Petr Materna, the former long-term Director General of ANS CR, passed away on May 13, 2018.
Mr. Materna was a highly respected figure in the global aviation industry - one of the founders of CANSO and the first CANSO President. He was also an ATCA Member of Honour.
He joined ANS CR in 1973 as a radio navigation field engineer. From 1992 to 2007, he was Director General of ANS CR and led the company throughout all its different organizational forms.
In the last two decades Mr. Materna was also an active player within the process of European ATM integration, especially in the CEATS project, predecessor
of FAB CE.