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The article informs about the 40th anniversary celebration of the National EMS Pilot Association (NEMSPA), which represents air medical pilots in the United States. Topic include Founded in 1984, NEMSPA advocates for the professional concerns of approximately 3,000-4,000 air medical pilots, aiming to enhance air medical transport quality, patient care, aircraft integrity, and operational safety.

The article discusses the air safety as of October 1, 1976, with attention paid to the psychological aspect of the fear of flying. The author suggests, that it is less likely a fatal accident to occur in U.S. scheduled air transportation that in other means of transport. Topics include attitudes towards air safety, data on the airline fatality rate, and the devotion of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) towards improving air safety.

The article offers information on the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which is considered to be the aristocracy of the U.S. labor movement and its conflict with the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) regarding safety rules. It mentions that ALPA is a union which uses the conventional tactics of organized labor. One of the regulations of FAA Lieutenant General Elwood R. (Pete) Quesada shows the clear implication that the union is guilty of featherfeeding. The four disputed orders by Quesada issued against the ALPA are also cited.

Pilots for JetBlue Airways have turned down a tentative agreement with American Airlines, part of the alliance announced last month between the two carriers, the union said in a statement [...]

Byline: Steve Sinovic When it comes to safety, Boise Airport has just gotten a thumbs up from the largest airline pilot union in the world. At its 65th Air Safety [...]

Norwegian Group is considering furloughing a substantial number of its London Gatwick-based pilots due to the ongoing grounding of B787s, the Financial Times has reported. The carrier has reportedly already [...]

The article reports that Frank Borman, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Eastern Air Lines Inc. (EAL), is boasting of its record profits in 1978 amidst double-digit inflation. For 1979, the airline's profits are ahead of company plans but down from last year owing to soaring fuel prices and intensified competition brought about by airline deregulation. Ronald Stickney, vice-chairman of the Eastern Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association, is confident about Bornan's abilities to turnaround EAL. INSET: Shuttle service that grounded an image.

The article focuses on the efforts made by the Air Line Pilot Association (ALPA) members along with other employees in Continental Airlines Corp. against the bankruptcy filing of the firm. It says that since the filling of bankruptcy, the firm reduced the wages of the pilots and increased their workload. Hence, ALPA organized an alliance with other unions to solicit for changes in the Bankruptcy Code of 1980 and the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, and to deal with the reduction of labor costs.

The article focuses on the failure of the U.S. Railway Labor Act to bind parties into accepting panel recommendations that was underscored by the Trans World Airline's (TWA) refusal to accept an emergency board award made under the law after pilots' strike ended in November 1946. It says that the limitation means that the binding decision will be based on the difference between the wage set by fact-finders and what was the union demanded. TWA demanded increases in hourly pay and mileage pay which were approved by the Air Line Pilots Association.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "VH-71: Spending To Save" in the June 8, 2009 issue, what ALPA has learned after deregulation in the April 20, 2009 issue and "How ALPA Benefits Pilots" in the May 25, 2009 issue.

Byline: Derek Hawkins 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: David Bishop, et al. v. Air Line Pilots Association International Case No.: 17-1438 Officials: RIPPLE, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges. [...]

The section offers news briefs concerning the aerospace industries in Europe. The International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association (IFALPA) is urging the French Ministry of Justice to drop charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2000 crash of Air France Concorde Flight 4950. Belgium's federal government has reached an agreement with three regional governments on how to divide funding in Airbus A350XWB-related subsidies. Vueling and Clickair will become a stronger force in the Spanish air transport market after agreeing to a merger.

Byline: ReportJon Hemmerdinger Boston Unions and airlines cannot agree on the reason, but US regional carriers are seeing a drop-off in people ready and willing to fly their aircraft - [...]

US regional carriers find themselves at the sharp end of the increasing struggle to secure enough pilots to fill their ranks, a challenge which is already affecting the sector's ability [...]

The article reports that the 6,300 members of the Air Line Pilots Association at United Airlines Inc. are willing to endure deep pay cuts for seven years or more to gain control of the airline. The labor union is pressing ahead with a bid of up to 4.5 billion dollars for the largest carrier in the United States.

The article examines how fear and economics motivated pilots and engineers of Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) to end their strike in 1980. It notes that the PSA management was able to convince members of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to accept their terms by threatening to replace them with new pilots. The article cites that the ALPA eventually settled for a 36 percent wage increase instead of the 50 percent increase that the pilots initially demanded to be given over two years.

The article reports on the efforts done by U.S. state and local government leaders in June 1978 to end a strike by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) that has affected the business operations of Northwest Airlines Inc. The strike resulted from a conflict between the management and workers concerning wages and pensions. The article also offers information on the decline in the air traffic in Minneapolis.

The article reports on a threat made by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) that it will attack Texas Air Corp. and its nonunion subsidiary, New York Airways Inc., with a corporate campaign for creating the latter. The campaign is expected to put serious financial pressure and unfavorable publicity on Texas Air, which is involved in a bitterly contested acquisition of Continental Airlines Inc. In a lawsuit filed in 1980, Texas Air claims that the use of nonunion pilots by New York Airways violated an agreement with ALPA.

