Over the years...

 Over the years...

• After the break-up of the Soviet Union I travelled to all the new countries and set up an ATC charges collection mechanism which is still in operation under IATA Geneva. The total turnover is about USD 250 million p.a. The mechanism has helped channel the ATC revenues to supporting improvements to the national air traffic systems in those countries.
• In conjunction with the charges collection mechanism I organised an ATC language training school in the ex-USSR countries. About 1000 ATC controllers participated in the courses and acquired the ability to communicate with international flights.
• As Executive VP - Marketing at CSA in 1994-1995 I worked towards transforming the airline into a competitive, western  style airline. This included the conclusion of a bilateral alliance and code share agreement with Continental Airlines, bilateral code shares with Lufthansa, Austrian, Swissair and other airlines; the introduction of a new level of product as well as a revenue management system and many more projects.
• I set up the first privately operated Galileo GDS franchise company providing GDS Galileo services in 11 countries of Central/Eastern Europe and and made it a successful venture
• I have published several books three of which are focused on  commercial aviation.
• Since 2009 I have carried out many long distance VFR flights in the USA, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Tanzania, and most European countries. My major project was an expedition called "European Islands from the Skies 2014" which included about 200 flight hours over some 100+ islands in the Mediterranean, the North and Baltic Seas as well as the Canary Islands and the Faroe Islands.