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PRESIDENT’S

BRIEFING This edition of Flightlinemagazine is dedicated to illustrating and describing the departments, committees and functions

of your union. Considering that, it seems appropriate that I share some highlights about what happens in my office.First the formalities. While many details of the president’s duties and responsibilities are outlined in the Constitution &

Bylaws and Policy Manual, C&B Article IV, Section 8.A (Duties of National Officers: President) identifies the core assignmentin broad terms:

The President shall notify the officers of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall, subject to the approval ofthe Board of Directors, appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and fix the compensation of all servants, agents, and employeesof the APA other than the duly elected officers. He shall sign all notes, checks, drafts or bills of exchange, warrants or other ordersfor the payment of money duly drawn by the Secretary-Treasurer (as provided for in Article II, Section 6), enforce the Constitutionand Bylaws, sign any agreement entered into between the APA and any other organization has hereinafter provided; carry out anyother duties the APA may request; supervise the activities of the APA; and shall render an Annual Report to the membership.In short, it is the responsibility of the president to oversee APA’s day-to-day operations. So while the membership is

acutely aware of our ongoing Section 6 negotiations and APA’s struggle to achieve a restorative contract, what else is goingon at APA that the president must tend to?One unique responsibility is that I am not only a union president seeking to achieve my membership’s priorities, but I

am also an employer with a unionized staff. I am directly responsible for negotiating and abiding by an internal employeecontract. Upon my election in July 2007, one of the first issues I was faced with was negotiating an already expiredcontract — as a manager! APA has 46 total full-time staff employees, 22 of whom are unionized with Allied Pilots StaffEmployee Association (APSEA). Of course, once the contract is agreed to, then comes compliance and administration ofeverything, from the 401(k) to insurance to dispute resolution (the latter of which, thankfully, we’ve had very little of overour many years). I’m reasonably sure you could speak to any member of our staff and they would readily tell you thatAPA is an outstanding place to work. My job would be a lot more difficult absent such a positive employer-employeerelationship legacy. My thanks to all who help me administer these responsibilities, and a very special thanks to all of mypredecessors.Another responsibility that might be lesser-known is that APA’s building itself is a business. Back in 1998, APA completed

general construction on the building we now own and reside in today. The overall building is 64,425 square feet, and theAPA office currently occupies approximately 36,194 square feet. Normally we might have four tenants, but our StrikePreparedness Committee occupies approximately 4,500 square feet of space immediately adjacent to the main office thathas been (and could again be) rented out. APA benefits tremendously from this very wise investment, and although theoverall responsibility rests with the president, I enjoy the assistance of a property management firm and our staff executiveadministrator to help manage repairs, improvements and everything else, right down to routine pest control.Something that is clearly spelled out in the president’s job description that might not always be on the forefront of

everybody’s mind is building agendas and presiding over Board of Directors meetings. Under normal circumstancesoutside of Section 6 bargaining, this responsibility is not nearly as taxing. But as everybody knows, we’ve had many Boardmeetings over these last two years. And thank goodness for our two highly tenured and experienced executive secretarieswho help see me through building the agenda, posting resolutions, getting presentations and reports out and available tothe Board, booking hotel rooms, reserving rental cars, and so forth. As a former domicile officer myself, I never realizedhow much work it was for the president to prepare a Board meeting. For a regularly scheduled Board meeting, I lose a greatdeal of time and secretarial support (particularly the week prior) because we are all engrossed in significant preparationactivity, right down to making sure there are ample snacks and beverages in the boardroom. And if you focused on the lastpart of that sentence, thinking, “What the heck?” I will tell you that since it costs approximately $4,000 an hour to run aBoardmeeting, having inexpensive but desirable beverages and snacks in the boardroom is a great productivity enhancement,as nobody needs to leave the discussion or debate if they get thirsty or hungry. If nothing else, this certainly represents thedepth of preparation we go through to contain costs and make the most productive use of APA’s time.Part of the president’s job description I quoted from the C&B earlier says I must “sign all notes, checks, drafts or bills of

exchange, warrants or other orders for the payment of money.” Seems simple enough, right? Once again, (continued on page 5)

BY CAPTAIN LLOYD HILL, APA PRESIDENT

Flightline 2 January 2010

A view from the president’s seat

January 2010 3 Flightline

from the VICE PRESIDENTBY CAPTAIN TOM WESTBROOK, APA VICE PRESIDENT

A union to be proud ofAt a recent domicile meeting, a member asked me a question. The meeting was well-attended and a vigorous

debate had been swirling regarding the current state of APA. This pilot heard all of the negativity and voiced

his concern with the simple question, “Is APA failing?”

His question made me realize how hard it is for the average pilot to be aware of all the good things being

accomplished every day by the hard-working men and women who make up this union of ours. In our constant

quest for perfection, we pilots tend to ignore what is working well and endlessly debate what we believe is not

working and how to fix it. This tendency can focus our attention on the negative so much that we occasionally

lose sight of the positive.

This edition of Flightinemagazine is dedicated to the hundreds of pilot volunteers and our 46 staff employees

who do the hard work of representing your interests every day of the year. Union work is neither a spectator

sport nor an individual event. Success comes from teamwork and the willingness of pilots to volunteer their

time and talents to make a difference in the lives of others.

APA is succeeding on many levels. This year we successfully concluded an agreement with AA that, for the

first time in our history, protects pilots from disciplinary action for inadvertent operational errors. Our Legal

team has won important rulings from arbitrators and judges that are reversing management attempts to ignore

or unilaterally change our contractual sick leave protections. Our Benefits Department has successfully teamed

with a talented legal firm to defend the rights of our disabled pilots. APA’s Safety Committee has kept constant

vigilance over the operational and maintenance practices that affect us every time we climb into an airplane.

The APA Negotiating Committee has been moving us along the arduous process mandated by the Railway

Labor Act. The Contract Compliance Committee and contract administrators have remained vigilant to defend

the contractual provisions already in place. The Training Committee continues to work with the AA Training

Department to ensure you receive the best training possible and to assist those who encounter difficulty along

the way. The Aeromedical Committee has volunteers on call around the clock to assist pilots in moments of

crisis and to provide a safety net for us all. The Government Affairs Committee has been extremely active making

sure APA’s voice is heard in Washington, D.C.

The list goes on and on, committee after committee, department after department — on major issues and

issues affecting only individual pilots, APA is defending your rights, your benefits and your career. While this

issue is focused on the national committee and department structure, the national structure is supported by an

equally dedicated corps of volunteers at the domicile level. Each and every contribution of time and effort

makes us stronger.

As you read this issue, I encourage each of you to take a moment and consider where you can add your talents

to the mix. I would also ask that when you meet one of these committee members out on the line, let them

know how much you appreciate their service.

Very few organizations can boast of the pool of talent our membership possesses. The teamwork and talent

of our staff, our volunteers and our membership combine to make this a union you can be proud of. This is

YOUR APA — together, we can achieve great things.


We often think of APA as the entity tasked with negotiating increased pay and benefits on our behalf. Anequally important but sometimes overlooked role for APA is defending and preserving the benefits wehave already negotiated and achieved over the years. American Airlines pilots enjoy one of the richest benefitspackages in the industry, consisting of medical, disability, life insurance and pension benefits. These valuablebenefits are undoubtedly worth defending, preserving and saving.Our disability benefit plan is embodied in Supplement F and Letter KK of our contract and in the AA Pilot

Long Term Disability Plan document. You can find these documents on the APA Web site.Our present pilot disability plan is, without question, industry-leading. The plan document states that

“Income protection during periods of Disability is a fundamentally important concern for each of us,” and that“Disability benefits replace a portion of a Pilot Employee’s Compensation when unable to work as a result ofa Disability.”The plan benefit payable is fifty-five percent (55%) of the Pilot Employee’s Average Monthly Compensation

(as defined in the plan document), up to a maximum benefit of $6,000 per month.We believe our present disability plan delivers great value to APA pilots and would be extremely expensive,

if not impossible, to duplicate on the open market.

Storm CloudsJust over a year ago, I wrote to inform you that APA had seen an increased, intensified effort by AA medical

to scrutinize pilots on AA disability. At that time, it was apparent to us that pilots being paid disability byAmerican Airlines were being questioned more closely about their continued disability status and compliancewith the requirements of the AA Pilot Long Term Disability Plan.The Plan allows AA to verify the continuation of a disability; however, there was an increase in the number

of pilots whose disability benefits were being terminated by American Airlines. In many cases, AmericanAirlines cut off pilots’ disability benefits with little or no warning. Additionally, many pilots making initialapplications for disability were being denied, even though we believed their cases would have qualified fordisability payments in the past. The impact on these pilots and their families was extremely dire; disability paywas lost and the pilots had no other source of income.In some cases, these denials seemed to us to be arbitrary and capricious. As I will discuss in more detail, one

court in the country appears to be on the verge of agreeing with us in finding AA’s denial of a pilot’s disabilitybenefits was “arbitrary and capricious.”After initial denial, pilots are allowed one final appeal to the AA Pension and Benefits Administration

Committee (PBAC). The appeal process includes a medical review by an independent, mutually agreed-uponclinical reviewer. APA shares half the cost of such reviews, under the provisions of the Plan. If the third-partyreviewer’s medical review does not support the pilot’s disability, any appeal is made challenging by our plan’scondition that such findings by the third-party reviewer are “final and binding” on both parties. If the appealis denied, the pilot’s only legal recourse is a lawsuit against American Airlines and the PBAC under theEmployee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).Typically, ERISA lawsuits in federal court are expensive andmay take years to produce results. Most disabled pilots

do not have the resources to mount a defense of their disability rights and benefits via a federal lawsuit. Duringthe time of the lawsuit and appeals (one to three years), the pilot and his family is without AA disability income.

Some Background Information: The Company’s Bottom LineAs noted in Letter KK and the AA Pilot Disability Plan Document, a change was made to the plan effective

SECRETARY-TREASURER

Progress in APA’s Fight to Preserveyour AA Disability Benefits

BY CAPTAIN BILL HAUG, APA SECRETARY-TREASURER

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.— Benjamin Franklin


even as a former domicile officer, I never had any idea how many presidential administration tasks wererequired to run APA. There are hardware contracts, software contracts, benefit provider contracts, consultantcontracts, rental agreements, lease agreements and on and on and on. Thankfully, various departments, staffand even the secretary-treasurer are instrumental in helping administer these responsibilities.APA is a member association of the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations, and as such, the APA president

is a member of CAPA’s Board of Directors. APA is also a member association of the Oneworld Cockpit CrewCoalition, and the APA president sits on that board of directors as well. I’m quite pleased to report that, duringthe last two years in particular, both of these organizations have grown dramatically into more inf luentialentities that help shape, enhance and protect the pilot profession worldwide. My thanks to all who helpadminister these responsibilities, but a very special thanks to the APA Government Affairs Committee and APAInternational Alliance Committee for being such attentive custodians and ambassadors for these extremelyimportant obligations.Hopefully this gives you a f lavor for some lesser-known but certainly necessary presidential responsibilities.

There is clearly a lot to this job. But it’s all gone as smoothly as could be expected, thanks in large part toa competent and tenured staff, two hard-working fellow National Officers and a core group of committeemembers dedicated to the welfare of this profession.

PRES IDENT ’ S BR IEF ING (continued from page 2)

Feb. 1, 2004. Benefits for pilot disabilities incurred prior to the change were paid from the Pilot A-PlanRetirement Fund and therefore did NOT affect AMR’s bottom line. For disabilities incurred on or after Feb. 1,2004, disability benefits are paid from AMR’s general funds, and DO affect the company’s bottom line.This was an important change. Disability payments to pilots now affect AMR’s bottom line and have become

a target for corporate cost reductions. We believe this is a factor in American’s increased attention to thedisability plan and unreasonable scrutiny of disabled pilots. In addition, the change to the pilot mandatoryretirement age to 65 on Dec. 13, 2007, dramatically increased American’s liability, as company pilot disabilitybenefits are paid until age 65 if the disability status persists.

