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Article: Allied Pilots Association Announces Support for Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association's Position That Federal Air Marshal Program Needs Immediate Revision of Attire and Boarding Policies.
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- June 23, 2004
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- APA Agrees That Current Policies 'Will Compromise Federal Air Marshals' Mission'
The Allied Pilots Association (APA), collective bargaining agent for the 13,500 pilots of American Airlines (NYSE:AMR), announced its support for the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association's (FLEOA) letter to Congress dated April 16, 2004.
In that letter, FLEOA -- which represents more than 22,000 Federal Agents -- calls for a full-scale administrative review of the Federal Air Marshal (FAM) program to identify and rectify obvious security flaws.
FLEOA and APA believe significant changes must be made immediately to protect the identities ...