Mr Edmund Makona - CEO (Executive Director)
QUALIFICATIONS
- ICAO Type-rated Licenced Aircraft Engineer
- Aeronautical Engineering Certificate
- Diploma in Aircraft Avionics
- Certificate in Aircraft Avionics
- IATA Certificate in Quality Management in Airline Operations
- IATA Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Management
- IATA Certificate in Integrated Management Systems
- IATA/AQS Certificate in IOSA Auditor Training
- IATA Certificate in Aviation Internal Auditor
- IATA Certificate in Safety Management Systems in Airlines
- IATA Certificate in Advanced Safety Management Systems in Airlines
- IATA Certificate in Management of Airside Safety
- IATA Certificate in Human Factors in Aviation
- IATA Certificate in Airline Strategic Planning
- IATA Certificate in Safety Management System Implementation and Control Program
- CIRRUS Certificate in Aviation Security Management Systems
- BOEING • Certificate in Aging Aircraft Inspection Program
- BOEING Certificate in Maintenance Error Decision Aid (MEDA)
BRIEF EXPERIENCE
- Former Airline CEO
- Deputy Chair of Air Zimbabwe Board
- Current African Union’s (AU) Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) Aviation Ambassador
- Independent Aviation Consultant for IATA and African Airlines Association (AFRAA)
- President and Executive Committee member of AFRAA
- President of Technical Operations of UTD Aviation Solutions USA
- B767, MA60, A320 and B737 Pilot Technical Conversation Instructor
- Aircraft Engineers Instructor on B767, BAe146, MA60 and B737 aircraft types
- IATA Aviation Quality, Safety and Security Expert
- IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Auditor
- More than 40 years aviation experience to include leading and implementation of airline business turn around projects in areas to include Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and USA
