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Transportation

Paul Malicki

Providing on-demand business aviation services through an app

Year Honored
2023

Organization
Flapper

Region
Brazil

In a world of constant movement, where agility and efficiency are increasingly important, facilitating air mobility has become a necessity. Paul Malicki wanted to simplify the way people get around by making access to private and charter flights more accessible and convenient with Flapper. In addition to opening up new travel options, the company is playing a key role in promoting effective mobility, connecting passengers to their destinations quickly and efficiently, and shaping the future of air mobility by making it available to a wider audience.   

Flapper is Latin America's first air mobility platform with a presence in Latin America, the United States, and Europe. The company provides on-demand business aviation services through an app, such as charter, shared and cargo flights, and is catalyzing the entry of hybrid electric aircraft into urban and regional air mobility. To date, they fly with almost 30,000 customers and their own inventory of more than 2,000 aircraft, good safety records and an experienced team. 

Paul Malicki is the CEO of Flapper, based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where he leads go-to-market strategies, marketing, business development and financing. In addition to his entrepreneurial achievements, Paul has a solid academic background with a Master's Degree in International Business from WSE & NCCU in Warsaw and Taipei in 2011 and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from UWM & HU in Olsztyn and Halmstad in 2009. His career was also highlighted by a research fellowship under the guidance of renowned Professor Leszek Balcerowicz, with part of the program conducted at the NCCU MBA Department in Taiwan. Paul received first class honors in Economics and participated in a two-semester double degree program in Sweden, as well as acquiring programming skills for two full semesters.