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December 6, 2011 |
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CAL, XJT Pilots Make Children Smile with Pilots for Kids |
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Continental and
ExpressJet
pilots visited
Texas Children’s
Hospital in
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Continental and
ExpressJet pilots
continue a longstanding
holiday tradition,
sharing their time,
money, and hearts to
bring cheer and toys to
hospitalized children
and their families.
During the past 17
years, many Continental
and ExpressJet pilots
have volunteered their
time for Pilots for
Kids, making visits in
cities across the
country. Untold numbers
have generously donated
money to fund the
purchase of plush toys
that are given to these
children during the
visits. In addition to
today’s event in
Houston, additional
visits are currently
planned for Cleveland,
Ohio, and Bridgeport,
Conn.
“Pilots for Kids is
one of our favorite
programs,” says Capt.
Jay Pierce, CAL MEC
chairman. “There are few
opportunities like it.
Where else can a short
visit or a few dollars
make such a profound and
direct difference for
all involved?”
XJT MEC chairman
Capt. Chris Belcastro
adds, “Pilots for Kids
embodies the spirit of
the holidays. We are
pleased that we were
able to participate
again this year in
spreading joy to some
very special children
and their families.”
Visit
www.pilotsforkids.org
to learn more about this
important program.
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CMA Pilots Support Movember |
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For the second year in a
row, ALPA pilots from
Calm Air participated in
“Movember,” an
international charitable
event to support men’s
health issues in which
individuals collect
pledges to grow
mustaches during the
month of November.
Dozens of Calm Air
pilots—the Mo-Viators,
as they called
themselves—participated
this year, raising more
than $3,500.
“Last year, the Calm Air
MEC thought it would be
fun to start a team,”
said Capt. Dan Cowan,
Calm Air MEC chairman.
“To be honest, our
primary motivation was
to use this as a
team-building and
pilot-unifying
exercise.”
Cowan added that the
airline fully supported
the idea and that even
Calm Air’s vice
president of Operations
joined the effort.
A group in Melbourne,
Australia, established
Movember in 2003 to
raise awareness and
funds for men’s health
issues, focusing
particularly on prostate
cancer research and
treatment. Since then,
the movement has
grown into a
worldwide campaign. Go
to
www.movember.com for
more details.
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The ALPA.org website has
been updated in
conjunction with recent
efforts to standardize
the ALPA brand. These
design changes take
advantage of some of the
capabilities offered by
newer web browsers.
The updated version
of the ALPA website also
includes a relocation of
several previous
members-only menu
options. Former links
like MY ALPA,
Legislation & ALPA PAC,
and Preflight are now
accessible using the new
MORE link below the
alpa.org banner.
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ALPA’s Government
Affairs Department and
Political Action
Committee play vital
roles in influencing
legislative and
regulatory decisions
that determine national
air transportation
policy. Call to Action
programs provide ALPA
members with a chance to
contact their elected
public officials and
voice their opinions . .
. but how familiar are
you with these
Association efforts?
Please take a moment to
complete a
six-question survey
and tell us what you
think about these and
other Government Affairs
issues. We want to hear
from you.
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Stay connected with your
union, your profession,
and your industry by
reading Air Line
Pilot magazine and
watching monthly
episodes of The
FlightDeck.
Read about the action
of the ALPA Executive
Board on page 28 of the
December issue of Air
Line Pilot magazine.
On the tenth installment
of
The
FlightDeck,
learn how to avoid
bedbugs during your next
trip.
Remember that both Air Line Pilot
and The FlightDeck
can also be accessed
from the members-only
portion of the ALPA
website at
www.alpa.org.
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• The Associated Press reports that the fast-growing Asian and Middle Eastern
airlines have signed orders recently for hundreds of new airplanes—now they face
the problem of finding enough pilots to fly them.
Read more.
• The Palm Beach Daily News says it’s time to revisit deregulation after
American Airlines’ bankruptcy filing.
Read more.
• The Myrtle Beach Sun News indicates that Myrtle Beach International
Airport wants flights to Dallas, Minneapolis, and Indianapolis and is willing to
give airlines a free ride initially to get them.
Read more.
• According to Technology Review, a new nanostructured coating could
be used to make paints for stealth aircraft that can’t be seen at night and that
are undetectable by radar at any time of day.
Read more.
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During the eighth meeting of the ALPA Board of Directors, held December 4–7,
1944, the Board called for legislation prohibiting taxation of airline employees
by more than one state; completely revised the Association’s Constitution and
By-Laws; and reelected David Behncke to a seventh term as ALPA president.
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Feedback & E-mail Address Changes |
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www.alpa.org and logging
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instructed how to make the necessary changes. If you don’t have access to the
members-only section of
www.alpa.org, you can
e-mail your requests by sending them to
membership@alpa.org. Be sure to include your member number or enough other
information so that we can identify you in the membership database, and tell us
what information needs to be updated. Please note that it is not sufficient
just to notify your LEC or MEC of these changes—you should register them with
the ALPA Membership Department in Herndon. Can’t remember your member number
or how to log in? Need information about your ALPA insurance programs? These and
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