Comment from Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l

Summary: The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), a union representing over 80,000 professional airline pilots, supports the proposed Airworthiness Directive for Airbus SAS Model A330-841 and Model A330-941 airplanes. They agree with the requirement for repetitive inspections of the external surface of each sloping rib and each slat 1 inboard seal due to reported crack findings.