Marc Baumgartner

IFATCA representative

IFATCA

Marc is working as an operational air traffic controller and Centre Supervisor in Geneva ACC since over 25 years. He holds a university diploma in psychology. Until 2021, he Chaired the Eurocontrol Performance Review Commission. Marc has been a member of the Performance Review Body/Performance Review Commission from 2011 until December 2016. Until April 2010 he has been the President and CEO of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA) representing the technical and professional interests of more than 50'000 air traffic controllers from 137 States around the globe (8 years). On behalf of IFATCA he coordinates SESAR, EASA, Eurocae activities and the Joint Cognitive Human Machine System Group (JCHMS). He led the study on behalf of Helvetica and Skyguide on the psycho-cognitive decline due to age for Swiss Air Traffic controllers and is associated to the follow-up work of this study. Marc is an International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) Trained CISM Instructor.

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