IFALPA Daily News – 9 August 2013‏

Dear Colleagues,
 
The IFALPA Daily News is now available online.
Here are today’s top headlines. To read more, click on the title:
 
Gunmen abduct two Turkish Air pilots in Beirut
Two Turkish Airlines pilots were abducted in Lebanon on Friday by armed men who forced them
from a bus driving from Beirut airport in the early hours of the morning.
 
No bomb found on Philly plane despite threat call
A bomb threat investigation that prompted a search of a trans-Atlantic flight and questioning of its
passengers has turned up nothing suspicious, officials said.
 
RPG: Unprecedented attempts to silence pilots
On 2 August, Facebook shut down the Ryanair Pilot Group (RPG) Facebook page. No warning was
provided.
 
US Airways pilots look to endgame in seniority dispute
A federal judge in Phoenix has set September 24 for a hearing that likely will begin the end game in
the eight-year old seniority dispute between the two pilot groups at US Airways.
 
Stranded Lion Air plane unmoved due to lack of tools: airport
The local airport authorities in Gorontalo said that up until now, they had failed to move the Lion Air
aircraft that got stranded at the Jalaludin airport, after skidding down the runway due to the lack of
necessary tools needed.
 
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14POS06 – In-flight incapacitation – Flight crew training
Objectives: To train crews to be alert to the possibility of a flight crew member becoming
incapacitated in flight. To train crews to take suitable actions to ensure the safety of the aircraft
following the incapacitation of a flight crew member.