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EASA selects Florian Guillermet as executive director and Rob Balzano becomes CJP CEO

People in Aviation - February 2024

By James Careless

February 1, 2024

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) management board has selected Florian Guillermet as its future executive director. Guillermet, who has more than two decades of aviation industry experience, was presented to the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism on January 22, with a formal appointment to the role expected on February 15. He currently serves as the director at French air navigation services provider DSNA and was the executive director at the SESAR joint undertaking from 2014 to 2021.

The Citation Jet Pilots owner-pilot association (CJP) has chosen Rob Balzano as CEO. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel and former F-16 pilot/instructor, Balzano founded the Check-6 Foundation to provide aid, assistance, experiences, purpose, inspiration, and hope to children battling serious illnesses and military veterans in need.

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