Captain Mark Gaertner, Air Transat

2023 PRESIDENTIAL CITATION

Captain Mark Gaertner is the recipient of a 2023 ALPA Aviation Jumpseat Presidential Citation for his contributions as an ASO volunteer, specifically for his efforts to enhance and strengthen jumpseating in Canada.

He has served as the ALPA Canada Jumpseat director and an ALPA International Foundational ALPA Service Training (FAST) and Jumpseat Expert Training (JET) instructor. He was instrumental in the implementation of CARS 705.27, contributed to the continued development of the JET program, and has worked on harmonization issues as they pertain to Canadian Jumpseat coordinators.

In addition to his Jumpseat work, Captain Gaertner has previously served in a number of other volunteer capacities, including as chair of the Bearskin MEC’s Strike, Membership, Insurance, and Negotiating Committees, as well as the MEC’s Secretary-Treasurer.

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