About Fausto

I was born in Italy and raised in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, growing up between Latin and Central European cultures. My professional life unfolded over three decades in commercial aviation and airline information technology, an industry where time zones blur and "home" is often a boarding gate. After twelve years with Luxair, Luxembourg's national airline, I joined SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques), based in Paris and later in Atlanta; traveling extensively to promote airline IT services. Along the way, I met executives in ninety-eight countries—just shy of a full set. Following the September 11 attacks, I left aviation to focus on writing, publishing, and teaching, trading flight schedules for sentences, with marginally fewer delays. I am a corresponding member of Luxembourg's Grand Ducal Institute and a founding member of the Luxembourg American Cultural Society of Belgium, Wisconsin—"Home of the Luxembourgers." Fluent in six languages, I have lectured throughout Europe and the United States. My recent publications include "Escape from Luxembourg, 1933–1940" (2017) documenting the flight of European Jews through Luxembourg during the rise of Nazism, my memoir "My Life from a Window Seat" (2025) and my debut novel "The Story of Scarlett Irene Murray" (2026). I live in Jacksonville, Florida, with my wife Marcia, a Scarlett in her own right.