During his first military carreer, serving as an engineer Officer, Francis held for 18 years various positions, on the C135FR flying tanker and then, for close to 10 years, on the AWACS, air operation spearhead of military theaters. In 1999 he joined the civilian world as Technical Director of airlines and maintenance centers. First in Euralair then Axis Airways and finally Air Tahiti where he stayed 11 years managing maintenance operations and the fleet. In 2017, he joined the ACIA Group as Managing Director of the subsidiary in charge of cargo conversions. In 2020, Francis totals 38 years spent in aeronautical maintenance. He has participated in numerous aircraft lease, ACMI, sales and integration transactions for new and used aircraft.