Captain Charles "Chuck" Hogeman was appointed as Aviation Safety Chairman for the
Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), on Aug. 1, 2011. He carries out the
Association's strategic safety priorities for its 51,000 represented pilots at 31 U.S. and
Canadian airlines. Captain Hogeman is ALPA's representative on the Commercial Air Safety
Team (CAST) and also serves on the Aviation Safety Information Analysis System (ASIAS)
executive board. He also serves on a number of FAA Aviation Rule-making Committees.
Captain Hogeman began his professional flying career in 1977 with Commuter Airlines in
Binghamton, N.Y. In 1978, he joined Denver-based Aspen Airways as a line pilot and spent
13 years there, eventually advancing to become director of training and chief pilot. In 1991, he joined United Airlines
and was subsequently selected as a pilot instructor in the B757/B767 and B777 training programs. From 1996 until
2000, he managed the development of United's line operational simulation training program for all United fleets and
served on the Airline Transport Association's (ATA) AQP Working Group. He currently flies the Airbus 320 for United.
He holds an associate degree in aeronautical engineering from Daniel Webster College, a bachelor's degree in business
management from Southern New Hampshire College, and a master's degree in technical communication from the
University of Colorado.
NATCA members nominated their colleagues to receive the Archie League Medal of Safety.
The selection committee chose the award recipients from the nominees in each region.
Chuck Hogeman
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