Otjan de Bruijn, President
Captain Boeing 777 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Representing ECA vis-à-vis the Member Associations, European Institutions and other relevant International Organisations
- Together with the Vice-President, managing ECA as a whole
- ECA External Relations
- Representing ECA in the EU Social Dialogue
- ECA UAS+ Working Group
- ECA Legal Working Group (LEG WG)
- ECA Reduced Crew Operations (RCO TF)
Juan Carlos Lozano, Vice-President
Captain Airbus A320 Iberia
- Oversight of the political aspects of ECA technical work
- Together with the President, managing ECA as a whole
- Liaising between ECA and IFALPA
- ECA Environment Task Force (ENVI TF)
Patrick Arpino, Professional Affairs Director
Captain Airbus 320 Easyjet
- Transnational Airlines
- ECA Industrial Working Group (IND WG)
Tanja Harter, Technical Affairs Director
Captain A320 Lufthansa
- ECA Training, Licensing and Operations Working Group (TLO WG)
- ECA Flight Data WG (incl. Just Culture and related activities of Social Dialogue, etc.) & Data 4 Safety (D4S)
- ECA Future Airline Pilot Profession (FAPP)
- ECA Reduced Crew Operations (RCO TF)
- EASA incl. OPS and Licensing, EASA Stakeholder Advisory Board
- EASA eMCO expert group
- EASA Return to Normal Operations (RNO TF)
Gianluca Carpino, Technical Affairs Director
Captain A320 ITA Airways
- ECA Air Traffic Management & Aerodromes Working Group (ATMA WG)
- ECA Security Working Group (SEC WG)
- ECA Helicopter Working Group (HEL WG)
- SESAR activities
- EU Commission (DG MOVE) Industry Consultation Body (ICB) & Expert Group on Human Dimension (EGHD)
- EUROCONTROL (incl. Provisional Council, Agency Advisory Board)
- EASA Stakeholder Advisory Board (Alternate)
- ECAST, EHEST and subgroups
Paul Reuter, Professional Affairs Director
Captain B737NG Luxair
- Transnational Airlines
- ECA Flight Time Limitations Working Group (FTL WG)
- ECA Industrial Working Group (IND WG)
Kris Vansteenkiste, Admin & Finance Director
Captain A320 Aer Lingus
- ECA Financial Working Group (FIN WG)
- Oversees ECA’s financial & administrative management
Philip von Schöppenthau, Secretary General
- Daily management of ECA & strategic advice to Executive Board
- ECA Flight Time Limitations Working Group (FTL WG)
Ignacio Plaza Sevillano, Deputy Secretary General & Legal Advisor
- Legal issues
- Social dialogue
- Support to the Secretary General
- Processing of information and requests
Florian Zemanek, Office Manager
- Office organisation & general administrative management
- Point of contact for ECA MAs and external interlocutors
- Accounting & Financial issues
- Management of all practicalities related to staff
- Organisation of ECA conferences
Kameliya Encheva, Senior Communications & PR Manager
- Digital advocacy, campaigns & events
- Web & Social Media management
- Press Relations & Media inquiries
- Publications
Paulina Marcickiewicz, Senior Technical Affairs Manager
- ECA Training, Licensing and Operations Working Group (TLO WG) – responsible for flight operations’ issues
- ECA Helicopters Working group
- ECA UAS+ (RPAS) Working Group
- ECA Cabin Air Quality Task Force
- EASA, incl EAB, ESSI, SSCC, general strategy
- EASA: training & licensing issues
- ECAST, and subgroups
- IFALPA Committees: ADO, HUPER, HELI (focal point and technical issues)
Sarah Kamer, Senior Transnational Airlines & Industrial Affairs Manager
- ECA Industrial Working Group (IND WG)
- Trans-National Airlines
- IFALPA Committees: IND
- Membership relations
Anastasiia Prychta, Junior Social & Industrial Affairs Manager
- ECA Industrial Working Group (IND WG)
- Legal Working Group
Aurelija Gackaitė, Administration & Communications Coordinator
- Administrative and organisational support to Office Manager, policy advisors, Working Groups
- Point of contact and support to ECA members
- Organisational aspects of EB and WG meetings, incl. taking minutes
- Management of ECA Databases
- ECA website
- IT support
Loïc Michel, Senior Technical Affairs & Environment Manager
- ECA Flight Data Working Group (FD WG) – responsible for Occurrence Reporting & Accident and Incident Investigations
- ECA Air Traffic Management & Airports Working Group (ATMA WG)
- IFALPA Committees: AAP, ATS & AGE (focal point and technical issues)
- SESAR Joint Undertaking incl. Administrative Board
- EUROCONTROL incl. Provisional Council, Agency Advisory Board
- EASA European Operators FDM Forum, ATM & Airports issues
- European Commission/Council /Parliament
Kristína Gírethová, Technical Affairs & Environment Manager
- ECA Security Working Group (SEC WG)
- Security, incl. SAGAS, ECAC, etc.
- IFALPA Committees: SEC
- ECA Flight Time Limitations Working Group (FTL WG)
Nicolas Dansette, Junior Content Creator
- Photo & videography
- Graphic design
- Desktop publishing
- General communications support
