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Impromptu
The Golden Years
Asoneofthepioneeringmembersoftheaviationindustryin
Malaysia,YaakubAbuBakarreflectsbackonhissuccessful
career and on his valuable experiences.
I
t’s
not every day that you find a
person with over 30 years of experi-
ence in the aviation industry, but
Yaakub Abu Bakar is one of those
rare gems. Having served Malaysia
Airlines 32 years ago as part of the
very first flight operations team in
1972 during the company’s initial setup,
Yaakub now serves as a Flight Stimulator
Trainer for Firefly, where he participates in
the recruitment of pilots, the administra-
tion of pilot training and the marketing of
the ATR 72-500 simulator to other airlines.