Team: Advisory Board

  • Helena Roman Echevarria

    Helena Roman Echevarria

    Helena started as Cabin Crew Member in Ryanair DAC in 2009 and became Senior Cabin Crew Member in 2014. In 2016 she became a Safety and Emergency Procedures Instructor, becoming a Safety and Emergency Procedures Examiner within the Company in 2018. At the end of 2019 Helena joined Laudamotion gmbh as Inflight Safety Officer and…

  • Richard Oxbrough

    Richard Oxbrough

    Worked within the aviation industry since 2002, working for Ryanair, Excel Airways, Aer Lingus, Strategic Airlines and now Eastern Airways since 2012. During my career held the roles of Cabin Crew, Purser, Line Trainer, Classroom Trainer and now find myself in the position of Head of Cabin Services & Training. I still maintain my recency…

  • Wendy Nair

    Wendy Nair

    Wendy started her Aviation career when she joined Monarch in 1997, over a period of 13 years Wendy operated on the A330, B757, A330, A320, A321 and B767. Wendy progressed to the position of Cabin Safety Instructor prior to leaving in 2010. Wendy joined her current employer, AirTanker in 2012 whilst the operation was still…

  • Ben Daniel

    Ben Daniel

    In order to pursue a lifelong passion for aviation, Ben Daniel joined the UK MoD in 2000, following completion of a BA(Hons) in English and German at the University of Stirling. He completed training as a Sea King HC Mk4 Junglie Pilot in the Royal Navy in 2005 and joined 846 NAS.  After 3 years…

  • Captain Tim Cheal

    Captain Tim Cheal

    On leaving School in 1977, Tim joined the RAF as a pilot. He served in the RAF for 20 years where he operated Harrier aircraft in the UK, USA and Germany. He spent much of his time on instructional duties with formal instructional appointments on the Jet Provost, Hawk and Harrier aircraft. His final tour…

  • Mark Brosnan
  • Glenn Bradley

    Glenn Bradley

    Glenn took over as Head of Flight Operations at the CAA in October 2020, after having joined the Authority in 2017 as Flight Operations Manager – Aeroplanes. He remains a current A320 pilot and TI/SE/TRE/TRI. Prior to that he spent 9 years at easyJet in several roles but latterly as Head of Aircraft Operations and…

  • Peter Boston

    Peter Boston

    Growing up within a few miles of Biggin Hill Airfield, it was probably inevitable that I would spend much of my early teens as a cadet in the Air Training Corps. I was fortunate to gain my fixed wing PPL with the help of an RAF flying scholarship at Cinque Ports Flying Club, Lydd. However,…

  • Captain David Balmer

    Captain David Balmer

    David is an A380 line Captain with nearly 20,000 hours in his logbook, gained on A319/A320, A380, BAC1-11, DC-10, B737-200, B747-100/200, B757, B767 and B777-200/300 based at BHX, LGW and LHR. After a RAF flying scholarship and university, he switched careers and left chartered accountancy at Coopers & Lybrand (PWC nowadays) to join British Airways…

  • Chris Aplin
  • Nick Wall

    Nick Wall

    Nick Wall is an aviation journalist focusing mainly on safety issues. A former Editor of a wide range of GA aviation magazines, he is, and has been, both a GA and glider pilot for many years.

  • Rob Taylor

    Rob Taylor

    Rob Taylor has been an SEP (A) PPL holder since August 2004 and has logged just under 900 hours total time in fixed wing aircraft. He currently holds a class rating instructor rating, night rating, and plans to add an IR(R) rating when time allows. His passion for aviation started when he was at primary…