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France, address its reverse of fortune is unusual. Impregnated with other reflexes, acquired with its distant travel, Pascal de Izaguirre evokes without false modesty the months that followed its eviction of Air France. Plunged sharply in the spring last in a "State of vacancy" confusing for a hyperactive, he has read a lot: the press, the topics on the air, and many books on mathematical research - it recommends to fans of the kind "the Symphony of prime numbers." He was also amply reflected on himself and said to be "improved". A fifty-two years, this report reveals intact attachment to the aviation industry the enarque preferred once the Treasury, and a desire increased tenfold to continue to lead and to "transform".

A turn to negotiate tight

Bordeaux uses this verb at every turn; to define its activities past in Air France and summarize what expected it to Corsairfly branch. Nicely called "Takeoff 2012", the subsidiary of Nouvelles Frontières stimulus plans to charter company... long-haul regular company. A turn to negotiate tight which reminds others. In 1997, then General Manager of the Europe of the national company division, he is responsible for operating the field of the merger of Air Inter and Air France seafarers: "Two parallel universes that it took to converge." This was by far the most stressful period of my life. "This fact of weapons, among others, earned him to be approached to succeed in 2009 Jean - Cyril Spinetta. Close to Nicolas Sarkozy, was long the neighbour to Neuilly, Pascal de Izaguirre is all familiar with the company. Entered in 1989 by the back door of Air Afrique to attend its first restructuring plan, it is implementing from 1995 the Hub of Air France in Roissy. Three years later, he restructured the American market. Especially it passes through, on the side of ground personnel and subcontractors, the company the more black hours. Appointed in 1999 General Manager Assistant in charge of the operation, it is in the front line in the crash of the Concorde and then in 2004 when the 2nd terminal concrete vault collapses. That day his pride is not cancelled a single flight... However, it is Pierre - Henri Gourgeon, the No.1 two, that the State installs in the Chair of the CEO in 2009. Indeed, one of the first decisions of the promoted will be landing Pascal de Izaguirre, which is to go in the wake in the Middle East lend its expertise to a sovereign wealth Fund. From this experience, he returned with another idea of force reports: "The area converge a host of new investors, as in Shanghai also." The new sensitive centres in Paris, is finally losing its radiation.

A biting irony

Often categorical in its policy judgments to a bit of biting irony, he changes approach when it comes to his three daughters, and says nothing govern their future. None of them also is aimed to serve the State; two elders are already studying abroad and are considering to move. Empathetic, admiring, their father supports without restriction their projects-including more cords, as in the film across the Atlantic. And was proud of their spirit adventurer, born probably on the side of Abidjan, where the Izaguirre family lived three years for the needs of Air Afrique. It was the era of the débrouille, a time that this methodical man regrets not.