Essam ElBanna is an Egyptian air traffic controller born in 1979 who has worked in several airports in Egypt. He has a B.Sc. in aeronautical sciences from the Egyptian Aviation Academy, where he studied air traffic control. His background includes courses in aerodromes, navigation, airspace, meteorology, and air traffic control procedures. He has worked as an air traffic controller and in flight data processing systems at several Egyptian airports since 2008.