The DG Committee promotes the safe transportation of dangerous goods by air. Articles and substances capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property, or the environment are regulated as dangerous goods, and may be carried safely only when properly declared, packaged, labelled, and when the Pilot in Command is notified. IFALPA seeks to maintain the highest regulatory standards for the transport of declared dangerous goods, as well as preventing undeclared dangerous goods from being carried on aircraft.
Capt. Lempiäinen flies A330s for Finnair, based in Helsinki. He chairs the Safety and Security Committee of the Finnish Pilots Association. He currently represents IFALPA on IATA’s Dangerous Goods Board (DGB), on the Postal Security Group (PSG) of the Universal Postal Union, and on the Transport Safety Standards Committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Capt. Schlichting flies B777s for FedEx, based in Memphis. He started his flying career in the US Marine Corps, flying the AV-8B Harrier, and subsequently joined FedEx, flying MD-11s out of Anchorage, and B757s/767s out of Indianapolis. In 2024, he was appointed as IFALPA’s Member of the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP). He also represents the Federation at the ICAO DGP WG on Annex 18, the ICAO DGP WG on RPAS, ICAO's multi-panel Electronic Documents and Certificates and IATA's Dangerous Goods Board (DGB), and has been leading a stakeholder WG on the electronic NOTOC. Within his home Association, he chairs the DG Committee for FedEx ALPA and is the DG Program Manager for ALPA, International.