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 Welcome to OPERATION ORANGE  Mission Statement: Protecting the Flying Public; Restoring the Profession The purpose of OPERATION ORANGE is to change the laws governing the piloting profession for part 121 operations, so as to continue to attract the best candidates … Continue reading →

The NTSB published its report on the Continental Connection / Colgan Air 3407 crash.  This event, and the NTSB report that followed, has served as the pretext for the overhaul of the flight time and duty time limitations by the … Continue reading →

  …and we are not talking about American Airlines. (For a PDF version of this post, click HERE) Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines, recently penned a letter to his “warriors” at the “maverick” Southwest Airlines. It started out as … Continue reading →

Injunction Junction, What‘s Your Function? A review of the US Airways Injunction “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”      -various attributions. For a PDF of this posting, click HERE. The latest … Continue reading →

Do You Have Your Twenty? We have completed the first phase of getting the word out.  The next thing we need to do is for each person who reads this to recruit twenty pilots into the cause. Twenty, each. That … Continue reading →

Secure Communications During the End Game How can one small committee communicate securely, across an unsecured medium, monitored by a hostile adversary with almost unlimited resources,  with as many pilots who care to engage?  How can the thousands of pilots … Continue reading →

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government … Continue reading →

In 2007, when the career seemed to be at its darkest hour, the government and ALPA stepped in and rubbed salt in the wound. Age 65 was forced upon us. Not only did the lower half of the seniority list … Continue reading →

Send this video to every pilot you know. Post this on your FACEBOOK page. More videos will follow in the next few weeks.

“What is in it for me?” Why should I support or oppose OPERATION ORANGE’s “Fair Treatment of Experienced Pilots Act – Part 2?” Almost all legislation has “winners” and “losers,” and this is no exception. The general rule of thumb … Continue reading →

THIRTY years ago this fall, Congress passed the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. Since then, America’s airline system has greatly deteriorated. Our airlines, once world leaders, are now laggards in every category, including fleet age, service quality and international reputation. … Continue reading →

THE WAY WE SEE IT There are essentially four types of pilots as it relates to implementing a nation-wide “sitdown” protest of the current regulatory paradigm. TYPE 1 – Pilots who want to do an SOS right now and are … Continue reading →

http://news.travel.aol.com/2011/02/10/do-sleepy-pilots-threaten-air-safety/ by Fran Golden Two years after a fatal commuter jet crash in Buffalo that was blamed in part on sleepy pilots, pilot fatigue continues to be widespread, experts say. Having a place to sleep may be part of the … Continue reading →

  NTSB probes whether regional airlines are being held to the same standards as major carriers By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON October 26, 2010 (AP) The regional airline industry says safety is its top priority, in part because accidents … Continue reading →

(This is a rough draft of a few questions we anticipate pilots might be asking. The final FAQ will incorporate more issues and have a smoother flow. Until that is published, feel free to review these FAQs/talking points and incorporate … Continue reading →

OPERATIION ORANGE now has its own page on Facebook.  We have linked to it on the sidebar of this blog. Pass the link to your pilot friends on FACEBOOK.  All commentary should be directed to FACEBOOK.

PGP Corporation has been recently purchased by Symantec Corporation.  This does not present a problem  with the PGP software, keys, or any feature needed for the implementation of the SOS.  However, Symantec Corporation will be changing the links to the … Continue reading →

Mission Statement:  To protect the flying public and restore the pilot profession by changing the current laws and industry practices which are in opposition to those ends.  This will be done via peaceful protest of the RLA and other laws and … Continue reading →