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Building the Runway to the Skies of Tomorrow
ALPA has long pushed for advancing the adoption of Next Gen air traffic control upgrades, which will increase safety and promote efficiency and capacity growth. The passage of the FAA bill this year...
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FAA To Explore Incentives For NextGen Aircraft Equipment
The FAA held a public meeting today to solicit input on incentives for commercial and general aviation operators to equip their aircraft with NextGen capabilities. In the most recent FAA...
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New report outlines devastating effects of sequestration on air travel
A recent report released by the Aerospace Industries Association predicts thousands of job losses and up to 10% reductions in air traffic if automatic budget cuts enacted by Congress, known as...
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DOT Concerned About NextGen Progress
NextGen will improve the air traffic control and aviation systems and ultimately the bottom line for airlines by improving safety, increasing capacity, and reducing fuel costs. ALPA has advocated for...
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Welcome back Congress! The pilot partisan agenda for this week:
Both the House and Senate return to Washington today after a five-week district work period. Congress’ main order of business is expected to be the passage of a continuing resolution, or CR, that will...
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The Agony and Ecstasy of NextGen
To maintain a competitive advantage in the international marketplace, the United States’ national airspace system (NAS)—which is composed of the entire air- and ground-based infrastructure, including...
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NextGen Institute Discusses Challenges and Potential of NextGen
The Next Gen Institute held their annual meeting recently. The importance of instituting Next Gen was hailed by members of Congress as well as current and former FAA Administrators. The discussion...
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ALPA Congratulates FAA Administrator Huerta
Confirmation Sets Stage for Action to Ensure U.S. Airlines Continue to Set World Standards WASHINGTON–Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following...
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ALPA Congratulates Representative Rick Larsen on Aviation Ranking Member Slot
Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA) was named as the top Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure’s aviation subcommittee today. Representative Larsen has a strong history of...
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ICYMI- Needed: An uplifting U.S. national aviation policy
ALPA president Capt. Lee Moak wrote an op-ed that ran in The Hill last week lamenting the lack of a national airline policy that will uplift and promote U.S. aviation and its employees. He wrote:...
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