Levan Karanadze
Biography
Levan Karanadze was appointed as counsellor to the first vice prime minister of Georgia (minister of economy) and chairman of the Supervisory Council of SAKAERONAVIGATSIA ltd (Georgian ANSP) in October 2022. In his previous roles, he held various managerial positions in the Georgian CAA including as director from December 2018 to October 2022.
Before joining the aviation authority, Levan worked as an en-route air traffic controller for several years in SAKAERONAVIGATSIA and still keeps his ATCO licence valid.
Levan holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Georgian Aviation University. As an associate professor, Levan has been an air law lecturer for pilot students at the Georgian Aviation University.
Levan served as vice-president of the 40th ICAO Assembly in 2019. He was also president of EUROCONTROL’s Permanent Commission in 2023 and vice-president of the Provisional Council from 2020-2023. He is chair of the ICAO European Region Aviation System Planning Group (EASPG).