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FOUNDING MA: ALPA-I

FIRST IFALPA CONFERENCE LONDON 1948
From left: Captain R. Puda (Czechoslovakia [sic]), Sir Robert Perkins (BALPA), Captain HB (Bart) Cox (ALPA-International, USA), Lord Nathan, Captain JWG James (UK)

Today, ICAO not only works to increase air navigation capacity and efficiency, it now focuses on enhancing global civil
aviation security, minimizing adverse environmental effects of civil aviation, and fostering the economic development of
air transport, including harmonizing the air transport framework.

In addition to the new environment at ICAO, the changing nature of the global airline industry serves as more reason for
airline pilots to redouble our efforts to communicate and collaborate to advance our interests on labor and industrial
issues.

For 70 years, ALPA has recognized that, by supporting IFALPA’s goals and objectives in safety, security, pilot assistance
and industrial issues, we not only enhance our advocacy on behalf of our own membership, but we also strengthen the
global voice of all pilots. As a result, ALPA has supported IFALPA’s work at the committee and advisory group level, but
our union members have also had the honor of serving as IFALPA President six times.

ALPA is deeply proud to have attended that seminal London meeting seven decades ago at which 13 of the world’s pilot
organizations came together to form IFALPA. We feel even prouder that today, as we join in celebrating IFALPA’s 70th an-
niversary, ALPA stands among the nearly 100 Member Associations representing more than 100,000 pilots from around
the globe. IFALPA is truly the global voice of pilots.