of 278 nominations submitted—the most the Norwegian The passengers responded favorably, and Kaine expanded this Nobel Committee has ever received. And competing with trading system, providing other items on other flights. In time, Kaine are the likes of Pope Francis and the International Space he raffled off the many items he collected. “It was a bit of a Station Partnership (organizations can be nominated, too). lark,” he says, but his plan was a success, raising more than The committee will choose a Nobel Laureate in October, $22,000. and the winner will travel to Oslo, Norway, to be honored on December 10. The Golden Rule By all accounts, Kaine is a worthy challenger. The former avia- “I decided to get help to form the Golden Rule Society as a tor has spent a lifetime making the most of his opportunities. charitable, nonprofit corporation. With that kind of money More importantly, the and prizes, people were bound to ask where it was going,” he nomination is an honor says. Kaine established a network of volunteers to manage in itself; one more Golden Rule everything from accounting to the necessary reporting to gov- thank-you from a grate- Visit www.goldenrulesociety. ernment agencies. ful nation to a man who org to learn more about Capt. According to the Golden Rule Society’s website, the organiza- has worked and contin- Len Kaine and the Golden Rule tion offers a number of beneficial educational, motivational, ues to work to better Society. and character-building programs to all children, but with special the lives of others.

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#PilotSelfie ALPA pilots flooded the Association’s social media feeds on May 29 with #PilotSelfie shots of their day spent lobbying on Capitol Hill, the product of the training they received at the 2nd Annual Government Affairs Legislative Summit. Pilots and members of Congress alike posted photos of the many visits, where pilots in uniform advocated for a pilot-partisan agenda.

36 Air Line Pilot July 2014 On the Hill Pilots from across the United States met with their respec- tive members of Congress to talk about specific policy issues outlined in Leveling the Playing Field 3.0, ALPA’s white paper that identifies measures that must be taken if U.S. airlines are to effectively compete in the global airline industry. ALPA pilot volun- teers understand that legislative and regulatory decisions made in Washington can make or break the U.S. airline industry.

July 2014 Air Line Pilot 37 ALPA Resources and Contact Numbers

National OfficersFor complete biographical information on ALPA’s national officers, visit www.alpa.org or scan the QR code below.

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

Executive Vice Presidents For more information on which pilot groups executive vice presidents represent, visit www.alpa.org/evp.

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

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The following ALPA resources may be Computer Help Line ([email protected]) Membership Administration reached by e-mail or by dialing, toll-free, 703-689-4357 ([email protected]) 1-888-359-2572 (1-888-FLY-ALPA). Once con- Council Services ([email protected]) 1-888-359-2572 (1-888-FLY-ALPA), nected, press the # key on your phone and 703-689-4311 option 3 dial the last four digits of the number listed Discipline and Discharge ([email protected]) IT Operations and Services ([email protected]) below. However, the ALPA Main Number, 703-689-4226 703-689-4245 ASPEN, the Membership and Insurance toll- free number, and Membership Administra- Economic and Financial Analysis Organizing ([email protected]) tion numbers need to be dialed directly. ([email protected]) 703-689-4289 703-689-4179 Accident Investigation ([email protected]) Election Dates LEC/MEC 703-689-4212 Publishing and Design Services 703-689-4312 Engineering and Air Safety ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 703-481-4441 Accounting and Finance ([email protected]) 703-689-4200 Purchasing ([email protected]) 703-689-4144 FAA Enforcement or Medical Certificate Action 703-689-4319 Air Line Pilot ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 703-689-4226 Representation ([email protected]) 703-481-4460 Government Affairs 703-689-4375 ALPA Aeromedical Office 303-341-4435 ([email protected]) 202-797-4033 Real Estate ([email protected]) ALPA Main Number 703-689-2270 Human Resources 703-689-4105 ALPA‑PAC 202-797-4033 ([email protected]) 703-689-4262 Retirement and Insurance ([email protected]) ASPEN 703-689-4220 Information Technology and Services 703-689-4115 ([email protected]) 703-689-4237 Capt. Tim Canoll Balloting ([email protected]) 703-689-4173 Strategic Member Development and Executive Administrator Cashiering ([email protected]) Legal ([email protected]) 202-797-4096 Resources ([email protected]) 703-481-4467 703-689-4385 703-689-4326 System Board of Adjustment Communications ([email protected]) Membership Insurance ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 703-689-4226 703-481-4440 1-800-746-2572

