Gerrit Jan Plaisier

Gerrit Jan Plaisier is an experienced aviation professional with a career spanning several decades, currently serving as an aviation consultant for Aireon LLC and operating independently since January 2019. Plaisier's extensive background includes a long tenure at KLM, where the individual held the position of retired Flight Support Manager specializing in ETOPS, LROPS, and aviation safety practices. Additionally, Plaisier contributed to Africa's aviation sector as Chairman of the Africa ATS Incident Analysis Group from 1997 to 2018, focusing on safety enhancement and procedural improvements in the region.