According to the statement of capt. Duane Woerth, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, ALPA, which represents 62,000 airline pilots at 42 airlines in the U.S. and Canada, the association is disappointed, but not surprised, by the announcement of undersecretary for transportation security, John Magaw, about the prohibition for pilots to carry firearms in the cockpits. Woerth said "the government...