Structure

IFALPA Structure

The basic components of the IFALPA organisational structure are

Conference
Member Associations
Executive Board
Regional Vice Presidents
Committee Chairmen
Appointed Representatives
Staff, which includes the IFALPA Representative to ICAO
IFALPA Organisation Chart (Governance)
IFALPA Organisation Chart (Executive Board)

Member Associations gather annually at Conference where the Federation Constitution, By - Laws and Policies can be reviewed and revised if necessary, Conference has the ultimate authority within the Federation. Between Conferences, the Federation is governed by the Executive Board. They are responsible for the day - to - day running of the Federation, for making decisions as necessary affecting the implementation of policy, and for interpreting and applying the Constitution and By - Laws.

Executive Board

President

Capt. Don Wykoff

Following a year serving as the Federation’s Deputy President, Capt. Wykoff was elected as the Federation’s 17thPresident at the 66th Conference in 2011.
Formerly the Executive Administrator of ALPA International, Capt. Wykoff has been active in the technical work of his home association since 1993 and IFALPA work since 2009. Based in Cincinnati, Capt. Wykoff flies 767s for Delta Air Lines.

Deputy President

Capt. René de Groot

A former President of his home association VNV Dutch ALPA, Capt. De Groot was elected as the Federation’s Deputy President in 2011. As well as assisting the President, as Deputy President he has oversight of the work of the Helicopter, Industrial and Legal Committees. Capt. de Groot flies for KLM.

Executive Vice President Administration & Finance (EVP A&F)

Capt. Rod Lypchuk

As Executive Vice President Administration & Finance Capt. Lypchuk has overall responsibility for IFALPA’s budgeting and finances, in conjunction with the Administration & Finance (A&F) Committee and General Manager. Prior to his election to the role in 2011, Capt. Lypchuk served for three years as Chairman of the A & F Committee. A pilot for Air Canada Jazz Capt. Lypchuk flies CRJ series aircraft.

Executive Vice President Professional Affairs (EVP PA)

Capt. Georg Fongern

Capt. Fongern has served on the board of the Federation as Principal Officer Professional Affairs in 2003, a role that was re-named Executive Vice President – Professional Affairs following the re-structure of the Federation in 2006. Capt. Fongern has oversight of the Accident Analysis & Prevention, Human Performance Dangerous Goods and Security Committees. Capt. Fongern flies A330/340s for Lufthansa.

Executive Vice President Technical Standards (EVP TECH)

Capt. Richard Woodward

A long time member of IFALPA Aircraft Design & Operation Committee, Capt. Woodward was elected as Executive Vice President Technical Standards at the 2007 Conference in Dubrovnik. He is a former member of the Aircraft Design & Operation and Aerodrome & Ground Environment Committees serving as the ADO Vice Chairman. In his role as EVP TECH Capt. Woodward has oversight of the Aircraft Design and Operation, Aerodrome and Ground Environment, Air Traffic Services Committees. Capt. Woodward flies A380s for Qantas.

Executive Vice President AFI/MID

Capt. Souhaiel Dallel

Capt. Souhaiel Dallel was elected to the IFALPA board in October 2010. Prior to taking on this role, he was the Federation’s Regional Vice President Africa West post he was elected to in 2006. In addition to his IFALPA responsibilities Capt. Dallel also acts Vice President of his home Association the BCPT. Capt. Dallel is TRE/SFE Captain on Tunisair’s 737 fleet.

Executive Vice President ASIA/PACIFIC

Capt. Korn Mansumitchai

Elected to the IFALPA Board in 2011, Capt. Mansumitchai began his IFALPA Career six years earlier in 2005 when he was named his home association’s IFALPA Director. Two years later his role expanded when he was elected as Regional Vice President Asia East. A graduate of Chulalongkorn University, Capt. Mansumitchai flies the A330/A340 family forThai Airways and in addition to his line flying roles also acts as instructor, check airman and test pilot for the airline on the A330.

Executive Vice President CAR/SAM

Capt. Germán Díaz-Barríga

A long time member of the Aircraft Design & Operations Committee, Capt. Diaz-Barriga was elected to the Executive Board during the 64th Conference in Auckland 2009. He is responsible for IFALPA activities in the Caribbean and South America region. Capt Diaz-Barriga flies 737NGs for AeroMexico.

Executive Vice President NAM

Capt. Dan Adamus

Capt. Adamus was elected to the Executive Board in 2007 and has responsibility for the North America region. He is also President of the Canada board of ALPA-International which has been the representative body of the Federation since 2007. Capt Adamus flies CRJ200/700/900s for Air Canada Jazz.

Executive Vice President Europe

SFO. Francis Nardy

Appointed to the IFALPA Board in 2011, F/O Nardy first became involved in IFALPA work through the Air Traffic Services Committee which he joined in 2008. In his role as EVP EUR he is the primary liason point with the European Cockpit Association which he also serves as that organisation's Vice President. F/O Nardy flies A330s for XL Airways France.

The Executive Officers are elected for two-year periods of office, with half being elected each year. Once elected, they are expected to act collectively on behalf of all Member Associations in the best interests of the Federation and to uphold the Constitution of the Federation.

In addition to liaising regularly with the Secretariat on an individual basis, the Executive Officers hold meetings four times a year. The first meeting each year is held in January, the second in conjunction with the Annual Conference, the third in June or July, and the fourth in October.

Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs)

Africa - East: Capt. Arif M Jinnah

Kenya, Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda, United Republic ofTanzania. Overwater airspace of Addis Ababa, Dar Es Salaam, Mogadishu and Nairobi FIRs

Africa - North: Capt. Sabreddine Salaa

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Overwater airspace of Tunis, Algers, Casablanca and Canaries FIRs

Africa - South: SFO. Carl Bollweg

Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rèunion (France), South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe Overwater airspace of Luanda, Windhoek, Cape Town FIRs and the airspace extending westwards from 05 50S 35E to 12 00S 10 00W to90 00S to 27 00S 75 00E and the over water airspace of Mauritius, Tananarive, Beira, Durban and Port Elizabeth FIRs

Africa - West: SFO. Aataa Guedira

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome et Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, United Republic of Cameroon Overwater airspace of Sal Oceanic, Dakar Oceanic, Roberts, Daka and Accra FIRs.

Asia - East: SFO. Thasan Bureechana

Brunei, China (Taiwan) Democratic Kampuchea, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos (People's Democratic Republic), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Socialist Republic of Vietnam Overwater airspace of Ujung Pandang, Surabaya, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok FIRs.

Asia - West: Capt. Uzair Khan

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Overwater airspace of Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Colombo, Yangon, and Male FIRs.

Can/Arctic: Capt. Ray Gelinas

Canada and the Arctic region. Overwater airspace of FIRs Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Moncton, Montreal and Toronto.

Caribbean - East: Capt. Devin Miller

Antigua, Bahamas Islands, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, French Antilles, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, West Indies Associated States, Leeward Islands Overwater airspace of Miami Oceanic, Houston Oceanic, Nassau, St. Juan, Piarco, Curacao, Santo Domingo and Port-au- Prince FIRs.

Caribbean - West: Capt. Heriberto Salazar-Eguiluz

Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. Overwater airspace of Central America, Habana, Kingston, Mazatland, Merida, Mexico Oceanic, Monterrey and Panama FIRs, plus the airspace bounded on the north by Mexico Oceanic, on the east of FIRS Panama and Guayaquil on the south by the equator and on the west by 120 00W.

Middle East - East: Capt. Rola Hoteit

Bahrain, Egypt Arab Republic of, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria Arab Republic of, Yemen. Overwater airspace of Teheran, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, Jeddah, Aden, Tripoli and Khartoum, Kuwait FIRs.

Middle East - West: Capt. Itzhak Brandt

Israel, Overwater airspace of Tel Aviv FIR.

North Atlantic: Capt. Mark Seal

The North Atlantic area not covered by the CAN/ARC, CAR, SAM, EUR and AFI Regions. Overwater airspace of FIRs Sondestrom, Reykjavik, Gander, Shanwick Oceanic, Santa Maria Oceanic and New York Oceanic

North Pacific: Capt. Jun Yoshimura

West Coast of North America westwards, including the Aleutian Island Chain, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Mongolia. Overwater airspace of FIRs Anchorage, Anchorage Oceanic, Naha, Tokyo, Taegu, Shanghai, Beijing and Pyongyang FIRs

South America - North: Capt. Mario Wilson

Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Overwater airspace of Barranquilla, Rochambeau FIRs and unnamed airspace bounded on the east by Guayaquil and Lima FIRs, on the south by 15 00S, on the west by 120 00W and on the north by the equator.

South America - South: Capt. Alejandro Lopez Camelo

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, including Easter Island, Paraguay and Uruguay. Overwater airspace of Antofagasta, Santiago, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Comodoro Rivadavia, Ezeiza, Montevideo, Porto Alegre, Brasilia, Recife and Belem FIRs, plus the polar region extending south to 90 00S and bounded by 10 00W, 90 00W and Easter Island FIR.

South Pacific: Capt. Ian Getley

American Samoa, Australia, Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Cook Island, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federate States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue Island, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis Islands, Western Samoa Overwater airspace of Micronesia, Port Moresby, Brisbane, Melbourne, Tahiti, Auckland FIRs .Oceanic, unnamed airspace (ex-Honiara), are as south of the equator extending from the eastern boundaries of FIRs, Brisbane, ex-Honiara and north of Auckland Oceanic extending east to 157 00E. Also includes airspace extending south from the above-mentioned FIRs and from south of Easter Island FIR to 90 00S.

United States / CEP: Capt. Greg Wolfsheimer

United States and the Pacific between the West Coast of Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii. Overwater airspace of FIRs Oakland Oceanic, Honolulu, Seattle, San Fancisco, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Atlanta, Washington, New York and Boston.

Standing Committees

Standing Committees are required to:

develop work programme items to Policy status for endorsement by the Membership ;
develop immature policy into proposals of mature policy status and formulate proposals to update existing policy in accordance with the latest developments;
formulate briefing material and working papers for the Federation's representatives attending international and other meetings ;
suggest suitable Federation representatives for particular meetings ;
advise the Executive Officers generally on matters pertaining to their specific area of interest and expertise.

There are 12 IFALPA Standing Committees

Staff

Professional Staff are based in IFALPA offices in the UK and Montreal and are responsible for supporting the work of the Federation on a day-to-day basis. The General Manager and Representative to ICAO work closely with the Executive Board to ensure that the Board’s strategy and decisions are implemented.

Mike Morrissey, the General Manager, is based in the UK and leads IFALPA’s operations and staff. Mike Jackson, the Representative to ICAO is based in Montreal. He is a permanent IFALPA observer on the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC) and plays a major part in implementing the Federation’s policies, by influencing the development of ICAO Standards and Recommendations Practices.