Jacques Villiers

Jacques Villiers, (26 August 1924 – 13 March 2012) is a French aerospace engineer and public servant. He is the founder of the Centre d'études de la navigation aérienne (French air navigation center) and co-founder 
Aviation Civile magazine, May 2007, 60 ans de contrôle aérien "en-route", page 19  of the CAUTRA system, the computer system of the French air traffic management.

In the words of Michel Wachenheim:Jacques Villiers sur le site des amis du CENA  "We can consider Jacques Villiers as one of the main
founders of "the French school of air navigation" with everything
it has scientific expertise, know-how
technological and operational experience. He quickly understood
that France could and should play a leading role in this
sector, because of its aviation history, its ability to
train highly qualified specialists, but also its global ambitions
and European geography. He retained confident until the end that we could provide leadership in technical
international level, I am reminded of conversations with him on this
subject. The best tribute to him is certainly to continue
in this way."

 Bibliography 
 In partnership with Paul Funel, Le transport aérien français : rapport au ministre d'État, ministre des Transports, La documentation française, Paris 1982 ()
 Académie nationale de l'air et de l'espace and Lucien Robineau, Les français du ciel, dictionnaire historique, Le Cherche-Midi, June 2005, 782 p. (), p. 523, Villiers, Jacques
 Sophie Poirot-Delpech, Mémoire et histoires de l'automatisation du contrôle aérien : Sociobiographie du CAUTRA, L'Harmattan Editions, 11th of September 2009

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Category:1924 births
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Category:Alumni of the École nationale de l'aviation civile
Category:French aerospace engineers
Category:Aviation in France
Category:Alumni of the École Polytechnique