Advisory Board & Expert Committee
Senior counsel for the France, India corridor.
Diplomacy · Defense · Security · Institutional governance · Industrial and aerospace expertise.
FRIN·Profiles

Advisor, Rotary Wings, Flight Operations & Safety
Thomas Decamps
Helicopter, RPAS and Flight Ops expert. 40 years across military and civilian aviation.
"Operational excellence in aviation is built on rigour, safety culture and deep field experience."
40 years
Military & civilian aviation
EASA
Former steering committee, USAR & SESAR (USPACE)
HUMS / HOMP
Build-up & MCO expert
RPAS / UTM
Auditor & simulation platforms
Background
- Former Military attack helicopter chief instructor
- Former Capt. and VP Sales Manager, Safran Corporate Aviation & Helicopter Division
- Former Chief Pilot and VP Sales Manager, HELIFRANCE
- Former Capt. and Expert Pilot, ALTRAN
- Former EASA steering committee member, USAR and SESAR (USPACE)
- Former OGP and BARS (Flight Safety) auditor
Expertise
- Helicopter & RPAS flight operations
- Flight safety, HUMS, HOMP implementation & reporting
- CAT-POLH, CAT-IDEH, CAT-OMPA, ARO-OPS, ORO-SPO/MLR/SEC procedures
- Training & simulation certification programs
- Master MCO military maintenance implementation
- Digital design: W&B, FC, MEL, PAYLOAD, AFM, CRM (CASSIOPEE FOQUA)
Value to FSFI
- Brings deep rotary-wing and flight operations expertise to FSFI's industrial mandate
- Advises on aerospace safety, certification and MCO for dual-use programs
- Connects FSFI to the European helicopter, RPAS and UTM ecosystem
- Anchors operational excellence and safety culture in portfolio execution
