ALPA Advanced Accident Investigation Course (AI-3) University of North Dakota (UND)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
June 16-18, 2009
The course will run from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day. Participants should be prepared to attend the three-day training in its entirety. The AI-3 will run until approximately 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, but students are encouraged to participate in an altitude chamber flight or an ATC facility tour/demo Thursday afternoon (if scheduling permits), hosted by UND. Completion of the ALPA Basic Safety School (BSS/AI-1) and Accident Investigation Course (AI-2) is a prerequisite for ALPA Safety Representatives attending this course. ALPA Safety Representatives also require the endorsement of their respective CASC or CAI. There are no prerequisites for non-ALPA attendees. Read More...
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ALPA Congratulates CAST on Collier Trophy
April 6, 2009 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, (ALPA) proudly joins in the shared success of all Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) participating organizations in receiving the prestigious 2008 Collier Trophy for advancing aviation safety. Read More...
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55th Air Safety Forum August 3-6, 2009
Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C.
This year multiple events will take place during the Air Safety Forum, including the Jumpseat Forum, the Security Forum and the Pilot Assistance Forum. One theme has been chosen to represent the week – “It takes a pilot…” followed by four subthemes to represent each group; Safety … trained for the unexpected, Security … last line of defense, Jumpseat … promoting captain’s authority, and Pilot Assistance … to listen to another pilot. We look forward to seeing you in August! Read More...
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ALPA Prepares to Welcome AirTran Airways Pilots NPA Votes Overwhelmingly to Merge with ALPA
April 10, 2009 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), is extremely pleased by the AirTran pilots’ overwhelming vote in support of a merger with the world’s largest pilots union. A landslide 87% of AirTran pilots cast votes in support of merging with ALPA, with more than 94% of eligible AirTran pilots voting. The National Pilots Association (NPA) currently represents the nearly 1,700 pilots of AirTran Airways. Read More...
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ALPA Representatives, Old and New, Come Together for Leadership Conference February 24, 2009 - Beginning with a moment of silence for the crewmembers of Colgan Air Flight 3407, more than 80 ALPA leaders from 36 master executive councils convened in Herndon this week for the Association’s annual Leadership Training Conference. Read More...
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Walking the Line A library of video and photo footage documenting the solidarity of ALPA’s pilot family. Read More...
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ALPA Grievance Training Prepares Pilot Advocates November 14, 2008 - Nearly 50 pilot volunteers attended ALPA Grievance Training Seminar this week in an effort to become integrated into the work of bargaining and enforcing contracts. They learned about pertinent terms of the Railway Labor Act, analysis of precedent-setting contract cases, strategic considerations in the grievance process, the role of the system board of adjustment, “proof of matter” considerations, grievance preparation and presentation, first-step disciplinary hearings, and mediation and alternative grievance-resolution processes. Read More...
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