Taking Action to Defend the Disability BenefitWhen it became clear to us in 2008 that a change had taken place and that disability benefits were being

challenged and denied more often by management, APA made a decision, backed by the APA Board ofDirectors, to expend resources in defense of the Plan. APA searched nationwide for the best plaintiff-sidedisability benefits lawyer, using a candidate list provided by a former Department of Labor attorney.In October 2008, APA retained Daniel Feinberg of Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, LLC, of Oakland,

Calif., a leading plaintiff-side disability lawyer. Our most immediate concern was to assist pilots currentlyengaged in disability appeals, to review the plan from the perspective of an expert disability benefits attorney,and to assist APA pilots in their pursuit of litigation.

APA Objects to Third-Party Medical ReviewerAPA’s retained attorney Dan Feinberg almost immediately zeroed in on the appeal process and in particular,

the third-party medical reviewer. APA had previously exercised its right under the plan and objected to thethen-current third-party medical reviewer, “NMR,” or National Medical Review Services, because of its consistentnegative findings. Mr. Feinberg confirmed APA’s decision, noting that many disability review services arenot sufficiently impartial in that their continued business success is dependent upon helping insurers andemployers (such as AMR) reduce their expenses by reducing claims paid. Additionally, most reviews conductedby disability insurance review companies are limited to a paper review of the medical file with no clinicalreview of the pilot.APA insisted upon a review performed by a clinical authority of impeccable reputation and impartiality and

refused to agree to several disability insurance review companies proposed bymanagement. (continued on page 33)


INTHISISSUEOFFLIGHTLINE ARTICLES

7 It’s Part of Our Profession....8 How APA Policy Is Enacted: A Primer9 APA Headquarters Staff Integral to Union’s Efforts10 The Financial State of Your Union11 Negotiating Committee11 Scope Committee12 Communications Committee

12 Communications12 Family Awareness13 Government Affairs14 Strategic Planning14 Strike Preparedness

15 Safety Committee15 Training Committee16 Aeromedical Committee17 Security Committee/Committee for the Armed Defense

of the Cockpit18 Contract Compliance Committee18 Hotel Committee25 Professional Standards Committee25 Jumpseat/Non-Rev Committee26 Technical Analysis and Scheduling Committee26 Pension Committee27 International Alliance Committee28 Check Airman Committee28 Membership/Furlough Committee29 Appeal Board29 Financial Audit Committee30 Benefits Review and Appeal Board30 Information Technology Steering Committee31 Pilots Helping Pilots — Not Just a Slogan32 American Heroes

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34 CLASSIFIEDS38 FINANCIAL MATTERS: Monthly Pension Factors38 IN MEMORY39 APA CONTACT INFORMATION

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of the Allied Pilots Association,

representing the pilots of

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NationalCommunications

Captain Sam Mayer (LGA), ChairmanFirst Officer Scott Shankland (DFW), Deputy

First Officer Kent Calvin (DFW)First Officer Nathan Carriker (ORD)First Officer Timothy Daudelin (ORD)

Captain Russ Dennis (MIA)First Officer Mark Fowler (DFW)First Officer Tom Hoban (DFW)First Officer Neil Raaz (DFW)

First Officer Craig Railsback (DFW)First Officer Dennis Tajer (ORD)Captain Richard Vojvoda (SFO)

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Flightline EditorFirst Officer Tom Hoban

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All articles, including guest editorials, shouldconform with policy positions of the Association, asestablished by the APA National Officers, Board ofDirectors, Constitution and Bylaws and PolicyManual. The responsibility for monitoring editorialconsistency is shared by the National Officers,members of the Communications Committee andthe Director of Communications. The President hasfinal authority over all content.

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The best defenseagainstmanagement’scommunication effort is

amastery of the facts.

Beginning with this issue, APA Communications plans a more frequent publication schedule of Flightline magazine, focusing on

key issues central to our contract campaign and our profession.

This accelerated timetable ref lects a new level of intensity and urgency as we work to secure a restorative contract. APA volunteers

will increase their already considerable efforts in order to provide critical information essential to our fight for a contract that restores

our careers.

It is vital that each of us commit to taking the time to study and understand all the information in each edition of this magazine.

Every APA member must not only maintain a high level of professionalism as an aviator, but must also become a subject matter

expert on the issues surrounding contract negotiations and our profession if we are to succeed. It is the goal of APA Communications

to use our national committee members, APA staff and outside consultants to collaboratively work together to provide you with the

information necessary to understand where we are and where we are trying to go.

Management expends a great deal of effort on communicating with us during contract negotiations. The chief goal of management’s

communications is to lower our expectations by generating anxiety and concern. Using a powerful in-house communications team

as well as expensive outside consultants, working internally through chief pilots and externally through the media, management will

continue to exert pressure on APA pilots and attempt to derail our pursuit of a restorative contract.

The best defense against management’s communication efforts is a mastery of the facts. When management asserts that APA pilots

are the best paid in the industry, or that their pilot labor costs are too high, or that our productivity needs to increase in order to be

competitive with our peers, thousands of subject matter experts — members at large — should be there to calmly and professionally

defuse management’s shaky and emotional arguments with cold, hard truth.

Over the next several months, Flightline will provide you with the materials to become one of those subject matter experts. From

detailed, complete comparisons of pay rates, work rules and benefits, to accurate assessments of AMR’s financial condition, to step-by-

step outlines of the laws that govern the negotiating process, each of us will have ready access to the tools we need to achieve our goals.

It is no longer optional to study and stay informed. Just as we must study aircraft manuals, operate our airplanes professionally and

safely, take care of our passengers and crews, we must become subject matter experts on our contract campaign and our profession.

It’s a Part of Our Profession….


The APA Board of Directors (BOD) consists of 18 volunteers,two pilots from each domicile, elected to staggered, two-yearterms of office. Per the APA Constitution and Bylaws (C & B),Article V, Section 3, the BOD is the sole authority responsible forsetting APA policy and direction, which can only occur when theBOD convenes as a body. APA’s National Officers are chargedwith implementing the policies and direction of the BOD.Two documents determine APA’s governance — the C & B and

Policy Manual. Either of these documents can be permanentlychanged by a two-thirds majority vote of the BOD. When achange is made to the C & B, it endures a mandated 100-dayabeyance period before the change goes into effect, duringwhich time the membership has the ability to petition for areferendum ballot on the pending C & B change. When a changeis made to the Policy Manual, it goes into effect immediately.Provisions of the Policy Manual may be waived by a majorityvote of the BOD. Provisions of the C & B may never be waived.The BOD can be convened for the purpose of conducting

business, either via a meeting or a voting conference call. Whilein session, a recording secretary keeps the official minutes of theBOD meeting. A parliamentarian is also available to answer anyquestions about parliamentary procedure. The BOD uses Robert’sRules of Order, which provides common rules and proceduresfor deliberation and debate.There are two formats the BOD uses to set policy and provide

direction — resolutions and motions. The BOD decides allresolutions and motions in “open session” with “recordedvotes,” which are ref lected in the meeting minutes.

RESOLUTIONSFor a resolution to be considered by the BOD, it first must be

placed on the agenda in accordance with the Policy Manualrequirements. All open/pending resolutions, as well as theirfinal dispositions, are available at the following URL on the APAWeb site:https://www.alliedpilots.org/Members/National/Documents/Resolutions/resolutions.aspPrior to any resolution or motion being discussed and debated

by the BOD, it must be “seconded” by another Board member.When a policy change to one of APA’s governing documents

is proposed, it usually consists of two sections, a “WHEREAS”

section followed by a “BE IT RESOLVED” section. The “WHEREAS”section contains the maker’s reason for the proposed resolution.It is optional (at the maker’s discretion) to make this section apermanent portion of the meeting minutes.The “BE IT RESOLVED” section is the action portion of a

resolution and is always a part of the permanent record. Whena resolution comes to the f loor, the presenter usually discusseswhat they believe to be its merits. Other members of the BODthen have the opportunity to speak for or against the resolution.The final fate of a resolution can have many outcomes, includingbeing withdrawn, referred, tabled, postponed and being votedup or down.Additionally, it is not uncommon for a resolution to be

amended. When this occurs, a Board member proposes an“amendment” to modify a portion of the “BE IT RESOLVED”section of the resolution. These amendments can be “friendly,”whereby the maker of the resolution accepts the proposedchange without a recorded vote or if the proposed change is notaccepted as a “friendly,” then a recorded vote is taken, where thebody must vote by simple majority to amend the resolution.After discussion and debate ends, if the resolution has not

been withdrawn, referred, tabled, postponed, etc., it is thenvoted up or down with a recorded vote of the BOD.A resolution that changes either the C & B or the Policy Manual

must pass by a two-thirds majority. A resolution that waivespolicy or provides direction must pass by a simple majority.

MOTIONS“Motions” are used when the APA Board wants to provide

direction to the National Officers or a national committee,approve budget items or past meeting minutes, enter into“open” or “closed” session, move the agenda, add items to theagenda, or waive policy.Motions also become a part of the permanent record.To summarize, the APA BOD sets APA policy and provides

direction through the passage of resolutions and motions. Perthe APA “Code of Ethics,” once policy is set and/or directionprovided, it becomes the “law-of-the-land” — adherence toBOD policy and direction is a requirement in all APA business.

How APA Policy Is Enacted:A Primer


In concert with the APA committee structure, the union alsoemploys a headquarters-based staff of 46 full-time employees.Organized into several departments, these APA staffers providea broad range of member services. Many of these employees arerepresented by the Allied Pilots Staff Employee Association(ASPEA).

Finance and Accounting Department. As a dues-supportedorganization with a multi-million dollar annual budget, APAcollects and directs significant sums of money. The Accountingand Finance Department is responsible for managing this f low,which includes monitoring the investment performance of theunion’s reserve fund, ensuring that vendors are paid on a timelybasis and tracking the union’s financial performance relative tothe annual Board of Directors-approved budget. Departmentdirector John Lawrence, an 18-year staff veteran, manages agroup of fellow accountants and support staff.

Administration Department. Executive Administrator DavidAhles, who supervises the staff department directors and reportsdirectly to the National Officers, heads up the AdministrationDepartment. The National Officers’ executive secretaries, APA’sreceptionist and other support staff make up this department.

Benefits Department. One of the privileges of APAmembership is the opportunity to purchase supplementalmedical, life and disability insurance at below-market rates.Longtime Benefits Director Mike Knoerr runs this department,which includes a pension and disability specialist and a groupmedical and life specialist, as well as support staff. In additionto managing the APA-sponsored plans, the department alsoassists pilots with medical and benefit issues, including thoserelated to company- and government-sponsored plans.

Communications Department. The CommunicationsDepartment is responsible for keeping members up-to-date onthe latest union news by producing a wide variety of products,including the weekly e-newsletter, Flightline magazine, periodicInformation Hotlines, podcasts and videos. The department alsoadvances the union’s goals by informing the media and generalpublic through press releases, placed newspaper opinion-editorials,billboards, and paid advertisements. Longtime Director GreggOverman leads the communications team, which includes agraphic designer, editor and media coordinator. This departmentis also in charge of the in-house video production studio and theprint shop, which is staffed by three full-time printing specialists.

Contract Administration Department. Four full-timecontract specialists are available to help pilots between 7a.m. and7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday. Thecontract administrators help ensure that management complieswith the collective bargaining agreement, company policy andfederal aviation mandates. They also educate the membershipon the contract and manage databases for tracking problemswith contractual violations and interpretations.

