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Global Pilot

Solidarity

At Work

AN HISTORIC PGA COMMITTEE MEETING IN LONDON

By Captain Daniel J. Dickson, PGA Vice-Chair

The Professional and Government Affairs (PGA)
Committee was held in London at the ITF House
(International Transport Workers Federation), 5 to
6 September 2019. “I think now is the
time to get strong
The meeting was opened by Captain Brian Shury,
IFALPA Executive Vice-President PGA and Hilario on labour issues...
Castillo-Chavarri, PGA Committee Chair. It was
highlighted that the PGA Committee has been seeing all the
the Industrial Committee since 1948 and was
founded in London. Although the name may challenges we’re
have changed to the Professional and Govern-
ment Affairs Committee, the drive and passion facing these days, I’m
for taking on the industrial issues affecting the
global piloting community is very much un- very happy IFALPA is
changed.
strengthening their
The two-day meeting had an extensive agenda labour side.”
with a broad range of topics stimulating healthy
discussions. The topics covered included a fi- Captain Dara Van Langen
nancial update of the industry, an ICAO ATRP/15
update, B737MAX discussion, a presentation on VNV Dutch ALPA, International
the recent SAS Strike, UAS+, Single Pilot Opera- Affairs & Flight Technical Affairs
tions, the current Ryanair situation, Globalizing
Pilots Presentation, an ATRP update, a PGA Steer-
ing Group Update and a presentation from the
ITF-ILO.