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FLIGHT SAFETY COMMITTEE

Ronald "Bud" Brown

BUD BROWN

ASAP, ERC

District 142 Flight Safety Director

bbrown@iamdl142.org
bud.brown@aa.com
(803) 431-9470

Special Recognition

American Airlines Ken MacTiernan Excellence in Aviation Maintenance Award

“I would like to acknowledge the special qualities of this LAX IAM Flight Safety Representative. Not only an aviation professional with his work ethics but also an advocate for Safety and Compliance. The American Airlines Ken MacTiernan Excellence in Aviation Maintenance Award was given to Armen because he exhibits the qualities of professional AMTs, strives to uphold the highest standard in aircraft maintenance and support and promote the profession and Safety.”
Bud Brown – Flight Safety Director IAM District 142

New FAA rule would see Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States

The proposed rule, or Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), is the official document that announces and explains the agency’s plan to address a problem or accomplish a goal. All proposed rules must be published in the Federal Register to notify the public and to give them an opportunity to submit comments.

During this phase of the rulemaking process, agencies accept public comments via Regulations.gov. Some agencies also accept comments by mail, fax, or email. In a typical case, an agency will allow 60 days for public comment.

Federal agencies are required to consider your comments before making final decisions. Commenting makes better regulations. Your comments make sure that legal requirements, facts, unintended consequences, or errors are not overlooked.

Click on the document to read in full and learn how to comment on this proposed rule! 

District 142 Flight Safety Roster

TEAM ROSTER
TEAM NAMEFlight Safety
YEAR/SEASONSummer 2026
ORGANIZATIONIAMD142
DirectorPHONE NUMBEREMAIL ADDRESS
Bud Brown480-290-4890bbrown@iamdl142.org
AA ASAP ERCPHONE NUMBEREMAIL ADDRESSDistrict Representative
Mitch Worthington714-642-9143mworthington@iamdl142.orgDistrict 142
Jeff Lazar412-508-0930jlazar@iamdl142.orgDistrict 142
#American AirlinesStationPHONE NUMBEREMAIL ADDRESSWork Email
LMTewolde HabteDCA614-596-5438habte23@gmail.comtewolde.habte@aa.com
LMMike WeinertCLT727-992-8119mikewjet@yahoo.commichael.weinert@aa.com
LMChinedu IronkwePHL302-388-5270edum22@yahoo.comchinedu.ironkwe@aa,com
LMNick GrantatowskiCLT786-831-9651nicholasgranatowski@gmail.comnicholas.granatowski@aa.com
BMMark HeimCTO716-628-4042heims1962@yahoo.commark.heim@aa.com
LM Richard SpolarMCO407-718-6419spolarfla@live.comrichard.spolar@aa.com
LMJoe MantineoPHL908-892-4052jmantineojr@gmail.comjoseph.mantineojr@aa.com
LMTimothy O'ConnellBOS339-933-3200timmyOC153@live.comTimothy.O'connell@aa.com
LMJay PhillipsPHX480-699-4786jphillips215.jp@gmail.comJonathan.phillips@aa.com
LMBrett DillonBOS508-596-4132sgtbrettdillon@gmail.combrett.dillon@aa.com
LMTerrell ThomasSFO510-334-9218fixitanp@hotmail.comterrell.A.thomas@aa.com
BMMike NewhamPTO412-496-8655newhammike@yahoo.commichael.newham@aa.com
LMElena GonzalezMIA305-322-3433elnagonzalez@gmail.comelena.gonzalez@aa.com
LMMeylin ConcepcionPHL267-977-2681Mayconcepcion06@hotmail.commeylin.concepcion@aa.com
LMDoug JoyceATL770-841-3533dtjoyce11@yahoo.comdouglas.joyce@aa.com
LMScott SimonLAS702-908-2342Scottsimon1228@gmail.comscott.simon@aa.com
LMArmen HambartsounianLAX323-620-5544mechanich@gmail.comarmen.hambartsounian@aa.com
LMJorge EscribanoTPA747-434-2382jorgeescribano@live.comjorge.escribano@aa.com
LMSteven TeikeORD317-363-0673steventeike@gmail.comsteven.teike@aa.com
BMBill VitsasPTO724-989-3333Bvitsas@gmail.comWilliam.vitsas@aa.com
LMJay WestATL404-358-2807jameskwest3@gmail.comjames.K.west@aa.com
LMLarry WestIAH281-904-7209larrywestjr@gmail.comlarry.west@aa.com
LMIvan StewartORD616-443-8614ivanstewartiam142@gmail.comivan.stewart@aa.com
QAScott OrloffCLT704-491-5226Scotto205@aol.comScott.orloff@aa.com
LMPari SonejiJFK646-639-1831pari.soneji@gmail.compari.soneji@aa.com
#PSAStationPHONE NUMBEREMAIL ADDRESSWork Email
LMBrandon DodgeDAY937-416-2265wingnut1976@gmail.combrandondodge@psaairlines.com
#CommutairStationPHONE NUMBEREMAIL ADDRESSWork Email
FAKayla FelixIAH346-831-7884kaylafelix@gmail.com
#Air WisconsinStationPHONE NUMBEREMAIL ADDRESSWork Email
LMJonathan YoungATW920-539-0527Jonathan.gregory.young@gmail.com
LMRichard DietrichATW386-314-2321Richard.Dietrich@airwis.com
#National AirlinesStationPHONE NUMBEREMAIL ADDRESSWork Email
FAcheryl JohnsonMCO407-687-7187cjohnson@nationalairlines.com

What is Flight Safety?

Aircraft mechanics changing a tire

The Flight Safety Committee serves a three fold purpose:

  1. To participate in the investigation of catastrophic aircraft accidents of all airlines represented by District 142.
  2. To protect members to the fullest in FAA and NTSB hearings.
  3. To monitor air safety in the public

Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)

https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/asap

The goal of the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) is to enhance aviation safety through the prevention of accidents and incidents. Its focus is to encourage voluntary reporting of safety issues and events that come to the attention of employees of certain certificate holders. To encourage an employee to voluntarily report safety issues even though they may involve an alleged violation of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), enforcement-related incentives have been designed into the program. An ASAP is based on a safety partnership that will include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the certificate holder, and may include any third party such as the employee’s labor organization. District 142’s Flight Safety Committee works closely with our carriers who participate in the ASAP program.

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