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12 Aug 7:13 am
... website, I discovered an interesting comparison between large truck drivers and commercial airline pilots. Road Safe America argues that professional truck drivers should be trained ... , which encourages unsafe driving. Furthermore, according to the Owner
Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), truck drivers spend an average of 44 hours per week in their ... logbooks. In the last 3
years, there have been less than 100 airline accident deaths. There have been 15,000 trucking accident deaths ...
30 Sep, 2008 1:00 pm
... OUT ABOUT THIS BELIEVE IT OR NOT STORY According to a report issued by the Associated Press on September 24, 2008, two pilots for
Hawaii's Go! Airlines, who slept through their flight's landing procedure, were suspended for careless ... AP report, finally after 44 minutes into what is normally a 45 minute
flight, the controller was able to establish radio contact with the pilots. By that time, the plane had passed the airport at Hilo by 15 miles.
The controller ordered the flight crew to return. ( ...
7 Aug 1:53 pm
... not part of his rulemaking committee, Administrator Babbitt also mentioned that the FAA is holding a series of 12 nationwide airline safety
forums aimed at "stimulat[ing] a safer, more professional enviroment at regional airlines. . . the discussions ... Remarks Mr. Jim May President and Chief Executive Officer Air
Transport Association of America Captain John Prater President Airline Pilots Association International Mr. Scott Maurer Representative of the Families of Continental Flight 3407 Mr. ...
31 Jul, 2008 9:59 am
[JURIST] Officials for United Airlines [corporate website] filed a lawsuit [press release] Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois seeking to ban
pilots' union Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) [official
website] and four pilots from causing flight cancellations. The suit alleges that ALPA and the pilots
have organized sick-leave abuse movements in protest to
21 Apr, 2008 10:12 pm
Paralegals in a union???? Yep. According to The Star-Telegram.com, protesters who marched Monday morning in Ft. Worth weren't airline
employees, and airline management wasn't the target. This demonstration was conducted by employees of the Allied Pilots Association, and the managers...
21 Nov, 2007 4:28 am
Delta Air Lines' pilots union on Tuesday reiterated its deep hostility to a hedge fund's recent proposal for a merger between Delta and the
parent of United Airlines, UAL. The fund's call for a Delta-United merger is a "poisonous vision" with a short-term focus, Lee Moak, head of Delta's chapter of the Air Line
Pilots Association, [...]
20 Mar, 2007 7:42 pm
The Takeovers Panel has made a final decision in relation to the application from the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA), concerning an off-market, cash takeover bid for Qantas Airways Limited by Airline Partners
Australia Limited (APA). The Panel considered that there were a number of statements in, and omissions from, the APA bidder's statement dated 2 February 2007 ( ...
18 Jan, 2007 7:49 am
... announce the company needs $950 million in concessions from its workers in order to avert bankruptcy. Pilots later agree to a 15 percent
pay cut. 2005: Northwest raises its concessions ... rather than accept wage cuts and layoffs. Sept. 14, 2005: Airline files for Chapter 11
bankruptcy, citing high fuel and labor costs. ... possible Aug. 15th strike. The move puts the bankrupt airline at risk for even worse
financial problems. The Association of Flight Attendants made the threat after Northwest imposed ...
17 Jan, 2007 5:00 am
... the Comair jet that crashed Aug. 27 broke federal rules barring pilots from talking about matters unrelated to the flight during moments
leading to takeoff, the airline said Wednesday. The transcript of the cockpit conversation between Capt. Jeffrey Clay ... using safety as the
trump card," Faron Collins, then the vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association in Lexington, wrote lawmakers on April
4, 2006.The Lexington accident also brought new congressional and media attention ...
17 Jan, 2007 5:00 am
... the Comair jet that crashed Aug. 27 broke federal rules barring pilots from talking about matters unrelated to the flight during moments
leading to takeoff, the airline said Wednesday. The transcript of the cockpit conversation between Capt. Jeffrey Clay ... using safety as the
trump card," Faron Collins, then the vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association in Lexington, wrote lawmakers on April
4, 2006.The Lexington accident also brought new congressional and media attention ...
