Team: Advisory Board
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Peter Barker
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Peter graduated with a Master’s Degree in Engineering from The City University. His career in aviation commenced by being given employment in the Hawker Aircraft Ltd design office by Sir Sidney Camm. Peter worked on P1127, Kestrel and Harrier systems design before moving to Dunsfold Aerodrome to work on Harrier weapons systems flight trials. He retired…
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Robert Curry
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Rob Curry first started flying (in his head) aged about 5 whilst looking up at Concorde climbing out of Filton. Then followed pretty much every model aircraft you can think of, Air Training Corps, a bit of gliding and University Air Squadron. After graduating, much to his surprise, with an Engineering degree, he was fortunate enough…
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Kirsty Arnold
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Kirsty’s experience includes being a SME for cabin/above wing which included operational and occupational safety for cabin crew, pilots and customers. Kirsty’s role included SME safety lead for new aircraft entering service and retrofits – most recently the A350 and A330-900. Kirsty was also SME for lithium-ion batteries within the cabin. Kirsty lead investigations into…
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Captain Chris Hanson
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Chris has been flying professionally since 1985 and has worked in a management role in British Airways since 2004. In the Royal Air Force, he flew, and trained pilots, on the Hawk and Tornado F3. In British Airways he has gained type ratings on the Boeing 737, 757, 767,777 and 787, he also has instructor ratings and…
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Captain Ed Pooley
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Ed spent over 30 years as an airline pilot ending up at British Airways after much time in the independent sector. As a young co-pilot, he was an active light aircraft instructor. After becoming a line and later a Training Captain, he then led the implementation of integrated and independent oversight of operational safety and accident/serious incident…