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6 NEWS & NOTES
NEWS

Committee Meetings at a Glance

AIRCRAFT DESIGN & OPERATION (ADO)
23-24 MAY 2017
The ADO Committee Meeting was generously hosted by
Bombardier at their factory in Mirabel, Quebec, outside
Montreal. Attendees were treated to a presentation on
the new C-Series and a tour of the facility.
Hot topics at the ADO meeting included flight controls,
Remotely Piloted Air Craft Systems (RPAS), environ-
mental issues, and runway excursions.
Notably, a new Committee Vice-Chairman (Operations)
was elected, and Captain Maxime Nomico of France will
replace Australia’s Captain Shane Tobin in the position.
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES (ATS)
13-15 JUNE 2017
The ATS meeting was held at ICAO Headquarters in
Montreal, Canada. Performance Based Navigation, Da-
ta-link Communication Systems, Aviation System Block
Upgrades (including NEXTGEN and SESAR), Remotely
Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)/ Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (UAS), and Reduced Separation (vertical,
lateral) were the hot topics up for discussion at the ATS
meeting.
While discussion was both dynamic and informative, the
ATS Committee hopes to welcome more new members
and to enjoy increased attendance in upcoming meet-
ings.
The next ATS Committee meeting will take place in
Singapore, 24 & 25 October 2017.
PROFESSIONAL & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (PGA)
13-14 JUNE 2017
Kindly hosted by NZ ALPA, the Committee met in
Auckland, New Zealand. The meeting was addressed by
Guest Speaker Ms. Sonya van de Geer, the New Zealand
government representative to the ICAO Air Transport
Regulation Panel (ATRP).
Discussions focused primarily on the industrial im-
plications of RPAS, national industrial updates, and a
transnational airlines update from EVP PGA, Captain
Jack Netskar. The Multilateral Air Services Agreement
(MASA) working group met the day before to strategize
regarding IFALPA’s participation in the ICAO ATRP
meeting in Montreal in July.
The next PGA meeting will be held in conjunction with
the Legal Committee (LEG) in Istanbul, 14-17 November
2017.

ISSUE 3 | 2017 InterPilot | The Safety and Technical Journal of IFALPA