Filippo Fontemaggi
Retired Air Force Major pilot
aeronautical consultant and AW139 helicopter commander with over 4000 flight hours and hundreds of air rescue missions.
INSPIRATIONAL TALKS
“Under Pressure: Saving Lives Between Courage and Responsibility”
Filippo Fontemaggi, from Romagna who grew up in Bologna, entered the Air Force Academy in 2002.
Since 2004, at the end of flight school, he has been assigned to the search and rescue departments, holding various positions including flight safety officer. He gained operational experience in national and international rescue until he became Instructor of operational tactics at the 83rd Combat Search and Rescue Group in Cervia (RA).
Retired in 2017 after carrying out humanitarian missions for the United Nations, he served as a helicopter rescue pilot in the national emergency emergency service 118/112.
He is currently a Search and Rescue Pilot in Saudi Arabia at an important local company.
Graduated in Organizational and Management Sciences, qualified Human Factors Facilitator and Safety Officer at the Higher Institute of Flight Safety.