Sven Samson graduated from college in Belgium with a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, which was the springboard for acceptance at the Belgian Aviation School to start training as an airline pilot for Sabena Airlines. After graduation, a hiring freeze for pilots was occurring, which led Sven to start his professional aviation career not as a pilot but as the assistant support manager in the engineering and maintenance department for DHL/EAT International on the large body Airbus A300.

A native of Belgium, in 1999, Sven came to the United States to continue flight training to become a professional pilot and flight instructor certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. After graduation from the Comair Aviation Academy (Delta Airlines), he worked as a professional flight and ground instructor, corporate pilot, and has been the chief instructor for multiple large and small U.S. training companies. He has been a professional aviator for over 20 years. During this time he also obtained a second undergraduate degree in professional aeronautics followed by a graduate degree in aviation science from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

He currently flies as an International Captain on a Gulfstream G-IV for a private flight department and is FAA designated pilot examiner and FAA pilot proficiency examiner for aircraft type rating training on multiple Cessna Citation Jets. In addition Sven is a FAA pilot examiner for private, commercial, airline transport pilot, flight instructor certificates, and instrument airplane rating, and single- and multi-engine land class ratings.

Sven holds an Airline Transport Pilot license with airplane single and multi-engine land ratings, and has multiple type ratings to fly airline and corporate business jet aircraft. He holds FAA gold seal certified flight and ground instructor licenses and has been a Master instructor since 2005.

Sven is with his partner Laura the proud parents of their sons Ethan and Aaron.

Sven's most favorite hobby is flying, but his other hobbies include: snow skiing, sailing, scuba diving, golf, fitness, movies, fine dining, and working on aircraft and cars. Like many of his fellow aviators, he enjoys traveling, exploring new places, meeting new and fascinating people, and discovering new cultures.

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