Air Line Pilots Association

Some people are saying one pilot is enough. That’s like saying one wing is enough. Air travel in the U.S. is the safest mode of transportation because there are always two pilots on the flight deck. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eS4PQeEj #SafetyStartsWith2 EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency Airbus

Have you seen this month's issue of our magazine? Check out The Landing to learn about the 2023 dues return offer and how eligible ALPA members can prepare to accept and receive their offered return. The process is easy, fast, and safe. Learn more: https://bit.ly/45LzUHC

Attempts to remove pilots from the flight deck are the most critical threat to safety that our industry faces. We owe it to the passengers, crew members, cargo shippers, and communities under our wings who depend on the strong safety record built by pilots to stop this gamble with safety.

Even with improvements in aircraft reliability and advances in automatic systems, multiple pilots are necessary to share the considerable workload required to fly an airliner. Two pilots on the flight deck ensure redundancy; they monitor the health of each other and the aircraft, maintain situational awareness of aircraft systems and the external environment, and provide a critical layer of security. Pilots have the training, skill, and experience necessary to handle almost any situation, be it system malfunction, inclement weather, or air-traffic congestion. Pilots are actively in control of every commercial airline passenger and cargo aircraft from departure to arrival. The notion that computers do most of the flying in modern commercial aircraft, even during takeoff and landing, is false. During normal operations, one pilot (“pilot flying”) is responsible for flying the airplane, while the other pilot (“pilot monitoring”) is responsible for monitoring the pilot flying’s actions, the flight path of the aircraft, the aircraft and systems states, as well as support functions including communications with air traffic control and ensuring checklist completion. This configuration is necessary for safe and secure operations of commercial airline transportation because it provides critical redundancy in the form of workload sharing, continued control of the aircraft in the event of pilot incapacitation, and application of security protocols. This redundancy depends on maintaining a high level of proficiency in multiple skills, and that high level of proficiency is achieved through flight experience and a robust training program focused on proper crew resource management, appropriate use of automatic systems, and security. SPO effectively removes this redundancy, replacing one pilot with either automatic systems or a ground-based pilot. Both approaches introduce an entirely new and greatly expanded set of risks that further compromises safety and security. A team of at least two pilots at all times is vital for safe airline operations. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3RUYrEr #SafetyStartsWith2 #Aviation #Pilots #Airlines #Safety

Through our Pilots for Pilots (P4P) grants and Pilot Peer Support (PPS) program, we stand ready to assist any of our members and their dependents affected by Hurricane Beryl. P4P is a tax-exempt charity that offers financial assistance to ALPA pilots and their dependents to cover the immediate, extraordinary expenses that follow widespread, catastrophic events. You can help fellow ALPA families by making a donation to the P4P fund today. Apply for a P4P grant or donate to the fund here: https://bit.ly/445U0dh Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Our PPS program offers a support network that can connect you any time of day with a trained pilot peer to talk confidentially about any personal or professional problems you may be experiencing. https://bit.ly/3svNVJU

Any programs designed to reduce the numbers of crewmembers on the flight deck would put airline operations at risk and present a large step backward in our continual effort to improve safety performance.

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The facts in our new report on the dangers of reduced-crew operations clearly exhibit that there is no replacement for the safety benefits of having at least two pilots on the flight deck at all times. More: https://bit.ly/4bxttcp #SafetyStartsWith2

Hey FedEx, don’t be last! FedEx pilots are some of the lowest compensated in the commercial aviation industry while other FedEx associates are anticipating continued layoffs or furloughs associated with Network 2.0. Air Line Pilots Association

Our current ALPA administration wants to explore change where change makes sense. We’ve put policies in place to provide more resources to our pilot groups, make it easier for pilot group leaders to access the money in their budgets, and bring some of the limits and restrictions out of the 1980s and into today’s world. The aim is to make ALPA work better for our members, and almost everything is on the table.