ATCA Welcomes François Lassale as New President CEO of Vertical Aviation International

ATCA welcomes former François Lassale as the new President and CEO Vertical Aviation International (VAI). He will begin his role this fall. 

Lassale most recently served as CEO of SGi, an Indonesian operator. His career includes service as a military aviator, senior roles in commercial and civil helicopter and fixed-wing operations, and leadership positions with HeliOffshore, a leading helicopter safety organization. 

“Lassale brings decades of experience in the vertical aviation industry, and his experience in the military, commercial and civilian operations will be a tremendous asset to VAI,” said ATCA President and CEO Stephen Creamer. “I look forward to working with him as safe airspace integration, especially relating to the growing array of missions that vertical lift enables, becomes more central to airspace design and operations.” 

VAI represents all the people and organizations that build, fly, fix, operate, and supply the vertical aviation fleet.