Executive Board

A new edition of ECA’s Cockpit News is available online. Follow this link to access the magazine.

In 2015, 1 out of 6 pilots was atypically employed – a worrying trend of airlines substituting directly employed pilots with contractors to reduce costs. This is why the European Commission appointed Ricardo Energy & Environment to carry out a study to explore the employment and working conditions of aircrews in Europe’s aviation market.

The study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the different forms of employment of aircrews (including atypical forms and typical forms of employment) and their implications for their working conditions. It covers topics such as temporary agency work, self-employment and pay-to-fly schemes and impacts on gender equality and work-life balance.

Your participation in this survey is crucial for the success of the study!
While most ALPL members are still employed under typical employment forms, e.g. directly employed by their airline, the impact of atypical employment models on us shall not be underestimated. For the validity of this study it is also important to receive data from crew members employed under typical form of employment.

Your responses will help assess the extent of (ab)use of atypical employment, their impact on working conditions, and if existing EU and national rules are sufficiently protective. We encourage all of our members to participate in this important survey.

The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete and is open until 07 May 2018.

If you have any questions about the survey or study, the Ricardo team can be reached at aviationemploymentstudy@ricardo.com.

A new edition of ECA’s Cockpit News is available online. Follow this link to access the magazine.

A new edition of ECA’s Cockpit News is available online. Follow this link to access the magazine.

The new edition of IFALPA’s bimonthly magazine InterPilot is available online. Click on the image below or this link to access the magazine.

You are herewith cordially invited to attend this year’s general assembly of the LCGB-SEA.

We are pleased that the Minister of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure François Bausch will address this year’s assembly on the current situation as well as the future development of the aviation sector and the Luxembourg Airport.

Date:   Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Time:  18.30 local time onwards
Place:  IBIS Hotel Luxembourg Airport, rue Lou Hemmer, L-2632 Findel

The agenda of the general assembly is available here.

A new edition of ECA’s Cockpit News is available online. Follow this link to access the magazine.

This year our Association turns 50 and celebrating this occasion, we invite you to join us for a party and wonderful opportunity to be part of marking this milestone in ALPL’s history.

There will be music, food, drinks and fun so all you need to bring is the willingness to have a good time. Please note this date in your calendar and let us know by RSVP at secretary@alpl.lu how many will join you so that we can ensure festive provisions for all.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Click here or on the image below for more information.

I hope that your Christmas/New Year festivities were joyous and at least some of those days found you home with friends and family.

As 2018 now spools-up, we bring to your attention some of the planned activities in Luxembourg where you might be interested or inspired to participate, namely, hosting the IFALPA conference, celebrating our Association’s 50th anniversary and supporting divisional CWA negotiations.

Two years ago ALPL bid to host the IFALPA conference and we are now less than 10 weeks away from welcoming some 500 delegates and guests from around the globe to our home base. The aviation colleagues will arrive beginning March 14th staying until March 19th. The conference agenda with details are available here.

The ALPL has been an active member of IFALPA for many years and this is an excellent opportunity for you to experience first-hand the true international bond and collaboration of the pilot profession – We can also certainly use volunteers willing to help out and have secured preferential conditions for those wishing to attend the conference meetings as an observer. Please send an email to secretary@alpl.lu if your available to help or interested in attending the conference.

One special date to take note of is Sunday, March 18th – Starting at 17:00 we will officially celebrate our 50th anniversary! This is the party we hope as many members as possible will be able to attend for the camaraderie, music, food and drinks. A separate invitation to all members will be sent out before the next bidding period deadline.

On a more serious matter, Cargolux and Luxair divisional boards will begin negotiations for new CWAs which both expire at years end. We recognize the unsustainable situation due to crewing levels and the ‘creative’ application of EASA FTL regulations which is taking an unacceptable toll on the pilot community and their families. The ALPL will work closely with our LCGB partner to reverse trends and insist on a fair deal written in clear and unambiguous text. A helpful tailwind provided by upbeat markets, surprising profits and forecasting continued strong demand should give us all some confidence that a better CWA is realistic and achievable.

There is always an opportunity to help in the background during such negotiations! Just consider getting a bit more involved by asking any of your divisional board members what you can do, even sending a simple encouragement message is welcome when earnest talks begin. Ultimately however, it is effective and vital that all members act with unity should we be called to do so.

In closing, although 2018 will be a somewhat stressful year for the ALPL, I do look forward to working closely with the divisional boards, our Treasurer, Executive Secretary and dedicated office staff to continue serving you, our members, by preparing and positioning our Association to tackle whatever challenges face us in the next 50 years.

Warmest regards and Happy New Year!

Capt. Darrell Myers
Executive President