The Superior Airmanship Award is an aviation award given by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The awards are presented at the ALPA Annual Air Safety Awards Banquet[1] and is accompanied by video recreations of the events, filmed in simulators and scripted from eyewitness accounts, which led to the awards.[2]

Recipients

Eastern Air Lines – Captain James Robertson and F/O J.L. Bellmer received the award for their skill at handling a thrust reverser opening in flight causing the aircraft to roll while operating Eastern Airlines flight 494. (1984)[3]

Northwest Airlines – Captain Ronald E. Weldon, F/O Andrew E. Faust, and S/O William A. Jensen received the award for handling a major flight control malfunction. (1994)[4]

Comair Airlines, Inc. – Captain David M. Mitchell and F/O Hank Clay were presented with the award for handling a failed landing gear situation. (1996) [5]

Air Transat – Captain Robert Piché and F/O Dirk Dejager received their awards for achieving the longest glide of an airliner after running out of fuel on Air Transat Flight 236. (2001)[6]

Northwest Airlines – The crew of Northwest Airlines Flight 85, Senior Captain John Hanson, Junior Captain Frank Geib, F/O Mike Fagan and David Smith received the Superior Airmanship award for their skill at landing a Boeing 747 with a hard over rudder. (2002) [7]

US Airways – Captain Henry Jones and F/O Jim Dannahower were awarded Superior Airmanship Awards for their quick reactions and expert adjustment of their takeoff maneuver in the 2005 Logan Airport runway incursion. (2005)

Jazz (airline) – Captain Michael Nelson and F/O Paul Cafouros received the award for their skill landing their Bombardier CRJ100/200 in poor weather, low fuel and flaps stuck in the landing position. (2006)[8]

United Airlines – Captain Scott Stoops and F/O Brad Loper received the award for avoiding a potential runway incursion situation with an Atlas Air Boeing 747-400. (2006)[9]

Compass Airlines (North America) – Captain Steven Peterka, F/O Clifton “Lee” Cain, and Flight Attendant Gloria Heurematte received the award for their performance and outstanding teamwork as they successfully conducted an emergency landing as a result of an inflight cabin fire. (2008)[10]

United Airlines – Captain Everett “Ross” Miller and F/O Douglas Cochran received the award for their exemplary performance in preventing a catastrophe aboard United Airlines Flight 731, which suffered a near-total electrical failure with accompanying loss of all radio communications moments after taking off from Newark. (2008)[10]

Jazz (airline) – Captain Paul Ivey and F/O Ed Paterson received the award for landing with severely damaged windscreen and corresponding electrical failure/fire. (2009)[11]

Atlantic Southeast Airlines – Capt. Yngve Paulsen and F/O Michael Aguzino received the award for dealing with a main landing gear that didn't extend. (2009)[12]

Continental Airlines – Captain Brent Black, Captain Steven Wycoff, and F/O Daniel Montgomery were recognized with Superior Airmanship Awards for their superb handling of an engine failure shortly after takeoff. (2009)[13]

American Eagle (airline brand) – Captain Mark Davis and F/O Andres Rubio were recognized with Superior Airmanship Awards for their outstanding performance in preventing the catastrophic loss of Flight 4756 after a malfunction of the aircraft’s flight controls during flight. (2009)[14]

United Airlines – Captain Dale Nordhausen and F/O John Eskuri received the award for safely landing their disabled Airbus A319, a landing gear door failed to fully open and blocked the right main landing gear from extending and locking into position, requiring a partial gear-up landing. (2010)[15]

Alaska Airlines – Captain Steve Cleary and F/O Michael Hendrix received the award for their skill during an aborted take-off after striking an eagle, causing catastrophic engine damage. (2011)[16]

ExpressJet – Captain Micah Peery and F/O Andrew Kinnear were given their award for their handling of an onboard fire. (2012) [17][18]

Delta Air Lines – Capt. James Judkins and F/O Michael Oates received the award for their handling of an electrical malfunction related to a generator issue. (2014)[19]

ExpressJet – Captain Terry VanHoose and F/O Mark Moser received the award when their aircraft experienced a critical system failure due to a lightning strike and subsequent loss of air data computers. (2015) [20]

Virgin America – Captain Tony Ristaino and F/O John Grieff received the award for their skill dealing with a flight control malfunction. (2016)[21]

United Airlines – Captain Chris Behnam, Captain Paul Ayers and F/O Ed Gagarin safely landed United Airlines Flight 1175, a Boeing 777, in Honolulu after experiencing a catastrophic engine failure over the Pacific Ocean. (2018)[22][23][24]

Wasaya Airways – Captain William Ryan Mitchell and F/O Joshua Siefert received the award for their handling of an electrical failure and smoke in the flight deck which resulted in the loss of primary flight instruments. (2019) [25][26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ALPA Annual Air Safety Awards Banquet – ALPA honors its members who advance aviation safety while flying the line or in volunteer work on their days off.
  2. ↑ Crewroom > ASF 2005 – ALPA Honors Award Recipients at Air Safety Forum
  3. ↑ "Cooper, Capt. Sir George James Robertson, (22 July 1890–5 Jan. 1961)", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u51871, retrieved 2020-06-16
  4. ↑ "Magazine – ALPA". www.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Pilots' Union Cites Comair Crew for Superior Airmanship". Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Magazine – ALPA". www.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  7. ↑ "ALPA News Release". crewroom.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. ↑ "ALPA News Release". public.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  9. ↑ "ALPA News Release". public.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  10. 1 2 "Heroism, Teamwork and Service Mark ALPA's 55th Air Safety Awards Banquet". safetyforum.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  11. ↑ "Napolitano Speaks At The Air Line Pilots Association Awards Dinner". avstop.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  12. ↑ "Napolitano Speaks At The Air Line Pilots Association Awards Dinner". avstop.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  13. ↑ "ALPA News".
  14. ↑ "Napolitano Speaks At The Air Line Pilots Association Awards Dinner". avstop.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  15. ↑ "View this message on the Web". crewroom.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  16. ↑ Allmain, Greg (2011-08-22). "Federal Way pilot experiences his own 'Captain Sully moment'". Federal Way Mirror. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  17. ↑ "ExpressJet Pilots Honored with ALPA Superior Airmanship Award".
  18. ↑ "We Are ALPA". es-la.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  19. ↑ "News Room – ALPA". www.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  20. ↑ "Magazine – ALPA". www.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  21. ↑ "News Room – ALPA". www.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  22. ↑ Behnam, Captain Christopher. "Captain Christopher Behnam to Receive Superior Airmanship Award". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  23. ↑ "United Airlines Crew Honored with ALPA's Superior Airmanship Award – Captain Behnam". Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  24. ↑ "News Room – ALPA". www.alpa.org. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  25. ↑ "Incident: Wasaya DH8A enroute on May 18th 2019, electrical odour, electrical problems, left and right instruments failed". avherald.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  26. ↑ "Wasaya Airways flight makes emergency landing due to strong electrical odor and failure of instruments – VisionSafe". Retrieved 2020-06-11.
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