About Riccardo
Operational, training and compliance expertise.
Riccardo Arrigoni is an EASA ATPL(A) pilot, Captain, TRI(A), TRE(A) and independent aviation manager with more than two decades of experience in aviation, including commercial multi-pilot operations, operator oversight, crew training, standards management within executive aviation, and the development of aviation software designed for AOC, aircraft and operational applications.
His profile is centred on the technical and regulatory side of business aviation, combining current nominated postholder responsibilities, training organisation leadership and examining activity.
Current appointments
- DALaviation AOC: Nominated Person Flight Operations (NPFO), Nominated Person Crew Training (NPCT) and Line Training Commander.
- Oversight of flight operations supervision, operational standards, crew qualification control, training and checking compliance, standardisation, and manual implementation in coordination with the AOC and CAMO structure.
Current appointments
- EFSTC TRTO: Chief Flight Instructor (CFI).
- Responsible for instructor oversight, training quality, regulatory compliance and continued development of jet type rating training programmes and procedures.
Instruction and examining
- Active as TRI(A) and TRE(A)
- Provides initial and recurrent training, base training, operator standardisation support, LPC / OPC proficiency checking to European AOCs and ATOs since 2019.
- More than 250 proficiency checks conducted since 2019.
Previous management background
- MonacoJets co-Founder and Managing Director from 2017 to 2026.
- Built and directed the company as a jet charter brokerage and operational platform, leading charter activity, recruitment, based-aircraft coordination and day-to-day commercial and operational management. Sold 2026.
Flight operations profile
- Current and previous experience includes Captain, LTC, instructor, examiner and operational management functions.
- Type-rated on the Airbus A320 and Cessna Citation C525, with experience combining line operations, standards oversight and executive aviation support.
Languages
- Italian native speaker.
- English ICAO 6, TOEIC 960 (C1/C2).
- French ICAO 6.
- Spanish basic user.
