Captain Abel was IFALPA’s President from October 2016 to May 2019. He is a recognized leader with a strong reputation for delivering innovative solutions based on honesty and integrity, who believes in turning ideas into reality. Captain Abel is a Director at the InterPilot Aviation Safety Foundation in Montreal and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
New issue of InterPilot is out now, https://t.co/keyLyfMeqv IFALPA Senior Technical Officers excellent article on Emergency Response Plans! #ifalpapublications #interpilot pic.twitter.com/t6KqdvzWou
— IFALPA (@IFALPA) February 5, 2019
As IFALPA President, Captain Abel is responsible for all aspects of the Federation’s activities and guides the organization’s participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which developsand promotes standards and recommended practices for the safety,security, and environmental sustainability of international civilaviation.
An airline pilot for 40 years and a well-known industry veteran, Captain Abel comes to the table with a broad and accomplished decades-long background in leadership roles at IFALPA and the AirLine Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA).