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IFALPA MEETINGS & EVENTS
AFI/MID Meeting, Mombassa
The 2018 Dangerous goods (Dg) Committee
Meeting took place in Lille, France, 11-13 Sep-
tember. Chaired by Captain Scott Schwartz (AL- Topics of discussion included the Review Process
PA-I), this was the first ever IFALPA event hosted for Endorsement of International Legal Instru-
in Lille, and the Federation is extremely grateful ments, Unruly Passengers, RPAS and the integra-
to SNPL and particularly Mrs Françoise Crespo tion process, and the implications of the use of
and Captains Quentin Martiny and David Desru- Personal Electronic Devices as evidence in legal
els for the efforts they put in to make the meet- proceedings following accidents/incidents.
ing successful. SNPL had also organized a private
tour of the old city center for the Committee and Conversations about the use of Gender-Neutral
sponsored one of the dinners. This generosity Language in accident and incident reporting
was rewarded with a very good attendance of 22 evolved into a plan to propose the adoption of
delegates representing 13 Member Associations. Gender-Neutral Language across all Federation
and Member Association documents, according
PGA Meeting, Chicago ASIA/PAC Meeting, Kuala Lumpur
to United Nations guidelines.
With the many items on the DG agenda, the al-
located three days were extremely busy. The
discussions focused mainly on new draft Regu- The Legal Committee bid a fond farewell to its
lations for the safe transport of lithium batter- longstanding Vice Chairman Mr. Jim Johnson,
ies by air, on undeclared Dangerous Goods and whose decades-long, dedicated service to IF-
on proposed future format of the Notification ALPA is greatly appreciated. We wish him all the
to Captain (NOTOC). The Committee also en- best in his new adventures.
tertained presentations form the French Civil
Aviation Authority, the batttery manufacturers The Professional and Government Affairs (PGA)
organisation RECHARGE, and the battery manu- Committee Meeting was held in Chicago, 6-7
facturer SAFT. September 2018. The meeting was preceded by
a day-long strategic planning exercise with the
aim of analyzing the future role of the PGA Com-
Three new Position Papers were finalized on Por- ASIA/PAC Meeting, Kuala Lumpur
table Electronic Devices (PEDS) in the cabin, on LEG Meeting, Brussels mittee within IFALPA.
accessibility of the cargo compartment, and on
the NOTOC. The Committee also reviewed and The PGA Committee Meeting focused on topics
updated the existing IFALPA Position Paper on including the current and future role of Remote
fire protection of cargo compartments. The 2019 Pilots in the IFALPA Membership, the ICAO Air
DG meeting is proposed to take place in Ulaan- Transport Regulation Panel (ATRP), Updates to
baatar, 10-12 September, at the kind invitation the IFALPA Industrial Manual and the election of
of Mongolian ALPA. a new Committee Vice Chairman, pending board
approval. All five IFALPA Regions were repre-
sented in the Industrial Updates section where
At their headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, the
European Cockpit Association (ECA) graciously each Member Association at the meeting pre-
hosted the Legal Committee Meeting, 20-21 sented a report on their industrial situation and
September. the challenges faced.
LEG Meeting, Brussels PGA Meeting, Chicago
