FlightSafety promotes Michael Burger

FlightSafety International announced that Michael Burger hasbeen promoted to manager of the company’s Learning Center in Teterboro, NewJersey. He assumes this responsibility from Danny Robayo who was recentlypromoted to vice president.

Burger joined FlightSafety in 2004 as an instructor at theFarnborough Learning Center in the United Kingdom. He then served as anexaminer for Hawker HS125 series aircraft, coordinator of the Center’s QualityManagement System, and director of Training. He joined the Teterboro LearningCenter team in 2015 as assistant manager. Michael was also named EASA head of trainingfor FlightSafety at that time. He will continue in that role.

Prior to joining FlightSafety Michael held a number ofpositions with Swiss International Airlines and Crossair AG. During his nineyears with the airline he was an instructor, first officer, and pilot incommand, as well as Deputy VP Head of Training and chief ground instructor atSwiss Aviation Training. He also worked as a flight instructor at Mazzei FlyingService – School of Aeronautics, in California.

Burger received a Master of Business Administration fromBasel Business College and studied aviation management at the EuropeanAeronautical University. Michael holds an EASA ATP license and is an EASAcertified type rating instructor and examiner. He also earned an FAA AirlineTransport Pilot certificate and is a Certified Flight Instructor. Michael hasover 4,600 flight hours and is type rated in the Saab 2000 and Hawker 800XP andthe Falcon 2000 EX EASyII aircraft.