Claude Pichavant

A 35 years’ extensive career in the field of Communications, Navigation and Surveillance systems used to support the Air Traffic Management, with wide-ranging experience in numerous aspects of aircraft integration and performances, a thorough knowledge of system development, certification, frequency-spectrum processes, and overall solid relationships and networks within the aeronautical world.

Claude has been actively involved in the international standards for commercial aviation, representing Airbus at the ARINC-AEEC-SAE (Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated- Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee- Society of Automotive Engineers), as well as at EUROCAE and RTCA (Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics).

Since 2007, his representation of the air transport industry has enabled him to further develop solid working relationships with ; Single European Sky ATM Research( SESAR); the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Radio Communication Sector through participation to two World Radio Conferences.

He has contributed to the ATTF (Aircraft Tracking Task Force) which was established by the IATA (International Air Transport Association).

Claude is also an active member and contributor of the International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA) and has thus contributed to the 2015 High-Level Safety Conference on the Global Flight Tracking topic, and still contributing to the ICAO Frequency Spectrum Management Panel (FSMP) and to the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System GADSS - Advisory Group as ICCAIA advisor.

Nominated as the Airbus representative in the ARINC/SAI Working Group (Systems Architectures and Interfaces) and also as Airbus AEEC alternate at the AEEC Executive Committee.

Still engaged in the ARINC-AEEC standardization activities regarding new CNS Distributed Radio Architecture also called Next Generation Radio (NGR), and Global Aircraft Tracking (GAT) covering both Autonomous Distress Tracking (ADT) and Timely Recovery of Flight Data (TRFD).

Nominated in 2020 as Vice chair of the ICCAIA CNS/ATM committee and as Chairperson of the ICAO ICNSS- Task Force (Integrated Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Spectrum).