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Proposed FTL rules threat to U.S passengers says BALPA, IFALPA President says safety should not be negotiable

27.07.2012 00:25. Опубликовано в Новости Профсоюзы

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25 July 2012 _ IFALPA Daily News
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has today issued a statement accusing the proposed European regulations on flight and duty times as making “flying from the U.S. to the U.K. much less safe”. It pointed out that flights “such as London to Los Angeles” which take over 11 hours, “will have the requirement for a third pilot lifted so that the two pilots, who will have no opportunity to rest, will have dangerous fatigue levels by the time they get to landing……U.K. regulations require that a third pilot is present. This is to ensure that adequate rest is taken to maintain concentration whilst at the controls and be alert and focused on landing”.

Jim McAuslan, BALPA’s General Secretary commented “These long flights such as Heathrow to Los Angeles carry three pilots for a very good reason. With such a long working day, and a locked cockpit door, it is essential that the two pilots at the controls of the aircraft are not fatigued. They must be fully alert when landing in LA.This is another example of how flawed the E.U. proposals are. They have been developed without incorporating the available science but also without common sense. The proposed E.U. rule would mean that thousands of American passengers travelling on European airlines would be put at risk because flights like this needs three pilots. The British Government so far doesn't seem to be listening but I wonder how American passengers will feel about these aircraft carrying their citizens and flying through their airspace? An American airline will have three pilots when flying to Los Angeles and a European airline will be able to fly with just two pilots. Which airline would you choose?”

Captain Don Wykoff, IFALPA President and chairman of the Flight/Duty Time Committee of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l said “We have just been through the process of duty time regulation development in the United States, and we know the commercial and political pressures that rule-makers are under. However, safety should not be a negotiation, and we urge the European Aviation Safety Agency to develop their regulations on scientific advice, not commercial forces.”

PS.Интересный ход Ассоциации британских пилотов против попытки ввести в Европе новые новые правила по регулированию полётного(рабочего) времени пилотов (FTL)!

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Pilots at United Continental vote ‘overwhelmingly’ to authorise strike action

25.07.2012 11:31. Опубликовано в Новости Профсоюзы

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ALPA18 July 2012__Шггггг ШШАIfaIШАФДЗФ Вфшдн туцы 

Pilots at United Airlines and Continental Airlines have spoken “speaking clearly, loudly and with a unified voice” to authorise a withdrawal of service.

93.9 per cent of the eligible pilots, who are represented by ALPA, participated in the ballot. Of those 99 per cent voted in support of a withdrawal of services, should it be required.

The authorisation follows two years of negotiations for a new joint pilot contract following the merger of the two airlines. “If the National Mediation Board”, explained an ALPA statement, “concludes that further mediated negotiations will not produce an agreement, it could release both sides into economic self-help after the expiration of a 30-day cooling-off period, at which point a strike could ensue”.

Captain Jay Pierce, chairman of the ALPA unit representing the Continental pilots, commented “The strength of this vote clearly indicates the level of frustration our pilots have with management’s disinterest in reaching a conclusion to negotiations. Our pilots are tired of management’s lack of progress with the merger and the damage to our airline that grows every day. Management would be wise to note the resolve of their pilots and to reconsider the substantial benefits that can be obtained by working with us”.

While Captain Jay Heppner,chairman of the United Master Executive Council, remarked, “Over the last decade, pilotsmade several major sacrifices to help the airline survive and management has done absolutely nothing to restore those sacrifices. In fact, they have done the opposite by offshoring and outsourcing our jobs at the very same time they have given themselves millions of dollars in salary, bonuses and perks. When management makes decisions based on their own needs instead of the needs of customers and employees, the company suffers, which is what is happening today. If a strike is what it is going to take to wake up the company’s leadership, the pilots are prepared to act.”

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Индийские пилоты прекратили двухмесячную забастовку

23.07.2012 16:06. Опубликовано в Новости Профсоюзы

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4 июля, AVIA.RU - Более 400 пилотов крупнейшей авиакомпании страны Air India завершили забастовку, продолжавшуюся почти два месяца, сообщает Росбалт со ссылкой на BBC.
  Высокий суд в Дели дал пилотам 48 часов для возвращения на работу. Забастовка была вызвана конфликтом руководства компании и пилотов по поводу тренировочных полетов на новом самолете Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
  За 58 дней забастовки были отменены десятки авиарейсов. По данным руководства авиакомпании, акция пилотов обошлась Air India в 156 млн долларов.
  Пилоты выступали против того, чтобы их коллеги из Indian Airlines - компании, которая объединилась с Air India в 2007 году, - проходили обучение на тех же условиях, что и они.
   По мнению летчиков Air India, поскольку самолеты Boeing 787 Dreamliner были закуплены еще до слияния с Indian Airlines, у них есть право на приоритетные условия обучения

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