Structure

IFALPA Structure

The basic components of the IFALPA organisational structure are

Conference
Member Associations
Executive Board
Regional Vice Presidents
Committee Chairmen
Appointed Representatives
Secretariat, 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

The President

Capt. Carlos Limon

Capt. Limon has been active in IFALPA work since 1996 initially in the Accident Analysis & Prevention Committee. He was elected to the office of Deputy President in 2002 and has served as the Federation's President since 2007. Capt. Limon flies A320 family aircraft for Mexicana Airlines and remains certified as an IFALPA Accredited Accident Investigator.

Deputy President

Capt. Paul Rice

Capt. Rice has served on the board of IFALPA since his election as Executive Vice President North America in 2007. As The Federation's Deputy President he has oversight of the Accident Analysis & Prevention, Helicopters and Legal Committees. In addition to his IFALPA work he also serves as 1st Vice President of ALPA International. In addition Capt. Rice serves as co-chairman of the IFALPA Strategic Review Group. Capt Rice flies B747-400s for United Airlines.

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 formers 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 and Flight Engineers Committees. Capt. Woodward flies A380s for Qantas.

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 t Human Performance, Industrial and Security Committees, Dangerous Goods Committee and Industrial Advisers. Capt. Fongern flies A330/340s for Lufthansa.

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

Capt. Hans Peder Tanderup

Capt. Tanderup was elected as the Federation's Executive Vice President Administration & Finance in 2006. As might be expected from the title of the office, he works with the Administration & Finance Committee the stewarding of the Federation's finances and oversight of budgetary matters. Capt. Tanderup flies MD80s for SAS

Executive Vice President AFI/MID

Capt. Mohamad Kheir Hassoun

Capt Hassoun was elected to the board in 2006, re-elected in 2008 and is responsible for the Africa and Middle East region. Capt. Hassoun is an instructor pilot at Middle East Airlines flying A320/321 & 330s.

Executive Vice President ASIA/PACIFIC

Capt. Stu Julian

Capt Julian was elected to the Executive Board in 2006 for a one year term and re-elected in 2007 for a further two year term and is responsible for IFALPA affairs in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining the board Capt Julian served as Regional Vice President South Pacific. Capt Julian flies B767s for Air New Zealand.

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

Capt. Carlos Salas

A graduate of the Spanish Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, Capt Salas flies A320 family aircraft for Iberia. He became involved in IFALPA’s work when he was appointed IFALPA Director for his home association Sindicato Espanol de Pilotos de Lineas Aereas (SEPLA) in 1996. In addition, he has served as the SEPLA representative to IFALPA’s Administration & Finance, Industrial and Human Performance Committees, as well as acting as SEPLA’s Chief Delegate to a number of IFALPA Conferences.

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: Capt. Souhaiel Dallel

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: Capt. Korn Mansumitchai

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: Mr. Babar Zaheer Ahmed

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. Stephen Steel

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. Fernando Alvarez-Paczka

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. Georges Dib

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. Tsutomu Ishiyama

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. Carlos Akl

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

Secretariat

The UK based Secretariat consists of Staff members, who are responsible for providing administrative action and support under the direction of the Conference and the Executive Board. The Secretariat provides a support function for all of the Federation's policy development and implementation activities and is a "clearing house" for all documentation and publications, both incoming and outgoing. It also serves as a link between the Executive Officers and all other Officers and IFALPA Representatives, and to Member Associations generally.

In Montreal, the IFALPA representative to ICAO has a role distinct from that of other staff members, in that his / her primary function is that of permanent IFALPA observer on the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC). In this capacity, he/she is able to play a major part in implementing the Federation's policies by influencing the development of ICAO Standards and Recommendations Practices within the ANC.