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NEW VICE PRESIDENT (MEMBERSHIP)
AFAP federal officers - the President, Vice-President (Administration & Finance) and Vice-President (Membership), Safety & Technical Director and Welfare Director - are positions elected every two years while the AFAP's Trustees are elected for three year terms.
In April 2023 Virgin FO Michael McGinnis was elected Vice-President (Membership) and is now responsible for maintaining AFAP membership lists, watching over membership fees and briefing Convention and the Finance and Executive Committees on membership.
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Mick has served as a pilot representative for Virgin pilots since 2014, when he stepped into the role as a negotiator for the (then) Long Haul enterprise agreement (EA), which ultimately culminated in the Virgin Australia Wide Body EA (some three years later).
Following his move to the narrow body operation in 2017, Mick was on the AFAP negotiating team for the Joint Union Forum (a pre-Covid initiative to bring Australian and New Zealand based B737 pilots under one agreement) and the most recent 2021 Virgin Australia EA. He has also served as Virgin Pilot Federation ViceChair and as a long-term AIC representative.
The much-anticipated Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition returned to Avalon Airport this year (after the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID19 pandemic) and broke all previous attendance records.
With more than 48,500 industry attendees over the three trade days - and 248,000 visitors over from 28 February to 5 March - AVALON 2023 attendance was one-quarter higher than in 2019..
Showcasing the latest in aviation, aerospace, defence and space technologies, the airshow included public flying displays from the Air Force Roulettes and other specialist aircraft from Korea and the USA also performed various manoeuvres and aerobatics.
The AFAP exhibited as part of the Victorian Government pavilion and took the oportunity to meet with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and other exhibitors over the trade-only days.
The next Avalon Airshow will be held over 25-30 March in 2025.
