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IFALPA.ORG                                                                                          PAGE 13

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        It is with great sadness that IFALPA learned of the passing, in April, of a
        long-standing IFALPA-Accredited Accident Investigator, Captain George
        de Cabral from Trinidad & Tobago ALPA (TTALPA).

        The first time I met “Georgie”, as he was affectionately called by those
        who knew him well, was in Mexico City in 2004. I was attending my first
        USC Accident Investigation Course kindly hosted by ASPA de Mexico. I
        was looking for a free seat in a room full of pilots, and a gentleman I
        had never met before waived at me, indicating there was space next to
        him. That was Georgie. After a few hours it was as if we had been friends
        for years, and we ended up spending all our evenings together that
        week, along with the only other three pilots who did not have Spanish
        as their mother tongue, Captain Fritz Alpers from Namibia, Captain Ka-
        mel Temzini from Tunisia, and Captain Low Tuck Loong from Malaysia.
        The five of us were inseparable.

        Like many of our volunteers, Georgie was a lot more than a line pilot. He
        served on many TTALPA Councils and Committees, he was instrumental        In Fond Remembrance of
        in starting Caribbean Alpa (CariAlpa), and of course he continued to     Captain George de Cabral
        act as the AAP Committee’s primary contact in the Region as IFALPA-
        Accredited Accident Investigator. Georgie always put others first and       By Captain Arnaud du Bédat
        was a tireless defender of the pilot profession. His extreme kindness, his   IFALPA Senior Technical Officer
        professionalism, his sharp mind, and his unique sense of humour made
        him the kind of pilot everyone loved to fly with. We will miss him greatly.




                                                                                      IFALPA  and  McGill’s  IASL
                                                                                      were delighted to announce
                                                                                      this  March  that  they  have
                                                                                      partnered  to  offer  a  pre-
                                                                                      professional internship to
                                                                                      current students and recent
                                                                                      graduates  of the  program.
                                                                                      The  internship  will  offer
                                                                                      candidates  an  opportunity
                                                                                      to  use  their  legal,  business,
                                                                                      and  administrative knowl-
                                                                                      edge, gain work experience,
                                                                                      and grow  their network  in
                                                                                      teh areas  of IFALPA’s busi-
                                                                                      ness and professional activi-
                                                                                      ties. At least one intern will
        IFALPA and the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University Announced a new
                                                                                      be  selected by  IFALPA  for
        Internship Program at a ceremony in March, where IFALPA President Captain Ron
                                                                                      a  3-month work  term  each
        Abel, Managing Director Christoph Schewe, and IASL Director Dr. Brian Havel signed a
                                                                                      academic year.
        Memorandum of Understanding, a committment ot cooperation and collaboration to
        further secure the future of the aviation profession.
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