Industry Analysis Department. Director of Industry AnalysisAllison Clark develops collective bargaining agreement economicmodeling, analyzes management contract proposals and preparesanalyses of airline industry trends, competitive positions andbusiness models for use by APA leadership. Previous to APA, Ms.Clark was a financial analyst for several Fortune 200 companies,including four years with American Airlines.

Information Technology. The IT team develops and managesthe union’s extensive information technology infrastructure andcapabilities, and includes a network engineer, a quality assuranceanalyst, a project manager, application developers and Webcontent designer, all led by Information Technology DirectorAndrea Duff.

Legal Department. This department, led by Director ofRepresentation J. Bennett Boggess, includes three additionalstaff attorneys, two paralegals, as well as a legal secretary.This legal team handles litigation, grievances and arbitrationsthat involve the union and individual pilot members. “APALegal” also includes APA’s general counsel — the James &Hoffman firm based in Washington, D.C. — which provideslegal guidance to the APA leadership, committees and staff oninstitutional and union policy matters. The department providesoversight to and coordinates with APA Contract Administration,and also administers, coordinates and ratifies all union elections.

Safety, Training, Security and Aeromedical Department.Director Ray Duke, along with a coordinator and administrativeassistant, provide support to committee members and themembership in each of these areas. In addition, the departmentassists pilots with National Transportation Safety Board investi-gations and FAA enforcement, as well as Transportation SecurityAdministration and medical certification issues. Staffers alsohelp produce bulletins and e-newsletters to inform and educatepilots about current safety, training, security and aeromedicaltrends and issues.

APA Headquarters StaffIntegral to Union’s Efforts


Each year APA publishes an audited

financial report on alliedpilots.org to

enable the membership to review

details of the union’s finances.

Given the focus of this edition

of Flightline — your union — we

are including the following charted

overview of the financial state of APA.

The graphs illustrate key metrics such

as year-over-year spending, reserve

fund status and dues revenue.

The APA Finance and Accounting

Department provides detailed monthly

financial reports to all of the domicile

representatives. If you’re interested in

reviewing any of these reports, we

encourage you to contact your local

chairman or vice chairman. Also, any

member in good standing can arrange

to review financial information at the

union’s headquarters in Fort Worth.

TheFinancialState ofYourUnion

8 YEAR FINANCIAL RESERVE COMPARISON

9 YEAR REVENUE COMPARISON

9 YEAR EXPENSE COMPARISON


The APA Constitution and Bylaws outlines several objectivesand rights of the union, one of which is:

To establish and to exercise the right of collective bargaining for thepurpose of making and maintaining employment agreements coveringrates of pay, rules, and working conditions for the members of the APAand to settle promptly disputes and grievances which may arise between such members and their employer.

This is the primary objective of the Negotiating Committee.Essentially, the Negotiating Committee is the collective bargaining arm of the union. In many areas, the committee is the office

that is in direct contact with airline management, particularly in matters related to the collective bargaining agreement. TheNegotiating Committee operates under the direction and guidelines set by the APA Board of Directors.The committee is elected annually by the APA Board of Directors and involves at least four members. The negotiators bargain on

behalf of APA, within the guidelines of the Railway Labor Act, in pursuit of a new contract. The committee also monitors compliancewith the existing contractual provisions and bargains required changes/exceptions. Negotiators are typically experienced unionvolunteers and receive negotiating training once elected. This is one of the most labor-intensive, not to mention time-consuming,pilot volunteer positions within the union.The current Negotiating Committee hit the ground running with the recent arbitrator’s directive to attempt to negotiate a four-party

settlement to the American Eagle f low-back/f low-through arbitration (Supplement W). The Board of Directors and NegotiatingCommittee underwent negotiating training in early December. Regular bargaining sessions with AMR, under the mediation of theNMB, will be resuming soon. The mediator has indicated an interest in a more aggressive negotiating schedule in 2010 as we attemptto complete bargaining for a new contract.While we as a committee “walk the point” for the membership, it is you, the individual member who does the “grunt” work in

providing us with the unity of effort needed to conclude a successful contract. Without your support, we are simply little more thana collective bargaining club that sits across the table from a very unyielding management team. The most critical component in ourcampaign to obtain a restorative contract is your continued support.

� Chairman Captain Keith Wilson (DCA), [email protected]

Negotiating Committee

MembersFirst Officer Mike Jaensch (ORD)Captain Len McGarity (MIA)First Officer Neil Roghair (LGA)

It goes without saying that without a job, no amount of pay, benefits or qualitywork rules would matter. But you must consider more than just your current positionon the seniority list. AA pilots have endured nearly a decade of industry-leading careerstagnation. We have struggled through furloughs and displacements, while AMR affiliateand partner carriers have grown dramatically — and usually at our expense. This factshould make it clear that there is a direct correlation between your career progressionand the strength and/or weakness of our current scope language.Scope contract language is quite literally the language that stands between you and your career being outsourced. Scope is

addressed in Section 1 of our contract and is the arguably the most important section of our contract. Scope essentially defines theboundaries of AMR’s relationship with other airlines. Scope is the section of our contract that places limits on commuter carriers,international code-sharing, domestic code-sharing, the equity ownership of foreign carriers, cabotage and successorship as well asother important career security areas.The Scope Committee is responsible for monitoring data relating to AMR’s compliance with Section 1 and analyzing any potential

relationships between AMR and other airlines to determine possible effects that such relationships may have on the pilots of AA.The Scope Committee meets quarterly with AMR officials and is provided data that is used in combination with other data to determine

AMR’s compliance with Section 1. The committee is assisted by legal counsel and the Technical Analysis & Scheduling Committee (TASC).The campaign to defend against the outsourcing of AA pilot jobs has no quiet periods. We need look no further than the recently

announced “AA Network Restructuring Plan” to see that it essentially means less mainline f lying and more “commuter” f lying.Management has made it clear in their Section 6 proposals that they wish to increase their outsourcing toolbox. From allowingaffiliate commuter carriers to f ly aircraft like the 76-seat, two-class, Embraer-170 to removal of minimum international job base lines,management’s goals are quite clear.Regardless of seniority, we have all experienced the negative effects of management’s deliberate outsourcing (continued on next page)

Scope Committee

MembersCaptain Bob Coffman (MIA)First Officer Timothy Daudelin (ORD)First Officer Timothy Hamel (LAX)First Officer Dennis Tajer (ORD)


Family Awareness’ primary responsibility is to create pilot unityand promote family involvement so pilots and their spouses arekept informed about the negotiating process and educatedon how they can be better prepared for what lies ahead. FamilyAwareness also encourages two-way communication between the APA leadership and pilot families in orderto gain feedback and control rumors.

� Chairman Captain Steve Hart (LAX), [email protected]

Family Awareness

Deputy ChairmanFirst Officer Jennifer Ewald (DFW),[email protected]

of AA pilot careers to AMR affiliates and partner carriers. Since 2002, AMR revenue has increased by several billion dollars, and inturn, Eagle block hours f lown have increased significantly, while AA domestic block hours have continued to dwindle. As a result,AA pilots ranks have decreased by more than 30 percent, while Eagle pilot ranks have increased by 45 percent.The dramatic increase in international code-sharing has also served as an unwelcome companion to domestic outsourcing. During

this same period, management has increased international code sharing block hours by more than 40 percent. This increase in codeshare block hours has been accompanied by the loss of hundreds of AA international pilot jobs.The Scope Committee takes very seriously its responsibility to ensure that our scope language is being complied with. This daunting

task is made much easier when we have the help of each and every line pilot. You are the eyes and ears for our union — if you seeor hear something that you suspect might be a scope violation, we encourage you gather all evidence, including paperwork andphotographs, if possible. Then please call or e-mail the Scope Committee and we will ensure that your report is investigated.

APA Communications manages the production of all unioninternal (membership) and external (public) communications,including the APA News Digest, APA Hotlines, press releases andFlightline magazine. We also have overall responsibility for theAPA Web site. The committee is also the primary contact formedia relations, and deals with television, print and electronicmedia nationwide on a regular basis.

APA Communications is actively engaged with APA strategic planners to ensure ourcommunications conform to and support the goals of the Association as approved by theBoard of Directors. As part of the communications effort, we also coordinate closely withStrike Preparedness, Government Affairs and Family Awareness to ensure that those groupshave the communications tools required to fulfill their missions as directed by the BOD.Communications also provides training for our media spokespersons so that there’s a

nationwide network of skilled individuals ready to deliver APA’s message to the media.Our media training and communications capabilities are well-known throughout theindustry and APA Communications has often been called upon to assist other laborgroups, including USAPA in the wake of the Hudson River ditching.Throughout 2010, your Communications team will be producing a series of Flightline magazines designed to bring members

up-to-date on our contract campaign, giving them a better understanding of the history of negotiations, the negotiating timeline,and the goals and objectives of your union in the ongoing Section 6 negotiating process. We will also be producing videos, podcasts,contract education/comparisons and other material to support the strategic plan.APA Communications is on call 24/7, 365 days a year to respond to any event that may occur. We are always looking for talented

individuals who can assist us in our efforts. We also welcome your feedback and suggestions on how we can improve our products.The most important thing you can do, however, is take the time to utilize the tools and information we provide you to be aninformed and engaged member. It’s your Communications team, serving your union — but we can’t do it without your support.

� Chairman Captain Sam Mayer (MIA), [email protected]

Communications

Communications Committee

Deputy ChairmanFirst Officer Scott Shankland (DFW),[email protected]

MembersFirst Officer Kent Calvin (DFW)First Officer Nate Carriker (ORD)First Officer Tim Daudelin (ORD)Captain Russ Dennis (MIA)First Officer Mark Fowler (DFW)First Officer Tom Hoban (DFW)First Officer Neil Raaz (DFW)First Officer Craig Railsback (DFW)First Officer Dennis Tajer (ORD)Captain Richard Vojvoda (SFO)


Family Awareness has also been given a mission to help our pilot families deal with the unique stresses the pilot’s career createsfor them. To do that, Family Awareness fosters friendships and builds a member-to-member support structure through social andcharitable activities as well as structured meetings. This support structure can be mobilized to respond to union events, naturaldisasters or families in crisis.To better connect to our pilot families scattered across the country, Family Awareness is organized into regions, areas and

groups. There are 10 Regional Coordinators, one assigned to each region. Within each region, Area Coordinators manage a group ofapproximately 100 pilot families. Within each area, Group Leaders keep in touch with approximately 10 pilot families nearby.Family Awareness seeks to inspire, motivate and encourage our members to get involved and to prepare their families emotionally

and financially for what may be coming during this Section 6 process and beyond. It is important that our membership be ready toweather a difficult negotiation as we approach a potential cooling off and possible strike, either by us or one of the other laborgroups on the property.We understand that these negotiations have been long and tedious, but when things start to move, they will move quickly.

It is up to each of us to be ready to move with it. To that end, we need to have our Family Awareness structure fully functional as soonas possible. We have many Family Awareness volunteer positions that still need to be filled. Get involved by e-mailing us [email protected] keep in mind that Family Awareness doesn’t just exist during contract negotiations. By remaining active and organized between

rounds of negotiations, Family Awareness is better able to respond to the needs of the association and our member families. Althoughthe level and types of activities vary, the purpose remains the same — to provide for our pilot families the full range of support theresources of APA can afford. By supporting our pilot families, Family Awareness helps create the unity APA needs to succeed!

APA Government Affairs (GA) focuses on legislative andregulatory issues at the federal level that affect our pilots. GA’sefforts encompass the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,White House, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Departmentof Transportation, U.S. Department of State and various otherentities that craft policy inf luencing the course of our careers.

