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I am an aviation professional with 29 years of experience and 14,900 flight hours accumulated across 14 different aircraft types, My career has taken me across three continents and some of the world's most respected airlines and aerospace organizations. I currently hold two positions: Corporate Head of Standards & Training and Technical Pilot (maintenance check flights) at JetSmart Airlines.

I've been involved in maintenance check flights, ferry flights, and acceptance flights for many years. I'm an A320FAM TRI/TRE airline pilot with extensive experience, having flown in regions around the world, including the Middle East, China, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania. Currently, I'm flying JetSMART airlines, which is part of the Indigo Partners group (Wizz Air, Volaris, Frontier, etc.). My technical background not only comes from my experience in the industry flying B737, A340-300, A318, A319, A320, A321 (NEO and CEO), Technical Pilot and Training manager, but also from technical courses such as FW performance, flying qualities, stability and control taken at ITPS Canada (Introduction to Flight Testing) that allowed me to face complex maintenance check flights safely applying flight testing concepts as a risk mitigation factor.

My passion for aviation is not something I chose — it chose me, at an age before I could fully appreciate the consequences. At four years old, I jumped off the roof of my three-story house, clutching a blanket as a parachute.