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The FSF European Advisory Committee (EAC), one of three committees that help to keep the Foundation informed about current challenges and solutions, addresses the concerns of regional airlines and corporate operators in Europe. Comprising about 30 members, the EAC is drawn from FSF membership in all segments of the aviation industry (including airlines and other aircraft operators, manufacturers, equipment suppliers, regulators, insurance companies and academic researchers). The EAC typically meets twice annually to identify safety problems, prioritize concerns and seek solutions. The EAC’s work is reflected in FSF publications and the annual FSF European Aviation Safety Seminar, copresented by the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). The EAC also may create special task forces to focus on this region’s most urgent aviation safety problems. Green type denotes FSF Board of Governors Executive Committee Member.

Committee Members

Chairman

Hans Almér
Past President
Saab Aircraft AB

Vice Chairman

Lorin Dumitrescu
Vice President for Quality and Safety
TAROM Romanian Air Transport

Executive Secretary

James M. Burin
Director of Technical Programs
Flight Safety Foundation

Members

Michael Bartron
Manager, Flight Safety Investigations
Pratt & Whitney

Tzvetomir Blajev
Coordinator, Safety Improvement Initiatives, Safety Enhancement
Business Division
Eurocontrol-Belgium

J.T. (Jan) Busstra
Head of the Civil Aviation
Safety and Security Department
Directorate General for Transport and Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transport–The Netherlands

Giuseppe Daniele Carrabba
Director, Italian Flight Safety Committee
ENAC-Ente Nazionale Aviazione Civile

Rudi den Hertog
Chief Engineer
Fokker Services

Capt. Stephen Eggenschwiler
Senior Manager
Swiss International Air Lines

Göran Forsberg
General Manager, Aviation
Inter Hannover Scandinavian Branch

Gerhard Gruber
Manager, Rescue and Airport Operations
Vienna International Airport

Ratan Khatwa, Ph.D.
Manager, Flight Safety Human Factors
Honeywell

Capt. Péter Koloszár
B-767 Supervisor
Malév Hungarian Airlines

Philippe Mainier
Flight Safety Manager
Dassault Aviation

Ioannis Markou, M.D., Ph.D.
Human Factors Specialist-Aviation Medicine
Hellenic Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board, The

Capt. Paul Miller
IPA-UPS Safety Forum Manager
Independent Pilots Association

Ed Paintin
Chief Executive
UK Flight Safety Committee

Robert Peel
Manager Air Safety and Operations
European Regions Airline Association

Michel Piers
Director, NLR Air Transport Safety Institute, Air Transport Divition
National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR)–Netherlands

José Enrique Román
Engineering and Programs Director
Boeing Research and Technology — Europe

Capt. Matthias Schmid
Managing Director
Saferflight ltd.liab.Co

Jean-Jacques Speyer
Director, Operational Evaluation,
Human Factors and Communication, Customer Services
Airbus Americas, Inc.

Sanja Steiner, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Zagreb

Capt. Akrivos D. Tsolakis
Chairman, National Air Transportation Accident Investigation and
Aviation Safety Board, and President
Flight Safety Foundation-South Eastern Europe

Dick J. van Eck
General Manager ATM Training,
Air Traffic Control/The Netherlands

Ex-Officio

Patricia Andrews
Manager, Aviation Services (retired)
ExxonMobil Corp.

Keith Hagy
Director, Engineering and
Air Safety Department
Air Line Pilots Association, International

Robert H. Vandel
Executive Vice President
Flight Safety Foundation

William R. Voss
President and CEO
Flight Safety Foundation

Alternates

Capt. Giuseppe Borgna
Vice President
IFSC–Italian Flight Safety Committee

Gerald Dailloux
Flight Safety Vice President
Dassault Aviation

Richard J. Kennedy, Ph.D.
New Programs and Safety Manager
Boeing Research and Technology — Europe