Paul-Louis Arslanian facts for kids

Paul-Louis Arslanian is a French government official. He used to lead a special French agency. This agency is called the Bureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA). The BEA investigates airplane accidents. He was in charge from 1995 to 2009.

Arslanian received a high honor called the Légion d'honneur. He also studied at two important French schools. These were École polytechnique and École nationale de l'aviation civile. He became an aerospace engineer.

Paul-Louis Arslanian's Career

Paul-Louis Arslanian started his career as an engineer. He worked for different French aviation departments. These included the Directorate General for Civil Aviation. He also worked for the Inspection générale de l'aviation civile et de la météorologie.

He became the head of the Bureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA) in 1995. The BEA is very important for air safety. It finds out why plane accidents happen. This helps prevent future accidents. He left this role in 2009. Jean-Paul Troadec took over his position.