Operator-grade judgement for board-level decisions
Airlines and investors rarely lack analysis. What they lack is someone who has sat in the seats the analysis is about — and will say plainly what will work, what will fail, and why.
What I do
Due diligence
Operational and safety diligence for investors and acquirers: fleet, crew, training, maintenance governance, regulatory exposure. What the data room does not show.
Transformation
Turnarounds and operating-model redesign in flight operations, training and OCC — as an advisor, or embedded alongside your team.
Board & executive advisory
A sounding board for CEOs, COOs and Accountable Managers. Red-teaming decisions before they are irreversible.
Expert advice
Flight operations, crew training and planning, ground operations, safety management, labour relations in UK, US and Belgian environments (unions and works councils), regulatory strategy.
How I work
Three formats: a focused advisory sprint (days), a defined project (weeks), or a retained board-advisory relationship. Scope and fees agreed before work starts. No leverage model, no junior team — you get me.
Evidence
- COO and Accountable Manager, Brussels Airlines — 40 aircraft, 3,500 staff
- Chief Pilot – Aircrew Operations, Boeing
- Flight Training Manager and Airbus Captain, British Airways
- Senior Advisor to a global strategy consultancy
- INSEAD Global Executive MBA · Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society
See also: Interim Roles · Pilot Training