ENAC Alumni

The École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile was founded in 1949 in Orly, France. Its initial purpose was to educate the future public workers of the Directorate General for Civil Aviation. At the beginning of the 1970s, the university started the recruitment of students for the aerospace industry, outside of its original pool of future DGAC employees. The number of so-called "civilian" students steadily grew in the 1980s. Robert Aladenyse (1931-2003, 1964 graduate) decided in 1987 to create a nonprofit organization for the aviation engineers (Diplôme d'ingénieur) alumni. This association was then called IngENAC.

In the 2000s, the development of the Master's degree and Mastères Spécialisés programs led IngENAC to expand its membership to these new alumnus.[5] On January 1, 2010, ENAC merged with the SEFA (flight school) and became the largest aeronautical university in Europe.[6][7] These major changes in the profile of ENAC and its alumni population were an impetus for a deeper redevelopment of IngENAC into a broader alumni association reflecting the new ambitions of the university and the diversity of its community. In 2012, IngENAC changed name and became known as ENAC Alumni. The newly rebranded association is now the alumni association of all graduates of ENAC, whatever their degree. This includes the Aeronautical operations technicians, the Techniciens supérieur de l'aviation, the Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnels and the Ingénieurs des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile.[8] The new status became effective in March 2012.[9]

In February 2019, ENAC Alumni held the first edition of The State of the Air (Les Etats de l'Air) which is a conference featuring a series of round tables and master classes with a panel of aviation leaders. The 2019 edition was hosted by the French DGAC.[10]

The actions and policies of ENAC Alumni intend to achieve the following goals:

• To create and maintain friendship among all alumni of the Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile;
• To promote the personal and professional development of the members;
• To contribute to the development of aeronautics and air transportation worldwide;
• To provide continuing education in aviation and space;
• To defend the ENAC degrees and promote them abroad;
• To promote the brand and programs of ENAC;
• To support ENAC in its missions;
• To serve the alumni community and provide support and assistance to members in need.

In order to achieve these missions, ENAC Alumni participates in celebrations such as ENAC's graduation ceremonies, provides speakers to ENAC, creates local chapters and think tanks, contributes to the promotion of aviation careers, and holds events such as The State of the Air (Les Etats de l'Air). ENAC Alumni is responsible for maintaining the registry of the alumni of ENAC.

ENAC Alumni is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles[11][12] that represents the colleges of engineering in France.

ENAC Alumni has several chapters around the world bringing together alumni locally and serving their community with specific actions. Today, these chapters are groups within the association rather than separate non-for-profit:

• ENAC Alumni Andes (Andean Community)[13]
• ENAC Alumni PACA (France)[14]
• ENAC Alumni Paris (France)
• ENAC Alumni Québec
• ENAC Alumni RDC
• ENAC Alumni Sénégal
• ENAC Alumni Singapore
• ENAC Alumni Toulouse (France)
• ENAC Alumni UK[15]
• ENAC Alumni USA

ENAC Alumni has professional think tanks conducting research projects and holding round tables aiming to advancing aviation and space in various domains:[19]

• Aircraft & System Think Tank
• Airline Operations Think Tank
• Airport Think Tank
• ATM Think Tank
• Contractors Think Tank
• Digital Innovation Think Tank
• Maintenance (MRO) Think Tank
• Pilots Think Tank
• Safety & Compliance Think Tank
• Space Think Tank
• Sustainable Development Think Tank

According to the website of ENAC Alumni,[22] the key partners of the association are the following:

• Airbus Group
• Airexpo
• Akka Technologies
• Conférence des grandes écoles
• Elles Bougent
• ENAC
• ENVOL JE
• France Aviation Civile Services
• Ingénieurs et scientifiques de France
• Luxair
• TBS Alumni

Also, ENAC Alumni supports various student initiatives such as the annual air show Airexpo organized jointly with the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace community.[23][24] The association is a partner of the Aeronautical literary festival.[25]

ENAC Alumni is administered by volunteer members, working in close collaboration with the university administration and third party organizations.[26] In addition of several volunteers serving as members of the Board, executives of the association, chairs of the chapters and think tanks, and project managers, the staff of the association is led by Gwénaëlle Le Mouël-Keller, full-time Communications and Network Manager.

ENAC Alumni has published ENAC Alumni Magazine since 2014.[27] This publication is the successor of the Transpondeur of IngENAC. The association is also active on social media and especially on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

• Direction générale de l'aviation civile
• École nationale de l'aviation civile

• Official website