Team: Cabin Crew

  • Jane Unwin

    Jane Unwin

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    Jane’s aviation career began in 1988 when she was offered the job of Crewing Officer at a small charter airline, British Island Airways. At the time she knew nothing about what the role would involve, or where it would lead her, but it was the beginning of a 36 year journey. From BIA she moved…

  • Natasha Gilchrist

    Natasha Gilchrist

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    Natasha graduated from university with a BA hons in creative arts before starting her aviation career in 1998. She started flying as long haul cabin crew for British Airways, which she did for 7 years, this included a secondment to short haul before leaving aviation to train to be a teacher. As soon as she…

  • Adele Bates

    Adele Bates

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    Adele has been working in the aviation industry since 1995 and is experienced in a wide range of areas, including Scheduled, ACMI and VIP Airline Operations at Senior Level. She has a proven ability working in both training and cabin crew management roles, setting up airline training and cabin service departments to EASA/UK CAA standards…

  • Will Godwin

    Will Godwin

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    Having flown commercially for 12 years, Will is currently a 737 Captain based at BHX with Jet2.com. He is also an Army Reservist and in that role has worked in Flight Safety and Human Factors training. 

  • Claire Cook

    Claire Cook

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    Claire has over 20 years’ experience in both Safety and Health within the travel industry, previously working for a UK Tour Operator responsible for the overseas safety auditing of hotels, transport and excursion providers and incident investigation for personal injury and illness claims. She has also worked within the Occupational Health team of an airline…

  • Carmel Good

    Carmel Good

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    I joined the Aviation business in 1997, joining British Airways within their Customer Experience team, moving through various Ground Roles, including Flight and Load Control, I moved into the flying world in 2013 as a Crew Team Manager, leading a team of Customer Service Managers, during this time I gained my license to support my…

  • John Lobo-Pires

    John Lobo-Pires

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    John joined Virgin Atlantic in 2001 as Cabin Crew and worked through the ranks to Flight Service Manager. In 2009 he became a Cabin Safety Training Instructor and since 2023 has been the Manager – Cabin Operations & Training. John is responsible for the Ops Manuals B and D, as well as standard operating and…

  • Jen Clifford

    Jen Clifford

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    Jen started her career in aviation in 1999 when she joined Monarch as cabin crew, operating on the B757, A320 and A300. She joined easyJet in 2001 and progressed through various roles including Cabin Crew Line Trainer, Crew Training Instructor and Training Duty Manager before moving into the Cabin Safety Department as a Cabin Safety…

  • Lezio Liotta

    Lezio Liotta

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    Lezio started his aviation career in 2005 where he worked for Ryanair for nearly a decade and in a variety of roles including cabin crew, senior cabin crew and SEP Instructor. He then spent a few years working for the startup FlyDubai, the Emirates sister company in the capacity of Cabin Safety Officer where he…

  • Joanne Green

    Joanne Green

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    Jo has over 30 years’ experience in aviation in a wide range of areas from both Long and short haul and Corporate as Cabin crew with a progression into training in 1996. With experience in delivery and design of all ground subjects to both Pilots and Cabin Crew she set up her own training company…

  • Captain Chris Hanson

    Captain Chris Hanson

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    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…

  • Air Cdre Dai Whittingham FRAeS

    Air Cdre Dai Whittingham FRAeS

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    Independent 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…