The EASN Association is happy to announce the establishment of the EASN Stakeholders Advisory Board. The creation of the Advisory Board is an important milestone in the process of strengthening the role of the EASN Association as the European Academia Stakeholder in Aeronautics Research related matters, as well as the links of EASN to the European Aeronautics Industry, Research Establishments and SMEs.

The EASN Stakeholders Advisory Board consists of eight distinguished personalities of the aeronautics community:

• Prof. Spiros Pantelakis, University of Patras (Chairman)
• Dr. Dietrich Knoerzer, former Senior Officer in the Aviation Unit of DG Research & Innovation, European Commission (Vice-chairman)
• Mr. Jens König, Airbus Operations GmbH
• Mr. Volker Krajenski, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
• Mr. Joeri De Ruytter, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies
• Mr. Francesco Salvato, Italian Association for Industrial Research-IRIS
• Prof. Dr. Dieter Schmitt, ACS - Aeronautical Consulting & Solutions
• Dr. Gioia Venturini, SAFRAN Group.

Prof. Andreas Strohmayer, University of Stuttgart, participates ex officio to the SAB meetings in his capacity as the Chairman of the EASN Association.

Since March 2024 interim Chairman of EASN is Prof. Spiros Pantelakis.