TSA Removes CrewPASS Implementation Hurdle

[CrewDog97]

Last week, ALPA president Capt. John Prater met with the secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, and the TSA administrator, John Pistole, to urge their support for obtaining CrewPASS in the near term. Late on Friday, ALPA received an invitation to meet with the TSA this afternoon to discuss this important program. ALPA was informed that the administrator had taken ALPA’s message seriously and that he wants to see CrewPASS implemented as quickly as possible. To help facilitate that, TSA has now dropped its previous requirement for pilots to be enrolled with a biometric (e.g., a fingerprint); this provision will be restored in the future, but what it means for now is that CrewPASS becomes much simpler and less expensive to implement than previously.

The TSA is meeting with the airlines tomorrow (Tuesday) and has asked us to coordinate with the other parties in an effort to facilitate the success of this program. Capt. Prater has reached out to the other crewmember unions and industry officials to develop a consensual solution.


TSA today emphasized that ALPA had “cleared the way” for CrewPASS to become a success.

 

[Ex737Driver]

Excellent. Now, get airline mgmt on-board and we are set.

 

[tmac3333]

Why did this take 5 years for TSA/ALPA to "clear the way"? Really?

 

[Dan Roman]

Why did this take 5 years for TSA/ALPA to "clear the way"? Really?[/QUOTE

Because of TSA and Government bureaucracy?

 

[Crzipilot]

*$#&#(*# absolutely stupid.

Hey ALPA...gotta get your pat onthe head by TSA, make sure that's mentioned huh??? Lesse drag your ass for 5 years......and then turn around and expect a pat on the head. Don't think so.

 

[Crash Pad]

So, ALPA "received an invitation" by the most magical,truly dedicated, best bang for the buck government agencies. Wow, this is truly magical. Prater, you are a gift just in time for the holidays. Do I have to share the same security line as the unicorns and rainbows? I mean, it only took 5 years for you guys to get your (insert metaphor) together.

 

[macdu]

What about the foreign airline crews or us expats with the foreign airline I.D.'s? Will there still be a crew only line at a check point? Maybe with the crewpass at the crew line checkpoint is my guess. Just wondering. So far I haven't been hassled with my Chinese I.D.

 

[densoo]

Yea. Threatened job actions do work sometimes.

 

[PuffDriver]

Excellent. Now, get airline mgmt on-board and we are set.

ATA Security Council--airlines--are meeting with the TSA today.

 

[Tripower455]

Why did this take 5 years for TSA/ALPA to "clear the way"? Really?

It's actually more like 23 years, but, who's counting?

 

[relief tube]

even if prater does help get's this passed, it doesn't make up for ALPA and age 65. I'd rather get my junk feeled up daily so long as it doesn't bring about a furlough and career stagnation that age 65 did.

yay ALPA

 

[Captain Morgan]

even if prater does help get's this passed, it doesn't make up for ALPA and age 65. I'd rather get my junk feeled up daily so long as it doesn't bring about a furlough and career stagnation that age 65 did.

yay ALPA

Haha! So true, intead I feel like I got kicked in the junk a bunch of times. Thanks ALPA!

 

[tab flyer]

So, what caused this forward movement? Was it Captain Prater and ALPA working with the FEDs behind the scenes? Or was was it the headlines regarding comments and directives from APA, USAPA and CAPA?

 

[NJAPLT]

What about the foreign airline crews or us expats with the foreign airline I.D.'s? Will there still be a crew only line at a check point? Maybe with the crewpass at the crew line checkpoint is my guess. Just wondering. So far I haven't been hassled with my Chinese I.D.

Easy...... We're hosed.

I suspect the pilots of smaller/cargo/supplemental/foreign/135 air carriers not in cass will still have to deal with this stuff. (I'll be in the aggressive patdown line right behind you.)

I'm looking forward to years of hearing "We have an opt-out!"

Sigh.....

 

[Dan Roman]

So, what caused this forward movement? Was it Captain Prater and ALPA working with the FEDs behind the scenes? Or was was it the headlines regarding comments and directives from APA, USAPA and CAPA?

Prater and ALPA

 

[jayme]

Alpa haters... if alpa hadn't gotten something done here - would you have bashed alpa less or more?

 

[Tomct]

Lets just get this thing going....enough of being felt up by the morons in blue shirts who can't even SPELL TSA! :angryfire