Lionel Guérin () is a French

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Biography

Training

Lionel Guérin is an

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graduate from '' École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique'''' Il est primordial d'économiser le carburant ''
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''.Equipe dirigeante

Career in business

Graduate engineer, he is hired as technical Director at ''Europe Aéro Service'' responsible for fleet maintenance. After his training at ÉNAC, he became an airline pilot at Uni Air,

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and

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airlines. On the French national airline, he became

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, flight instructor and responsible for operational standards, before creating the

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. Since February 2007, he is also President of Transavia France. In September 2011, he is tipped to become

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and successor of Pierre-Henri Gourgeon. Supported by Jean-Cyril Spinetta, he is ultimately not retained for the benefit of Alexandre de Juniac.

Political activities

Since 2003, Lionel Guérin is President of the ''Fédération nationale de l'aviation marchande'' and the ''Chambre syndicale du transport aérien''. He is also member of the

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of the ''Conseil supérieur de l'aviation marchande''. From 2006 to 2011, he is adviser at the ''

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'' of Creteil. Lionel Guerin is also an

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, fond of

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and supporting

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Personal life

Lionel Guérin is married and has two children.

Award

* Knight of the Légion d'honneur. * Officer of the French National Order of MeritDécret du 29 mai 2019 portant promotion et nomination
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Bibliography

* ''Info-Pilote'' number 612, Paris, Info-Pilote, March 2007

References

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