Andy has over thirty years’ experience flying a variety of aircraft types and spent fifteen years in airline management positions. He is now the Interim Flight Operations Manager (Aeroplanes) at the CAA.
He was sponsored through university by the Royal Air Force and graduated from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne with a BSc in Biochemistry and Genetics. After spending nine years in the RAF Andy started a career in commercial aviation, initially with Excalibur Airways, then joining Caledonian Airways (becoming JMC, then Thomas Cook Airlines). He was a Training Captain, TRI and Standards Captain on the A320/A330. Andy joined the management team initially as Fleet Manager, subsequently serving in a number of roles including Group Airlines Director for Flight Operations Compliance, Risk and Standards (this included airlines in Denmark, Germany and Spain). During his career he has worked on a number of cross discipline projects, including EASA Rule Making Tasks and State Safety Partnerships. Andy joined the CAA in November 2019.