Airline Leader Interview with Flybondi CEO Mauricio Sana (Portuguese)

Mauricio Sana was born in Colombia and has been living in Argentina for more than 4 years, although he has lived in the country before. He is 43 years old, married and has two children. One of the things he likes most about the country is meat and barbecue. He enjoys cooking, watching series and movies and, of course, traveling. He is a Systems Engineer from the University of Colombia and a true data-driver. Mauricio joined Flybondi in February 2019 to lead the company's commercial strategy and planning and the generation of new business opportunities as Chief Commercial Officer. In June 2020 until February 2021 he was appointed interim CEO and in March 2021 Mauricio was appointed as CEO of Argentina's first Low Cost airline. With more than 17 years in the commercial area, he has extensive experience in the airline and tourism sector. His professional career has been developed in the execution of commercial strategies in airlines, hotels and travel agencies. As for his time in the airline industry, he worked for 4 years in Aerolíneas Argentinas as head of the Strategic Support Unit of Revenue Management and, previously, he was Pricing and Revenue Manager at Copa Airlines for 5 years. In addition, at the beginning of his career, he was part of the Pricing team at Avianca Colombia for 2 years. Prior to joining the low cost airline, he was Corporate Director of Revenue Management at Decameron Hotels & Resorts and before that, Commercial Planning and Business Intelligence Manager at Almundo during the consolidation process of the brand at a regional level.