Anastasija Visnakova, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Deutsche Aircraft

Visnakova is an accomplished commercial executive with 18 years of experience in aviation, gained both in the airline and OEM environment.

She has held various senior executive positions at companies such as Air Baltic, Primera Air, and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, focussing on sales, marketing and business development. Currently, Visnakova is a senior management team member at Deutsche Aircraft, where she holds the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Deutsche Aircraft is a German OEM and aircraft manufacturer focussing on sustainable regional connectivity, based in Oberpfaffenhofen (Munich, Germany, and FAL in Leipzig, Germany). Deutsche Aircraft is a manufacturer of in-service D328 and brand-new D328eco aircraft (EIS end of 2026): a best-in-class, 100 per cent SAF-compatible, 40-seater turboprop with unbeatable operational performance, fuel burn and sustainability indicators. Built on Dornier heritage, Deutsche Aircraft is committed to innovation, engineering excellence, German quality and innovation.

Visnakova’s academic background is in law and social sciences; she is an LL.M. candidate at the University of Edinburgh, specialising in innovation and technology. Additionally, she complemented her business education at Harvard Business School and the Stockholm School of Economics, focussing on business administration, leadership and aviation management.