COLOGNE, Germany — The Management Board of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has selected Florian Guillermet to be the agency’s future Executive Director. He will replace Luc Tytgat, who is currently the Acting Executive Director of EASA. In September 2023,Tytgat succeeded Patrick Ky, who had vacated the Executive Director post in August 2023 when his 10-year mandate expired.
Guillermet is currently the Director of the Direction des Services de la Navigation Aerienne (DSNA), the air navigation services provider for France. He has more than 26 years of aviation experience, with a particular emphasis on air navigation and air traffic management (ATM).
Guillermet was Executive Director at the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking from 2014 to 2021. He had joined that public-private partnership in 2012. From 2004 to 2012, he held various roles at Eurocontrol. Earlier in his career, Guillermet held positions at France’s Direction Generale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) and at Air France. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique.
In January 2024, Guillermet is slated to make a presentation to the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism. A notice of formal appointment to the role of EASA Executive Director is planned for February 15, 2024. The actual start date for his term remains to be confirmed.
Based in Cologne, the remit of EASA covers aviation safety and aviation-related environmental protection in Europe. It proposes and formulates rules, regulations, standards, and guidance in all fields under its purview. It certifies and approves aircraft, parts, and equipment, and approves and oversees organizations in all aviation domains.
EASA members include the 27 member states of the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
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