Originally Posted by
Reroute
There are 7 ALPA pilots on the ARC including the co-chairman, CAPA I believe only has 4 representatives who apparently only attend some of the meetings.
There is an attempt to exclude CAPA from this process by scheduling meetings without notifying CAPA. It's sad, but this committee appears to only be interested in reps that agree to raising pilot hours from 8 per day to 10. If you don't want that, you'll have to fight hard to find out where the meetings are held. And then endure folks like you insinuating that CAPA doesn't care.
Originally Posted by
Reroute
ALPA, it appears, provides services that CAPA can't match, why else would the APA approached ALPA for help with their negotiations.
That's because what you've posted is wrong. APA and ALPA have agreed to cooperate rather than compete. APA did not approach ALPA for help with their negotiations.
Originally Posted by
Reroute
I've not heard of too many ALPA pilot groups asking CAPA for help with EF&A or other services. Does CAPA even do that, what about an MCF, do they have one?
That's because CAPA and ALPA are diametrically opposed on many issues. 1500 hour rule, fatigue reduction, etc.
Carl