Pafca Message Board

PAFCA Brothers and Sisters,

Recently, I was given the honor of being chosen to lead the Airline Dispatchers Federation (ADF) as its president, a role I will assume on 01 January 2026. I’m humbled and I look forward to continuing to serve the dispatch and operations management professions in both the industry and government spaces. I’d like to thank Ryan Makings for his work as president, stepping into the role at a very difficult time after having lost our dear friend and colleague, Jared Micou. Ryan has done an excellent job moving the organization in the direction that Jared envisioned, he deserves our gratitude.

PAFCA-DAL bylaws prevent me from serving in both the PAFCA-DAL vice president and on the ADF board simultaneously. I will depart the board on 01 January, and the new VP will assume the position following a special election, the goal being to have the new…

I think it’s safe to say there’s apprehension, which is understandable, over AI and the future of our profession—especially those of us not retiring anytime soon. I found this analysis informative and helpful by showing that the effects of AI don’t have to be “inevitable or pre-determined.” The section titled “Theme 2: Centering workers” really hit home.

https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/a-first-look-at-labors-ai-values/

As I’m sure you are all well aware, our industry colleagues in ATC and TSA are continuing to work without pay providing their essential services. I’ve seen a slew of social media posts and local news reports about ALPA and/or crew members (either on their own or as a group) providing for these groups with boxes of pizza or Jimmy John’s sent to the control tower or airport break room to show support and solidarity during this time.

Has there been any discussion amongst our PAFCA leadership of following suit and providing a pizza lunch or something similar to the folks in the Atlanta ATCT? If not, are there some people in our membership that would like to split the cost of doing this on our own?

Based on the motion send by email on September 27th, the following were stated as the primary goals to accomplish:

Section 1 PAFCA DAL shall have a President, Vice‑President, Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers that the membership may determine appropriate.