IPA accuses UPS of safety lapses
11-02-2010, 07:05 AM
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IPA accuses UPS of safety lapses
UPS pilots charge company with safety lapses; UPS says procedures work - CNN.com
I wish ALPA would grow a similar "pair".
I wish ALPA would grow a similar "pair".
11-02-2010, 07:43 AM
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The IPA has had that "pair" for years.
Check out this gem from 1997 ... 13+ years later ?
Cargo planes need fire-safety equipment, too
USA TODAY - McLean, Va.
Date: May 21, 1997
The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) represents crew members employed by United Parcel Service. We transport hazardous materials day and night. While cargo aircraft have smoke-detection systems, most have no method of extinguishing fire. This concerns pilots of these large aircraft and should concern the public over whom we fly.
The Federal Express aircraft was mere minutes from an airport when the fire was discovered, yet it barely made it to the ground before being destroyed by flame. Many of us who fly these large cargo jets can envision a scenario where an airport is not so readily available. In that situation, into whose neighborhood would our 400,000-pound jet ``arrive'' when the pilots are incapacitated by smoke or flight controls are useless due to fire damage?
The IPA believes pilots and the public under our flight paths must be protected from fire aboard cargo aircraft. Complete fire-detection and extinguishing protection must be installed on all large transport aircraft. Exempting cargo aircraft from this requirement only invites disaster.
Check out this gem from 1997 ... 13+ years later ?
Cargo planes need fire-safety equipment, too
USA TODAY - McLean, Va.
Date: May 21, 1997
The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) represents crew members employed by United Parcel Service. We transport hazardous materials day and night. While cargo aircraft have smoke-detection systems, most have no method of extinguishing fire. This concerns pilots of these large aircraft and should concern the public over whom we fly.
The Federal Express aircraft was mere minutes from an airport when the fire was discovered, yet it barely made it to the ground before being destroyed by flame. Many of us who fly these large cargo jets can envision a scenario where an airport is not so readily available. In that situation, into whose neighborhood would our 400,000-pound jet ``arrive'' when the pilots are incapacitated by smoke or flight controls are useless due to fire damage?
The IPA believes pilots and the public under our flight paths must be protected from fire aboard cargo aircraft. Complete fire-detection and extinguishing protection must be installed on all large transport aircraft. Exempting cargo aircraft from this requirement only invites disaster.
11-02-2010, 08:59 AM
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another, this time from Bloomberg---
UPS Pilots Urge U.S. to Strengthen Cargo Screening
By Mary Jane Credeur and Juliann Neher - Nov 1, 2010
United Parcel Service Inc.’s pilots union urged U.S. officials to tighten “inadequate” screening for all-cargo airlines after last week’s discovery of explosive devices in packages sent from Yemen.
The Independent Pilots Association wants better screening for large shipments and increased use of current resources such as x-ray machines, bomb-sniffing dogs and physical inspection, Brian Gaudet, a spokesman for the association, said in an e-mail.
“We think the TSA must reevaluate intelligence-driven programs such as the freight assessment system and inject random screening into our systematic approach to higher screening standards,” Gaudet said.
The request follows the Oct. 29 discovery of explosives in Chicago-bound UPS and FedEx Corp. packages that White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said were “intended to do harm.” Atlanta-based UPS, the world’s largest package-delivery company, hasn’t commented on how it will change procedures. The company halted service from Yemen last week after the discovery.
Changes are most needed for packages coming from “known terrorism hotspots” such as Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan, Gaudet said.
While new U.S. rules implemented in August require screening of all cargo in the bellies of passenger airliners, goods on air freighters aren’t subject to those checks. Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx runs the biggest cargo airline.
UPS was unchanged at $67.34 at 4:15 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have gained 17 percent this year. Fedex fell $1.30 to $86.42 and have risen 3.6 percent this year.
To contact the reporters on this story: Mary Jane Credeur in Atlanta at [email protected]; Juliann Neher in Washington at [email protected]
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Ed Dufner at [email protected]
UPS Pilots Urge U.S. to Strengthen Cargo Screening
By Mary Jane Credeur and Juliann Neher - Nov 1, 2010
United Parcel Service Inc.’s pilots union urged U.S. officials to tighten “inadequate” screening for all-cargo airlines after last week’s discovery of explosive devices in packages sent from Yemen.
The Independent Pilots Association wants better screening for large shipments and increased use of current resources such as x-ray machines, bomb-sniffing dogs and physical inspection, Brian Gaudet, a spokesman for the association, said in an e-mail.
“We think the TSA must reevaluate intelligence-driven programs such as the freight assessment system and inject random screening into our systematic approach to higher screening standards,” Gaudet said.
The request follows the Oct. 29 discovery of explosives in Chicago-bound UPS and FedEx Corp. packages that White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said were “intended to do harm.” Atlanta-based UPS, the world’s largest package-delivery company, hasn’t commented on how it will change procedures. The company halted service from Yemen last week after the discovery.
Changes are most needed for packages coming from “known terrorism hotspots” such as Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan, Gaudet said.
While new U.S. rules implemented in August require screening of all cargo in the bellies of passenger airliners, goods on air freighters aren’t subject to those checks. Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx runs the biggest cargo airline.
UPS was unchanged at $67.34 at 4:15 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have gained 17 percent this year. Fedex fell $1.30 to $86.42 and have risen 3.6 percent this year.
To contact the reporters on this story: Mary Jane Credeur in Atlanta at [email protected]; Juliann Neher in Washington at [email protected]
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Ed Dufner at [email protected]
11-04-2010, 09:31 AM
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UPS Pilots to hold press
conference on Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the National Press Club.
The Independent Pilots Association (UPS pilots union) will hold a press conference on
Friday, November 5th at 1:00 p.m. to address safety and security issues at
the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Murrow Room -
Washington, DC.
conference on Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the National Press Club.
The Independent Pilots Association (UPS pilots union) will hold a press conference on
Friday, November 5th at 1:00 p.m. to address safety and security issues at
the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Murrow Room -
Washington, DC.
11-04-2010, 03:43 PM
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GAWD I wish the IPA was our collective bargaining agent!
I've never seen a union so active nor a group of pilots so unanimously hostile towards their employer. We have a bunch of mamby pamby military dudes running our union...
I've never seen a union so active nor a group of pilots so unanimously hostile towards their employer. We have a bunch of mamby pamby military dudes running our union...
11-04-2010, 05:04 PM
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Where have you been this past year or two? Hiding under a rock? If you were treated like the guys at UPS have been over that timeframe, you'd probably be quite hostile toward your employer too. Be thankful that you've not been treated that way. Of course, it sounds like you are harboring some hostile feelings, which is fine, but I'd suggest that you be careful of what you wish for, because those wishes could come true.
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