Yuri van Den Bongard

Yuri van den Bongard has comprehensive experience in the aviation industry. From 2019, they served as the Technical Sales Director at Airways New Zealand, where they focused on expanding the company's technical solutions globally to increase revenue. Prior to this, Yuri worked at Aeropath from 2017 to 2019 as a Navigation Procedure Designer and Bid and Project Specialist. Here, they were responsible for designing navigation procedures, completing various qualifications, and working on bids and proposals. Before Aeropath, Yuri worked as a Navigation Procedure Designer at GroupEAD Asia Pacific from 2014 to 2016. Yuri also gained experience as a Simulator Expert at Airways New Zealand in 2013 and as a Pseudo Pilot and Simulator Expert at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in the same year. Additionally, Yuri's roles included being a Pseudo Piloto at ANA Solution in 2012, a Course Manager and Senior Pseudo Pilot at Global ATS LTD - Aviation Training Services from 2012 to 2012, and a Coordinator and Pseudo Pilot at ASTAC Spain in 2011.

Yuri van den Bongard's education history begins in 2001 when they attended Bernardinuscollege. They completed Pre-University Education (VWO) until 2008. After that, they enrolled at Gestair Flying Academy from 2008 to 2011 and obtained a degree in Commercial Pilot (ATPLf) with a focus on Aviation. In 2011, Yuri briefly attended Gestair Flying Academy again, but the degree name and field of study are not provided. Moving forward, from 2014 to 2019, Yuri pursued Procedure Design Qualifications at the Air Navigation Institute (ANI), focusing on Aviation/Airway Management and Operations. Lastly, in 2017, Yuri started pursuing a Bachelor of Business with a Management Major at Massey University, and their education there is ongoing with no specified end year.