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PILOT GENERATIONS 20
DAVID EDWARD & GRANDSON CASEY
L-R: GUILLAUME, WIM, & WIL JASKY
InterPilot | The Safety and Technical Journal of IFALPA
“Our eldest son Gregory, born in1963, got his aviation
diploma and pilot’s license in 1987 at Mount Royal College in
Calgary. He flew in the bush with Athabaska Airways and then
with Voyageur Airways in 1988. He was hired by Air Canada
in 1989 and is currently a Captain flying the B-787. He is also
a project pilot on assignments with the company.
“Gregory’s second son Casey was born in 1993. He got his
wings in 2013 at Algonquin College and worked at Ottawa
Aviation Services as an instructor until his hiring by Air
Georgian (an Air Canada connector) in 2017. He is currently a
F/O on the RJ.”
The Bidot Family from France also has four generations of
pilots. This family has an amazing aviation history. Aurelien
Bidot’s great grandfather, André Bidot, was referred to as a
gentleman pilot and flew the Blériot XI.
L-R: WIL, GUILLAUME, & WIM JASKY
André’s son, Pierre Bidot was in the French Air Force where he flew the
B17, C47, Breguet 761 and L749. He then flew for TWA on the Fairchild
C82 Packet. He moved to fly with Air Madagascar on the B737-200. Pierre’s
son, Jean-Michel Bidot, has flown the N262, MS760, Mystère 20, F27, B727,
B737-200, B747, A320 and B777 and has been with Air France since 1975.
And finally, Aurelien Bidot, Jean-Michel’s son, has flown the King air and
B737-800 and has just been hired by Transavia.
The Jaski family from the Netherlands all fly for KLM. The grandfather,
Wim Jasky (81), began flying in 1970 as a First Officer on the DC-9. Later in
his career he flew with his son Wil (54) on the B747-300. The youngest,
Guillaume (22) started last year as a second officer on the B777 where he
still flies with his father. Last year, the three generations of Jaskis flew to
Bangkok on a B777 and KLM published a news article about their historic
trip.
These wonderful stories illustrate that the pilot profession is indeed a
family. If you are part of a multi-generational pilot family please send the
details to IFALPA Senior Technical Officer Carole Couchman,
[email protected].
ISSUE 2 | 2018