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June 10, 2021

ALPA Pilots Call on Lawmakers to Pass Bipartisan Fair and Open Skies Act

Union Claims That They Are Helping To Level The Playing Field

Nearly 100 pilot volunteers from ALPA are meeting with federal lawmakers and staff during the Association’s 2021 Legislative Summit to discuss the importance of preventing foreign airline business schemes that undermine labor rights, safety, and the competitiveness of the U.S. airline industry. By encouraging lawmakers to pass the bipartisan Fair and Open Skies Act (H.R. 3095), ALPA pilots claim that they are helping to level the playing field and keep our skies safe.

AD 2021-11-02 Requires Revising The Existing AFM And Adding Airplanes To The Applicability

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2019-22-07, which applied to all MHI RJ Aviation ULC Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes, Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701 & 702) airplanes, Model CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705) airplanes, Model CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes, and Model CL-600-2E25 (Regional Jet Series 1000) airplanes. AD 2019-22-07 required revising the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to include a limitation and an abnormal operating procedure for the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS). This AD requires revising the existing AFM and adding airplanes to the app