Book from Fausto Gardini

Fausto Gardini, whom many of us remember well, has very recently publishe a book, : “My Life through a Window Seat”. I understand that Fausto shares many memories about his professioinnal life with SITA and mentions many of us in his book. This book is available on Amazon (or directly from Fausto if you are in the USA) and here is its presentation:

My name is Fausto Gardini—and yes, it’s Italian, though over time, both my nationality and the places I called home have changed. These are my memoirs, though don’t expect a straight timeline or a history lesson. Think of it more as a flight through memory, with a bit of turbulence, unexpected twists, and the occasional in-flight snack of wisdom.
From a modest childhood to a career in international civil aviation, I’ve spent a lifetime watching the world from 30,000 feet—literally. Along the way, I’ve revisited memories reaching back to early childhood and collected stories—some funny, some not so funny—all told with the hindsight of someone who’s had plenty of time to reflect, usually at cruising altitude, where the air is rarefied and the view spans continents.
It’s a journey powered by nostalgia, peppered with personal insights, and full of detours through the quirks of human nature and the human condition. So fasten your seatbelt, relax, and join me for the ride.

About

I joined SITA Paris in June 1978 as an engineer in the Technical Studies department which was then managed by Georges Giraudbit. After developping planning tools for the HLN and later the DTN, I led the design and implementation of the new routing algorithm of the DTN. Later my team delivered the strategy and specification for migrating the network from airline specific protocols to open standards, and whichalso served for the RFP for the MTN. After working on developing projects for non-airline customers, I moved to SITA Geneva in 1999, in marketing and later fiance departments. In 2004 i left SITA to join IATA in Geneva. With IATA I first worked on launching and developing a new business based on providing credit card payment services to travel agencies. Then I moved to IT, in charge of all data management for successfully.implementing SAP at IATA. Once that project was over I joined the Cargo department at IATA, in charge of Technical developments. Having worked both at SITA and IATA has been a very unique experience for me!

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