VFS announced in December that Serge Germanetti has been selected for the prestigious 2023 Alexander A. Nikolsky Honorary Lectureship. The Lectureship is awarded to "an individual who has a highly distinguished career in vertical flight aircraft research and development and is skilled at communicating technical knowledge and experience." Germanetti is the Executive Expert for Avionics Systems in Airbus Group, acting as a technical advisor for Airbus Helicopters. He was nominated for his "many technical innovations in avionics that found their way into serial application all along his career path, and his ability and motivation to communicate and share his vast knowledge and experience with the next generation of vertical flight engineers." At Airbus, Germanetti led avionics systems architecture and cockpit design, and participated in multiple civil and military helicopter avionics developments. With 40 years of experience in hardware/software and system development in the international environment, he contributed to most of the avionics systems of Airbus helicopters. The owner of more than 20 patents related to avionics systems and enhancing fleet safety, Germanetti is considered the "Father of Helionix," the full avionics suite equipping the Airbus civil range of helicopters.
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