After graduating with a bsc Biomedical Science degree from the University of Wales, Cardiff, Richard followed his ambition to become cabin crew and joined Emirates Airline in 2006. At Emirates, Richard was based in Dubai for nearly five years. The ambition was to fly for a maximum of three years, but the industry addiction led to Richard staying longer and joining British Airways. Some fifteen years later, doesn’t time fly?
Richard has experience of operating on the B777, B787, B747, A330, A340, A380 and A320 types. During his time at British Airways, Richard was an SCCM, cabin crew trainer, recruiter and completed two secondments with one leading to a permanent role in the Cabin Safety Team. Richard has been in the Cabin Safety team since 2016 and completed a NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety and the CAA Cabin Inspector Theory course. In the British Airways Cabin Safety team, Richard still holds an attestation and is licensed on the B777, B787 and A320 types and works with a team of Operational Safety Evaluators looking after the compliance oversight of SCCM line evaluations and cabin sops.
n addition to compliance oversight, Richard also has experience investigating (actual and potential) incidents, completes risk assessments and is a member of the Cabin Safety Liaison Group (CSLG) – a group of Cabin Safety professionals from all UK operators.