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THE SUPPORT TEAM
MIGUEL SALAS
Team Support & Coordination
Miguel was born in Reus, Catalonia, but has been living the most part of his life in Madrid, Spain. With over 20,000 flight hours, he is a dedicated team supporter, working very closely with the Chief Pilot.
He started his flying career as a military pilot and then progressed to be an airline pilot with Iberia. As a Captain, he flew the A320, A330, A340 and A350 aircraft and was able to be qualified as an instructor and examiner for all of them.
Miguel is an accomplished aerobatic, airshow and racing pilot and has been flying the Yak 52 since 2004. During this time he participated in several aerobatic and racing competitions, including the Copa Triangular, CEVA and Air Races.
Passionate for vintage aircraft, Miguel is also a member of the prestigious "Infante de Orleans" Foundation, a flying museum at Madrid - Cuatro Vientos, where he enjoys flying the Polikarpov Po-2, a soviet biplane rebuilt in 1956.
STEPHANE COTTREL
Team Support & Logistics
Stephane's connection with the aerobatic team goes back many years, but it was at the end of 2023 when he fully joined Yakstars.
An architect by profession, from a very young age he had a strong inclination towards motorsport, competing as a gentleman driver in numerous events both in motorcycling and car racing, including endurance races as the 24h of Barcelona, Spa etc…
His passion for adventure led him to contact sports aviation, obtaining a private pilot's license and fully entering the world of aeronautical culture.
Currently flying a Yak18T, an excellent aircraft for both recreational and touring flights as well as for aerobatic practice.
As a member of the Yakstars team, Stephane performs the functions of logistics pilot, support and coordination for the preparation of airshows.
In his professional life, Stephane is a partner, owner and founder of an architecture studio based in Madrid and Paris, which has been developing public and private construction projects around the world for decades, including, curiously, work in the construction of airports.
Thanks to his management skills, vision and spirit of camaraderie, Stephane is an essential pillar in the day-to-day advice at Yakstars' activities.
IVAN "IVICH" REY
Narrator, Public Relations and Social Media
From Madrid, Spain, "Ivich" has been with the team since 2017, and he is the team's narrator and one of the public relations and social media managers, working very closely with Fabiana.
He is a long time aviation lover strongly influenced by his father, a former Spanish Air Force F-4C Phantom fighter pilot. He started flying gliders when he was only 16 years old and since then he never stoped. He holds a pilot license since 2004.
In his everyday life "Ivich" is a successful IT senior consultant.
FABIANA
Public Relations and Social Media
From Palmela, Portugal, Fabiana is the latest addition to the team's line up. She caught the flying bug at an early age, and has been following the team for the last several years attending as many airshows as she can.
Fabiana has a master degree in architecture and in her everyday life she is an airline pilot flying a Boeing 737 NG/Max. She is doing her first steps into the aerobatic and formation flying world and she already loves looping and rolling the Yak!
Together with "Ivich", she is the team's public relations and social media manager. She also supports the team, helping with all kinds of things, from logistics, aircraft parking, fillings flights plans, etc.
