Senate Aging Committee Hearing
Oct 3, 2004
Author: GLC

Senate Aging Committee Hearing Testimony. Overall response was favorable for our position.

APAAD UPDATE - HERE WE COME
August 30, 2004

There are two events coming up in Washington, DC that you may find of interest.

1. The Professional Pilots Federation will finally get its day in court.

2. The Senate Special Committee On Aging will have a hearing, “Mandatory Retirement Age Rules: Is it Time to Re-Evaluate?”

Gary Cottingham

ICAO RULES AND PROCEDURES
May 12, 2004
Author: Creighton Kaye

Creighton gives us a brief review of ICAO rules. It appears that age 65 allows first officers from foreign countries to operate here in the USA, a privelege citizens of the USA do not enjoy!

Gary Cottingham

December Update
Jan 3, 2004

The PPF has taken the next step by filing its lawsuit in Federal Court.
I would encourage your support of the PPF as they engage the DOT-FAA on the legal front.

Some of you age 59 + have asked about going on the record by filing your own petition for exemption.
This can be done online at the DOT website www.dot.gov Once there, navigate to the DMS page.
The following should also link you to that area... http://dms.dot.gov

The length of your petition and the amount of supporting material that you include is your discretion.
You must address two areas in your petition: #1. why it will be in the public's interest to grant you this exemption; &
#2. why it will improve or maintain the present level of safety. If you need additional information on this feel free
to contact me.

Below is the December PPF Newsletter. Other month's newsletters may be found at their website... www.ppf.org

Gary L. Cottingham
Communications Director
Air Line Pilots Against Age Discrimination
garycottingham@comcast.net
www.apaad.org

A Short History of Pilot Shortages
Nov 27, 2003
Author: George E. Hopkins

Lloyd Burt, UAL, reminded me recently of this quote from the Air Line Pilot Magazine. For those without access to the magazine I have included the article below. GC

Failed Pensions--NY Times
Nov 12, 2003
Author: MARY WILLIAMS WALSH

Working past sixty would provide relief for troubled pension plans.

AGE DISCRIMINATION STILL POLICY AT DOT-FAA
Oct 27, 2003
Author: GARY L. COTTINGHAM

AFTER TAKING 18 MONTHS THE FAA FINALLY RESPONDS TO PPF PETITION.

Speaker's Corner
Aug 13, 2003
Author: Alan Fishback

Speech on Age 60 Rule - July 23, 2003

Age 60+ Pilots Flying in Part 121 Ops
Aug 13, 2003
Author: Robert R. Perry

This data comes from actual Part 121 operations. The FAA refuses to gather this data so Bob Perry did it for them. The actual data will be shown in a PDF file...Gary L. Cottingham (Click on "Current" button above.)

Federal Register: December 20, 1995
Jul 13, 2003
Author: FAA

The FAA responds to various issues regarding the Age 60 Rule.

Jim Gibbons Press Release
Jun 27, 2003
Author:

Gibbons requests hearings to amend the FAA Age 60 Rule.

ALPAAD UPDATE
Jun 22, 2003
Author: Gary L. Cottingham

Saturday Update.

Our Washington correspondent reports from the Senate Gallery
Jun 15, 2003
Author: Captain John Adams

John's eyewitness report from June 12th.

Roll Call Vote Results on S.Amdt. 896
Jun 14, 2003
Author: Gary L. Cottingham

This is the result of the vote on the Inhofe Amemdment. It is shown alphabetically, by vote position, and by State.

Chairmans Message
Jun 11, 2003
Author: Captain Dan Hill

Thanks to all for a great job.

House Committee on Transportation
Jun 10, 2003
Author:

A list of the membership of the House Committee on Transportation.

Unions Supporting Change to the Age 60 Rule
Jun 4, 2003
Author: Paul Emens

Great summary of current union support for S.959

AOPA SPEAKS OUT AGAINST AGE 60
Jun 4, 2003
Author: AOPA EDITORIAL

This editorial is amazing when you consider when it was written.

OLDER PILOTS OK TO FLY
May 30, 2003
Author: John Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health

Older pilots ok to fly, new study shows.

