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{{Short description|Aviation award given by the Air Line Pilots Association}}
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<ref>[http://www.alpa.org/alpa/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=932 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.</ref> and is accompanied by [[Historical reenactment|video recreations]] of the events, filmed in [[Flight simulator|simulators]] and scripted from eyewitness accounts, which led to the awards.<ref>[http://www.alpa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=483 Crewroom > ASF 2005] – ALPA Honors Award Recipients at Air Safety Forum</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.alpa.org/alpa/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=932 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.</ref> and is accompanied by [[Historical reenactment|video recreations]] of the events, filmed in [[Flight simulator|simulators]] and scripted from eyewitness accounts, which led to the awards.<ref>[http://www.alpa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=483 Crewroom > ASF 2005] – ALPA Honors Award Recipients at Air Safety Forum</ref>


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[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magazine – ALPA|url=http://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/air-line-pilot-magazine/the-landing-superior-airmanship|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.alpa.org}}</ref>
[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magazine – ALPA|url=http://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/air-line-pilot-magazine/the-landing-superior-airmanship|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.alpa.org}}</ref>


[[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) <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pilots-union-cites-comair-crew-for-superior-airmanship-75117222.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081047/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pilots-union-cites-comair-crew-for-superior-airmanship-75117222.html |archive-date=2017-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[Comair (United States)|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) <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pilots-union-cites-comair-crew-for-superior-airmanship-75117222.html |title=Pilots' Union Cites Comair Crew for Superior Airmanship |access-date=2017-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081047/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pilots-union-cites-comair-crew-for-superior-airmanship-75117222.html |archive-date=2017-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magazine – ALPA|url=http://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/air-line-pilot-magazine/the-landing-superior-airmanship|access-date=2020-06-12|website=www.alpa.org}}</ref>
[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magazine – ALPA|url=http://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/air-line-pilot-magazine/the-landing-superior-airmanship|access-date=2020-06-12|website=www.alpa.org}}</ref>


[[Northwest Airlines]] – The crew of [[Northwest Airlines Flight 85]], Senior Captain John Hanson, Junior Captain Frank Geib, and F/O Mike Fagan received the Superior Airmanship award for their skill at landing a Boeing 747 with a hard over rudder. (2002) <ref>{{Cite web|title=ALPA News Release|url=http://crewroom.alpa.org/alpa/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=4636|access-date=2020-06-16|website=crewroom.alpa.org}}</ref>
[[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) <ref>{{Cite web|title=ALPA News Release|url=http://crewroom.alpa.org/alpa/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=4636|access-date=2020-06-16|website=crewroom.alpa.org}}</ref>


[[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)
[[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)
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[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Napolitano Speaks At The Air Line Pilots Association Awards Dinner|url=http://avstop.com/news_sept_2010/secretary_napolitano_speaks_at_air_line_pilots_association_awards_dinner.htm|access-date=2020-06-16|website=avstop.com}}</ref>
[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Napolitano Speaks At The Air Line Pilots Association Awards Dinner|url=http://avstop.com/news_sept_2010/secretary_napolitano_speaks_at_air_line_pilots_association_awards_dinner.htm|access-date=2020-06-16|website=avstop.com}}</ref>


[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ALPA News|url=http://safetyforum.alpa.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=cnDwd82hl7A=&tabid=2886|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ALPA News|url=http://safetyforum.alpa.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=cnDwd82hl7A=&tabid=2886|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Napolitano Speaks At The Air Line Pilots Association Awards Dinner|url=http://avstop.com/news_sept_2010/secretary_napolitano_speaks_at_air_line_pilots_association_awards_dinner.htm|access-date=2020-06-16|website=avstop.com}}</ref>
[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Napolitano Speaks At The Air Line Pilots Association Awards Dinner|url=http://avstop.com/news_sept_2010/secretary_napolitano_speaks_at_air_line_pilots_association_awards_dinner.htm|access-date=2020-06-16|website=avstop.com}}</ref>
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[[Virgin America]] – Captain Tony Ristaino and F/O John Grieff received the award for their skill dealing with a flight control malfunction. (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=News Room – ALPA|url=https://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2017-07-20-air-safety-forum-superior-airmanship-award-ristaino|access-date=2020-06-17|website=www.alpa.org}}</ref>
[[Virgin America]] – Captain Tony Ristaino and F/O John Grieff received the award for their skill dealing with a flight control malfunction. (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=News Room – ALPA|url=https://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2017-07-20-air-safety-forum-superior-airmanship-award-ristaino|access-date=2020-06-17|website=www.alpa.org}}</ref>


[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Behnam|first=Captain Christopher|title=Captain Christopher Behnam to Receive Superior Airmanship Award|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/captain-christopher-behnam-to-receive-superior-airmanship-award-300885297.html|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=United Airlines Crew Honored with ALPA's Superior Airmanship Award – Captain Behnam|url=https://www.captainbehnam.com/united-airlines-crew-honored-with-alpas-superior-airmanship-award/|access-date=2020-06-11|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=News Room – ALPA|url=http://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2019-07-18-air-safety-forum-superior-airmanship-united-airlines|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.alpa.org}}</ref>
[[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)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Behnam|first=Captain Christopher|title=Captain Christopher Behnam to Receive Superior Airmanship Award|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/captain-christopher-behnam-to-receive-superior-airmanship-award-300885297.html|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=United Airlines Crew Honored with ALPA's Superior Airmanship Award – Captain Behnam|url=https://www.captainbehnam.com/united-airlines-crew-honored-with-alpas-superior-airmanship-award/|access-date=2020-06-11|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=News Room – ALPA|url=http://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2019-07-18-air-safety-forum-superior-airmanship-united-airlines|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.alpa.org}}</ref>


[[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) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Incident: Wasaya DH8A enroute on May 18th 2019, electrical odour, electrical problems, left and right instruments failed|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4c88e159&opt=0|access-date=2020-06-11|website=avherald.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wasaya Airways flight makes emergency landing due to strong electrical odor and failure of instruments – VisionSafe|url=https://www.visionsafe.com/2019/05/30/wasaya-airways-flight-makes-emergency-landing-due-to-strong-electrical-odor-and-failure-of-instruments/|access-date=2020-06-11|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[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) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Incident: Wasaya DH8A enroute on May 18th 2019, electrical odour, electrical problems, left and right instruments failed|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4c88e159&opt=0|access-date=2020-06-11|website=avherald.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wasaya Airways flight makes emergency landing due to strong electrical odor and failure of instruments – VisionSafe|url=https://www.visionsafe.com/2019/05/30/wasaya-airways-flight-makes-emergency-landing-due-to-strong-electrical-odor-and-failure-of-instruments/|access-date=2020-06-11|language=en-US}}</ref>

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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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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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