Zarir D. Pastakia is an Indian American with over 23 years of industry experience in commercial aircraft design, competitive analysis, and business strategy. Born and brought up in an airline family, his love for airplanes started at a very young age, and learning about aircraft has been and continues to be a lifelong passion. One can never learn enough in this dynamic and forever evolving industry. He has been fortunate enough to work with talented aircraft designers from Boeing, Airbus, and Fairchild Dornier.Zarir believes in giving back to the aviation community by helping to mentor and develop the next generation of aircraft designers.
“Jet Sense focuses on commercial aircraft. It is not an introductory aircraft design book covering all types of aircraft. But for commercial aircraft designers, this should be on every designer's desk.” - Scott Eberhardt Ph.D., Aerospace Consultant and author of Understanding Flight