Membership Administration

To obtain membership account information Kelowna Flightcraft–KFC MEC Spirit–SPA MEC 765-481-9033 or to update your records or your postal or 250-878-7950 Sun Country–SCA MEC 952-853-2393 e-mail address via the Internet, go to the My Mesa–MAG MEC 602-306-1116 ALPA area of Crewroom.alpa.org; or dial the Trans States–TSA MEC 610-805-5387 toll-free number 1-888-359-2572 (1-888-FLY- *North American–NAA MEC 513-257-7662 United–UAL MEC 847-292-1700 ALPA) and choose menu option 3. Piedmont–PDT MEC 339-987-1277 Wasaya–WSG MEC 807-624-7270 Listed below are the telephone numbers PSA–PSA MEC 616-405-3962 *Pilot group in custodianship of MEC offices. *AirTran–ATN MEC 770-823-6734 Air Transat–TSC MEC 1-888-337-2033 Air Line Pilot is printed in the United States and published for professional airline pilots in the United States and Air Transport International–ATI MEC Canada who are members of the Air Line Pilots Associa- 505-263-8838 Director of Communications Cathy St. Denis tion, International. Editor in Chief sharon B. Vereb ALPA Headquarters: 1625 Ave., NW, Air Wisconsin–ARW MEC 1-800-ALPA-ARW Washington, DC 20036 Technical Editor Jan W. Steenblik Alaska–ALA MEC 206-241-3138 Associate Managing Editor susan Fager Postmaster: Send address changes to Air Line Pilot, PO Box 1169, Herndon, VA 20172-1169. Atlantic Southeast–ASA MEC Supervisor, Creative Services Kelly M. Barrett 404-209-8566 Canadian Publications Mail Agreement #40620579: Staff Writer John Perkinson Return undeliverable magazines sent to Canadian ad- Bearskin–BRS MEC 807-628-5683 Senior Advocacy Writer Linda Shotwell dresses to 2835 Kew Drive, Windsor, ON, Canada N8T 3B7. Calm Air–CMA MEC 204-471-1000 Supervisor, Content Strategy molly Martin Supervisor, Multimedia Productions eric Davis Other Organizations Canadian North–CNP MEC 780-718-6012 ePublishing Editor Jesica Ferry ALPA Aeromedical Office 303-341-4435 CanJet–CJA MEC 1-800-959-1751 Contributing Graphic Artists Kim Agnew, Jesica Ferry, ALPA Federal Credit Union 1-800-747-2349 *Comair–CMR MEC 703-481-5560 Mary Ann Walsh, John Williams CommutAir–CMT MEC 440-985-8579 Web Coordinators Cicely Jenkins, ALPA Accident/Incident Hotline Chris Weaver Compass–CPZ MEC 952-853-2373 ——— If you are involved in an accident, incident, or alleged Delta–DAL MEC 404-763-4925 General Manager Lori Garver violation of a federal aviation regulation, contact your Managing Director, Government and local or central air safety chairman, regional safety Endeavor Air–PCL MEC 855-PCL-ALPA Public Affairs michael Robbins chairman, or the worldwide ALPA accident/incident hotline at 202-797-4180 (collect calls are accepted) for Envoy Air–ENY MEC 817-685-7474 Air Line Pilot is not responsible for un­solicited manu­ an immediate response 24 hours per day. As a backup scripts, photographs, or other ma­te­r­ials. Unsolicited number, call 703-892-4180. *Evergreen–EIA MEC 503-474-3880 materials will be re­turned only if submitted with a self- to report a safety problem or airspace system defi­ ExpressJet–XJT MEC 281-987-3636 addressed, stamped envelope. Opinions expressed by ciency, call 1-800-424-2470 or e-mail [email protected]. authors do not necessarily represent official ALPA FedEx Express–FDX MEC 901-752-8749 position or policy. 2014 EBCB Schedule First Air–FAB MEC 1-877-459-3272 Subscriptions: Subscription rate for pilot members,­ $27.50, included in ALPA member­ship dues; for The Association’s Election and Ballot Certification Hawaiian–HAL MEC 808-836-2572 students, $41; for U.S. nonmembers, Board’s schedule for counting ballots is July 10, August $55; for foreign, $71.50. Residents of 11, September 10, October 10, November 10, and Island Air–AIS MEC 808-838-0188 the state of Washington must add 8.8 percent sales tax. December 10. Jazz Aviation–JAZ MEC 1-800-561-9576 To subscribe online go to www.alpa.org/subscriptions or any ALPA member in good standing may be present call 703-481-4460. as an observer during any meeting. Contact the Associa- JetBlue–JBU MEC 803-360-8338 To report address changes, call 703-689-4311. tion’s Membership and Council Services Department for scheduling. Address Changes for Members Only: E-mail to [email protected].

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