Team: Air Transport

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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 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…

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…