Kazu Tachibana BIO Title Executive Vice President, JAL Aviofuture Lab Co., Ltd (2025～) Kazu Tachibana is currently the Executive Vice President for JAL Aviofuture Lab. The Laboratory covers a wide range of areas related to aviation, such as new technologies, business solutions, safety enhancement projects, and so forth. Previously, Kazu was the Senior Vice President for Corporate Safety and Security, Family Assistance and Support at Japan Airlines. In 1988, he graduated from Keio University with a Master's degree in Economics. In the same year, he started his career as a cadet pilot. He had flown various types of aircraft, until he restarted his career as Senior VP for Flight Operations in 2020. Throughout his pilot career, he was an instructor, Assistant Director for various projects such as training, Pilot Human Resources, and Pilot Group Management. He also led the Entry into Service project of A350, and also worked for the introduction of the Mixed Fleet Flying rule making process in Japan. In 2020, he took his role as the head of the Flight Operations. In 2024, he took his role as the head of Safety. He is currently the Executive Vice President of the new lab in JAL, and specializes in areas such as Flight Operations, Training, Aviation Technology, and Safety.