Members of the CHIRP Air Transport Advisory Board
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Members of the CHIRP Air Transport Advisory Board CAPTAIN CHRIS HANSON Chairman 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 examiner authorisation on the B737, 777 and 787. Chris’s main focus has always been the training of pilots; as a Flight Training Manager he was responsible for the management of training on the B777/787 and B737 fleets. His management experience covered the fields of Quality, Technical and Training at both Heathrow and Gatwick and he has worked inter-departmentally within British Airways, across the airline industry as a whole, and with national and international regulatory bodies, including speaking at international training conferences. Chris now works as a Training Standards Captain on the B777/787 fleet in British Airways, which he enjoys immensely. CHRIS APLIN Independent (Engineer) CAPTAIN DAVID BALMER Independent (Flight Crew) 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 as a pilot cadet in 1988. GLENN BRADLEY Head of Flight Operations, CAA MARK BROSNAN Accident Prevention & Flight Safety Programme Manager, CHC Helicopters/EEA Helicopter Group RACHAEL CASTON Director UK Airprox Board CAPTAIN TIM CHEAL Independent 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 in the RAF was as a Board of Inquiry Advisor, working closely with the AAIB investigating RAF aircraft accidents. In 1997, Tim joined Airtours as a Boeing FO. He gained Command on the Boeing in 1999 and has since progressed as Line Training Captain, TRI, TRE and Senior Examiner. He has filled the roles of Flight Safety Officer, Fleet Operations Manager and Fleet Manager and was appointed as the Training Manager (Training Post holder) in November 2005. During this time Airtours rebranded as MyTravel Airways, and then merged with Thomas Cook Airlines in 2008. Tim moved to the Airbus fleet in 2014, presently flying both the A320/1 and A330 aircraft in long and short haul operations. In 2016 Tim left his Training post holder role to return to Airbus line operations as a TRE, SE and TRI Tutor. ROB CLEMENTS Operations Inspector, AAIB Rob has been an Operations Inspector with the AAIB since 2017. Prior to joining the AAIB he was a pilot for British Airways flying the Boeing 777 and 737, he continues to fly regularly with BA on the B777. He was a training co-pilot for British Airways and holds a B777 TRI and TRE. Rob has a Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Post Graduate Certificates in ‘Accident Investigation’ and in ‘Safety & Human Factors in Aviation’. Rob regularly flies light aircraft both fixed and rotary wing. JASON DIGANCE Airworthiness Surveyor, Continued Airworthiness, CAA TERRY DUDLEY Independent (Engineer) ROBERT EDSON Ground Operations Manager, Atlantic Airlines Robert started his aviation career Lufthansa Cargo based at East Midlands Airport. He is currently employed as Nominated Post-Holder Ground Operations with Atlantic Airlines. Robert joined the company in 2005 and was initially based in Italy before returning to the UK in 2010. Atlantic Airlines operates a fleet of all cargo Boeing 737 aircraft operating on behalf of Postal and Express Integrator clients throughout Europe and is part of the West Atlantic Group. CAPTAIN TERRY EGLINTON Independent (Heli FC) LIEUTENANT COMMANDER DAVID FORREST Meng Air Safety Management, MAA In 2006 he joined the RN and on completion of training was awarded his Pilot Wings in 2009. A member of the Commando Helicopter Force on 845 Naval Air Squadron (NAS), he flew the Sea King HC4 in the support helicopter role. During his time on 845 NAS he conducted exercises in Kenya and Norway as well as NATO amphibious deployment on Ex COLD RESPONSE. His 3 operational tours of Afghanistan in support of Operation HERRICK were one of the highlights of his career thus far, where the demanding flying in all conditions supporting troops on the ground, was very rewarding. He completed his time on 845 NAS as an Instrument Rating Instructor and Squadron Test Pilot. His next tour was as the Ops Officer on 727 NAS, the RN pilot grading squadron, flying the Grob Tutor. As one of only two uniformed Royal Navy personnel on the squadron, whilst demanding, this tour proved to be equally fulfilling and provided his first