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Meet Our

VATSIM Staff

Spiros Zois
Spiros Zois
Spiros Zois

Chief Executive Officer

Spiros Zois
Chief Executive Officer
Biography:

Spiros was born in Athens in 1973. He is a Computer Engineer and works for a company as an IT Manager. He is an aviation and RC Models enthusiast since his childhood and a flight simmer since 1991. He is a member of OAV since 2008.

Callsign: OAL114
Email: ceo@oav.gr
Nick Papandreou
Nick Papandreou
Nick Papandreou

Pilots' Manager

Nick Papandreou
Pilots' Manager
Biography:

Nick was born in Athens in 1979, but he lives in Volos for the past 5 years. He holds a degree in accounting and he is an active flight simmer since 1995. He is a member of OAV since 2012.

Duties:
  • Registration of new members
  • Monitoring the activity of current members
  • Promotions
  • Transfer among the subsidiaries of the group
  • Link between the VA and the pilots
Callsign: OAL853
Email: pilots@oav.gr
Vasilis Chalipilias
Vasilis Chalipilias
Vasilis Chalipilias

Pilots' Mentor

Vasilis Chalipilias
Pilots' Mentor
Biography:

Vasilis is a musician and was born in Kalymnos in 1997. He is a aviation enthusiast since his childhood and a flight simmer since 2014. He is a member of OAV since 2016.

Duties:
  • Mentoring new members
  • Provision of technical support for members
  • Pilots' Manager assistant
Callsign: OAL311
Email: mentor@oav.gr
Christos Christoforou
Christos Christoforou
Christos Christoforou

Events Coordinator

Christos Christoforou
Events Coordinator
Biography:

Christos was born in Cyprus in 1989 and lives in Lemesos. He is an active flight simmer since 2009. He is a member of OAV since 2010.

Duties:
  • Organizing group flights
  • Organizing events
  • Public relations with organizations and other VAs
Callsign: OAL621
Email: events@oav.gr
Yiannis Evangelinos
Yiannis Evangelinos
Yiannis Evangelinos

Training Dept. Instructor

Yiannis Evangelinos
Training Dept. Instructor
Biography:

Yiannis was born in Athens in 1967 and is a jeweler. As a small child he loved aviation. He is a flightsimmer since 1997 and a member of the online community since 2001. He joined OAV on 2008.

Duties:
  • Organizing the training of OAV pilots.
  • Instructing during training nights.
Callsign: OAL903
Email: training@oav.gr
Spiros Zois
Spiros Zois
Spiros Zois

Checkride Examiner

Spiros Zois
Checkride Examiner
Biography:

Spiros was born in Athens in 1973. He is a Computer Engineer and works for a company as an IT Manager. He is an aviation and RC Models enthusiast since his childhood and a flight simmer since 1991. He is a member of OAV since 2008.

Duties:
  • Organizing the training of OAV pilots.
  • Instructing during training nights.
Callsign: OAL114
Email: training@oav.gr
Kostas Ntinas
Kostas Ntinas
Kostas Ntinas

Olympic Airways Operations Manager

Kostas Ntinas
Olympic Airways Operations Manager
Biography:

Kostas lives in Polygyros, he joined Olympic Airways Virtual on February 16th 2018 and since then he served Olympic both as a pilot and as a stuff member in the last months, leading Airways. Kostas has more than 2300 hours of flights in Vatsim.
He is an Agronomist and works for a pesticide company in the research and development department.

Duties:
  • Planning and implementation of Olympic Airways flight network
  • Continuous development of Olympic Airways
Callsign: OAL495
Email: airways@oav.gr
Nikos Gourdoumisas
Nikos Gourdoumisas
Nikos Gourdoumisas

Olympic Airlines Operations Manager

Nikos Gourdoumisas
Olympic Airlines Operations Manager
Biography:

Nikos was born in Athens in 1967. He is a Computer Engineer and works for a telematic services company in the technology department. He is a flightsimmer since 2003 and a member of OAV since 2017.

Duties:
  • Planning and implementation of Olympic Airlines flight network
  • Continuous development of Olympic Airlines
Callsign: OAL900
Email: airlines@oav.gr
Panagiotis Nastos
Panagiotis Nastos
Panagiotis Nastos

Olympic Charter Operations Manager

Panagiotis Nastos
Olympic Charter Operations Manager
Biography:

Panagiotis was born in Athens in 1976. He is an IT and Multimedia Specialist and works as an IT Manager for an auditing company. He is a flightsimmer since 2003 and a member of OAV since 2008.

Duties:
  • Planning and implementation of Olympic Charter flight network
  • Continuous development of Olympic Charter
Callsign: OAL053
Email: charter@oav.gr
Dimitris Karanas
Dimitris Karanas
Dimitris Karanas

Olympic Cargo Operations Manager

Dimitris Karanas
Olympic Cargo Operations Manager
Duties:
  • Planning and implementation of Olympic Cargo flight network
  • Continuous development of Olympic cargo
Callsign: OAL855
Email: cargo@oav.gr
Kyprianos Biris
Kyprianos Biris
Kyprianos Biris

Olympic Executive Operations Manager

Kyprianos Biris
Olympic Executive Operations Manager
Biography:

Postgraduate of Airport Planning and Management. He is a holder of PPL with IFR (JAA/FAA) and co-owner of a Socata TB20. He is a flight simmer since 1981 and a member of SATCO/VATSIM since 1998. He held the positions of Asst. Training Director for HvACC (2000) and VATSIM Europe Director (2001-2011). In 2015 he obtained the P5 pilot rating from VATSIM and he is also a virtual ATCo (C3).

Duties:
  • Planning and implementation of Olympic Executive flight network
  • Continuous development of Olympic Executive
Callsign: OAL269
Email: executive@oav.gr
Yiannis Evangelinos
Yiannis Evangelinos
Yiannis Evangelinos

Olympic Aero Club Operations Manager

Yiannis Evangelinos
Olympic Aero Club Operations Manager
Biography:

Yiannis was born in Athens in 1967 and is a jeweler. As a small child he loved aviation. He is a flightsimmer since 1997 and a member of the online community since 2001. He joined OAV on 2008.

Duties:
  • Planning and implementation of the Olympic Aeroclub flight network
  • Continuous development of Olympic Aeroclub
Callsign: OAL903
Email: aeroclub@oav.gr
Vasilis Gkartzonikas
Vasilis Gkartzonikas
Vasilis Gkartzonikas

Olympic Supersonic Operations Manager

Vasilis Gkartzonikas
Olympic Supersonic Operations Manager
Duties:
  • Planning and implementation of Olympic Supersonic flight network
  • Continuous development Olympic Supersonic
Callsign: OAL893
Email: supersonic@oav.gr