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4 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
The International Federation Captain Martin Chalk on the IFALPA
of Air Line Pilots’ Associations 71 Conference in New Orleans and the
st
conference program.
485 rue McGill, Bureau 700,
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 2H4, Canada 6 UPDATES ON THE FIVE REGIONS
Tel: +1 514 419 1191 OF THE FEDERATION
Fax: +1 514 419 1195 IFALPA highlights the successes and
Email: [email protected] challenges of each region that it
Web: www.ifalpa.org
represents.

7 IFALPA’S POSITION ON LITHIUM-
EXECUTIVE TEAM ION BATTERIES AS CARGO ON 9 INTRODUCING THE NEW
President: Capt. Martin Chalk PASSENGER FLIGHTS IFALPA TEAM
Managing Director: Christoph Schewe More information on the new IFALPA
Communications & Marketing Coordinator: The Federation’s position on ICAO’s
Anna Lou decision to prohibit the transport of Secretariat and their responsibilities.
lithium-ion batteries as cargo on
passenter aircraft. 11 A TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS
EDITORIAL Discover the city of New Orleans,
Editor: Anna Lou, [email protected] Louisiana, where the IFALPA 71 st
Cover image: Kyle McLaughlin / Lonely Planet Conference will take place.
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8 IFALPA AT CAPTAIN RICHARD DE
CRESPIGNy’S LECTURE ON
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP TO
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internally from our headquarters in Montreal, IFALPA attended the first Nancy-Bird
Canada. Walton Lecture hosted by the Royal
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InterPilot | The Safety and Technical Journal of IFALPA ISSue 2 | 2016