insight into Contractor Flying Approved Organisation Scheme (CFAOS) and operations with civilian organisations. Selected to be a Qualified Helicopter Instructor, he completed Central Flying School (Helicopter) and was posted to 660 Sqn AAC, Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury, to instruct basic helicopter flying on the Squirrel HT1/2. He has also been the Air Advisor to the Kabul Security Force on Op TORAL, deploying to Kabul for 6 months, working in a Tri- Service and Multinational Headquarters. On return to the UK he was involved in the introduction of UKMFTS at RAF Shawbury converting to the new Juno HT1 helicopter. Once established, he assumed the role of Senior Pilot on 60 Sqn, instructing on the Juno and Jupiter helicopters for 3 years. His current role is within the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) as part of the Air Safety Management team with a particular emphasis on Human Factors and Error Management. Dave represents the Royal Navy at clay pigeon shooting when he gets the chance. He lives in Shropshire with his Wife and their two young children. CAPTAIN CHRIS FOSTER Quality Assurance Manager, easyJet Chris is an aviation man from the ground up! Started working life at Swissair in 1986 initially as a Cargo Officer manifesting cargo and checking dangerous goods. Moved quickly to customer service roles and then to Dispatcher and Flight Planner. During this time, Chris accumulated enough hours to pursue his dream of becoming and airline pilot. Qualified in 1990 and started working for British Midland initially as a Dispatcher, then Duty Manager of Terminal One (LHR) before taking up role as Station Manager in Zurich. Last position at British Midland was Commercial Manager for the handling division. Started flying commercially with Brymon Airways on the Dash 8. Moved to Go Fly in 1999 on B737 and gained command in 2002. EasyJet acquired Go Fly (and Chris) in 2002. He’s been on the Airbus since 2003 and held a number of management and training positions since 2005 including Fleet Technical Pilot, Flight Ops Manager and QA Manager. Joined CHIRP in 2019. JOHN FRIBBANCE CAA BEN GREENAWAY Independent (Engineering) 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 of Training for Storm Aviation. Passionate about aviation, Ben is driven to help those at all stages of their career to be safe, regulatory compliant and move forward. He is very clear on the need to use HF feedback to improve the safety margin and ensure that the UK continues to be at the forefront of the aviation industry. JOHN HAGAN Independent (Air Traffic Control) SCOTT HADDEN Independent (Air Traffic Control) 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 at that time. He then joined NATS in 2002 to train as an Air Traffic Controller. After training, he was initially posted to LATCC West Drayton in Terminal Control which, in 2007, closed with the unit relocating to Swanwick in Hampshire. Since then he has worked on various projects within NATS such as the next generation Flight Data Processor, controller tools and workstation. Scott has been a GATCO (Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers) member since 2002 and a GATCO Board member since 2012 in the role of Manager Recruitment and, more recently, Manager Benefits and Admin. Scott is passionate about the future of Air Traffic Control from a professional and technological standpoint and hopes to make further contributions in these areas in the years to come. He still flies for fun and is now a keen Instrument Rated GA pilot which gives him an exposure to ATC from ‘the other side’. He is also a bit of a car nut and has a love for all things mechanical, especially those that are petrol powered!! Scott is honoured to be on the CHIRP ATAB and hopes that his experience and expertise can play a small part in the process of further advancing aviation safety. JANE HANNICK Senior External Safety Specialist, NATS Safety Service TOM HARRIS Independent (Air Traffic Control) JOHN HILL Independent (Helicopter Flight Crew) BARRY HINXMAN Compliance Director, Gate Gourmet MIKE HORNBY Independent (Air Traffic Control) DARREN HOWE Unite the Union (Engineer) Darren has been an engineer in the aviation industry for over 25 years, the majority of that time spent working for Britannia/Thomson/TUI.