Louis Pailhas
Louis Pailhas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 March 1926 (age 98) Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile |
| Known for | Director-General of the École nationale de l'aviation civile[1] |
| Predecessor | Gilbert Manuel |
| Successor | André Sarreméjean |
Louis Pailhas (2 March 1926 – 6 February 2021) was a French
public servant
.
From December 1967 to 1982, he was the director-general of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university).
Biography
Pailhas was born in
École Polytechnique (X 46) and École nationale de l'aviation civile (IAC 49). He began his career as a civil aviation engineer in Morocco from 1951 to 1956 and then to the board of directors of the direction du secrétariat général de l'aviation civile et commerciale until 1959. The same year he was appointed director of the air navigation regional center of Orly, a position he held until 1965.[3] Deputy Director (1965) of the École nationale de l'aviation civile, he was appointed director of the university in December 1967,[4] the first to hold that position in Toulouse
. He resigned in January 1982.
After that, he was nominated air navigation director at the
In 1998, he was assistant of the Mayor Dominique Baudis for the city of Toulouse[7] and then deputy Mayor for science, aeronautics and space activities in 2001.[8]
From 16 March 2008 till 15 March 2014, he was councillor of Bouilh-Devant.[9]
Louis Pailhas died in Muret on 6 February 2021, twenty four days short of his 95th birthday.[10]
Louis Pailhas was member of the Académie de l'air et de l'espace.
Awards
- Ordre national du Mérite
- Legion of Honour
- Médaille de l'Aéronautique
Bibliography
- ISBN 2-7491-0415-7)
References
- ^ (in French)Louis PAILHAS Archived 2007-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in French)PAILHAS Louis
- ^ (in French)Monsieur Louis PAILHAS
- ^ (in French)"L' ÉNAC à ORLY" (PDF).
- ^ (in French)Décret du 21 janvier 1982 M. PAILHAS LOUIS EST NOMME DIRECTEUR DE LA NAVIGATION AERIENNE A L'ADMINISTRATION CENTRALE DU MINISTERE DES TRANSPORTS, EN REMPLACEMENT DE M. MACHENAUD ROGER
- ^ (in French)Arrêté du 19 juin 1990 portant admission à la retraite (aviation civile)
- ^ (in French)Toulouse: tous présents pour l'Airbus géant
- ^ (in French)Des têtes en l'air
- ^ (in French)M Louis PAILHAS
- ^ (in French)Louis PAILHAS