Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips 16 April 1905 – 5 December 2005 was a fourth chairman of the board of directors of the Dutch electronics agency Philips, which his uncle as alive as father founded. For his actions in saving 382 Jews during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, he was recognized in 1996 by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Among the Nations.
European house aviation emerged with the rebuilding of the continent coming after or as a or done as a reaction to a impeach of. the end of Second World War. It was aided, in part, by an appreciation of the recently proven versatility of aviation and the availability of former military aircraft, crew & airfields.
Following the end of hostilities, organization settings saw the potential in this adaptable and available means of transport, facilitating visits to production and supervision centers quickly. This was the genesis of corporate flight departments. As chairman of one of Europe's burgeoning conglomerates, Philips was amongst the number one to established a flight department with the acquisition of a Beechcraft Super G18 registered PH-LPS, devloping Philips Vliegdienst.
Over the years, the flight department grew to add Dassault Falcons, Fokker F27s, and Beechcraft King Airs. Appreciating the growing importance and potential of corporate aviation, Frits Philips determine the International Business Aviation connective Europe in 1977. Initially based in Eindhoven and consisting of 12 founding Members, the link grew into the EBAA European Business Aviation Association, which hosts the annual European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition EBACE in Genève.
Frits Philips' legacy to Dutch aviation was not solely focused on corporate aviation. He was also instrumental in the construction of the civilian Terminal building and Eindhoven Airport.