Team: Advisory Board
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Kris Major
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Kris has been flying as cabin crew for nearly 20 years and a workplace rep for almost 16 years. He started at bmi and progressed to Cabin Service Manager and was also a Cabin Safety Trainer. Kris is currently a Cabin Service Director at British Airways. He has a seat on the Cabin Crew Advisory Group and…
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Mike Stanway
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Mike started his flying as a Staff Cadet at No 12 AEF at Turnhouse (Edinburgh) and also obtained his PPL via a Flying Scholarship during this time. He joined the RAF from school and flew assorted types almost all of which are now in museums! His RAF flying included 10 years on Tornado GR1/1a and 5 years…
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Dale Hyde-Douglas
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Dale has been working in the aviation industry since 2003, most of which has been spent at Jet2. Dale has worked as Cabin Crew, progressing through to being Senior Cabin Crew and Cabin Safety Trainer, he also spent time at British Airways as Customer Service Manager and has operated on a variety of long and…
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Richard Eynon
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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…
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Meghan Doyle
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Meghan started her aviation career in 2009 with Ryanair. Starting as a junior cabin crew and working her way up to Senior Cabin Crew, Meghan successfully progressed to Safety and Emergency Procedures Instructor in 2014. She then moved into the Inflight Safety Office as a Safety Administrator in 2017 and is currently the Inflight Safety…
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Steve Slater
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Stephen Slater, became Chief Executive officer of the Light Aircraft Association on 1st September 2015, working on behalf of around 7,500 members who operate over 4,000 sport aircraft and retired from the role in 2023. Stephen joined the Association from a successful career in PR and marketing communications where he ran a leading agency working…
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Dorothy Saul-Pooley
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Dorothy Saul-Pooley originally qualified as a Solicitor and worked in the City for several years before learning to fly. She left the law in the early 1990s to gain a CPL (A) and Instructor Rating and worked as an instructor full-time for several years. She then continued to instruct part-time whilst working as an Aviation…
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Dan Pryce
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Dan Pryce started his aviation career learning to fly at EGSE – Ipswich Airport. An ambition to be a commercial pilot was furthered with an IMC and twin rating, but then he discovered air traffic control, or at least the GA equivalent, at the same time as running out of money for an ATPL. Dan…
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Andy Ormshaw
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Andy Ormshaw is the Manager of Air Traffic Services and Airfield Accountable Manager at Cornwall Airport, Newquay. Andy joined Newquay in 2008 to transition the airfield/ATC from military operation – RAF St Mawgan – to a purely civil licensed airport. Previous to that he had been the Air Traffic and Safety Services Manager of Leeds…
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Tom McCormack
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Tom joined the RAF at age 16 as a Halton Apprentice and graduated at BSc level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He served in RAF for 11 years – travelling worldwide. Following the RAF, Tom had several very different careers that have gave him a wide range of knowledge of both technical and commercial topics.…