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April 17, 2009
This is Communications Director Gregg Overman with the APA Information Hotline for Friday, April 17.
SPC TRACKING EXERCISE CANTALOUPE: APA SPC’s next tracking exercise, “Cantaloupe,” will take place for SFO-based pilots on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 21-22. Day one of the exercise includes all SFO domicile pilots assigned to work a flight. Day two involves only pilots assigned to work a flight in a specific bid status to be announced. Log on to the members’ home page of alliedpilots.org to determine if your bid status is being tracked and for specific instructions each day.
APA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING: The APA Board of Directors reconvened today at union headquarters in Fort Worth at 9 a.m. to continue its special meeting, including discussion and debate of various motions and resolutions.
Also during this week’s meeting, Government Affairs Committee Chairman Captain Bob Coffman briefed the Board on recent developments concerning American Airlines’ application for worldwide antitrust immunity and related joint business agreement with other oneworld carriers. Captain Coffman noted that an array of influential voices have echoed the same concerns APA has expressed about the wisdom of antitrust immunity in general, including U.S. Representative James Oberstar, who chairs the House Transportation Committee; former American Airlines Chairman and CEO Robert Crandall; and the House and Senate Judiciary oversight arms.
Captain Coffman briefed other recent developments in Washington, D.C., including initial efforts to align airline and railroad bankruptcy procedures with respect to labor agreements. Unlike those of air carriers, railroad labor agreements cannot be abrogated in bankruptcy. In addition, lawmakers are discussing the possibility of placing time limits on airline industry negotiations so that bargaining meets the “prompt and orderly settlement” standard stipulated by the Railway Labor Act. Captain Coffman pointed out that the two latter developments are a direct result of US Airways Captain “Sully” Sullenberger’s February congressional testimony about the current state of the airline pilot profession.
Allison Clark, APA’s newly hired Director of Industry Analysis, provided a brief overview of American Airlines’ financial state, including a recap of the first-quarter results.
Also during today’s session, the Board waived policy pertaining to APA’s budgeting process to enable the Information Technology Department to continue operating for the remainder of fiscal year 2009. At 3:15 p.m., the Board voted to adjourn.
That’s it for today. Thanks for checking this hotline.
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Domicile Meetings
DFW
Monday, April 20 beginning at 10 a.m., Spring Creek BBQ Restaurant, 315 State Highway 114 West, Grapevine, TX. Meeting agenda to include call to order, committee reports, update APA BOD resolutions, new DFW resolutions, special presentations, Q&A.
LAX
Wednesday, April 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., continental breakfast at 9 a.m., Atrium Court Hotel, 18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612. Park in the hotel parking lot, vouchers available at the meeting. Special guests: APA President Captain Lloyd Hill, Vice President Captain Tom Westbrook, Secretary-Treasurer Captain Bill Haug and Negotiating Committee member First Officer Reif Reifsnyder.
LAX
Thursday, April 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the home of Captain Alan Bark, 3430 Bayside Walk, San Diego, CA 92109. Home tel. 858-488-7194, mobile 619-665-7194. Donuts for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, drinks all day. Special guests: APA President Captain Lloyd Hill, Vice President Captain Tom Westbrook, Secretary-Treasurer Captain Bill Haug and Negotiating Committee member First Officer Reif Reifsnyder.
DFW
Friday, April 24 beginning at 10 a.m., Spring Creek BBQ Restaurant, 315 State Highway 114 West, Grapevine, TX. Meeting agenda to include call to order, committee reports, update APA BOD resolutions, new DFW resolutions, special presentations, Q&A.
MIA
Wednesday, May 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., lunch will be served, MIA International Airport Hotel 7th floor. Agenda to include safety, negotiations update, self-help preparedness and resolutions.
LGA
Thursday, May 7, coffee and bagels at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m., Hilton Newark Airport, 1170 Spring Street, Elizabeth, NJ
tel. 908-351-3900.
FAMILY AWARENESS DFW
Monday, May 11, Family Awareness golf outing, Bear Creek Golf Club, 3500 Bear Creek Ct., Dallas, 75261. Start time is 8 a.m., cost is $30 per person and includes 18 holes on the east course, one-half of a cart, two drink coupons, lunch and a hole-in-one prize. The event is open to the first 80 golfers who RSVP to dfw-event@alliedpilots.org.
FAMILY AWARENESS LAX
Bimonthly lunch on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month beginning at 11 a.m., Brent’s Deli, 2799 Townsgate Rd., Westlake Village, tel. 805-557-1882. All active members, spouses and other family members are welcome to attend.
FAMILY AWARENESS MIA
First Wednesday of every month, happy hour at Snapper’s Turtle Club waterfront bar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Snapper’s is at MM 94.5 ocean side, 94.5 miles away from where Hwy. 1 ends in Key West. Any questions, please contact Ray Nemura, tel. 305-664-2807 or capnemo@bellsouth.net.
FAMILY AWARENESS MIA
Monthly dinner on the third Tuesday of the month beginning at 6:30 p.m., Baja Cafe, 1310 S. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
tel. 954-596-1305.
FAMILY AWARENESS DCA
Breakfast at the Silver Diner on the second Monday of every month, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 12250 Fair Lakes Pkwy, Fairfax, Va., 22033. RSVP to Thaura Jeffreys, av8rx@hotmail.com or 703-299-0920.
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