Speakers
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Philippe Fonta
Chairman of Aircraft Noise and Engine Emissions Committee
International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA)
Philippe Fonta was appointed Head of Environmental Policy of the Airbus Engineering’s Center of Competence (CoC) Powerplant in March 2010.
In this role, he leads the development and implementation of the environmental policy of the CoC Powerplant, which encompasses acoustics and engine emissions matters, from technological goal setting processes, associated research programs to certification and guarantees to customers.
Mr Fonta is also chairman of the environmental committee of the International Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA). This committee is one official observer to the standard and recommendation elaboration process at ICAO level.
Mr Fonta joined Airbus in 1992, successively working as Operations engineer for Flight Operations Support and Services, dealing with A320 Family performance documentation. He then worked for the Marketing Division as Environmental Manager to carry-on performance and economic analysis in the frame of sales campaigns and then as Director Business Coordination for the Environmental Affairs team being in charge of all-economic and communication related issues. He endorsed the responsibility of Head of Sustainable Development for Airbus from 2007 to 2010.
Since 1999, Philippe Fonta is Airbus’ representative in the ICAO FESG (Forecasting and Economic analysis Support Group).
Mr Fonta graduated from the French Civil Aviation School (Toulouse, France) and has additional qualification on environment and sustainable development from the College of the High Studies on Environment and Sustainable Development (Paris, France).
Philippe Fonta was born in 1966. Married with four children Philippe is a former rugby player and still plays occasionally.
