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President’s Message
Let’s roll up our sleeves & get to work!
Captain Jack Netskar, President
The mission of IFALPA is to promote
the highest level of aviation safety
worldwide and to be the global
advocate of the piloting profession;
providing representation, services, and
support to both our members and the
aviation industry.
It is an honor and a privilege to
be entrusted with the Presidency
of our Federation. This position
carries great responsibility and
I am aware of the gravity of the
work that is laid out in front of
me. At the same time, this unique
opportunity to influence the fu-
ture of our profession is very ex-
citing.
You may be curious how some-
one from a small Member As-
sociation with limited resources
ended up in this position. It is
rather uncommon that MAs of
the size of NF (Norsk Flygerfor-
bund, Norwegian ALPA), recruit
and promote candidates for such
positions.
My first experiences with the in-
ternational pilot community were
in the early 2000s, at IFALPA Con-
ferences and Alliance meetings.
This provided rare insight into
the civil aviation world on an in-
ternational scale.
Through this international net-
work, my MA gained resources
and knowledge that we would
have otherwise not been able to
access. For example, during chal-
lenging negotiations with our na-
tional carrier, we were able to call
on financial analysts and experts
in aviation law from ALPA-Inter-