Armando Poeta was born in Bari, Italy. He is passionate about his work at Boeing, an organization he joined in 2019. Before joining Boeing, he was a cadet at the Italian Air Force Academy and went on to become a military navigator trained in the USA. Armando Poeta served in the Italian Air Force for 19 years after which he moved to the US. He is a certified FAA commercial pilot and a Certified Flight Instructor. Armando Poeta holds a BS in Physics with a Major in Astrophysics, as well as a master’s degree in systems engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology.