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AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION
International

September 27, 1948

TO ALL ALPA MEMBERS

Dear Member:

Following is your copy of the Code of Ethics of the Air Line Pilots, written and approved by the 9th Convention:

CODE OF ETHICS FOR AIR LINE PILOTS

PREAMBLE

In the air line piloting profession where the safety of those entrusted to our care and the confidence of the public so largely rests upon the ability of the pilots within the profession, it is particularly essential that the air line piloting profession be developed to a high point of efficiency and so maintained that the public shall have absolute confidence in the integrity and ability of the air line pilots. The future of air line transportation, to a great extent, depends upon the trust placed in us. This cannot be so maintained unless the conduct and proficiency of the members of our Association are such as to merit the approval of the public.

No code or set of rules can be framed which will particularize all the duties of the pilot in the varying phases of flying, or in all the relations of professional life. The following code of ethics is adopted by the Air Line Pilots Association, International as a general guide, yet the enumeration of particular duties should not be construed as a denial of the existence of others equally imperative, though not specifically mentioned:

a. A pilot should strive at all times to uphold the honor and to maintain the dignity of the profession.

b. There is an obligation on the part of every pilot to respect the Air Line Pilots Association with undivided fidelity, and to never divulge any of its secrets or confidences.

c. The pilot should guard the Association against the admission to the profession of candidates unfit or unqualified because deficient in either ability or moral character.

d. Efforts, direct or indirect, of any pilot in any way to encroach upon the rights of another pilot are unworthy of those who should be brethren to the Association.

e. A pilot should expose, without fear or favor, to the proper person or persons within his Association, any actions detrimental to the best interest of his fellow pilots. In such cases, the charges should be encouraged and persons making them should be protected.

f. When two or more pilots find cause to disagree as to any matter, the conflict of opinion should be frankly stated to him (or them) for final determination. If the nature of the differences makes it impracticable to reach any decision, the nature of the differences should be carried in successive steps to the next highest source in the Association until a final settlement is reached.