Stressing Safety In “U.S. Experts Split on Drivers of Airline Safety Record” (Jan. 15-28, p. 40), a statement attributed to one of our members does not accurately reflect the official position of the Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224, and the Coalition of Airline Pilots Association. Both organizations stand firmly behind maintaining the minimum Airline Transport Pilot license (ATP) requirement to be an airline pilot. Though referred to as the ...
