Oneworld Cockpit Crew Coalition Advocates "Common-Sense Approach for Screening Pilots" Worldwide

"The professional pilots who fly for commercial airlines across the globe are highly motivated partners in the effort to ensure the security of our air transport system. Pilots are part of the aviation-security solution and should be accorded treatment commensurate with their status as credentialed, trusted professionals. Therefore, it is essential for policymakers to design and implement security screening systems that are suitable for pilots. Technology exists that would streamline screening for pilots, thereby freeing up resources to concentrate on identifying legitimate security threats. The associations that make up the OCCC whose pilots fly for oneworld Alliance carriers are unanimous--we need a more common-sense approach to screening pilots at security checkpoints around the world."

That is the full text of the OCCC's statement.

The OCCC member associations include Australian & International Pilots Association (Qantas); Allied Pilots Association (American Airlines); Asociación Sindical de Pilotos Aviadores de Mexico (Mexicana); British Air Line Pilots Association (British Airways); Japan Airlines Captain Association, Japan Airlines Senior Engineer Union and Japan Airlines Flightcrew Union (Japan Airlines); Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association (Cathay Pacific Airways); Hungarian Air Line Pilots' Association (Malev); Irish Air Line Pilots Association (Aer Lingus); Sindicato Español de Pilotos de Líneas Aéreas (Seccion Sindical Iberia); Finnish Air Line Pilots' Association (Finnair); Sindicato de Pilotos LAN / LAN Pilot's Union (LAN Airlines). In all, the OCCC member associations represent a total of more than 26,000 pilots.

Allied Pilots Association Captain TK Kawai, 203-843-5125

Source: Oneworld Cockpit Crew Coalition