1968 ALPA Resolution
May 28, 2003
Author: Chuck Jones

ALPA CONTINUES OPPOSITION TO AGE 60 RETIREMENT.

AARP JOINS WITH ALPAAD
May 26, 2003
Author: Gary L. Cottingham

AARP JOINS WITH ALPAAD IN SUPPORT OF S-959

AARP
May 21, 2003
Author: Michael W. Naylor

The AARP has endorsed our legislative effort.

PART 125
May 15, 2003
Author:

PART 125 OPERATION

Baker Letter
May 12, 2003
Author: Susan P. Baker

Susan Baker's letter quotes solid studies in her letter.

The Age 65 Act.
May 3, 2003
Author: Gary L. Cottingham

The Age 65 Act (S. 959).
ALPAAD is please to announce support for Senator James Inhofe's initative to protect our veteran pilots.

Washington DC Blitz
Apr 24, 2003
Author: Gary L. Cottingham

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
MAY 13,14,15 FOR OUR BLITZ IN WASHINGTON TO WAKE UP CONGRESS

Victor S.B. Jorden's letter to Senator Frank Murkowski
Apr 21, 2003
Author: Victor S.B. Jorden

President Ronald Reagan - Remarks
Apr 21, 2003
Author: Ronald Reagan

AVweb's Question Of The Week
Apr 21, 2003
Author:

UNITED EASES RULES TO LURE PILOTS
Apr 21, 2003
Author: Denver Post

Airlines relax hiring rules in quest for pilots But safety isn't compromised, experts say
Apr 21, 2003
Author:

ALPAAD Note: The writer of this article has just scratched the surface. The working pilots of ALPAAD have first hand, on the street knowledge of this problem and where we, and aviation safety, are headed in the next few years. You'll be seeing more articles like this, more frequently. The time to act is now, before it becomes a real crisis.

Organization of Black Airline Pilots
Apr 21, 2003
Author: Clovis Jones, Jr

U. S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Apr 21, 2003
Author:

JAR-FCL 1 Subpart A
Apr 21, 2003
Author:

SECTION 1 JAR-FCL 1 Subpart A

JAR-FCL 1.060 Curtailment of privileges of license holders aged 60 years or more

STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN McCAIN
Apr 21, 2003
Author: John McCain

SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

HEARING ON SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF THE FAA

July 17, 1996

PILOT SHORTAGE/AGE 60 RULE
Apr 21, 2003
Author:

"At Atlantic Coast Airlines, 100 of the regional carrier's 540 pilots quit last year." (Wall Street Journal, June 4, 1998)

"Our members, depending on where they are, are experiencing turnover rates of between 5% and 30% per year." (Walter Coleman, president of the Regional Airline Association, June 11,1998)

Midway Airlines
Apr 21, 2003
Author:

ALPAAD AGE 60 RULE TALKING POINTS
Apr 18, 2003
Author: Paul Emens

ALPAAD AGE 60 RULE TALKING POINTS

IMPACT OF PILOT SHORTAGES ON RURAL AIR SERVICE HEARING
Apr 18, 2003
Author: John McCain

IMPACT OF PILOT SHORTAGES ON RURAL AIR SERVICE HEARING
IN MONTANA

Letter to Senator McCain January 2000
Apr 18, 2003
Author: Paul Emens

The United States Senate

Letter to Senator Grassley January 2000
Apr 18, 2003
Author: Paul Emens

Letter to Senator Grassley January 2000

GROUNDING A NEEDED ASSET
Apr 18, 2003
Author: Steve Forbes

Excerpt from Forbes Magazine "Fact and Comment" By Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief, January 10, 2000

RINGING IN THE OLDER, WISER
Apr 18, 2003
Author: Frances Fiorino

Excerpt from Aviation Week & Technology "AIRLINE outlook" Edited by Frances Fiorino, October 26, 1998

increased the obligated-service requirement substantially, which encouraged pilots to remain in the service for a career. In the 1950s, low draft calls had reduced the number of nonpilot veterans who qualified for government-subsidized flight training, and in any case, the "GI Bill" had been phased out for those entering military service after 1955. [The "Cold War GI Bill" would replace it in 1967.] Many other career opportunities also beckoned to ex-military pilots during the "swinging sixties." Some even became professors!