Captain Luis Vireilha is a magna cum laude graduate of the Master of Aeronautical Science program from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1983. He received training in aviation accident investigation and prevention practices, techniques, and procedures, and since 1990, he has specialized in incident and accident prevention. United/Continental Airlines He joined Continental Airlines in 1983 (which later absorbed United Airlines and adopted its name) and has over 22,000 flight hours, of which over 18,000 are in command, having flown as Captain since 1986 on the following aircraft: B747, B777, DC10, B767, B757, B737, B727, DC9/MD80. Instructor pilot (ASME-IA). He holds commercial ratings in seaplanes, helicopters and gliders. Operational areas: North Pole, N. and S. Pacific, Asia, Middle and Far East, N. and S. America, Caribbean and Europe.   Flight Emergencies - The Seminar He retired from United Airlines and continues his safety work, teaching the seminar/webinar “Flight Emergencies” and applying these principles as a simulator instructor. He has been a guest commentator on CNN and other TV and radio stations covering major airline accidents. Airline Pilot Training Center He owned and operated the Airline Pilot Training Center in Miami, Florida, as chief flight instructor from 1980 through 1983. This center trained ab-initio pilots to a commercial and flight instructor level, with instrument and multi-engine ratings. He was also a simulator instructor for Flight Safety in Lakeland, Florida. Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano/TransBrasil Airlines - In 1979, he joined Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano as a B727 First Officer, flying internationally from the highest runways in the world. - His experience with airline operations started in 1976 as a Flight Engineer with TransBrasil Airlines on the B727. Portuguese Air Force - He began his flying career with the Portuguese Air Force in 1972, learning to fly the T-6 Harvard. - This was followed by a position with Lider Taxi Aéreo as a helicopter pilot in the Amazon jungle, flying the Sikorsky S58-T and the Bell Jet Ranger 206B and by a position as a bush pilot in Southwest Brazil, flying twin-engine planes. Additional work experience - He was responsible for translating and adapting the FAR’s old Part 400 (22 volumes) into Portuguese for the Civil Aviation of Angola, INAVIC (Instituto Nacional de Aviação Civil de Angola), in 2007-2008. - DC9/MD80 simulator instructor and route advisor for Aeropostal - (Linea Aeropostal Venezolana). Responsible for writing and updating several sections of the emergency procedures manual for Aeropostal, 1990-1991. - Wrote and maintained a simulator review and preparation guide for the B747, B757, B737 and DC-10, 1991- 2003. - Since 1990, he devised the curriculum and led seminars for airlines and corporations worldwide on the following subjects: • Flight Emergencies (e-book). • CRM and Threat & Error Management • Cabin safety instructor • North Pole, Pacific and Atlantic procedures.