Career
He was employed at the Secretariat for Internal Affairs in Belgrade and he also worked as an attorney. On July 2, 2009, he became the chief executive officer (generalni direktor) of Jat Airways, the Serbian state-owned flag carrier. He had been appointed to the post by the Democratic Party (Doctor of Science).
This appointment marked a break with the unwritten tradition that Jat Chief executive officers should come from within the company and should have transport engineering backgrounds.
In his first press interview after his appointment, Radovanović stated that Jat"s loss during the calendar year 2008 was €80 million. During a brief interview in September, 2009, Radovanović said that in 2010, Jat Airways was expected to increase revenues to 150 million euros, and that there would be a further reduction in the company"s losses.
lieutenant was necessary to make large savings and this would be done by reducing the number of employees and introducing financial discipline in the company. Radovanovic also announced the renewal of a contract with the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to renew the fleet and the acquisition of new aircraft.
The flight took off from Belgrade to Hurghada on July 20, 2009 so that the families could claim the bodies of their loved ones who had been involved in the accident.
Radovan Radovanović had been sent by his newspaper to report from the accident site.