Among GA’s current priorities:

• Communicating APA’s concerns regarding the application for worldwide antitrustimmunity filed by American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia, currently pending atthe U.S. Department of Transportation. Our concerns center on the outsourcing,anti-competitiveness and national security implications of what amounts to a cross-border virtual merger.

• Efforts by a broad cross-section of airline labor to align the treatment of air and rail employees in bankruptcy, which would endthe unilateral abrogation of collective bargaining agreements. APA Government Affairs Chairman Captain Bob Coffman — whoalso serves as the legislative affairs director for the 28,000-member Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) — testifiedbefore a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee in December 2009 as a CAPA representative concerning this issue.

• The recently concluded U.S.-Japan open skies negotiations, which APA representatives attended in observer status. Concurrentwith these negotiations, American Airlines has also announced its intention to seek antitrust immunity with Japan Airlines,assuming that the latter remains a member of the oneworld Alliance.

• The stagnant state of airline labor negotiations under the auspices of the National Mediation Board (NMB). As an example, APAand management have been in negotiations for more than three years, yet remain far apart on a range of issues despite theinvolvement of a federal mediator since May 2008.

• U.S.-EU open skies negotiations, which GA members have likewise been attending as observers.

GA’s responsibilities also include recommending how our members’ crucial Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions areto be allocated to help ensure that APA retains ready access to decision-makers.To reduce the amount the union spends on overnight accommodations in Washington, D.C. — one of the nation’s most expensive

hotel markets — and maximize the time committee members can devote to representing our pilots’ interests, the union leases aCapitol Hill-area townhouse. This arrangement also enables the union to host periodic face-to face meetings with key policymakers.

� Chairman Captain Bob Coffman (MIA), [email protected]

Government Affairs

MembersFirst Officer Michael Margiotta (DCA)First Officer Gavin Tade (MIA)AD Hoc MembersFirst Officer Gerry Biasi (LGA)First Officer Shawn Gray (LAX)First Officer Eric Jeppson (ORD)Captain TK Kawai (LGA)Captain Tracy Welch (DCA)


Recently, the APA Board of Directors concluded that APA lackeda long-term strategic plan for pursuing our contract objectives.As a result, the Board voted to establish Strategic Planning. Thecurrent six-member group was elected last summer by the Boardof Directors and recently re-elected for another one-year term.The members of this group — including two current and two

former Board members — have extensive APA experience and have played significantroles in planning, organizing and executing previous contractual campaigns.After several months of intensive work, Strategic Planning developed a comprehensive strategic plan with an accompanying budget,

both of which have been approved by the Board. The goal of the strategic plan is to obtain a restorative contract in the minimumamount of time and in a professional and business-like manner. Per the APA Policy Manual, Strategic Planning is responsible for theplanning, oversight and implementation of APA’s strategic plan.One “track” of APA’s new strategic plan specifies enhanced communication with the membership relating to contractual and

bargaining issues. A major component of this enhanced communication is the Flightline magazine you are now reading. Insteadof the recent trend of publishing approximately two Flightlines per year, APA’s new strategic plan targets frequent production ofprofessionally oriented, high-quality Flightline magazines until the completion of contract negotiations. We hope the membershipwill enjoy and benefit from our enhanced efforts and communication going forward.

� Chairman Captain David Bates (MIA), [email protected]

MembersFirst Officer Anthony Chapman (DFW)First Officer Jason Goldberg (LGA)Captain Steve Roach (SFO)Captain Glenn Schafer (LGA)Captain William Young (MIA)

Strategic Planning

Strike Preparedness serves an important function, as it is theprimary volunteer group tasked to prepare for a legal strikeand/or leverage campaign against American Airlines in order toobtain an industry-leading contract.To that end, Strike Preparedness assists the APA president and

Board of Directors in developing tactical options for accomplishingthe union’s strategic goals. Trained Strike Preparedness volunteers then plan, prepareand execute these operations within cost and time guidelines, and then monitor andevaluate their effectiveness.In addition to volunteers at the national level, Strike Preparedness is responsible for

creating an efficient structure of trained volunteers throughout the union to help executeits duties. Each domicile chairman appoints a local strike coordinator to act as a liaison to the national operation, and localcoordinators each assemble a team of volunteers to handle domicile activities.Throughout the past few years, Strike Preparedness has expanded and honed its capability by conducting training exercises that test

the membership’s response capability as well as its communications functions. It’s essential that if called upon, members participatein these important activities.In addition, Strike Preparedness volunteers monitor observer reports received from line pilots. These detailed reports — which can

be submitted via alliedpilots.org — provide valuable first-hand information regarding anything that could be of strategic use to theunion leadership. The intelligence routinely gathered from these reports helps Strike Preparedness assess management intentionsand monitor the current state of negotiations.Strike Preparedness representatives also actively liaison with their counterparts at other airlines to share mutually useful information.

In conjunction with other APA committees, Strike Preparedness continues to build valuable alliances with other pilot unions world-wide, and our volunteers have lent their support to several unions during their times of need.Strike Preparedness plays a crucial role in our contract negotiations and will be at the ready if and when we are called upon. When

that happens, we will need an “all hands on deck” effort to assist the leadership in obtaining a restorative contract. History showsthat the key to the effectiveness of both the national and local strike centers is participation of pilot volunteers, so volunteer at yourdomicile for Strike Preparedness — your involvement is crucial to our collective success!

� Chairman First Officer Dave Hitte (DFW), [email protected]

Deputy ChairmanFirst Officer Todd MacLeod (DFW),[email protected]

MembersFirst Officer Dave Hill (DFW)First Officer Paul Fitzgerald (DFW)First Officer Brian Bell (DFW)First Officer Lance Lorenz (DFW)First Officer Jeff Leisten (DFW)First Officer Chuck Norris (DFW)

Strike Preparedness


Regardless of whether negotiations are going on between APAand management, improving aviation safety at American Airlines— and indeed, throughout the world — is one of your union’stop priorities. The Safety Committee is in charge of that effort.Although APA pilots safely transport millions of passengers

to their destinations every year, there is always room forimprovement and a need to reduce risk.One of the committee’s chief responsibilities is to keep the membership informed

and educated on a wide variety of safety-related subjects. This is accomplished throughfrequent e-mail bulletins, the e-newsletter There I was…, other regular union publications,and the extensive amount of information archived on the Safety Committee page ofalliedpilots.org. Over the past year, the Safety Committee has addressed issues includingengine failures, f light confidence checks, runway incursions, laser incidents, runway statuslights, fatigue, logging MEL items, divert procedures, EMAS and weather.Safety Committee volunteers offer their expertise on industry-wide issues independently

and through the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations. The committee is also responsiblefor accident investigation, and has University of Southern California Safety School-trainedaccident investigators ready should the need arise. The Safety Committee’s “go team”responded and deployed for last month’s Jamaica 737 landing incident.In 2009, Safety Committee volunteers were deeply involved in reviving the critical

ASAP program. Going forward, the committee will work to improve the program, as wellas encourage American Airlines to use the data gleaned from the program to increase thesafety of the operation.Improving the airline’s Flight Operations Quality Assurance, or FOQA, safety program

is also a focus of the committee. FOQA is a method of capturing and analyzing the datagenerated by an aircraft and using that data to identify trends and problem areas. OnlyAPA Gatekeepers — who are Safety Committee members — have access to identifyinginformation of individual f lights, and if they contact individual members, it is to helpanalyze the data to prevent future events and make our operations safer.Addressing fatigue as a safety risk is also a top priority of the committee. Along with the

Technical Analysis and Scheduling Committee, Safety Committee volunteers have beeninvolved in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) charged with the task of crafting new flightand duty time regulations and rest requirements to mitigate the effects of pilot fatigue.The Safety Committee is also involved in the development of American Airlines’ safety management system, or SMS. The

International Civil Aviation Organization has recommended that all aviation authorities implement SMS structures by 2011. An SMSexamines all aspects of safety throughout an airline, and provides a systemic way to identify hazards and controls risks.

� Chairman First Officer Mike Michaelis (MIA), [email protected]

Safety Committee

Deputy Chairmen(Accident Investigation) First OfficerBrian Beach (MIA), [email protected](Operations/FOQA) Captain RandyDavenport (DFW), [email protected](Operational Reliability)First Officer John Deleeuw (DFW),[email protected](ASAP) Captain Leonard Gulig (DFW),[email protected]

MembersFirst Officer Buddy Bigley (MIA)First Officer Robert Brown (DFW)First Officer John David (LGA)First Officer Warren Harner (DFW)First Officer Mark Meehan (MIA)Captain Timothy Miner (DCA)Captain Wilson Riggan (MIA)First Officer Jeff Raines (DFW)Captain David Stewart (DFW)First Officer Fred Toleman (DFW)

Ad Hoc MembersFirst Officer Thomas Holdsworth (DCA)First Officer Timothy Leighton (DCA)Captain Kerry McAnally (DFW)Captain Michael McGinnis (DFW)First Officer John Moseley (MIA)First Officer Orlando Nunez (MIA)First Officer Edwin Odisho (MIA)First Officer Hank Putek (LAX)

The best safety device in an airplane is a good pilot, and goodpilots never stop training. The APA Training Committee neverstops working to ensure that the time and money invested inkeeping our skills sharp pay the highest possible return.The vast majority of pilots sail through training without a

hitch. In fact, on average, fewer than one-third of 1 percent of ourpilots fails to satisfactorily complete their training. This is primarily due to our sense ofprofessionalism and some incredible training by our check airmen (continued on next page)

� Chairman First Officer Jay Pellicone (DFW), [email protected]

Training Committee

MembersCaptain Charles Cox (DFW)First Officer Cyndi Dawson (DFW)Captain Gregory Holm (DFW)Captain Michael Leone (MIA)First Officer John Patrick (DFW)Captain Louis Shaheen (DFW)


and instructors. The same drive that got us where we are today compels us to takewhatever steps are necessary to arrive at the Flight Academy well ahead of the program.Many pilots aren’t aware of that the Training Committee offers study guides that are builtfrom actual, debriefed experiences. These are continuously updated and posted on theTraining page of the APA Web site (www.alliedpilots.org/training) for pilots’ use.At the conclusion of your training event (uneventful or not), we ask that pilots debrief their training experience through alliedpilots.org.

Completing a debrief for a satisfactory cycle could take as little as five minutes, and any feedback at all is better than none. FO JohnPatrick reviews, de-identifies and forwards debriefs to management for action. Any pilot who doesn’t want their debrief to be forwardedto management can indicate this on the form and be assured that it will be seen only by APA. However, the committee prefers tohelp pilots “edit” their debriefs until they’re comfortable with forwarding it, so that improvements can be made more quickly.When AQP training (and/or our demonstrated proficiency) isn’t enough, the Training Committee is called to its best-known purpose:

to ensure that “remedial” training is given freely and conducted in the constructive, non-threatening environment necessary for reallearning and improvement to occur. Before, during or after a training event that doesn’t go well, pilots can avail themselves of theAeromedical Committee’s Checkmate program, which provides one-on-one counseling and, if necessary, tailored instruction tominimize or eliminate the detrimental impact of test anxiety. In the extremely rare cases where remedial training is unwarranted, ill-advised, unsatisfactory or ineffective for any reason, the Training Committee can interface on the pilot’s behalf with representativesof AA’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Check Airman, Professional Standards, and/or Aeromedical Committees and/or withAA Training to ensure that the impact of any personality issues or extraneous private life circumstances upon a pilot’s performanceare fully accounted for and/or eliminated before an unsatisfactory event occurs or recurs.The Training Committee exists to enhance the training here at AA and make us the best pilots we can be. It can only accomplish

this, however, with input from as many pilots as possible, so make a New Year’s resolution to debrief your training, and neverhesitate to use all the resources available to make training all you expect it to be. Your passengers are counting on it!

