APA INFORMATION HOTLINE
This is APA Communications Deputy Chairman First Officer Scott Shankland with the APA Information Hotline for Tuesday, Feb. 16.
FURLOUGH MITIGATION PROGRAM UPDATE: The first deadline for members to volunteer for any element of the furlough mitigation program is 8 a.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, Feb. 19. Volunteers who meet this deadline would be eligible for participation in one of the mitigation programs effective Feb. 28. The second volunteer deadline—for participation effective April 1—is 8 a.m. on Monday, March 8. To participate, we recommend that pilots should first contact Captain Rusty McDaniels, APA Membership/Furlough Committee Chairman, at rmcdaniels@alliedpilots.org. You are required to submit your name as a volunteer with your chief pilot’s office by the appropriate deadline.
APA negotiators met with management today to further discuss implementation of the furlough mitigation program. A number of pilots have expressed an interest in the program elements and APA and management are now working out the implementation details.
As we announced last week, following the APA Board of Directors’ unanimous decision to adopt Letter of Agreement 10-02, this furlough mitigation program has three independent elements—enhanced furlough stand-in-stead program, furlough mitigation enhanced leaves of absence program and creation of a voluntary part-time flying program. In response to member questions, the Negotiating and Membership/Furlough Committees have posted updated information and Q&As on alliedpilots.org. This information may be accessed by selecting the prominent “Furlough Mitigation Information” button on the member’s home page.
Remember, to assist in furlough mitigation, the deadline for the Feb. 28 furloughs is 8 a.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, Feb. 19. The deadline for the April 1 furloughs is Monday, March 8.
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Domicile Meetings
DOMICILE MEETINGS DFW- Monday, Feb. 22, domicile luncheon, Saltgrass Steakhouse, 102 State Hwy. 114E, Grapevine, TX 76051, tel. 817-329-1900.
DFW- Monday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX 76051, tel. 817-410-3459.
DFW- Monday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX 76051, tel. 817-410-3459.
FAMILY AWARENESS BOS- Annual Cabin Fever Dinner and Dance on Saturday, March 20 from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Sheraton Hotel, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH. Cost is $40 per person, which includes cocktail hour, dinner, live music and dancing. Make checks payable to Family Awareness and send c/o Captain Paul Maurer, 3115 Route 51, Hannacroix, NY 12087. The Sheraton is offering a special nightly room rate of $129 plus tax. To obtain the discounted room rate, call 603-431-2300 and mention “Family Awareness.” For more information, contact Captain Maurer at 603-380-1840 or FO Kelly Jeffries at 603-491-4110. RSVP by March 1 to: kav8tor@aol.com.
FAMILY AWARENESS LAX- Bimonthly lunch on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month beginning at 11 a.m., Brent’s Deli, 2799 Townsgate Rd., Westlake Village, tel. 805-557-1882. All active members, spouses and other family members are welcome to attend.
FAMILY AWARENESS MIA- First Wednesday of every month, happy hour at Snapper’s Turtle Club waterfront bar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Snapper’s is at MM 94.5 ocean side, 94.5 miles away from where Hwy. 1 ends in Key West. Any questions, please contact Ray Nemura, tel. 305-664-2807 or capnemo@bellsouth.net.
FAMILY AWARENESS MIA- Dinner at the Baja Café every third Tuesday beginning at 6:30 p.m., 1310 S. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach, Fla., tel. 954-596-1305.
FAMILY AWARENESS DCA- Breakfast at the Silver Diner every second Monday from 10 a.m. to noon, 12250 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Va. RSVP to Thaura Jeffreys, av8rx@hotmail.com or call 571-212-1901.
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