After the Swiss Air Force Academy in 1980, Pierre flew combat jets and high performance trainers in the Swiss Air Force until his 50th birthday, in parallel to his civil job. In 1983, Pierre started at the Swiss Aviation School and was hired by Swissair (now Swiss International Airlines), where he is still Captain on the A330/A340. Pierre likes to share his experience and know-how and in 1991 became a co-pilot instructor, firstly on the A310, then as part of the core team responsible for the introduction of the A320 for Swissair. He is also a co-designer & trainer of the four Modules Crew Resource Management Course dedicated to the introduction of the A320.