Ad Hoc MembersCaptain Mike Lindstrom (DFW)First Officer Pam Torell (MIA)

The Aeromedical Committee’s purpose is to provide APApilots with the best information available so that they are betterable to consult with their personal physician and AMEs whenmedical and or certificate problems arise.We have more volunteers than any other committee at APA.

Because of this fact, we can offer an extensive list of servicesand resources to APA pilots, including reference information, personal insights andprofessional advice for all aviation-related medical issues. The committee works to keepyou informed and involved with YOUR medical certification.

• The APA Aeromedical Web page on alliedpilots.org hosts a wealth of reference material,a list of frequently asked aeromedical questions and a section entitled, “Been There,Done That,” which lists volunteers who can offer their personal experience with aparticular issue.

• The Aeromedical Hotline is manned by trained volunteers ready to answer yourquestions(1.800.323.1470, ext. 3043).

• Virtual Flight Surgeons has physicians/AMEs available to answer your questions. Thisis an APA-provided professional consultation (1.866.AEROMED, or 1.866.237.6633).

• Our Critical Incident Stress Management program can be accessed through FlightAssist (434.566.9824).

• Checkmate is a training and check ride anxiety reduction program.

• Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) returns our chemically dependentpilots to medical certification status.

• The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) can help you to rebound after you’re dealtone of life’s curveballs.

• Radiation/Environmental provides you with information and resources that caneducate you about the personal hazards we encounter every day at work.The Aeromedical Committee will continue to educate and serve the pilots of APA.

� Chairman First Officer Guy Gribble (DFW), [email protected]

Aeromedical Committee

Deputy Chairmen(Flight Assist) First Officer CharlesCash (DFW), [email protected](Checkmate) Captain Jack Cameron(DFW), [email protected](EAP) First Officer Charles Curreri(DFW), [email protected](HIMS) First Officer Jim Dowd (LGA),f [email protected](Radiation and Environmental Issues)Captain Michael Holland (DFW),[email protected]

MembersCaptain William Duxbury (DCA)Captain Robert Glathe (LAX)First Officer Peter Lewis (SFO)Captain Chip Long (ORD)Captain Kathleen Malone (LAX)Captain Greg Mericle (MIA)Captain Glen Millen (LGA)Captain Brian Norris (DFW)First Officer Steve Phelps (MIA)First Officer Michael Sigman (DFW)First Officer Vance D. Vogeli (MIA)Captain Richard Wetzel (DFW)

Ad Hoc MembersFirst Officer Ruben Alconero (LGA)First Officer Linda Pauwels, MDS


The Security Committee is responsible for monitoring andassessing security procedures and concerns associated withAA’s operation. The committee also is proactively engaged inefforts to improve airline security at AA and across the industry,including all facets of ground security, airborne security andintelligence. Last month’s attempted terrorist attack against the

inbound Northwest flight to Detroit shows that the threat against commercial aviationis alive and well.In the performance of these responsibilities, the Security Committee conducts

security audits of layover hotels and airports, and produces crewmember products suchas the Security Guidebook, Volumes 1 & 2. The committee has also produced severalinstructional videos, including the cockpit door opening awareness video used inrecurrent training. Members of the Security Committee also participate in the CrewSecurity Group along with APFA and AMR representatives, monitoring security concernsfor crewmembers.The Committee for the Armed Defense of the Cockpit (CADC) was created to support

APA members who are Federal Flight Deck Officers (FFDOs). The CADC maintains astructure for communicating with FFDOs and coordinates with other related committeessuch as Captain’s Authority, Professional Standards and Security. The CADC alsoprovides FFDOs with assistance complying with standard operating procedures, filingreports and incident reporting and investigations. The CADC works closely with theTransportation Security Administration (TSA) and federal air marshal program, andmaintains working relationships with the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations(CAPA), the FFDO Association and ALPA.Both the Security Committee and the CADC are actively representing pilot interests

in Washington, D.C. Both committees are engaged in government-sponsored securityworking groups addressing subjects such as airborne laser assaults and secondary cockpitbarriers. Both committees are often called upon to consult with various governmentagencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, TSA and the Federal AviationAdministration.The ongoing threats from terrorism and continuously evolving security issues facing

airlines and crewmembers make the Security Committee and CADC two of the moredynamic committees at APA. Keeping our workplace secure, in the air and on the ground,is the goal of these hardworking volunteers.

� Chairman First Officer Mike Karn (LAX), [email protected]

Security Committee/Committee for the Armed Defense of the Cockpit

Security Deputy Chairmen(Hotel Security) First Officer PeterChung (LAX), [email protected] Bill Crooks (MIA),jbf [email protected] David Fisher (DCA),Fishf [email protected] Tom Herbst (ORD),[email protected] Gene Malone (LAX),[email protected](MANPADS) First Officer ChristopherMather (LAX), [email protected](LE Liaison) Captain James Nelson(LAX), [email protected] Paul Rancatore (MIA),[email protected] Tony Robinson (ORD),[email protected] Thomas Snelling (MIA),[email protected] MembersFirst Officer Kent Calvin (DFW)First Officer Cyndi Dawson (DFW)Captain Gerry Smuk (ORD)Captain Howard Taylor (MIA)(Consultant) Mark Weiss (RET)Security Ad Hoc MemberCaptain Randy LeRuth (LAX)Security CADC Deputy ChairmanFirst Officer Paul W. Nelson (LAX),[email protected] MemberFirst Officer Susan O’Driscoll (LAX)CADC Ad Hoc MembersFirst Officer David Fredrickson (LGA)Captain Michael Ehrlich (LAX)

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While protecting the Green Book from the continuous sharp-shooting by management is a function of the entire union, theContract Compliance Committee is responsible for educatingmembers about and assisting them with the contract. These finevolunteers answer any and all questions that APA membersmight have regarding the contract we live under. We act as your

sounding board, advocate or adviser when a question or conf lict arises. We are all linepilots with your interests in mind as we seek answers to your questions, and we strive toresolve your problem as quickly as we can. We act in concert with the APA staff contractadministrators, as well as the Negotiating Committee, to seek answers, identify problemareas and reach resolutions on issues that affect our membership, be they large or small.The eventual goal of the committee is to have two members from each domicile trained and available to offer a local source of

knowledge for disputes or questions and provide support for your domicile representatives as the need arises. Building this pool oflocal expertise allows the membership to be better served while expanding the group of “experts” available to answer questions andresolve your issue/problem. It will also provide more continuity as folks rotate in and out, returning to normal line life armed withthe knowledge to gain the most from our contract and act as a source of context for any future problems.In the future, we also hope to provide a single point of contact for members when problems arise outside of normal business

hours by establishing a toll-free number. We understand that all too often, “Murphy’s law” comes into play after hours.So the next time a question arises, feel free to contact a fellow pilot on the Contract Compliance Committee. We are here to act

as a facilitator and/or go-between when problems arise. It’s your contract, and if left undefended, it will continue to be eroded.

� Chairman First Officer John Karam (LAX), [email protected]

Contract Compliance Committee

MembersCaptain Thomas Kachmar (DFW)Captain James O’Connell (BOS)Captain Richard Plonsky (ORD)First Officer Paul Robinson (BOS)First Officer Jim Scanlan (LGA)First Officer Steve Ust (ORD)Ad Hoc MemberFirst Officer Todd Wissing (LGA)

Your APA Hotel Committee strives to maintain, and whenable, enhance the standard of hotel accommodations we have allgrown accustomed to over the years.The committee works closely with our counterparts in AA

hotel contracts. Together we conduct hotel reviews in cities as therespective contracts come up for renewal. Prior to a review, we

review our archive of your hotel debriefs for input. Crew security and safety are ourprimary considerations on these reviews. For example, we assess a hotel’s fire safetyequipment, fire escapes, security measures and equipment. Second on the checklist areamenities and location. We try to arrange for discounts on food and the increasinglyimportant complimentary Internet access. Although we would like to have it all, all ofthe time, sometimes we have to make compromises on certain elements (aside from safety/security).In doing our job, the Hotel Committee faces several challenges, not the least of which is trying to please everyone — something that

is simply impossible. So when it comes to trade-offs and compromises, we use our best judgment and hope that themajority of our pilotsare happy with our decisions. I think we get it right most of the time, and when you think we haven’t, your debriefs are more than welcome.It is important to understand our contractual language regarding hotels. Section 21 states that “The company will provide suitable

single room lodging.” There is nothing in contractual language about free Internet, free breakfast or long/short layovers. (You mayhave noticed that short layovers are now 16 hours.) AA management unilaterally increased what was heretofore considered a shortlayover time. In doing so, management saves money on transportation costs and unfortunately, there isn’t anything we can do aboutit unless we are able to bargain enforceable contractual language. Simply put, any amenity above and beyond a single room comesafter the bottom dollar has been negotiated. As a result, management simply won’t pay for those things, and they come only becauseof the work of your Hotel Committee, and with the help of the AA hotel contract administrators, who are under ever-increasingpressure from upper management to save more money. There’s no doubt that without enhanced contractual language, we will see acontinued decline in the quality of our hotel accommodations.Please continue to submit your hotel debriefs — they are the committee’s chief resource for determining if there is a problem and

whether or not it can be resolved. You can find a hotel debrief form at www.alliedpilots.org/hotel.

� Chairman Captain Doug Lister (MIA), [email protected]

Hotel Committee

Deputy ChairmanCaptain Larry Deal (DFW),[email protected]

MembersFirst Officer Martin Bogacki (MIA)Captain Garrett Hartsuyker (SLT)First Officer Gerardo Morgan (ORD)First Officer Mike Rappa (MIA)First Officer Chris Summers (DFW)

BOS

CA Eldon Ahlman

CA Stephen Bacon

CA Alan Barker

CA Joseph Bazo

CA George Bennett

CA G Bergman

FO Todd Boyle

FO Henry Brandt

CA Emmitt Brewington

CA Peter Brown

CA Stephen Buck

FO Robert Carter

CA John Ceckler

CA David Cenerizio

CA Daniel Chiofalo

FO Paul DeMarkles

FO James Dillard

CA Mark Draper

CA Brian Dubie

CA Lawrence Dupont

FO James Eaton

CA Mark Fairbairn

FO Eric Federspill

CA Jerome Feltault

FO Peter Ferraro

CA Chris Finnell

CA Louis Galavotti

FO Richard Girard

CA Steven Greco

FO James Hall

CA David Haynes

CA Eric Helleberg

FO Robert Hess

CA Robert Hill

FO William Hoagland

CA Paul Hodak

CA John Jenkins

CA Kris Kampe

CA John Keese

CA Harold Kennedy

FO John Kotruch

FO Patti Martin

FO Frank Mazone

FO Christine McLaughlin

CA Arthur McNaughton

CA Alan Midkiff

CA Wayne Miller

CA William Mumfor

CA Stephen Nadeau

CA James O’Connell

CA James Partin

CA Brian Pattillo

CA Keith Pederzani

FO Carl Perdue

CA Manuel Pereira

FO Daniel Protzmann

CA Ned Riegel

FO Sean Roskey

CA Peter Ryan

FO Michael Sanderson

CA Steven Savage

CA Joseph Savarese

FO Earle Smith

CA Walter Sorenson

CA David Steele

CA Robert Stemler

CA Michael Sturges

CA Kevin Sweeney

CA Mark Talbert

FO Tim Taylor

CA Robert Thompson

CA Leonard Turcotte

CA David Vaillancourt

CA Peter Ward

FO Kent Wien

CA Kurt Wien

CA William Wilson

CA Kurt Wolz

CA Douglas Wood

FO Erik Youngren

DCA

FO Todd Adams

CA James Annable

CA Gene Arnold

CA Michael Ashley

CA Ronald Baker

CA Gregory Baur

FO Robert Blake

CA Robert Booth

CA Stephen Borgess

FO Terrence Broderick

CA Jeffrey Brough

CA Jonathan Brown

CA Perry Brown

CA Robert Calcote

FO Robert Cameron

FO Frank Corley

CA Donald Cruikshank

CA Pat Donnelly

CA Scott Eshleman

FO Brian Fox

FO John Fox

FO Christopher French

CA James Fuller

CA William Gary

FO J Gowan

CA Edward Gunderson

FO William Hampton

CA Donald Heath

FO Thomas Holdsworth

FO Thaura Jeffreys

FO Eric Jenkins

CA Paul Kalland

CA Neil Kennedy

FO Michael King

FO Todd Maloney

FO Michael Margiotta

CA Lawrence McAllister

FO Michael Mead

CA Thomas Messeder

CA Donald Milkavich

FO George Monahan

CA Michael Montgomery

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The mission/goal of the Jumpseat/Non-Rev Committee is tofacilitate the jumpseat/non-rev travel experience and work toalways improve it.How is that done? Through all of you! In reality, each and every

member of APA is a representative of the Jumpseat Committee. As you go, so goes the reputation of the APApilot group. The chairman and members just implement and monitor the policies and procedures. There are

many ways that we can each help to make the jumpseat/non-rev experience work more smoothly:

