About airsight

Holger Schulz

Professor; PhD Aeronautical Engineering
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Holger Schulz is the co-founder and managing director of airsight. He holds a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering and gained international recognition through his doctoral research on satellite-based precision approach procedures (GBAS), including recognition from organisations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Since 2014, he has served as an honorary professor in the field of Airport Planning at the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Transport Systems of the Technical University of Berlin, where he has been teaching for many years with a particular focus on Airport Planning and Flight Procedure Design.

Professor Schulz is highly regarded both nationally and internationally. His extensive experience ranges from leading complex consulting and infrastructure projects to advising international organisations and expert panels, including the ICAO Aerodromes Panel and Instrument Flight Procedures Panel (IFPP, formerly OCP), the Technical and Operational Safety Committee (TOSC), the Single European Sky (SES) Steering Group of Airports Council International (ACI), EUROCONTROL and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

In addition to his consulting and advisory activities, Professor Schulz holds a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) and is a certified aviation auditor.

René Dörries

PhD Aeronautical Engineering
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

As managing director, co-founder and member of the Executive Board of airsight, René Dörries continues to support the company's strategic development and contributes his decades of aviation expertise to key corporate initiatives and advisory activities.

Mr. Dörries has many years of extensive project experience focusing on aircraft noise, the design of noise abatement approach and landing procedures, obstacle assessments and collision risk determinations, as well as safety assessments at airports.

He applied his wide-ranging expertise in various aviation disciplines, including air traffic control and flight operations, as a lecturer at the Technical University of Berlin for many years. He also served in advisory roles within international organisations such as the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) and the ICAO Obstacle Clearance Panel.

Holding a doctorate from the Technical University of Berlin on establishing methodological criteria for satellite-based approach procedures, Mr. Dörries combines academic excellence with decades of practical aviation experience. He is also a certified aviation auditor and has contributed to the education of aviation professionals as a lecturer and advisor throughout his career.

Florian Schmidt

Master of Science in Transport Engineering
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Florian Schmidt joined airsight in 2003 after working with Frankfurt Airport. Having acted as COO since 2008, he was appointed CEO in 2023. Today, he oversees the company's divisions for Safety & Operations, Safeguarding & Flight Procedure Design, Training, Legal Affairs and Business Development. He is also responsible for Human Resources and provides strategic oversight for airsight Italy and other corporate functions across the airsight group.

He is an experienced aviation expert with a considerable amount of international knowledge gained in worldwide projects. During his 20+ years career, he has worked in more than 50 countries on four continents for clients such as Auckland, Singapore, Dubai and Toronto Airports. 

Starting as an airport capacity specialist, Mr. Schmidt evolved to a flight procedure designer, a certified aviation lead auditor and focused on airport operations and safety. In addition to the numerous project and training assignments, he shared his comprehensive experience in advising roles with the Instrument Flight Procedures Panel (IFPP, former OCP) of the ICAO, EASA and Eurocontrol and is an appreciated speaker at worldwide conferences.

Reiko Schroeder

Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Reiko Schroeder joined airsight as an airport planning engineer in 2002 after having worked as an independent airport consultant for several years. During his career at airsight, he advanced from project engineer and senior project manager in the consulting division to Chief Operating Officer (2008-2022) and CEO (since 2023). In his current role, he oversees airsight's consulting activities, with a particular focus on aerodrome, heliport and vertiport design and certification, sustainable aviation, and inspection services. Furthermore, he is responsible for the company's central corporate functions, including Finance & Control, Information Technology & Communications (IT&C), Quality Management, and Marketing.

His experience as a consultant spans a wide range of projects for international airports such as Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Vienna and Warsaw, as well as for aviation authorities including the Civil Aviation Authorities of Germany, Austria and Switzerland and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

One focus of his expertise is airport design and operations, particularly airport operations during construction and maintenance activities. He is also actively involved in developing new consulting services in emerging fields such as inspection services for the wind energy sector, the integration of future eVTOL aircraft into airport operations, and the compatibility of renewable energy installations with air traffic operations.

In addition, he is a certified aviation auditor and former lecturer for airport planning and design, vertiports and EASA-related training courses. He also serves as a member of the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Task Force of Airports Council International (ACI) Europe.