17 Jan, 2007 1:00 pm
... the Comair jet that crashed Aug. 27 broke federal rules barring pilots from talking about matters unrelated to the flight during moments
leading to takeoff, the airline said Wednesday. The transcript of the cockpit conversation between Capt. Jeffrey Clay ... using safety as the
trump card," Faron Collins, then the vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association in Lexington, wrote lawmakers on April
4, 2006.The Lexington accident also brought new congressional and media attention ...
17 Jan, 2007 5:00 am
... the Comair jet that crashed Aug. 27 broke federal rules barring pilots from talking about matters unrelated to the flight during moments
leading to takeoff, the airline said Wednesday. The transcript of the cockpit conversation between Capt. Jeffrey Clay ... using safety as the
trump card," Faron Collins, then the vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association in Lexington, wrote lawmakers on April
4, 2006.The Lexington accident also brought new congressional and media attention ...
26 Oct 10:16 pm
... ." In dismissing the Continental lawsuit against the employees, U.S. District Judge Gary Miller seems to acknowledge the sham. The Associated Press story quotes Judge Miller
as saying: "the facts show, and the pilots do not seem to contest, that the pilots and their ... .
Many familiar with this case have no sympathy for Continental. After all, Continent along with other airlines dumped their pension plans onto the Federal Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation 4-5 years ago; ...
9 Jun 1:40 pm
... of federal accident records." In contrast, according to review of NTSB accident reports that were reviewed by USA Today, "Pilots on major
airlines and large cargo haulers had failed the tests more than once in only one of the 10 ... problem in selection and certification." He added, "A shortage of pilots this decade, prompted in part by the lower numbers of former military pilots seeking airline jobs, prompted lower minimum qualifications." From the American Association for Justice news release
17 May 8:55 pm
... all night as a passenger aboard FedEx planes before boarding the plane. The co-pilot was living in Seattle, Washington and commuting to Newark, New Jersey according to
National ... and pulled an all-nighter. We know how that feels." Colgan Air, the regional airline Shaw worked for, said Shaw did not "reserve
adequate time to travel ... NTSB hearings is reigniting industry concerns over pilot fatigue. In the last 16 years, fatigue has been associated with 250 fatalities in air
carrier accidents, Robert ...
11 Apr, 2008 12:48 pm
... , paying for on-board sustenance, massive delays.... the list could go on for quite a while. No wonder being a pilot isn't what it used to be. But we should move on to the
law part of this. This week, American Airlines canceled 2,400 flights, leaving many stranded in cities across the U.S. It must have ... 're sure loyal ATL readers were not
grounded this week, since we've warned you before about flying American Airlines. Lawmakers Try to Help Airline Passengers
[Associated Press]
11 Jul 11:11 pm
... around. The only way onto the island is by boat or, better yet, general aviation aircraft. No motorized vehicles are allowed on the island. Everyone gets around by horse-drawn
carriage or bicycle. It was a great venue for the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association's 50th Anniversary
Meeting on July 8-12. Some conference highlights-- National Transportation Safety Board. The National Transportation Safety Board has ...
16 Apr, 2004 4:58 pm
AP reports that American Airlines owes its pilots union $23.2 million, according to arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg. The airline incurred the penalty, the latest in a troubled relationship with its unions, by overusing regional commuter carriers such as American Eagle in
violation of union agreements. According to the decision, American Airlines changed code numbers associated with its regional
13 Dec, 2007 7:23 am
... ." Those sentiments (and perhaps a few others) must be floating around the hallways at Northwest Airlines, where the company and its pilots' union, the Airline Pilots Association, have joined forces to save a new retirement plan from an age discrimination ... on their pension more than they would have received before their
pension was frozen. Meanwhile less-experience pilots made far less. On December 1, with the agreement of the ALPA, Northwest terminated its
matching payments. They will resume on ...
15 Dec, 2008 12:57 pm
... from retaliation. In 2002, Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) lured Stacy Platone away from her career position with the Airline
Pilots Association (ALPA) to become a labor relations manager. Platone soon noticed that the company
was not billing the union for flight-loss time. Flight-loss time arises when pilots miss flying time to attend meetings on behalf of the union.
Platone discovered that the company continued to pay the pilots, even though ...
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