• By being vigilant and getting involved at the gate on every f light. Let the agents know that you care about filling the airplane,especially when it comes to non-revs and jumpseaters. (continued on next page)

� Chairman First Officer Tim Knutson (ORD), [email protected]

Jumpseat/Non-Rev Committee

MembersFO Christopher Austin (DFW)CA Christopher Morrison (LGA)

The goal of the APA Professional Standards Committee is tohelp maintain the highest degree of professional conduct amongour pilots at American Airlines. We help resolve disputes andproblems before they escalate to the point where chief pilotintervention is required.Our goal is simple: To keep our own problems out of the Flight Office. We try to solve our problems before

the Flight Office solves our problems for us. If we accomplish this task to everyone’s satisfaction, we have done our job.Our program is based on Professional Standards Committees at each domicile. Each domicile chairman appoints local committee

members. Those members work closely with the domicile chairman to solve local issues together — because those problems are bestsolved at the domicile level. Currently, we have more than 50 Professional Standard representatives working throughout the system.Please note that there is a separate Professional Standards program for Federal Flight Deck Officers. APA’s Committee for Armed

Defense of the Cockpit (CADC) has established “CADC Standards” for issues involving FFDOs. Due to the sensitive nature of theirSOP, involvement with SSI, and status as federal law enforcement officers, CADC Standards should be contacted for any issuesinvolving FFDOs.The issues that Professional Standards routinely handles are more safety-related now than ever before. Over the last year, Operating

Procedures (Red Book) and FM Pt. 1 compliance have generated the most calls to your Professional Standards representativessystem-wide. At first, this realization seemed a bit disturbing, but perhaps it’s a good sign. It shows our crews will not tolerateanything that may compromise the best, safest operation possible. Solving problems to provide the safest working environment andsafest AA operation possible is the ultimate goal of our Professional Standards program.The committee also handles investigations into certain fatigue cases. In some instances, a local Professional Standards representative

may call you to get “your side of the story.” Remember, the Professional Standards representative is your advocate in these cases.Professional Standards is also called upon to deal with delicate personal issues, such as potential substance abuse problems.

Careers have been ruined because a TSA screener or an agent turned a pilot in, when other pilots who knew of a potential problemcould have asked Pro Standards to get involved. Confidentiality is the key. Professional Standards representatives understand andcan be trusted to deal appropriately with highly sensitive information.Communication is a key element in solving many problems and it starts with the captain. Each cockpit crew member on any given

f light at American Airlines should be considered a Professional Standards representative. The captain can solve most problems thatdevelop with other pilots, f light attendants, mechanics and gate agents with timely, on-the-spot intervention. Failing to address aproblem in a timely manner could escalate the perceived severity of the problem. Be the captain of the aircraft — not just the pilotof the aircraft. There is a big difference.All calls to Professional Standards are kept strictly confidential. To protect your privacy, no permanent records are kept and no

f light information data is logged.

� Chairman Captain Robert E. McDonnell (BOS), [email protected]

Professional Standards Committee

MembersCaptain Raymond Hayes (LGA)First Officer Michael Sigman (DFW)


• By showing courtesy and professionalism, both when traveling on American Airlines and other airlines.

• By knowing the rules, such as checking in for A1-A12 deadheads 24 hours prior to departure, knowing the carry-on baggagepolicy, and taking a few minutes to go into RES and looking at all of the files under F*PSM/D6.

We are in the process of making the Jumpseat Committee Web page on alliedpilots.org more user-friendly by filling it with moreaccurate information. Soon there will be a jumpseat/non-rev interactive debrief form that can be filled out for any incident or eventregarding any kind of jumpseat or non-rev problem and submitted to our committee directly from the Web page. The key to anyevent is getting accurate details passed on to our committee so that we handle it appropriately. The best way to pass details on willbe through the debrief form, and in the meantime, all contact info for the committee members is available on the Jumpseat/Non-Rev Committee Web page on the APA Web site.

The Technical Analysis & Scheduling Committee (TASC) assiststhe National Officers, Board of Directors and APA committeesin their ongoing efforts to enhance, secure and protect the jobsecurity, pay and working conditions of the pilots of AmericanAirlines. To accomplish this, TASC is charged with analyzingAmerican Airlines operational issues and scheduling practices

with the archive of statistical information. The committee’s responsibilities are focusedin two somewhat separate, but interrelated areas as described by the name — technicalanalysis issues and scheduling issues. While there is a significant overlap between theseroles, TASCmembers are usually more knowledgeable in one or the other of the two areas.The technical analysis duties of the committee include everything related to f light

crew scheduling, work rule modeling, analysis of contractually required information,analysis to investigate and report on the application of existing agreement(s), and analysisin support of APA’s negotiating, communications and contract compliance efforts.Throughout the Section 6 process, the committee actively reviews management’s proposals, as well as the contracts of other airlines’pilots, to support the negotiating team in their pursuit of an industry-leading contract.The scheduling portion of the committee was established as a result of the 1997 collective bargaining agreement primarily to

represent APA on the Joint Scheduling Committee. These volunteers are responsible for identifying and investigating schedulingproblems involving issues such as schedule reliability and unrealistic scheduling, and promptly recommending solutions to the CrewScheduling department to resolve them. Additionally, they are tasked with improving the membership’s understanding of crewscheduling issues, and making recommendations to improve the allocation, pairing and scheduling of f lying.Recently, TASC has played an important role on the national stage through its participation in the Aviation Rulemaking

Committee (ARC) that was convened in Washington, D.C. Deputy TASC Chairman Captain Doug Pinion was one of 18 membersof the ARC that the FAA invited to address proposed changes to f light time/duty time limits. The most important and contentiousissues addressed at the meetings involved fatigue and the proposal to increase the number of hours that can legally be f lown in aduty period. Because the interests of management and even the pilots of other airlines are not necessarily aligned with ours, havingAPA pilots represented in the process of drafting these future regulations is critical.

� Chairman First Officer Larry Rosselot (DFW), [email protected]

Technical Analysis and Scheduling Committee

Deputy Chairmen(Scheduling) Captain Doug Pinion(DFW), [email protected](Analysis) First Officer Patrick Clark(DFW), [email protected]

MembersCaptain Donald Cruikshank (DCA)Captain Keith Kunert (LAX)Captain Pat Liggett (DFW)Captain Jim Manos (LAX)First Officer Dave Quinlan (DFW)Captain Mike Rossetti (DFW)

The Pension Committee’s primary responsibility is overseeingAPA’s interests in the three “pillars” of our retirement plan: theA-Plan, B-Plan and 401(k).While some measure of angst exists among the membership

with respect to A-Plan funding, we now have a reasonablecapability to monitor the funding level throughout the year, and we make our best estimate of this level

� Chairman First Officer Michael MacMurdy (DFW), [email protected]

Pension Committee

MembersFirst Officer David Boardman (SFO)First Officer Glenn Mackie (DFW)Captain William Talley (DCA)


available to the membership. Additionally, the Pension Committee continues to work closely with the APA Benefits Department staffand outside consultants in addressing pension-related disputes with management.APA Pension Committee members meet quarterly with American Beacon, and meet at least once annually with each of the fund

managers of the B-Plan. This year, Beacon, with our concurrence, elected to make a manager change in the B-Plan. As fiduciary, Beaconis responsible for making the final decision to change any of the fund managers, but it takes the input of APA and our investmentconsultants, along with the costs associated with changing managers, into account. The other significant issue we regularly deal withconcerns fees charged to the plan. ERISA only allows certain types of fees to be charged to the plan, and the plan sponsor must payall others. Not surprising, it is common for management and APA to differ in interpretation of this particular provision.The 401(k) program is in a different category because it is not a contractual benefit, and we share this plan with other employee

groups. At each quarterly meeting with American Beacon, we discuss 401(k) issues such as fund selection, performance and fees. Oneof the most common issues we address involves concerns APA members have regarding limited fund selections and restrictionsplaced on trading within the plan.Additional responsibilities of the committee include working closely with APA Benefits Department staff and outside legal

consultants on Pension Plan issues (including restatements, amendments and grievances), monitoring American Airlines’ financialposition, and continually updating and improving the Pension Committee Web page on alliedpilots.org. In addition to this Web page,the best way for the membership to become better educated on their pension benefits is to attend one of the retirement seminarsthat APA sponsors along with management. For 2010, we will have seminars at Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.We’ve put a lot of effort into aligning our presentation with what pilots really need to know as they prepare for retirement, but theinformation is also incredibly valuable to those who are still years from retirement.The APA membership can rest assured that the Pension Committee will continue in its role as “watchdog” over one of our most

valued negotiated assets — your retirement.

The International Alliance Committee acts as APA’s “Departmentof Foreign Affairs.” We’re tasked with keeping APA up-to-date withrapidly changing global issues and labor environments.Recognizing AMR management’s intentions to establish

international codesharing and marketing agreements withforeign carriers, the International Pilot Liaison Group — Ad Hoc

(IPL) was formed in 1997 and established contacts with the British Airline Pilots‘Association, and the Japan Airlines Flight Crew Union. The IPL later became a permanent committee and was re-named theInternational Alliance Committee (IAC).The IAC works with many foreign pilot unions, primarily with the member associations of the Oneworld Cockpit Crew Coalition

(OCCC). OCCC was established in 1998 with the strong support of APA. The OCCC is now 13 pilot unions strong and has amembership of 26,000. The IAC takes a leadership role in the OCCC, and is the mouthpiece for APA when it comes to disseminatingour union’s views to all of the other unions in the OCCC. The committee also works with the Air Line Pilots Association and itsinternational affiliated organization, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA).Our workload has increased tremendously over the last few years, as we’ve watched every pilot union around the world struggle with

issues very similar issues to those we deal with at APA— including outsourcing, lost jobs, pay cuts, contract violations and safety issues.The IAC shares the vital information it culls from our foreign partners with several other APA groups and committees, including

Government Affairs, Scope, Strike Preparedness and Communications. We’ve also had the opportunity for foreign airline unionrepresentatives to visit APA for training and information sharing.The IAC has spent time building up an international network through its contacts at the OCCC. This extensive network — which

includes many AA layover cities worldwide — will offer tremendous assistance to American Airlines pilots in the event of emergencies,schedule disruptions, labor demonstrations and other issues that require local assistance. During last month’s Jamaica landingincident, the Air Jamaica IFALPA representative personally assisted our aircrew members until APA representative could arrive.In 2010, the IAC will stay busy addressing many issues common to pilots worldwide, as airline managements around the world

continually find new ways to assault our profession.

