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News & 6-7 September
PGA Meeting
Chicago

2018

Notes

IFALPA MEETINGS & EVENTS

HEL Meeting
Montreal
25-27 September
2018

ASIA/PAC Meeting, Kuala Lumpur

The Asia/Pacific Regional Meeting took place in Kuala Lumpur. Generously hosted by Malaysia Airlines Pilots’ Associa-
tion (MAPA), the meeting was opened on the first day by Malaysian Minister of Transportation, Y.B. Anthony Loke Siew
Fook. The first day’s programming took the form of a safety seminar and included presentations concerning Positive DG Meeting
Safety Culture, Runway Safety, Threat and Error Management, Flight Time Limitations, Fatigue Risk Management, and
SID/STAR Phraseology. Lille
11-13 September

During the following two days, representatives of 15 2018
Member Associations from the Region discussed several
topics related to safety and technical matters. There were
updates presented by each of the Associations. The Re-
gional Meeting also worked to develop a plan to ensure
better participation in the ICAO meetings held in the
Region, which will mean the voice of the pilots is heard
and recognised.

The Helicopter (Hel) Committee met at IFALPA Head-
quarters in Montreal 25-27 September to discuss the
importance of multi-engine operations, fatigue manage-
ment for helicopter operations, the proper use of flight
HEL Meeting, Montreal
recordings, risks to helicopter operations from wind
turbine lighting, and much more.