Team: Advisory Board

Jonny was appointed Safety Manager/Security Officer for TAG Aviation in October 2016. Jonny joined TAG Aviation in November 2014 as a Crew Training Instructor at TAG Global Training, where he helped to construct and deliver ground school training to TAG Pilots, Cabin Crew and Third-Party Clients. Prior to joining TAG UK, Jonny worked as Cabin…

Tim joined NATS in 1998 and validated as a Luton Tower controller in 2000.  In 2004 he moved to Cardiff and validated in Tower and Radar.  In 2006 he became a Deputy Watch Manager and, in this role, he was heavily involved in safety management work, including ATC procedures safety analysis, incident investigation and lesson learning.…

Tom joined NATS in 2010 and went on to validate as an en-route controller at Swanwick on the London West sectors. He has since enjoyed working as an on-the-job-training-instructor, a safety representative liaising between controllers and unit safety, and is also a member of various project teams developing the next generation of controller equipment and…

Jez joined NATS in 1991 working as an area radar Controller and more recently as a Supervisor at London Centre.  He spent a number of years working in NATS’ incident investigation team and then within its corporate safety team. Jez was a member of, and then chair of the Professional and Legal Committee of IFATCA.  He has…

Captain Si Kovach has been flying professionally since 1997, initially qualifying as a pilot in the RAF and flying Puma, Merlin and Griffin helicopters, before retiring in 2013 when he joined Bristow Helicopters Ltd in Aberdeen. Si has been flying the Sikorsky S92A in the offshore transport role since 2013, gaining his command in 2015…

Darren has been an engineer in the aviation industry for over 25 years, the majority of that time spent working for Britannia/Thomson/TUI. After spells in Workshops, Hangar and predominantly the Line Engineering environment Darren now holds the position of Duty Engineer at TUI’s Manchester facility. He has held the position of a TUI internal Human…

Jon gained a PPL at age 17, trained by my grandfather, a retired test pilot. He joined the army with the intent of flying for the Army Air Corps, unfortunately, a failed medical lead to 6 years as an infantry officer mostly spent in Ulster hedgerows and riots around the Divis Flats.  John left the army…

I have over 20 years’ experience in the aviation industry. My career started in 1996 in the RAF as an Aircraft Electrical Technician. In 2005 I elected to change careers to become an Air Traffic Controller. I currently hold the role of ATC Watch Manager at Birmingham Airport but previously I have held a variety…

Ben Greenaway is a B1/2 Part-66 licensed engineer.  He spent over 20-years at British Airways going from apprentice to supervisor, working on a variety of aircraft including A320, B777 and the Concorde.  He left as a Part-147 A380 subject matter expert to become a Part-66/147 airworthiness surveyor with the UK CAA and is now currently the Head…