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Coalition of Airline Pilots Association: Pilots Urge New Look At Aviation Policy, Security Funding
February 23, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Capt. Jon Safley February 23, 2004 202-756-2956 PILOTS URGE NEW LOOK AT AVIATION POLICY, SECURITY FUNDING WASHINGTON – Doubling the tax on Ame ... [ more ]
Coalition of Airline Pilots Association: Laser Attacks On Aircraft Show Intelligence Gap
January 5, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Capt. Jon Safley January 4, 2005 202-756-2956 LASER ATTACKS ON AIRCRAFT SHOW INTELLIGENCE GAP WASHINGTON – Capt. Jon Safley, president of the ... [ more ]
Aviation Security Report Card
September 10, 2004
Flightline 6 Summer 2004 F E A T U R E A R T I C L E F E A T U R E A R T I C L E This article is dedicated to the memory of our fellow crewmembers, passengers, and innocent ... [ more ]
CAPA Press Release: Surface-to-Air Missiles a Real Threat to Commercial Aviation
June 22, 2004
For Immediate Release For further information: June 22, 2004 Captain James Shilling 901-337-7033 Surface-to-Air Missiles a Real Threat to Commercial Aviation WASHINGTON, D.C ... [ more ]
Forget the SUV - Jets Really Suck Down Fuel
April 28, 2004
April 2004 FORGET THE SUV -JETS REALLY SUCK DOWN FUEL JUST A PENNY'S JUMP IN FUEL'S PRICE CAN COST MILLIONS FOR AIRLINES. By LINDA PFEIFFER PAUWELS Travel columnist Q. Are y ... [ more ]
APA Final Submission to the NTSB Regarding AA Flight 587
March 23, 2004
i SUBMISSION OF THE ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD REGARDING THE ACCIDENT OF AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 587 AT BELLE HARBOR, NEW YORK NO ... [ more ]
Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations Expresses Concern Over Latest Stowaway Incident
March 2, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Captain Jay Norelius CAPA (202) 756-2956 COALITION OF AIRLINE PILOTS ASSOCIATIONS EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER LATEST STOWAWAY INCIDENT Trade group ... [ more ]
FAA Works for Safer Skies, Orange County Register Article by AA Captain Linda Pfeiffer Pauwels
March 2, 2004
FAA works for safer skies Reprinted with permission from the Orange County Register LINDA PFEIFFER PAUWELS Travel columnist FROM THE COCKPIT gettingaway@ocregister.com The F ... [ more ]
The language of the skies is officially English
February 3, 2004
From the Cockpit January 2004 Linda Pfeiffer Pauwels Q. When flying on international flights, what language do pilots use to communicate with the various countries' air-traf ... [ more ]
'First flight' redo fizzles, but spirits soar anew
December 30, 2003
From the Cockpit December 2003 Linda Pfeiffer Pauwels Even though the re-enactment of the Wright brothers' first flight did not go as planned, our spirits still managed to l ... [ more ]
What is being done to make sure air cargo is safe on both cargo airlines & passenger carriers?
