Bryan Burks was hired by Alaska Airlines in 1995, after having been employed at MarkAir as a
737 pilot in Anchorage, AK and prior, flying small planes for Part 135 operations throughout
Alaska. Bryan has accumulated over 29,000 hours and has served as an Instructor Pilot and
CheckAirman, and since 2011 as the Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) lead at
Alaska Airlines. As the National Vice-Chair for the ALPA Training Council, Bryan began work in
pilot training and simulation issues as a team member of the Royal Aeronautical Society International
Working Group for ICAO; harmonization of pilot training and utilization of Flight
Training Devices (IWG 9625) 2006 to 2009.

In 2009, Bryan was appointed as the Training and Regulatory Group Co-Chair for ICATEE (International
Committee for Aviation Training in the Extended Envelope), serving in this capacity
until 2013, and later participated as a subject matter expert on Loss of Control; FAA SPAW/
ARC and LOCART Aviation Rule-making Committee’s 2011-2013.

Bryan has been involved in UPRT content development and implementation since 2011, as a
UPRT instructor pilot for the FAA in enhanced stall model development for B-737NG, Oklahoma
City and Seattle (2015), and has demonstrated enhanced UPRT to over 40 airlines over
the past 12 years.

Bryan holds degrees from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Master of Aeronautical Science,
1993) and Western Washington University (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1985),
and is a Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society, nominated 2012.