CV: Serafina Ogończyk-Mąkowska
Education:
2024–2025: MBA Aviation – Łazarski University
2024–2025: UTA – European Academy of Air Transport (France, conducted across 6 countries), University Transport Aviation – ENAC
2021–2022: Postgraduate studies in Aviation Safety – Polish Air Force Academy, Dęblin
2014–2016: Hebrew language studies – Tel Aviv University
2008: Master of Law – Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
M.A. in Russian-English Philology – Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
Postgraduate Diploma in Diplomacy – Collegium Civitas
Professional Experience:
2011–2017: Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG), specializing in corporate, construction, infrastructure, and international trade disputes
2017–2019: Legal consultant in aviation law and commercial law
Since 2016: Membership Officer, Business Centre Club (BCC)
Since 2017: President and Project Director, HeliSport Aviation Association; responsible for organizing helicopter championships, coordinating international teams, liaising with civil aviation authorities and the military
Since 2002: Entrepreneur – organizer of mass events, international conferences, trade fairs, and aviation-related legislative work
2008–2017: President of Diplomacy at the European Forum of Women Business Owners
Since 2023: President of the FAI Helicopter Commission (CIG); working on FAI legislation and coordinating 90 member states
Languages:
English, Polish, Russian – C2 level
Hebrew – Intermediate (Gimel+ level)
Aviation and Legal Knowledge:
In-depth understanding of Polish and EU aviation law, Single European Sky (SES), SESAR, and SMS
Aviation Radio Operator Certificate
Driving licenses: Category B and C
Licenses:
ATPL (frozen) – Airline Transport Pilot License (airplanes)
PPL(H) – Private Pilot License (helicopters)
FAI Sports License
Passed 14 ATPL exams (Civil Aviation Authority, Part-FCL, in English), including:
Air Law
Aircraft General Knowledge (Systems, Electrics, Powerplant, Emergency)
Instrumentation
Mass and Balance
Performance
Flight Planning and Monitoring
Human Performance
Meteorology
General Navigation
Radio Navigation
Operational Procedures
Principles of Flight
VFR Communications
IFR Communications
Titles and Honors:
Lawyer, Philologist (English & Russian)
President, FAI Helicopter Commission (CIG)
President, HeliSport Association
International Helicopter Sports Judge
Member, Euro-Atlantic Association (SEA)
Member, Polish Media Association
Recipient of the European Medal
Laureate, Ambassador of the Polish Economy award
Owner of a company awarded “Firma Dobrze Widziana” (Well-Perceived Company), 2018
Editor-in-chief, Business & Beauty magazine
Honoree: “Enterprising Woman 2013,” “Business Success of the Year 2014,” “Enterprising Woman 2014” (SFBCC)
Interests:
Civil aviation, aviation market regulation and operations
Air navigation and EU airspace law (SES)
Alternative dispute resolution: arbitration, mediation
International air law, economic law, diplomacy
International Experience:
Polish employers’ delegate to Brussels – active in seminars hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee
Repeated recipient of the European Medal
Speaker at international academic conferences; former arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration at KIG
Author and editor: aviation-themed interviews and articles, publications on diplomatic language and East Slavic legal linguistics
Organizer of international helicopter championships, discussion panels, and international conferences
Alumna of UTA’s Aviation Transport Management Program (2024–2025), covering topics such as airport economy, CDM/APOC, airline strategy, slots, traffic rights, SESAR, ATM, Airbus/Safran site visits, and European air traffic management initiatives.
