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Le tal Ape n et ale NarYe nn POR DPRAMOO IER EME SIM tie bee eres cms Pea: Srey ie . "9 <b ing a “sickout!!: Vou. 31, NO. ALPA A EXECUTIVE _ BOARD MEETS The Executive Board of the Assoc- iation resolved at its 14th meeting (Gee, 7-10; in Washington to register “total opposition” to FAA's proposal tc inpose responsibility for medical certification and surveillance of flight crew members upon the individual air ca ers. The Board directed the Aero~ medical-Flight Time/Gury Time Com- mi-tee "to take any end all steps it legis are necessary fo prevent the adoption" <f the proporc! and insizuct - ec he Association's Presijent to “pro- vive the nece:scry support and resour- ces," and including “if .ecessary” re~ ¢: venting the Executive board for considerotis.. “of othe: appropriate cx “ses of action." The Board, ofter lengthy discussion concerning the impact of the Aloha «2 ration award on ALPA's crew com- plement policy, reaffi-med its “Full an? vigorous support of the crew com- F nent policy and of cli existing ® °evised ALPA merger » policy be has bean adopted by the Executive Board (see page 2). € jhe Department of Transportation is investigoting the manner in which ¢ Deita 880 was contaminated by radioactive leakage. OOT is attempt- ing to determine whether the cause wos fron: faulty packaging or from‘handl ing damage. & CAB examiner is ogcinst AAL-WAL merger plan (see page “). @ ATCO soys FAA has fired four more controllers for their actions dur- in March 1970, brings ¢ >. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE AIR ¢ RE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, 1328 E STREET, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004, EXCLUSIVELY FOR W. ‘agreements and awards establishing - rhe some." The Board said that consistent with the Nov. 23 arbitration award ~ (which it noted “applied and interpret~ ed the Association's policy as being founded on safety as related to the operating conditions ond enviroment of the carrier involved") and consistent with past practice, the Boeing 737 crew complement policy is interpreted to require "with the concurrence of the Executive Committee and the Pre- sident" that the MEC on each airline involved assess thot airline's conditions - -% and enviromental factors "and ‘reach a determination as to the basis of imple- mentation" of the crew complement policy. The Board crdered the Presi- dent to "cause the Association to pro- s vide full support to such determina- tions" and to conclude agreements that give full effect to such determi- nations. Finally, the Board said the Pre- sident and the Execur:ve Committee should study and eva:.ate “crew co~ ordinction and operating techniaves on all airline jet aircraft.” Orher actions taken by the Exe- cutive Board include the following: > Supported the Ai-worthiness and Performance Commi'tee in fiz concern over the use of reduced-thrust toxeoff procedures. > Referred a proposal that ALPA initiate an aggressive policy with FAA to establish positive contre!, climb and descent corridors “a high- ‘ing the number of cismissed controtleri to 80. Thirty-eigts of the 80 have won their jobs back through appeals prcece- -dures dnd the cour?:. @ ALPA opposes DCT action in AAL- WAL merger case {see page 5), "Cooper" is no Robin Hood (see page 7), : ; . @ NTSB and FAA officials sey that a National Airlines 747, which rat afoul of turbulence, did so as the crew picked its way through rhunder- storm cells using Giroorne radar, @ Pilots should specify payments (see page 8). -: re " the public, the government. an _ Inaustry and migat be Aare tal. _ public image of the Asse DP Noted thot “it is inthe te i terest of ALPA “to presént a uni position to the government ‘ond. i try on those subject areas w fact the entire morcershi solved "that before ony, a representing boty of the takes action on sublects under t view of an ALFA natienal csami and not covered by ALFA policy proposed action ke broughr to thetg : tention of the responsible notiong committees for their review cad lysis to ensure a coordinated posit > Directed the President Mtoe ce in 1262, natione!} line with domestic FAR tim i B Directed the Association to tute a procedure of witholaing du yeas from flight pay loss checks. t B- Noted that ths use of "Air in Pilots” in the name of any ‘organ tion, other than ALFA "1g confusing and mizleacing to she ‘membership resclved "that all member: so i