SeptemberAir 2015 Line PilOt Official Journal of the Air Line Pilots Association, International ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: » Lithium Battery Update page 22 » Superfoods for Pilots page 34 » Air Safety Forum Recap page 28 NEVER FORGET. Ensuring the Safety & Security of Our Skies Page 20 Follow us on Twitter PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. @wearealpa ADP85303-00_M21413_1a.ai 03.09.15 Release file for ADP85303-00-x1a.pdf Epson Bleed: 8.5 x 11.125 M21413x01A_280u.tif HP Trim: 8.25 x 10.875 ISO 12647-7 Digital Control Strip 2009 3% A 100 60 100 70 30 100 60 100 70 30 100 60 100 70 30 100 40 40 100 40 100 40 70 40 70 40 40 40 70 40 40 70 40 70 40 40 3 10 25 50 75 90 100 B 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 100 60 100 100 70 70 30 30 100 40 100 40 40 100 10 40 40 20 70 70 70 70 40 70 40 40 0 0 0 0 3.1 2.2 2.2 10.2 7.4 7.4 25 19 19 50 40 40 75 66 66 100 100 100 80 70 70 100 SEPTEMBER2015CONTENTS VOLUME 84, NUMBER 7 7 SeptemberAir 2015 Line PilOt Official Journal of the Air Line Pilots Association, COMMENTARY International ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: » Lithium Battery Update page 22 » Superfoods for Pilots page 34 4 TAKING OFF » Air Safety Forum Recap page 28 Staying Ahead of the Curve 5 OUR UNION NEVER FORGET. By the People Ensuring the Safety & Security of Our Skies Page 20 6 WEIGHING IN Making Changes to Better Follow us on Twitter Represent You PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. @wearealpa ABOUT THE COVER FEATURES 36 In 2006, the Air Line Pilots As- 20 KEEP AMERICA sociation, International began FLYING SAFELY: CARGO constructing the 9/11 Memorial ISSUES DEPARTMENTS Garden in front of its Herndon, Va., offices, to never forget the 22 A PACKAGE DEAL: 7 PREFLIGHT 34 HEALTH WATCH flight crews and passengers RULES TO SAFELY FLY @ Superfoods to Help Pilots 28 ALPA WORK Stay Healthy who lost their lives on Sept. 11, LITHIUM BATTERY Getting to Know Your ASO; 2001. Two blocks of sandstone SHIPMENTS Air Safety Forum Recap— 36 OUR STORIES split from one 7½ feet wide, 9 Committee Work and Wake for Warriors: Pilot feet tall, and 3 feet deep stone 24 ALPA URGES EPA Discussion TO LEAVE AIRLINE Gives Back to Wounded Vets taken from a quarry in Pennsyl- vania make up the centerpiece EMISSIONS STANDARDS 37 THE LANDING of the memorial, which was TO ICAO National Aviation Day dedicated on Sept. 11, 2006. 26 ‘REACH BACK AND 38 WE ARE ALPA Photo by William A. Ford. HELP OUT SOMEONE ALPA Resources and Download a QR Contact Numbers ELSE’ reader to your smartphone, scan the code, and read the magazine. Air Line Pilot (ISSN 0002-242X) is pub lished monthly except for combined January/Feb- ruary and June/July issues by the Air Line Pilots Association, Inter national, affiliated with AFL-CIO, CLC. Editorial Offices: 535 Herndon Parkway, PO Box 1169, Herndon, VA 20172-1169. Telephone: 703-481-4460. Fax: 703-464-2114. 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Read More Web Address Video Link Audio Link E-mail Address TakingOff Staying Ahead of the Curve Lori Garver, General Manager the dangers of bulk shipments of the batteries that [email protected] power our new technologies (see page 22). You’ll also read about ALPA’s ongoing effort to prevent s part of ALPA’s mission to ensure that our catastrophic events from happening and what you industry remains the safest in the world, can do to help the cause (see page 23). Regarding A we are constantly working to stay ahead of UAS, we continue to be a leading advocate for the new technologies that have the ability to improve safe integration of remotely piloted aircraft into safety. In recent years, we have been involved in the our U.S. national air space system. Safety, above implementation of new technologies that allow our all else, should never be compromised. pilots to access critical data faster, have a greater For more than 84 years, we’ve been the “For more than 84 awareness of their surroundings, fly more efficiently watchdog of aviation safety and security in (with decreased levels of carbon emissions), and stay the skies and on the ground. And our mission years, we’ve been the connected in new ways at FL370. At the same time, for safety extends to safeguarding our mem- watchdog of aviation however, technology poses new challenges that bers’ jobs. There is no greater threat to ALPA ALPA and its members must also confront. members than the growth of subsidized Persian safety and security in Less than 15 years ago, Apple released its first Gulf airlines. ALPA continues its leadership role the skies and on the iPod to the public. Cameras built into phones in advocating for fair competition in the global wouldn’t come until the next year, and the first marketplace. Our ongoing, unyielding call for ground.” iPhone, which seems archaic by today’s standards, the U.S. government to open consultations and was released only eight years ago. And not that bring the governments of Qatar and the United long ago, many believed that unmanned aircraft Arab Emirates into compliance with U.S. Open systems (UAS) were an imaginative and futuristic Skies agreements has not wavered. It’s just one subplot in Hollywood movies. of many issues that ALPA’s pilot representa- Fast-forward to today. Technology has allowed tives, national officers, and staff tackle on a us to combine all of the amazing inventions of daily basis to ensure the longevity of the airline yesterday into a single device—be it our tablets, piloting profession in North America. phones, or even watches. While technology brings To learn more, visit www.alpa.org/advocacy to with it convenience, it also creates the potential see ALPA’s current Calls to Action, which include for a dangerous environment—specifically for lithium batteries, pilot pay, secondary cockpit bar- airline pilots. ALPA’s engagement on lithium riers, and health-care excise tax. Thanks in advance batteries continues to mount, as you’ll read about for your participation. 4 » Air Line Pilot September 2015 OurUnion By the People on Stewart’s Sept. 11, 2001, monologue a changing environment. In the wake of 9/11, helped capture in words the terrible shock ALPA recognized and reacted to the need to J that left so many of us speechless. “The change the way we secure the airline industry. view from my apartment was the World Trade We conceived of and advanced the Federal Center,” he said to his audience on The Daily Flight Deck Officer program, which enables Show. “And now, it’s gone, and they attacked trained and deputized airline pilot volunteers to this symbol of American ingenuity and strength serve as the last line of defense to protect airlin- and labor and imagination and commerce. And ers from terrorist attacks. By seeking support it is gone. But you know what the view is now? from Congress, ALPA was able to help make the The Statue of Liberty. The view from the south program a reality in 2002. Today, thousands of Manhattan is now the Statue of Liberty.” of FFDOs protect the cockpits of our nation’s Different opinions surely exist on his politics airliners. and whether he should host a 2016 presidential ALPA will continue to turn to the democratic debate. But on that horrific day, the now retired process to make air transportation more secure. host of The Daily Show drew strength as so In 2001, Congress mandated reinforced cockpit many of us did from the resilience and endur- doors on airliners, a security enhancement that ing spirit of our democracy.