Javier Ortega Figueiral

Javier Ortega Figueiral

Journalist, legal-aeronautical consultant and writer

Barcelona, 1972. Journalist and writer. Specialized in aviation, maritime affairs, and hospitality. He has been writing about air transport and airports since 1998 and about maritime, port, and hospitality matters for over two decades.

A specialist in aeronautical law from the Complutense University of Madrid and the Barcelona Bar Association, he has been a director at Spanair and several helicopter companies with a presence in Barcelona, Andorra, and the Strait of Gibraltar area. He has won three journalism awards: two for his coverage of the aeronautical sector, granted by Aviación Digital, and one for his knowledge of the maritime sector, awarded by ANAVE, the Spanish merchant marine employers' association.

He collaborates with media such as Forbes, La Vanguardia, Vanity Fair, National Geographic, and Condé Nast Traveler, and has written for numerous publications of Grupo Prensa Ibérica. He also collaborates with specialized aviation publications in Spain and other countries—such as AvionRevue, Fly News, and JP4—and with television channels like TV3, 8TV, and Betevé.

He travels constantly, although he is deeply in love with Barcelona, its history, and its secrets.

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