October 28, 2003
From the Cockpit October 2003 Linda Pfeiffer Pauwels What is being done to make sure air cargo is safe on both cargo airlines & passenger carriers? According to the General ... [ more ]
APA Security Committee disputes scope of Known Shipper Program
October 21, 2003
APA Security Committee disputes scope of “Known Shipper” Program Over the past five months, members of the APA Security Committee have been participating in a TSA Cargo Work ... [ more ]
APA frustrated by lack of progress on crew self-defense training
October 21, 2003
APA frustrated by lack of progress on crew self-defense training Captain Mark Weiss, APA Security Committee Deputy Chairman, is frustrated by what he calls the "dilution pro ... [ more ]
Heed Security Wake-Up Calls, USA Today Editorial/Opinion
October 20, 2003
Heed security wake-up calls USA Today Editorial/Opinion October 19, 2003 When box cutters and other suspicious paraphernalia were found hidden on two Southwest Airlines jetl ... [ more ]
FFDO Program
October 8, 2003
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION CALLS ON CONGRESS TO MAKE FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICER PROGRAM A TOP NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITY September 10, 2003 Issue: Since the Arming Pilots Ag ... [ more ]
Allied Pilots Association Opposes Changes to Age 60 Rule
October 8, 2003
Allied Pilots Association opposes changes to “Age 60” Rule Background: Section 121.383(c) of the Federal Aviation Regulations prohibits “any person from serving as a pilot o ... [ more ]
APA Points Regarding Defined Benefit Plan Lump Sum Distributions
October 8, 2003
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POINTS REGARDING DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN LUMP-SUM DISTRIBUTIONS · Defined benefit plans are promises of delayed compensation from employer to employee ... [ more ]
APA Response to the ERISA Industry Cmte. Testimony before the Cmte. of Finance, US Senate - March 11, 2003
October 7, 2003
October 7, 2003 Page 1 of 3 APA RESPONSE TO THE ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, U.S. SENATE, MARCH 11, 2003 The Allied Pilots Association ... [ more ]
For the Birds, By Captain Linda Pauwels
October 2, 2003
From the Cockpit September 2003 Linda Pfeiffer Pauwels I read about an airliner having to land in New York after it hit some birds earlier this month and was wondering if bi ... [ more ]
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION RELEASES STATEMENT CONCERNING AIR CARGO SECURITY
October 1, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Captain Steve Blankenship Allied Pilots Association (817) 302-2350 (office) (773) 580-0604 (mobile) Gregg Overman Allied Pilots Association (8 ... [ more ]
Bush Administration Cuts Airport Screeners, Leaves Backdoor On Passenger Planes Wide Open
September 30, 2003
News from Ed Markey United States Congress Massachusetts Seventh District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Israel Klein September 30, 2003 (202) 225-2836 BUSH ADMINISTRATION C ... [ more ]
Soldier without wings – Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran expects to be furloughed
September 19, 2003
Soldier without wings – Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran expects to be furloughed By Jeannette S. Keton, Freelance writer Air Force Reserve Major Esty Ramirez was still wired ... [ more ]
A Call To Arms: Flight Deck Officers are the last line of defense
September 19, 2003
A Call To Arms: Flight Deck Officers are the last line of defense By Linda Jacobson, Safety, Training, Security & Aeromedical department “Resolved therefore, that [we] be im ... [ more ]
CAPA: Stowaway in a Box Reveals Gaping Hole in Air Cargo Security
September 19, 2003
For Immediate Release For further information: September 10, 2003 Captain Jon Safley 202-756-2956 Captain Jim Shilling 901-337-7033 CAPA: Stowaway in a Box Reveals Gaping Ho ... [ more ]
Pension Legislation and Pension Issues
September 19, 2003
Pending Legislation and Pension Issues BACKGROUND Three separate legislative proposals are currently before Congress that may have a significant impact on the way pension pl ... [ more ]
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION CALLS ON CONGRESS TO MAKE FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICER PROGRAM A TOP NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITY
August 7, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Captain Steve Blankenship Allied Pilots Association (817) 302-2350 (office) (773) 580-0604 (mobile) Gregg Overman Allied Pilots Association (8 ... [ more ]
Let's Work Together for Airline Recovery
June 18, 2003
In these times of economic and international crisis, all elements of our nation need to work together to overcome our present difficulties. Nowhere is this truer than in the ... [ more ]
Goverment Relief
April 24, 2003
We are already casualties of the terrorist war on America. United Airlines and US Airways are already in bankruptcy. With a possible war in Iraq, others may soon follow. Our ... [ more ]
What If We Worked For Free?
August 30, 2002
Flightline Summer/Fall 2002 PulsePoint What if we worked for free? BY CAPTAIN DAVID EITEL, SFO DOMICILE CHAIRMAN Nine years after a similar article ran in Flightline, we fin ... [ more ]
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