Captain Marcel Suess
Founder & Lead Mentor
Active Emirates Captain with 20+ years on wide-body jets including the A380. Leads all mentorship programmes and airline interview coaching.
Languages: Swiss-German, German, English
Founder & Lead Mentor · PilotLaunchpad
From Fighter Pilot to Flight Deck Mentor.
30 years of international aviation. Swiss Air Force trained. Active Emirates Captain. Now dedicated to giving the next generation the roadmap he wished he had.
The Journey
A Career Built on Every Layer of Aviation.
Early Career
Swiss Air Force
Trained as a military aviator, flying high-performance jets under extreme pressure. Built the precision, discipline, and unbreakable decision-making that defines elite aviators.
Building Hours
Commercial Aviation
Transitioned to commercial aviation, steadily building thousands of hours across regional and international routes while mastering crew resource management.
Peak Career
Emirates Captain
Achieved the rank of Captain at Emirates Airline, operating wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A380 on long-haul international routes.
The Mission
Founding PilotLaunchpad
Recognised a critical gap in pilot education. Founded PilotLaunchpad to give the next generation the exact insider knowledge, roadmap, and coaching he wished he had.
“The aviation industry has changed. Airlines don't just want good hands and feet — they demand observable behaviours and flawless resource management. I built PilotLaunchpad to stop the guesswork.”
Military Roots
Where It All Started.
Before the airlines, before the A380 — there was the Air Force. The discipline forged there never left.
Your Mentors
Meet the Full Team.
Every mentor is an active airline Captain or senior aviation professional — not retired, not theoretical.
Captain Roger Suess
Senior Mentor
Long-haul airline Captain with decades of experience across European and international carriers. Specialises in technical and simulator assessment preparation.
Languages: Swiss-German, German, English, French
Captain Nico Perdreau
Senior Mentor
Active Captain with experience at major European carriers. Expert in ATPL theory, cadet pathway planning, and type-rating preparation.
Languages: English, French
Captain Heinz Mirza
Senior Mentor
Multilingual Captain flying for a major Middle Eastern airline. Specialist in cross-cultural adaptability, CRM coaching, and assessment centre technique.
Languages: English, German, Hindi
Captain Ayberg Cavlak
Senior Mentor
Active airline Captain combining military and commercial experience. Focuses on interview structure, airline transitions, and building a winning pilot profile.
Languages: English, Turkish, German
Faezeh Suess
Co-Founder & Operations
Co-founder of PilotLaunchpad overseeing operations, student support, and programme coordination. The backbone that keeps every mentorship running seamlessly.
Languages: German, English, Persian
Our Mission
We exist to eliminate the gap between a passionate pilot and the airline career they deserve.
The modern airline doesn't just select on skill — it selects on observable behaviour, cultural fit, and structured thinking. Too many talented pilots fail not because they can't fly, but because no one taught them the unwritten rules.
We fix that. One pilot at a time.
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