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 CAPTAIN DUANE E. WOERTH
President
Captain Duane E. Woerth, a Northwest Airlines
pilot with extensive experience in the field of international aviation, has been
elected to his second four-year term as president of the Air Line Pilots
Association (ALPA). He was unanimously reelected by the Association's Board of
Directors on October 23, 2002.
As the Association's chief executive and
administrative officer, President Woerth presides over the meetings of ALPA's
governing bodies, which set policies for the organization. He is also chief
spokesman for the Association, testifying before Congressional committees and
presenting the pilots' views to the media and in many forums.
Captain Woerth was appointed by Department of
Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to lead the Aircraft Security Rapid
Response Team immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The Team developed industry consensus recommendations to enhance the nation’s
aircraft security.
Captain Woerth has served as US-ALPA's Director
for the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) and
previously served as chairman of IFALPA’s Industrial Committee. He also served
for five years as a member of the Northwest Airlines Board of Directors under
the Northwest employee stock ownership plan.
Before assuming office as ALPA president, Captain
Woerth served for eight years as the Association's first vice president, its
second highest-ranking officer. He has been the association's principal
spokesman and representative in the area of international aviation.
Woerth also serves as a vice president of the
AFL-CIO.
Currently a B-747 captain, he has flown at
Northwest for 20 years and at Braniff Airlines for five years. He was involved
in ALPA activities at both carriers, and served as the chairman of the Northwest
Master Executive Council, the highest elective office for the Northwest pilot
group. He also completed a term as ALPA's executive vice president.
He served in the U.S. Air Force for six years and
retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel from the Air National Guard. He
accumulated over 20 years of active and reserve duty, primarily with the
Strategic Air Command.
A native of Scribner, Nebraska, Captain Woerth,
54, received his B.S. degree from the University of Nebraska and his M.A. from
the University of Oklahoma.
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