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Check ATPFlightSchool.com for details and eligibility requirements. 2018-0102-atp-alpa-fp.indd 1 11/27/17 9:35 AM JANUARY-FEBRUARY2018CONTENTS VOLUME 87, NUMBER 1 January-February 2018 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: » Our Union page 5 » Per Diem Update COMMENTARY page 52 » ALPA@Work Air Georgian Air page 56 5 OUR UNION Air Transat Line Air Transport International PilOt Official Journal of the Air Line Pilots Association, International Pilots Lay It on the Line Air Wisconsin Air Georgian Air Transat Air Transport International Alaska Air Wisconsin Alaska 6 PILOT COMMENTARY Atlantic Southeast Atlantic Southeast Bearskin Calm Air Canadian North Our Third Decade of Moving CommutAir Bearskin Compass Delta Encore Canadian Aviation Forward Endeavor Air Calm Air Envoy Air ExpressJet FedEx Express Canadian North First Air PILOT GROUP PROFILES: Frontier Hawaiian Island Air CommutAir Jazz Aviation JetBlue Kelowna Flightcraft 2018 Compass Mesa FEATURES Piedmont PSA Spirit PILOTS Delta Sun Country Trans States United Virgin America 17 2018 PILOTS OF ALPA Encore Wasaya OF ALPA WestJet ALPA PRIORITY: REPRESENTING 59,000 PILOTS IN THE U.S. Follow us on Twitter Endeavor Air PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. @wearealpa AND CANADA » PAGE 17 52 PREPARING Envoy Air YOUR 2017 TAXES ExpressJet FedEx Express 55 THE FUTURE LOOKS First Air ABOUT THE COVER BRIGHT FOR ALPA Frontier CANADA MEMBERS Hawaiian The many lanyards from Island Air various ALPA pilot groups Jazz Aviation highlight this issue’s “2018 JetBlue Pilots of ALPA.” Cover photo Kelowna Flightcraft Mesa by Chris Weaver. 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A member service of Air Line Pilot. 4 » Air Line Pilot January-February 2018 OurUnion Pilots Lay It on the Line believe most things can be said in a few reinforced ALPA pilots’ support for these life-sav- “ lines,” said Enzo Ferrari, historic designer, ing rules, which have played an essential role in I builder, and racer of epic sports cars. Even preventing even a single airline passenger fatality though he was born 120 years ago, Ferrari’s words on a U.S. commercial aircraft since 2010. prove prescient now. Creating a profile online or By driving an effort that sent more than 40,000 in print forces us to distill into just a few words letters and e-mails to Congress in 2017, our union who we are and what we hold most important. defended these critical safety regulations against At ALPA, our members determine the words in special-interest groups—but we know that this our union’s profile. Based on our pilots’ strategic fight is far from over. This year, the Trained for plan, our members embody the portrait of our Life campaign will remind still more passengers, union with adjectives such as “professional,” cargo shippers, and industry influencers of airline “fully qualified,” and “well trained,” and roles such pilots’ commitment to lifelong training. as “safety advocate,” “seasoned While our union’s dedication to negotiator,” and “union leader.” safety is beyond question, so is our In this issue of Air Line Pilot, ALPA decades-long pledge to inspire the each ALPA pilot group profile members lay next generation of aviators. ALPA presents the achievements made “ pilots are fully committed to do- possible by our members (see page it on the line ing what it takes to keep the pilot 17). Last year, airline company prof- pipeline strong and our skies safe. its were strong, creating a positive to achieve We know that an essential part of bargaining environment at many our collective the equation for a strong, qualified carriers that we expect to continue. pilot workforce in the future is Individual pilot group leaders goals. airlines’ offering competitive pay, develop independent bargaining benefits, career progression, and goals for their members, but every ” work-life balance. pilot group’s profile shows how they’re supported In 2017, we engaged with aviation students at by ALPA’s collective resources. five new colleges and universities (see page 14). We begin 2018 with a remarkable record in ALPA’s Education Committee made certain ALPA contract negotiations. ALPA pilots at Hawaiian had a solid presence at events such as AirVenture Airlines, Mesa Airlines, and Endeavor Air all Oshkosh, the Organization of Black Aerospace signed new agreements with significant gains. Professionals Annual Convention and Career We also see promising developments for Spirit Expo, and the International Women in Aviation pilots. In addition, many ALPA pilot groups have Conference. We also connected with more than also made encouraging headway apart from the 12,000 grade school and more than 1,300 col- formal bargaining process, including CommutAir, lege students. This year, our plans will build on Delta Air Lines, ExpressJet, FedEx Express, United this success to reach new audiences, including Airlines, and Wasaya Airways. promoting clearedtodream.org and our industry Pilots who are not yet members of ALPA are no- coalition website, aviationworks4u.org. ticing our collective accomplishment and becom- These and many other accomplishments result ing part of our movement. Air Georgian, Encore, from ALPA members’ proud and consistent and WestJet pilots joined our ranks last year, and profile in the halls of Congress and Parliament, in we expect to welcome more airline pilots to ALPA the offices of regulators, at the bargaining table, this year. and in classrooms. Whether it’s during a PA an- Our members’ respected profile as safety ad- nouncement on our last leg of a trip, on a lanyard vocates means we’ll never fail to take a firm line worn over our uniform while informational against any effort to change the FAA’s first officer picketing, or in a tweet to lawmakers supporting qualification and training requirements.