Press Release

Astonfly is proud to announce the appointment of Saïd Hadid as its new Chief Executive Officer. This strategic nomination marks a key milestone in Astonfly’s development as the leading flight school in France, reaffirming its commitment to excellence and innovation in pilot training.

An exceptional career devoted to aviation

Saïd Hadid took his first flight controls at the age of 14. With an engineering background, he quickly built a strong technical foundation that would serve as the backbone of his professional aviation career. He later became a professional pilot and a multi-disciplinary instructor.

He also distinguished himself in competitive aviation as a member of the French Advanced Aerobatics Team, then as Team Manager from 2019 to 2023. These roles gave him extensive experience in team leadership, rigorous training programs, and high-performance coaching.

A recognized pedagogical expert

Over the years, Saïd Hadid has served as Flight Director and specialized instructor in several advanced flight domains: aerobatics, mountain flying on wheels and glaciers, and notably UPRT (Advanced Upset Prevention and Recovery Training), a crucial component in modern flight safety.

A clear and ambitious vision for Astonfly

Saïd Hadid joins Astonfly with a bold ambition: to raise the standards of quality, rigor, and teaching excellence provided to student pilots. His vision is to establish Astonfly as a European reference not only for training volume but for pilot selection, performance, safety, and supervision.

He is committed to strengthening theoretical foundations, fostering in-flight excellence, and enhancing the pedagogical and human support offered to students.

A new chapter for Astonfly

The entire Astonfly team welcomes this appointment, which fully aligns with the school’s growth and excellence strategy developed over recent years. With over 2,000 students trained, an exclusive partnership with Ryanair, and state-of-the-art facilities in Toussus-le-Noble, Astonfly is more determined than ever to train the airline captains of tomorrow.