Alberto Nassetti

Alberto Nassetti (Bologna 18 July 1966 - Toulouse 30 June 1994) was an Italian aviator. After graduating the Francesco De Pinedo technical and aeronautical institute of Rome, Alberto joined the Italian airline Alitalia, where he flew the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 on medium haul routes. In 1992, Alberto was diagnosed with a brain tumor, but soon had an operation to remove it and became the first pilot to re-enter service after having a surgical operation to the brain. In June 1994, Nassetti was chosen by the ANPAC to go to the Airbus plant in Toulouse France, to observe tests of the Airbus A330, an aircraft that Alitalia was considering buying. On the last day of the test, the aircraft (F-WWKH) was performing...