This article explains that the Reagan administration will have its first test in the labor sector with the threat of a nationwide strikes in March 1981 by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO). The unions have expresses bitterness over the positions taken by the Federal Aviation Administration under the Carter administration and advisers to President Ronald Reagan are trying to address their grievances. The key issue is number of pilots needed for new generation of airplanes.

The article deals with the dispute between the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the U.S. airline industry over whether two or three pilots should sit in the cockpits of new commercial jets. The jets include the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 "Super 80," the Boeing 757 and 767, and the A-310 from Airbus Industrie. It is noted that three-pilot requirement has boosted the operating costs of airlines flying the Boeing 737.

The article discusses events related to U.S. politics. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk commented on statements made by South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky that Ky will remain in office and hold elections for a constituent assembly. The pilots' group the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has opposed U.S. legislation that would narrow the air traffic corridor for airplanes over the North Atlantic.

The article examines the implications of the election of pilot Charles H. Ruby as president of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). He defeated John C. Carroll, a leading critic of outgoing president Clarence N. Sayen, who promised to hire the best labor-management professional who will run the union and promised to step down after a four-year term. Ruby is expected to first face financial problems, since the union has an 800,000 U.S. dollar deficit.

The article discusses the management of the conflict between the Air Line Pilots Association and the Flight Engineers' International Association by the administration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy through its labor policy. It says that the administration's fact finding team may recommend an executive or legislative action that will bar the continuation of engineers' strike. It adds that the shorter work time proposal is unlikely since Kennedy has already stated his opposition to the action.

The article focuses on Clarence N. Sayen, the new president of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). It says that Sayen won the leadership of ALPA when the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the executive board of the union was within its rights when it expelled its founder, David L. Behncke. The winning of Sayen intends as an end to union's uncertainty and a quick return to internal stability, wherein policies and contracts could now be formulated and negotiated.

The article analyzes the impact of the order issued by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for holding a bargaining election for the Union of Air Line Pilots Association's Professional and Administrative Employees, in which the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), a labor union, is termed as an employer. It is reported that, the order reflects that the labor unions are as tough and strict as any other employers.

The article reports on the plan of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to stage a one-day nation-wide protest strike in the U.S. after January 1, 1973, because of the inability of Federal Bureau of Investigation sharpshooters to disable a hijacked Southern Airways DC-9. Civil Aeronautics Board Chairman Secor D. Browne said the proposed strike is unnecessary. One of the goals of the strike is to put pressure on the U.S. Congress to pass anti-hijacking legislation. The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization supports the proposed strike.

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry Features) - Tue, Dec 23, 2014 The pilots of Envoy Air, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Intâl (ALPA), ratified a tentative [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry Features) Fri, Apr 25, 2014 - The U.S. airline pilots' union won a ringing victory at JetBlue Airways this week, and the union's [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry Features) Tue, Apr 22, 2014 - JetBlue Airways pilots voted on Tuesday Apr. 22 to join the Air Line Pilots Association union, becoming [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Airline Finance News North America) Sun, Mar 2, 2014 Winter weather prompts flight cancellations Airlines are working to return to scheduled operations, moving their employees and [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry News) Thu, Feb 27, 2014 - Pinnacle Airlines announced that it and its wholly owned subsidiaries have entered into comprehensive agreements that, among [...]

In this article, the author presents his views on the requirement of flight safety and security reforms due to the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 . Topics discussed include views of travel risk expert John Rose on flight safety, new technological standards for the aviation industry by the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) and use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance- Broadcast (ADS-B) technology.

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry Features) - Mon, Jan 27, 2014 A group of ex-Trans World Airlines pilots who sued their former union nearly 11 years ago over [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry News) Thu, Jan 9, 2014 The Air Line Pilots Association said new pilot scheduling rules did not contribute to flight delays and cancellations [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Business & Industry News) Thu, Jan 9, 2014 Airlines for America (A4A), Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) on Tuesday [...]

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New York, Delray Beach (AirGuideBusiness - Air Transport & Government News Latin America / Caribbean) Feb 3, 2013 ALPA Congratulates FAA Administrator Huerta Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air [...]

New York, Delray Beach (AirGuideBusiness - Airport Business News Latin America / Caribbean) Feb 3, 2013 ALPA Congratulates FAA Administrator Huerta Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots [...]

New York, Delray Beach (AirGuideBusiness - Airport Business News Latin America / Caribbean) Feb 3, 2013 ALPA Congratulates FAA Administrator Huerta Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots [...]

New York (AirGuideBusiness - Airline Finance News North America) Feb 3, 2013 Alaska Airlines Alaska reported an 8.4 percent increase in traffic on a 9.9 percent increase in capacity compared [...]

New York, Delray Beach (AirGuideBusiness - Airline Finance News Latin America / Caribbean) Feb 3, 2013 ALPA Congratulates FAA Administrator Huerta Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots [...]

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New York (AirGuideBusiness - Airline Finance News North America) Jan 13, 2013 Merger imminent between American Airlines and US AIrways A joint press release issued by US Airways and American [...]

The article comments on the plan of the United Airlines Inc. to increase the wages of its pilots. It discusses the impact of the airline's decision on the business performance of other enterprises and other airline companies in the U.S. The tentative contract offered by the company with the Air Line Pilot Association would give pilots annual 4% raises through 2004. And it also raises pensions lifting United's contribution to 11% pf pay from just 1% under the old contract.