Nuno Aghdassi obtained his Aerospace Engineering degree from the University of London in 1995. He went on to study at Cranfield University in the UK where he obtained his Master’s degree and developed a keen interest in aviation safety and aircraft accident investigation. While at Cranfield, he wrote a thesis concerning the on-board use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) and their implications on flight safety and obtained wide-ranging industry support for his research into the then emerging issue.

 Despite starting his career in Spain, Nuno was soon hired by Embraer to set-up their regional air safety department at the company’s European headquarters in Paris. In this role, he created a dynamic, day-to-day flow of safety information between Embraer, its operators and the authorities within the scope of the corporate Safety Management System (SMS). Responsible for the regions of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Nuno was primarily in-charge of Embraer’s air accident investigation activities and often nominated as the adviser to the Brazilian Accredited Representative. He was directly involved with the accident investigation agencies and developed an excellent relationship based on integrity and cooperation, during the course of over 70 investigations. Nuno played an important role in helping Embraer achieve a greater international presence and exchange of information with the wider safety community through representation at key international aviation safety forums (e.g. IATA, ISASI and FSF). 

Before returning to Portugal in 2007, Nuno was invited to join the group that carried out the human factors investigation into the Zoufftgen head-on rail collision, in October 2006, on behalf of the transportation safety authorities of France and Luxembourg. He was also involved in developing and delivering human factors training on behalf of Airbus.

In 2008, Nuno joined NetJets Europe as Flight Safety Assistant Manager but was soon promoted to the Head of Flight Safety position. At NetJets, Nuno lead the safety team and developed the company’s SMS to industry-leading standards. His responsibilities included expansion of the Flight Data Monitoring programme to include the new aircraft types joining NetJets’ fleet, the implementation of a new Global Safety Data Management System and the roll-out of the company’s Fatigue Risk Management System. Additionally, his other responsibilities included readiness of the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and safety investigations. Nuno was also leader of EASA’s EOFDM Working Group C, an active member of EASA’s CAT Aero CAG safety forum (representing the European Business Aviation Association) and represented NetJets at the European Society of Air Safety Investigators.

More recently, Nuno was heavily involved in EASA’s COVD-19 response having contributed directly to the development of the COVID-19 Safety Risk Portfolio, the creation of the EASA/ECDC guidelines, Task team member of two safety issue risk assessments and RNO WS/1 which involved the creation of guidelines and scenarios for operators’ management systems.

 In November 2020, Nuno joined GPIAAF (Safety Investigation Authority of Portugal) where he conducts investigations of aircraft accidents and serious incidents in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 and Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 on the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents, serving as Investigator-in-Charge (IIC) or Accredited Representative (ACC REP) for the State of Portugal, in international investigations. 

 Nuno is a visiting lecturer at Cranfield University, is involved in aviation safety and EC funded research projects through his own consultancy firm and holds professional membership from the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI).

Martina Bartolic joined Jet Aviation in May 2015 as a Customer Service Representative, transferring to the Quality and Safety department in August 2016, where she’s held several positions since. She was most recently appointed Quality & Safety Manager in July 2020.

In her current role, Martina is responsible for managing the company’s ISBAH certifications across the EMEA FBO network, while helping steer the company through Covid regulations. Since her appointment, she has developed Communicable Disease Guidelines, coordinated Emergency Response Planning for employees, and contributed to the alignment of Global Safety and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) while managing the company’s ongoing global safety awareness campaign.

Prior to joining Jet Aviation, Martina spent 4 years in Central and South Afrika working for a private charter company where she was responsible for passenger safety, crew accommodation, and fuel releases. A passionate horse rider, she lives in Zurich where she is also a volunteer at her local fire brigade.

John started his aviation career in the RAF, serving as an Engineering Officer on the Tornado aircraft and within various staff roles in aviation safety, spending the last 6 years working in the field of occurrence reporting and investigation.  He joined EASA in 2011 as Safety Analysis Coordinator responsible for collaborative safety analysis initiatives between the NAAs of the EASA Member States.  In 2014, he became the Head of the Safety Analysis and Performance Section, which provides safety intelligence to support the European Plan for Aviation Safety and leads collaborative safety risk management with NAAs and industry.

Graduated from the French Engineer University ENAC in Toulouse, I occupied during more than 15 years several positions within French operators’ organisations either in operations departments or in quality departments. I occupied as well during 3 years a position of consultant/auditor (ISO9001/Air Operations, Part-145). I have been working for EASA in the operations department for already more than 10 years, as a rulemaking officer, a standardisation team leader and more recently I joined as Air Operations Expert the EASA AOC team in charge of the oversight of several EU operators.”

Active in Aviation since 2013. Since the start interested and active in General Aviation, Joined GlobeAir in 2015. Commander since 2017, took over the role as Safety Manager in 2018. In charge of the Safety Department, which consists of two deputies and one officer. 

After Aeronautics Engineering degree, Dominique Renaud worked 12 years at Dassault Aviation, initially as maintenance program manager and then as foreign certification program manager. 

Dominique joined the agency in 2010 as Project Certification Manager and she was in charge of various Large Transport Aeroplane and Business Jets programs. 

Since 2018, she is in charge of the EASA Business jets section in the certification directorate, and together with her team she manages the certification activities of all business jets aircraft including small jets aircraft.  

In addition, this year Dominique is actively supporting the Agency-wide Transformation Program by leading the Initial Airworthiness process improvement initiatives for the CT Directorate. The initiative is aimed at preparing the Agency for the challenges in aviation of next decade.

Jose Rubinho is Safety & Compliance Manager of the Spanish business aviation handling company United Aviation Services since 2018.

With wide experience in commercial aviation handling (Iberia -Flight Dispatcher-, LTU/Luft Transport Unternehmen -Station Manager-, Ryanair -Duty & Ramp Manager- and Jet2 -Station Manager-) in airports as important as Ibiza or Mallorca, he made the step to Business Aviation in 2011 with Ibizair, a well-known company of the United Aviation group, the pioneer since 1979 with the most extensive network of business aviation handling services in Spain.

He currently combines his responsibilities of Safety & Compliance in United Aviation, implementing and maintaining SMS at all 14 airports in its network, with those of Sales & Key Account Manager, so he handles a deep knowledge of the Business Aviation handling sector both operationally and commercially.

“Maxime started flying gliders at the age of 13 in the Belgian Ardennes. After graduating high school, he started his commercial pilot training and simultaneously started working for a major flight training organisation, holding various functions, including Safety Manager.

After having spent almost 10 years in the airline pilot training industry, period during which he also followed various aviation-related and management courses, Maxime started his career in the business aviation industry by joining ASL Group both as a pilot, flying the Cessna Citation XLS+ and as Safety Officer. Nowadays, Maxime has taken the function of Safety Manager for the Group and now flies as Captain on the Embraer Legacy 450 and 500.

Maxime is the proud and happy father of a 6 year-old boy and is passionate about music, martial arts, motorbikes, sailing and foreign cultures.”

• 2012 – present: EASA: Ground handling expert and Project manager of rulemaking tasks on air operations, ground handling
• 2012: Qatar Airways, Qatar: Ground Services policies and procedures specialist
• 2004-2012: Carpatair, Romania: Ground Operations policies and procedures manager; dangerous goods instructor; emergency response planner
• 1999-2003: The Third Europe Foundation Timișoara, Romania: project assistant on Euro-regional policies and programmes
• Studies: MA in English language and literature, West University, Timișoara, Romania