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12 NEWS, NOTES & EVENTS

In Fond Remembrance of
Past IFALPA President

CAPTAIN BART BAKKER

It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Captain Bart
Bakker on 1 January 2018. Captain Bakker served with the Royal
Netherlands Air Force and began his commercial career with the UK
carrier, Autair of Luton in 1961. He then went to Africa in 1962, flying
for several companies in Botswana, Rhodesia, and Namibia on DC-5,
DC-4, DC-6 and Lockheed Lodestar aircraft.

In 1964, Captain Bakker moved to Italy, flying for ATI on F-27s in
Naples, and in 1965 joined Lufthansa flying CV 340s and B-727s where
he stayed until 1968 at which time he joined KLM flying DC-3, DC7,
DC-9, DC-10 and MD-11 aircraft.
In 1974 he became a Board member for Technical Affairs with the Dutch Air Line Pilots’ Association, VNV. He was first

elected onto the IFALPA Executive Board in 1985, as Principal Vice President (PVP) for Technical Standards. He was
elected President of IFALPA in 1989, and was one of the Federations’ longest serving Presidents, completing his role in
1995.
Captain Bakker received the Clarence Sayen Award in 1996. The award is only given to a those whose personal contribu-
tion towards the achievement of the Federation’s aims and objectives has been outstanding. A fitting award for such an
outstanding and dedicated pilot and colleague.

In Fond Remembrance of
CAPTAIN DAVID PHILLIPS
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing
of a long-standing member of the ADO and AGE Com-
mittees, Captain David Phillips from BALPA.

Many within IFALPA have fond memories of Captain
Phillips, his extreme kindness and his very British sense
of humour. He never wanted to be called “Dave”, finding
it “too American”. For more than 15 years he was very
active, especially within ADO, and represented IFALPA
in several Working Groups of the then Joint Aviation
Authorities (JAA).

Captain Phillips leaves behind his wife Liz and their chil-
dren Graham and Fiona. In Liz’s words, “IFALPA was a
huge help to David coming to terms with not being able
to fly, for which I am eternally grateful. It made him feel
he had some purpose in life.”

ISSUE 1 | 2018 InterPilot | The Safety and Technical Journal of IFALPA