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News &

Notes

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.