Team: Advisory Board

  • Robert Edson

    Robert Edson

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    Robert started his aviation career Lufthansa Cargo based at East Midlands Airport.  He is currently employed as Nominated Post-Holder Ground Operations with an Airline.  Robert joined the company in 2005 and was initially based in Italy before returning to the UK in 2010.

  • Terry Dudley IAME MBA

    Terry Dudley IAME MBA

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    I work for Panasonic Avionics in the Panasonic Technical Services branch (PTS). And have been with them for 5 years this year. I am the Regional Manager covering the UK and Europe and a Form 4 post holder working with the IAA and the UKCAA.  I oversee Line Maintenance operations for Panasonic systems fitted on…

  • Jane Hannick
  • Scott Hadden

    Scott Hadden

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    Scott was born in Fife, Scotland in 1973 and from a very early age wanted to become a commercial pilot.  However, after years of commitment to that path (he started flying at the age of 12), Scott made the difficult decision in 2001 not to pursue a flying career due to the post 9/11 employment landscape…

  • Captain George Capon

    Captain George Capon

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    George started his flying career in 1976, joining the Air Training Corps and Commanding a VGS for 12 years, initially learning to fly at Southend, he obtained his ATPL ,latterly flying as a Captain on the A340 and A330. Never forgetting the grass roots of aviation he has continuously held  CAA and FAA instructor single…

  • Air Cdre Dai Whittingham FRAeS

    Air Cdre Dai Whittingham FRAeS

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    Dai Whittingham joined the RAF as a pilot in 1974.  He flew Phantoms in the Air Defence fighter role and served as a flying instructor on the Jet Provost.  He has commanded an E-3D AWACS squadron and the main operating base of RAF Waddington. A graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies, he deployed in 2004…

  • Nicola Walker

    Nicola Walker

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    I started flying career in MAN for airtours International in 1996-2003, qualified on various aircraft types including A320/321 7A330, B757/B767 and worked on the Air New Zealand damp less aircraft B747-200 for a year. Wanted to be based near to my home town of Leeds , joined Jet2 on the first Cabin Crew course and…

  • Claire Simpson

    Claire Simpson

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    Claire has worked within the Aviation Industry for over 25 years. First as Cabin Crew gaining valuable experience in the air before joining Unites predecessor unions. Claire’s work over the years has seen her support cabin crew through the impacts of 9/11 and the recent pandemic as well as lobby for support for the aviation…

  • Adam Rowland

    Adam Rowland

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    Adam started his aviation career in 1995 as ‘summer only’ cabin crew with Airtours International on its 757s flying out of Glasgow.   Along with his experience as cabin crew on larger jets he also operated as single crew on turboprops with British Airways franchise cityflyer Express at Gatwick on the ATR42 and 72, progressing to…

  • Helena Roman Echevarria

    Helena Roman Echevarria

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    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…

  • Wendy Nair

    Wendy Nair

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    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

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    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…