Flight Safety

Aviation High School Team Attends Training at American Airlines TUL Maintenance Facility

Dear Sisters and Brothers: Once again this year, our District sponsored an Aviation High School (AVHS) student team to attend training at the American Airlines (AA) Tulsa (TUL) Base Maintenance Hangar in preparation for the upcoming Aviation Maintenance Competition (AMC). Thanks to your continued generosity, these young adults were able to practice several AMC event […]

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DISTRICT 142 FLIGHT SAFETY ACCOMPANIES TEAM FROM AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL TO THE 2025 AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE COUNCIL COMPETITION

Dear Sisters and Brothers: District 142 Flight Safety Committee members were honored to once again accompany a special team of students from Aviation High School (AVHS) in Long Island, NY, to the 2025 Aerospace Maintenance Council Competition in Atlanta, GA. Aviation High School instructors and chaperones Elizabeth Parks and Peter Ng joined District 142 Flight

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DISTRICT 142 FLIGHT SAFETY PARTICIPATES IN THE AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM

Sisters and Brothers: We are proud that District 142’s Flight Safety Committee was again asked to participate in the Aviation High School (AVHS) Symposium at the IAM William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center (W3) in Hollywood, MD. This symposium educates students and potential Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) on the advantages of being a union

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DISTRICT 142 FLIGHT SAFETY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION UPDATE

Dear Sisters and Brothers: We are all devastated by the recent accident involving the PSA Airlines-operated aircraft at DCA and a military aircraft. Some of our brothers and sisters at PSA have joined me in this investigation. The IAM has a long-standing history of assisting the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in these types of

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DISTRICT 142 EAP, CIRT, AND FLIGHT SAFETY RESPONDING TO TRAGIC INCIDENT AT DCA

Dear Sisters and Brothers: The tragic incident last night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) involving American Airlines Flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines, and a United States Army helicopter has left us shocked and heartbroken. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families and all those affected by this horrible event. 

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AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND INSIGHTS DURING TOUR OF TULSA MAINTENANCE FACILITY

Dear Sisters and Brothers: Things started coming together at last year’s Aviation Maintenance Competition (AMC) in Chicago, thanks to the help of many wonderful people in the Aviation Community. One of our Union Brothers at the TWU (Transport Workers Union) invited the young adults from Aviation High School (AVHS) to visit the American Airlines maintenance

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DISTRICT LODGE 142 FLIGHT SAFETY TEAM ATTENDS AIRCRAFT  CABIN AIR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

October 15, 2024 Dear Sisters and Brothers: On September 17 & 18, 2024, Director Bud Brown and Flight Safety Committee member Kayla Felix attended an International Conference that was held specifically to address and share the latest information on all aspects of cabin air quality. This most important issue is something that can have ill

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IAM DISTRICT 142 CELEBRATES AMT DAY 2024

Dear Sisters and Brothers: On Friday, May 24, 2024, we celebrate AMT Day, a day dedicated to honoring Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) who play an essential role in ensuring the safety and reliability of the aviation industry. AMTs are the unsung heroes of the aviation world. They work behind the scenes to maintain and repair

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Ronald "Bud" Brown

RONALD “BUD” BROWN APPOINTED NEW FLIGHT SAFETY DIRECTOR OF IAM DISTRICT 142

Dear Sisters and Brothers: With the retirement of District 142 Flight Safety Director John Hall on January 5, 2024, President/Directing General Chair John M. Coveny, Jr. has announced the appointment of Bud Brown as the new Flight Safety Director for District 142 effective January 5, 2024. Brother Brown began his career with Piedmont Airlines in

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John Hall

DISTRICT 142 SALUTES RETIRING FLIGHT SAFETY DIRECTOR JOHN HALL

Dear Sisters and Brothers: District Lodge 142 Flight Safety Director John Hall has retired from the position he held for many years, effective January 5, 2024. Brother Hall began working on behalf of IAM members on the Flight Safety Committee in 1988 with US Airways while assigned to District Lodge 141M and then District Lodge

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