� Chairman Captain TK Kawai (LGA), [email protected]

International Alliance Committee

MembersFO Martin Bogacki (MIA)FO Andy Gomez (DFW)FO Sean Gray (LGA)CA Lloyd Hill (MIA)FO Robert Ingram (LAX)


TheMembership/Furlough Committee is primarily responsiblefor the entire APA membership process, including the distribu-tion, screening and approval of membership applications anddocuments.The committee also manages the AA seniority and recall lists,

and publishes the updated lists periodically. Our volunteers arealso responsible for monitoring membership status, issuing new membership cards eachyear, recovering back dues, and acting as the central point of contact for recalled pilotsand recall issues.Another important function of the committee is to provide a central point of contact

for furloughed pilots. The Furlough Information Page of alliedpilots.org provides a greatresource for those pilots, and includes question-and-answer sections, a contact list and ajob tip database.In 2007, the Military Affairs Sub-Committee was added to the Membership/Furlough Committee. The Military Affairs page of

alliedpilots.org offers a wealth of information for those pilots involved in the National Guard and Reserves.This sub-committee also hosts the annual Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)/Department of Labor training. The

ESGR is a Department of Defense organization that encourages all U.S. employers to support and value the military service of theiremployees. The training also educates the sub-committee members on the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employmentRights Act, or USERRA, the federal law that ensures that people who serve or have served in the military are not disadvantaged ordiscriminated against in their civilian jobs.

� Chairman Captain Rusty McDaniels (DFW), [email protected]

Membership/Furlough Committee

MembersFirst Officer John Monrad (DFW)First Officer Rich Jones (BOS)First Officer Robert Stow (STL)Captain Jim West (DFW)

Military AffairsSub-Committee MembersFirst Officer Mark Nickman (FUR)First Officer Neil Roghair (LGA)First Officer Jim Scanlan (LGA)First Officer Gary Snells (MIA)Captain Brian Webster (LGA)

The Check Airman Committee acts as a liaison between AAmanagement and check airmen. We interface with managementon and oversee cases that specifically involve check airmencontract compliance, FDAG changes, scheduling, disciplinaryhearings, RTL f lying, grievances, and any other issues pertinentto the check airman group. As many of you know, the check

airmen working agreement is significantly different than the line pilots’ contract. That being said, there is a common misperceptionamong some line pilots that check airmen are purely “management” pilots. This is simply untrue — we live and die by the collectivebargaining process and its shortcomings, just as you do.Another significant contribution of the Check Airman Committee is the collection and presentation of new contract proposals to

the APA negotiators. This is an ongoing process and is facilitated by check airmen membership surveys. Updates are discussed anddistributed during national check airmen meetings held at APA headquarters and are then posted to the Check Airman Committeepage on alliedpilots.org.The Check Airman Committee meets with AA management at least once per quarter regarding specific check airmen issues and

concerns, and the committee hosts at least one national check airmen meeting per year. The committee’s members are committedto assisting check airmen with any and all issues, so feel free to contact us. This is OUR airline, and we intend to make it a betterplace for all.

� Chairman CKA Allan Tesini (MIA), [email protected]

Check Airman Committee

MembersCKA Alan Estis (MIA)CKA Pat McGinn (MIA)CKA Mike Medo (LGA)CKA Marty Tayman (DFW)


The Appeal Board is the internal dispute resolution body atAPA. Elected to two-year terms by the APA Board of Directors,the Appeal Board consists of three members and two alternates.The Appeal Board hears Article VII charges, adjudicates election

complaints, presides over sanctions resulting from violationsof APA’s IT Acceptable Use Policy, and performs other judicial

functions. Article VII charges are disciplinary proceedings brought against members for grave offenses against other members or APAas an institution, including willful violations of the collective bargaining agreement, strikebreaking, or placing the job of anothermember at risk for political or malicious purposes.This Appeal Board has worked to improve institutional memory and record-keeping via the creation of an electronic library

of past Article VII cases and election complaints. At the request of the Board of Directors, the Appeal Board recently produced andrecommended key changes to Article VII of the Constitution & Bylaws and the Policy Manual designed to ensure that individualmembers have access to a fair, neutral and dispassionate process while protecting the interests of APA as an institution. The Boardof Directors approved these recommendations.Over the next few months, the Appeal Board will focus on augmented training in election monitoring and arbitration procedure,

designed to bring Appeal Board processes in line with those typically used in grievance arbitration and during Department of Laborelection investigations.

� Chairman First Officer Jason Goldberg (LGA), [email protected]

Appeal Board

MembersFirst Officer Scott Abbott (ORD)First Officer Joe Barkate (DFW)Captain Glen Millen (LGA) (Alt.)Captain Jim Partin (BOS) (Alt.)

The Financial Audit Committee (FAC) was created in 1994 toprovide additional oversight and review of the Association’sexpenditures as well as make recommendations to the APABoard of Directors. The FAC is essentially APA’s “financialprofessional standards committee.” The FAC meets twice per year for the following purposes:

• To review APA financial matters as directed by APA Board policy.

• To review all contracts, retainers and fee arrangements between APA and third parties providing goods and services to the Association.

• To review all union leave pay, vacation, benefits and expenses provided by APA to the National Officers, Board of Directors,national committee members and other APA members.

The FAC also investigates alleged financial impropriety brought to light by an APA member. The goal is to identify any potentialproblem(s) and correct it before it escalates.Per the APA Policy Manual, members of the FAC are elected by the APA Board of Directors to two-year, staggered terms and must

be current or former APA Board members or former APA National Officers.

� Chairman Captain Mike McClellan (ORD), [email protected]

Financial Audit Committee

MembersFirst Officer Mike Lackovic (MIA)First Officer Mark O’Grady (SFO)

Have you updated your personal information with APA?Help us keep our APA membership database accurate. When you change your address, phone number, e-mail address, etc.,please advise us as soon as possible. (Changing your information with the company is a separate procedure.)To update your information in the APA database, you may contact APA:

� E-MAIL [email protected]� WEB SITE www.alliedpilots.org (Click “Customize” in the gray box on the right.)� PHONE 800.323.1470, ext. 3046 � FAX 817.302.2345� MAIL Attn: Update Info, APA, 14600 Trinity Blvd., Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76155-2512


APA instead had proposed various clinical specialists who actively treat airmen and review disability cases.These outside clinical authorities would review a pilot’s disability file, but rather than relying solely on amedical file review, they would, when necessary, also conduct an actual physical examination of the pilot priorto making findings.After some complaint about the potential cost, AA management agreed, and has signed a contract with the

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. APA pilots now enjoy a disability process that includes examination by someof the top specialists and aviation medical examiners in the country. The selection of an objective, clinicalauthority such as the Mayo Clinic is vitally important in the effort to maintain our disability benefits.We believe selection of an objective, clinical authority is a “win-win” outcome for AA and APA. First, it

allows AA to properly execute its fiduciary duty toward the plan by verifying disability status. Second, it givesdisabled APA pilots the potential opportunity to be examined by medical doctors and AMEs at a top medicalfacility in the process of their appeals.

Pilots Winning Disability AppealsIt is difficult for APA to monitor precise disability appeal statistics, because AA does not share them with

us. It appears from our work assisting pilots that about 70 percent of pilot disabilities are now being upheldin the pilot’s favor on appeal. We believe this is an improvement for our pilots and are hopeful that AA willcontinue with the Mayo Clinic as the mutually agreed-upon third-party medical reviewer.The largest back-disability paycheck I have seen so far as a result of winning an appeal was for more than

$87,000. Clearly, this makes a difference in the life of the pilot involved and the life of his family.

Disability Litigations: Encouraging ResultsAPA is currently assisting four pilots who have lost their final appeals by helping them find litigators in their

areas and as they initiate ERISA lawsuits in federal court. We are encouraged by the progress thus far in thesecases, although they are time-consuming and generally take over a year to come to conclusion.In addition, a case with potential major implications for all APA pilots is now coming to a close in

Pennsylvania. This case is entering its final stage in the district court. APA did not assist in the initiation of thiscase, but Dan Feinberg has been communicating directly with the pilot’s lawyers in the case and monitoringits progress.A magistrate judge in the case has made a report and recommendation to the district court judge. While this

report and recommendation is not binding upon the district court judge, the magistrate judge’s recommendationsupports APA’s position that AA is acting unreasonably in denying pilot disability claims. It states:

Plaintiff was provided essentially no guidance as to why he was deemed unqualified after years of having beenapproved. Not only does this substantially call into question the initial termination decision, but it substantiallyprejudiced Plaintiff’s efforts to challenge the decision because he was left literally to guess at what documentationDefendants would require him to submit in order to reverse their adverse decision on appeal. Plaintiff was providedno information that would have enabled him or his treating physician to counter these findings by, for example,explaining the prior records and offering other targeted information in support of Plaintiff’s claim that heremained disabled, was receiving treatment appropriate for his diagnosed conditions, and otherwise remainedqualified to receive long-term disability benefits in accordance with the terms and requirements of the Plan. For theforegoing reasons, it is recommended that the Court conclude that Defendants’ reliance upon Plaintiff’s existingrecords, and failure to provide any explanation or guidance to Plaintiff as to why such records were now deemedto support the termination of his benefits, constitutes procedural error in the context of Plaintiff’s case andamounted to an arbitrary and capricious initial denial of benefits.

The magistrate judge’s report and recommendation concludes as follows:

For the reasons discussed above, it is RECOMMENDED that the Court find that Defendants’ termination ofPlaintiff’s long-term disability benefits under the Plan was arbitrary and capricious. It is further RECOMMENDEDthat Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 38) be GRANTED, that Defendants’ cross-motion (Doc.44) be DENIED, that judgment be entered in Plaintiff’s favor, and that the Court order the retroactive reinstatementof Plaintiff’s long-term disability benefits, with interest.

(If any pilot would like a copy of the magistrate judge’s full report and recommendation, e-mail me [email protected].) (continued on next page)

SECRETARY-TREASURER (continued from page 5)


The Benefits Review and Appeal Board members work incoordination with the APA Benefits Department and outsidegeneral counsel to monitor all APA-sponsored benefit programsfor members. The benefit programs include the CatastrophicMajor Medical Benefit Plan (CHIP); Voluntary SupplementalMedical (SMP) under the Voluntary Supplemental Medical and

Custodial Care Benefit Plan; the Pilot Occupational Disability Plan (POD); Pilot MutualAid Benefit Plan (PMA); and the Group Term Life and Voluntary Accidental Death &Dismemberment Insurance Plan. A complete description of each plan can be found inthe Benefits section of alliedpilots.org.The BRAB is also responsible for:

• Monitoring the performance and investment objectives of the trust funds that finance all APA-sponsored benefit plans for members.

• Fulfilling the ERISA requirement to have a formal claims review process. The APA Benefits Review and Appeals Board will makethe final decision on any participant’s denied claim under a benefit program sponsored by APA.

• Making reports and recommendations to the APA Board of Directors and National Officers concerning all matters pertaining toAPA-sponsored benefit plans for members and staff.

• Acting on delegation from the APA Board of Directors to implement any resolution amending an APA-sponsored benefit plan.

The Master Trust is comprised of all of the contributions made by participants of the benefit plans offered by APA with the exceptionof the APA Life Insurance plan. Because the APA-sponsored benefit plans (other than the APA Life Insurance Plan) are self-insured,the payments made by participants are designated as contributions.The APA Benefits Department and APA’s contracted third-party administrators handle the day-to-day management of the APA-

sponsored benefit plans.The BRAB is composed of a total of six members. Three voting members are elected by the APA Board of Directors, one of which

is a member of the APA Board of Directors. The other three members are non-voting, advisory members, and they include the APApresident or a National Officer designated by him (historically, this has been the APA secretary-treasurer), the APA benefits directorand APA’s outside benefits attorney.The APA Benefits Department staff supports the BRAB and is an excellent resource to call upon for any benefit-related questions,

even those questions that pertain to your AMR medical plan benefits.

