Major Safety Wins, But More Must Be Done Foreign aircraft repair facilities are now subject to drug and alcohol testing and flight dispatchers are no longer allowed to work remotely but there’s still plenty of work needed from the Federal Aviation Administration to fully implement last year’s FAA Reauthorization law. Friday, May 16 marks…
The Federal Aviation Administration published a final rule on Monday that requires foreign aircraft maintenance facilities to create and maintain drug and alcohol testing for workers – ensuring that airlines cannot skirt safety rules when they choose to outsource work abroad. “This closes a major safety gap that the Transport Workers Union has fought to end for…
The Transport Workers Union of America strongly supports a recent Federal Aviation Administration interpretation memo that requires the holder of a mechanic or repairman certificate to be physically present to supervise aircraft maintenance work being performed by uncertified persons working under the certificate holder. This interpretation, laid out in a September 3, 2024 memo from…
If you have recently relocated to Tulsa or just moved to a new address in the area and have an A&P Certificate please be aware that you have 30 days to change your mailing address with the FAA, Per CFR 65.21 The following is the process from the FAA website: Airmen Certification Update Your Address…
Letter from Andre Sutton, Air Division Director to The Honorable Billy Nolen, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration RE: Safety Management Systems NPRM (Docket number FAA-2021-0419) Dear Acting Administrator Nolen, On behalf of more than 155,000 members of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), the largest union of U.S. airline workers, I am writing in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2022 Denise Romano, dromano@twu.org Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act Will Close Safety Loopholes, Return Union Jobs to the U.S. WASHINGTON, DC – The Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO – the largest union representing airline workers – has been fighting to end offshoring aircraft repair and overhaul. Today, the…
To All Association Members: The following letter on page two of this bulletin was received from the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) addressed to Robert Isom, President of American Airlines, Alex Garcia, Executive Vice President Administration TWU and Sito Pantoja, General Vice President IAM, stressing that “a breakdown in the relationship between American and the Union…
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SOURCE DeFazio and Larsen Slam FAA for Deficient Oversight of Foreign Aircraft Repair Stations FAA has ‘flagrantly disregarded’ Congressional mandates to require that foreign repair station workers be screened for drugs and alcohol Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the…
Update on FAA Reauthorization As you know, every several years Congress must renew the FAA and aviation programs. Congress has been unable to enact a reauthorization measure since the previous law expired in October 2015. Since then, Congress has passed a series of extensions to keep the FAA and aviation programs running. The current extension…