Who we are
Established in February of 2010, QuAero is a company founded by pilots who are also qualified in engineering, computer science, human factors and other hard sciences, brought together by an EU FP6 project as aviation technical experts. QuAero was created with research and innovation as its company vision and scope.
Research and Innovation
We provide research services and participate in academic studies to help the advancement of aerospace technologies.
Even today, research and innovation are the lifeblood and raison d’etre of QuAero. Following the initial project that brought the company together, QuAero has actively participated in numerous research and innovation projects funded by the Malta Council for Science and Technology, all of which were in collaboration with the University of Malta.
In every project, QuAero founding members worked directly with their academic counterparts at the University of Malta, to incubate innovative ideas and create radically new aerospace technologies. The operational, technical and academic background provided by QuAero to these projects ensures that the foundations for these new technologies are strong and sound from inception.
Apart from working directly on the projects, QuAero also actively sources and coordinates flight crew, air traffic controllers and other aviation personnel with varying experience levels to perform evaluations of the research technologies. The evaluations provide the required feedback from the end-users and guarantees a more effective and user-friendly final product.
Each one of these technologies has helped bolster QuAero’s patent portfolio. Our team and partners actively market each of our patented technologies.
Safety Management
We provide safety management consulting services, training and advisory services on software products.
We help our clients create manuals for AOC compliance and train their personnel as required as well as advising on the development of software products for the aviation industry. All our services are high touch and customised to fit our clients’ needs.
Crew Resource Management (CRM)
We provide CRM consulting services, CRM training and manuals. Our team of highly qualified professionals can provide a variety of services to pilots and aviation organisations alike.
We understand it is essential that pilots learn as much as possible about how best to manage all the resources available to them in the cockpit including other crew-members, procedures, the machine interface, and themselves, recognising where they are most vulnerable and where their strengths lie.
CRM is today considered essential training for most aviation professionals who make an operational contribution, including air traffic controllers and engineers.
Software and Services
We supply Safety Software for aviation organisations as well as various other industries, coupled with back-office consultancy such as manuals and operational systems development.
QuAero is a licensed reseller of major software brands such as Centrik. Coupled with our expertise, our tech prowess and in-depth knowledge of the software make us a strong ally for our clients, in terms of operational efficiency and compliance.
Meet the team
Alan Muscat
Director
Alan has been a pilot for over 33 years. For the first 7 of these years, he was an air taxi pilot as well as a flight instructor. The last 26 years he has worked as an airline pilot. During his years as an airline pilot, he has accumulated over 17,000 flight hours. These hours were obtained on various aircraft types from the BOEING B737-200 and the AVRO RJ to the Boeing B737-300/400/500 and Airbus A319/A320/A320NEO.
Until recently, he was flying operationally as a Captain with the Maltese national airline (Air Malta) on the Airbus A320 aircraft type. Alan has now retired from active airline flying to devote his time to Research and Innovation in the Aerospace sector and further his skills in other interesting areas in the fields of aerospace, computer science and information technology.
Alan is primarily in charge of the research and innovation arm of QuAero. As the Director of QuAero he not only manages the company but also the IT setup, due to his skill-set and qualifications in Computing and Information systems. His specialisation in the areas of Information System Architecture, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Analysis and Data Mining give him and QuAero a sharp technological edge.
Apart from his Flying and IT skills Alan is also a qualified A320 TRI (Type Rating Instructor), English Language Proficiency Operational Expert as well as a Pilot Peer Support Volunteer. These added skills make him especially adept at tackling projects in a very holistic manner.
Joseph Markham
Head of CRM and SMS
Joseph comes with 26 years flying experience with a flag carrier (Air Malta) in Europe, Middle East, Far East and South America.
He has over 10 years’ consultancy experience in safety management (SMS) with QuAero and 10 years as a Crew Resource Management (CRM) Ground Trainer. He also has 4 years experience as a Simulator Instructor and Examiner on the A320 family. Joseph brings his expertise in CRM and SMS to the Quaero table. He is the in-house Safety expert as well as a Human Factors expert, providing support to most client projects.
Sharp as he may be, Joseph described himself as blunt. He says it like it is, and likes to look at both sides of the coin before making a decision. Often, this saves a lot of time, effort and mis-steps down the road.
His interest extends beyond the commercial aviation industry, he also has a keen interest in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Autonomous transportation and Space Travel.
Karl Falzon
Head of Company Operations
An Electrical Engineer by qualification, Karl joined QuAero early on and has been with the company for 11 years, since inception. He today holds the position of Head of Company Operations.
As a commercial pilot with an A320 type rating, he has 25 years flying experience as an airline pilot with Air Malta (4 years on B737-200/300/400/700 and the rest on Airbus A319/320) operating in Europe, North Africa, Middle East and South America for a total of 16,000 flying hours.
Karl is also involved in training, both as a Ground School Technical Instructor and also as a simulator Type Rating Instructor (TRI) and Type Rating Examiner (TRE).
As the Head of Company Operations, he is immersed in the day-to-day running of the Company and all that takes place within QuAero. His main focus is keeping track of the progress of all QuAero projects. He also takes care of customer relations as well as liaising with potential clients.
He is trustworthy and a good listener who values being a team player. He believes in fostering good communication and does his utmost to keep all stakeholders in the loop at all times, for the benefit of the team and the success of all client projects.
Mark Soler
Head of Finance
As one of the founding members, Mark has been part of Quaero since its inception in 2009.
He has been a pilot for over 24 years and collected over 16,000 flying hours on various aircraft types from the Boeing B737-200 to the Boeing B737-300/400/500 and Airbus A319/A320. He became Captain in 2007 with the national airline Air Malta on the Airbus A319/A320 aircraft type and has worked in the European region, North Africa, South America, the Middle East and Sri Lanka.
Mark’s main area of expertise is in the financial department of the company overseeing the dispensation of funds. He ensures all expenses are controlled and audited and takes care of all financial matters pertaining to accounting, auditing as well as client and research projects.
He also assists with pilot evaluations on projects that specifically meet his aviation experience.
Mark believes in teamwork, camaraderie and values the importance of keeping the team in good spirits at all times.
Innovation in Research, Services & Training.
We strive to make tomorrow happen today.
Collaborating with the Institute of Aerospace Technologies at the University of Malta, QuAero seeks to advance the state-of the art in the industry, At the same time , we provide consultancy services in several areas where we are subject matter experts. Lastly, but certainly not least, we are active trainers in the aerospace field.
News & Updates.
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Posted on: Wednesday 16th February, 2022
A webinar held to discuss ongoing research in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning within the context of aviation.
Posted on: Friday 23rd July, 2021
QuAero participates in a public dissemination event showcasing the results of the project. QuAero, as part of the SmartFDM consortium, participated at a public event to showcase the preliminary results of the SmartFDM project. The project was led by Dr Robert Camilleri from the Institute of Aerospace Technologies in collaboration of Dr Gianluca Valentino from the Dept. of Communications and Computer Engineering and QuAero Ltd as subject matter experts.
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