� Chairman Captain Keith Wilson (DCA), [email protected]

Benefits Review and Appeal Board

Voting MembersCaptain Kerry Burklow (DFW)First Officer Steve Conlon (LAX)

Non-Voting MembersMs. Krista Fogleman, ERISA AttorneyCaptain Bill Haug (SFO), APASecretary/TreasurerMr. Mike Knoerr, CEBS, APABenefits Director

Our information technology capabilities affect all aspects ofour union. A robust and modern IT infrastructure is critical torunning APA. Due to the brisk pace of technological advance, theInformation Technology Steering Committee is involved in aconstant process of internal evaluation to ensure that APA isequipped to provide effective member support and representation.

The ITSC provides guidance to the APA president, APA Board of Directors, committees and staff on IT issues, and coordinatesimplementation of IT infrastructure and capability with the IT Department. It is also responsible for developing an IT budget byprioritizing requests and allocating resources to fulfill them.The committee’s goal is to develop IT solutions that provide the best value to the membership and help us work more efficiently.

Sometimes those solutions may be behind-the-scenes, such as an upgrade to an obsolete phone system that provides increasedcapability at substantial savings. Other times, projects will be more visible to the entire membership, such as Web site frameworkupgrades that provide more capability to the committees and members while at the same time requiring fewer staff resourcesto maintain.

� Chairman First Officer Paul Fitzgerald (DFW), [email protected]

Information Technology Steering Committee

MembersCaptain Bill Haug (SFO)Captain Sam Mayer (MIA)Captain Mike McClellan (ORD)First Officer Dave Quinlan (DFW)


“Pilots helping pilots” is more than just a clever catchphrase.It’s a core value that succinctly describes what APA is all aboutand the three organizational initiatives that perhaps best ref lectthis core value are the APA Scholarship Fund, Furloughed PilotLoan Fund and Emergency Relief Fund.APA’s Board of Directors originally established the Scholarship

Fund in 1998 to benefit the children of pilots whose careersare cut short by death or disability. Since its inception, theScholarship Fund has helped numerous young men and womenafford higher education and go on to pursue rewarding careers.On the members’ home page of alliedpilots.org, you’ll find alink to a video that chronicles how the daughter of one pilotrealized her dream of becoming a teacher. If you haven’t seen italready, we encourage you to watch this short video to see foryourself how the Scholarship Fund truly makes a difference inthe lives of APA pilot families.The students who receive grants from the Scholarship Fund

are required to maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average toremain eligible for APA support. They are not required to repaythe grants, which reduces their debt burden upon graduation.It’s also worth noting that all contributions to the Scholarship

Fund are tax-deductable. To date, the Scholarship Fund hasprovided 52 individual scholarships totaling more than$700,000. To contribute, visit www.alliedpilots.org/scholarship.The Furloughed Pilot Loan Fund has been active during

two periods in the union’s history: the first following thefurloughs that began in the early 1990s and the second followingthe broad industry downturn in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001attacks. During themore recent period, the Furloughed Pilot LoanFund has made more than 400 loans totaling approximately$2.5 million.Via the Emergency Relief Fund, the union’s leadership

has reacted quickly to lend a helping hand when pilots findthemselves in serious predicaments. For instance, theEmergency Relief Fund has benefitted pilot families who havebeen displaced from their homes as a result of natural disasterssuch as hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires. Pilots who receivesupport from the Emergency Relief Fund are required to establisha repayment schedule.These three funds are part of an ongoing APA tradition of

pilots helping fellow pilots and their family members.

Pilots Helping Pilots —Not Just a Slogan

The alliedpilots.org Web site includes a special “Promotions” page that featuresup-to-date links to vendors offering an array of products and services —

many at substantial, pilot-only discounts.

We add new links to the Promotions page regularly, so it’s a good idea to bookmark thepage and return to it often to see what’s new. Right now, the page features links offering deals onaccessories, banking, books, computing, personal services, home inspections, financial services,

real estate, magazine subscriptions and Federal Flight Deck Officer products.

Visit the Promotions page by clicking on the “Benefits/Services” tabat the top of the members’ home page of alliedpilots.org.

Looking for a Great Deal? Check It Out...


On January 3, 2009, while f lying Flight #924 from Medellin,Colombia to Miami, Fla., Captain Bill Crooks and First OfficerWilliam Rodriguez heard a loud thump and felt vibrations justprior to lift-off. Initially suspecting a tire failure and considering

that the 737-800 was traveling at a high rate of speed and nearthe maximum gross weight, they elected to continue the takeoff.As the aircraft became airborne, the left engine EGT climbedbeyond the maximum limit and the aircraft began to yaw due tothe catastrophic failure of the engine. When they contacted airtraffic control to declare an emergency, the controller informedthem that their left engine was on fire.Captain Crooks and First Officer Rodriguez were now facing

the significant challenge of having to shut down the failed engineand gain altitude to clear the mountainous terrain surrounding

Medellin, which is situated approximately 5,000 feet above sealevel. Initial indications suggested a tire failure, but they had nomeans of verifying the condition of the landing gear. Theyneeded to raise the landing gear to gain altitude, but did not

know if damage would prevent the gear fromlowering again for landing. They chose to raise thegear, allowing the aircraft to climb slowly to engineout acceleration altitude. First Officer Rodriguezcompleted the engine fire/severe damage checklistand, with Captain Crooks’ help, successfully shutdown the No. 1 engine. At no time did they receivea fire indication via the bell or visual cue on thefire handle.After struggling to 11,000 feet, they focused

on returning to Medellin for landing. First OfficerRodriguez communicated with the Colombianair traffic controllers, who were having difficultyproviding assistance in English due to the complexnature of the emergency. With the aircraft very nearits maximum gross weight, the reduced flap settingsrequired when landing with a failed engine forcedCaptain Crooks to land at a faster than normalapproach speed. Further magnifying the challenge

was the absence of one of the thrust reversers and the possibilityof a blown tire.Captain Crooks and First Officer Rodriguez exhibited quick

thinking, outstanding crew coordination and superb airmanshipin dealing with a critical emergency. Without such consummateprofessionalism, the outcome of this emergency could havebeen disastrously different.For ref lecting the highest standards of our profession,

Captain Crooks and First Officer Rodriguez were presented theAllied Pilots Association’s Safety Award for Excellence last fall.

Captain Bill Crooks andFirst Officer William Rodriguez are…

� APA Vice President Captain Tom Westbrook, Captain Bill Crooksand First Officer William Rodriguez.

To nominate an “American Hero,” e-mail f [email protected]

The Fight Will ContinueIn short, we are very encouraged by our efforts thus far to protect and defend APA pilots’ disability benefits

under our contract with American Airlines. We believe the current arrangement for appeal reviews with theMayo Clinic is a “win-win” for management and APA.

Initial indications from the litigation process are encouraging as well, and favorable decisions will assist usin the defense of other pilots.

An encouraging lesson from the process thus far for me has been that if we respond firmly toward managementin a manner that ensures they recognize our interests and concerns, as well as in a manner they recognize asrational and with a willingness to engage, it is possible to effectively and even cooperatively craft solutions thatwork for both parties.

I would like to thank the outstanding APA staff members who have assisted and continue to assist in thiseffort, including Benefits Director Mike Knoerr, Benefits Manager-Disability and Pension Linda Compton andAPA staff attorney Mark Myers. Fraternally,


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GREY EAGLES INVITES AA PILOTS 50 AND OLDER TO JOINIf you have recently turned 50 and are an active American Airlines pilot, or if you’re retired, you’re eligible to

join the Grey Eagles, a great pilot organization.For nearly five decades, the Grey Eagles has rekindled old acquaintances and friendships of members, while

helping pilots who are approaching retirement navigate through turbulent times.“The Grey Eagles was formed in 1962,” said Sue Pyle, Grey Eagles liaison. “Its primary mission is to maintain

and continue close friendships and associations of members and to promote their general welfare. The grouphosts retirement and holiday parties each year and monthly luncheons at various bases. It’s a great time to bring

retired and active pilots together for a couple of hours.” The Grey Eagles’ annual convention — this year’s is in Dallas, September24-27 — is always well attended and a perfect time to see lots of friends.To be considered for membership, all applicants must pay a $100 application fee plus annual dues of $30 per month (active pilots)

or $20 per month (retired pilots). Any members may pre-pay dues for life by using a table available on the membership application.For more information and a membership application, please go to the Grey Eagles Web site at www.thegreyeagles.org or contact

Captain Roger Hill, membership secretary, at 817.329.0336 or [email protected]. Join us and see what you’re missing!


FINANCIAL MATTERSMONTHLY PENSION FACTORS

The following shows the interest discount rate for computinglump-sum payments under the Fixed Income Plan (A-Plan) and

Unit Value for the Variable Income Plan (B-Plan).

FIXED INCOME PLAN (A-PLAN)PPA 3-Tiered Rates Applied to Annuity Payment Stream

Retirement First Next Over Factor for PilotDate 5 Years 15 Years 20 Years at Age 60*

8/1/09 4.25% 5.34% 5.25% 13.20559/1/09 4.27% 5.35% 5.33% 13.16410/1/09 4.00% 5.16% 5.23% 13.374311/1/09 3.85% 5.00% 5.11% 13.562412/1/09 3.61% 4.77% 4.94% 13.84151/1/10 3.24% 5.02% 5.32% 13.5456

VARIABLE INCOME PLAN (B-PLAN)Adjusted Unit Value As Of

5/31/09 $72.3156/30/09 $72.3157/31/09 $78.4488/31/09 $81.1599/30/09 $85.16210/31/09 $ 83.61211/30/09 $ 87.550

*The lump sum benefit from the Fixed Income Plan is determined by multiplying yourannual lifetime annuity by a conversion factor. This conversion factor, shown above,varies by the applicable interest rate, which changes monthly, and by age at retirement.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RETIREES RECEIVINGMONTHLY ANNUITY UNDER THE B- PLAN:As of April 1, 2008, your monthly payments will be based on the December 31, 2007Audited Unit Value of $118.290.

(Note: We publish the new rates and factors in Flightline as they are received.)

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IN MEMORYWe honor the following AA pilots and extend

deepest sympathies to their loved ones.

Michael Bradshaw 6/30/2009

John Hollingsworth 7/12/2009

James Dewit 7/17/2009

James Murray 7/19/2009

George Macpherson 8/05/2009

Harvey Walls 8/07/2009

Charles Snyder 8/18/2009

Chandler Brown 8/20/2009

James Doherty 8/20/2009

Victor Grahn 8/24/2009

Robert Allen 8/26/2009

Jerome Bucheger 8/31/2009

Henry Eckhardt 9/01/2009

Scott Chamier 9/03/2009

Willis Brewer 9/04/2009

Herbert Quinn 9/06/2009

Cesidio Cercone 9/13/2009

Robert Quinn 9/23/2009

Bevan Holmberg 9/27/2009

Thomas Niebauer 10/01/2009

Richard Ripley 10/04/2009

Harold Swartzwelder 10/07/2009

Gary Hylland 10/20/2009

Robert Kerans 10/25/2009

Kenneth Link 10/27/2009

John Redgate 10/30/2009

Warren Stanley 10/31/2009

Harry Epperson 11/25/2009

Waldo R. Reynolds 11/25/2009

James Roberts 11/28/2009

Giacoma Valenti 12/01/2009

Carl Barchfield 12/09/2009

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