Captain Geraint Harries - Head of Training

Geraint Harries, has a wide experience in aviation. He joined the Royal Air Force at the age of 21 where he instructed on the Lightning and the USAF F106 (Delta Dart) and became a Flight Commander flying the FGR2 Phantom. On leaving he spent a few years as a Commercial Flying Instructor and was promoted to Chief Flying Instructor (Aeroplanes) before joining AirUK. He was a Line Training Captain on the Fokker 27 and a Type Rating Examiner on the ATR 72. After KLM had taken over the Company he flew Fokker 70/100s. Since retiring from KLM he has added the Dornier 328 to his Type Rating Examiner qualifications. As a MCC Instructor Geraint enjoys passing on the knowledge he has gained during his career.

Captain Malcolm Wayland

After studying Architecture in the early 1970's Malcolm decided on a career change and started working as an Operations/Crew Planning Officer for British Midland Airways (Now bmi).  In 1976 he was employed in the same capacity by Britannia Airways - now Thomson Airways - and obtained his PPL through the Britannia Flying Club.  Soon after achieving this he was fortunate enough to be offered a sponsorship by Britannia, and this led to him being employed by them in 1983 as a First Officer on the 'Classic' Boeing 737-200.  Almost uniquely in aviation he remained with just the one employer until retiring in 2009 under a Voluntary Redundancy agreement.  At that time he had 17,800 hours on Boeing 737, 757 and 767 aircraft, obtained while flying on a wide variety of routes serving both short and long haul destinations.  Malcolm tries to give students a real feel of what it is like to be part of an Airline Crew when having to deal with various day-to-day scenarios that are based on his own, and that of his colleagues, experiences.

Captain Mel Jenkins

Mel started his aviation career in Air Traffic Control before joining the RAF. After initial flight training he completed the flying instructor course at Central Flying School and then progressed to instruct Fleet Air Arm pilots on the Jet Provost. Mel, thereafter flew the Nimrod operationally before returning to DFS, initially as a staff instructor, then a training manager, and finally an examiner. After leaving the RAF Mel joined bmi and remained with the company for 25 years gaining a B737 TRE qualification and a number of managerial positions along the way. After leaving bmi Mel joined Oxford Air Training as an MCC instructor and was appointed Jet Simulator Manager a few months later. Mel's passion for teaching and 17,000 hours experience has never waned, and at CRM Aviation he focuses on providing core skills to future airline pilots

Captain Iain Fitzgerald

Captain Andrew McNeile

Andrew joined the RAF 1962 avoided V bombers by joining transport force on Beverleys. Became youngest captain since WW2 at the age of 22.Then went to CFS and became jet QFI. Left RAF and joined SAAF where instructed on Dakotas. Rejoined RAF as a jet QFI and because had lost all seniority by joining SAAF earned accelarated promotion by becoming an A.D.C. Became squadron commander of Gnat squadron at fast jet training FTS. Because of ground tour resigned from RAF and joined Britannia Airways where, because of transport experience, got almost immediate command. Stayed 20 years becoming TRE ground and air. EasyJet then asked him to join them and served for 10 years as a TRE. Keep sane by continuing as a CRE/ IRE and knowing the incredible value of CRM to every pilot working in the multi crew environment. Andrew is also a current IRE.

Captain Chris Huxtable

Chris started flying in 1975 and very quickly progressed through to being an approved Chief IR Instructor. Chris also held the position of CFI for a major private and commercial FTO. Chris then moved onto British Midland flying the B737 before moving across to the Airbus 321/320 as Captain. With over 10,000 flying hours Chris has huge experience in imparting his knowledge and experience onto new industry pilots. His belief in the importance of good multi crew operating procedures is second to none.

Captain Bruce Hutton

Bruce's aviation career started in the Fleet Air Arm as a ground attack and strike pilot. He's no stranger to carrier operations! After leaving the Fleet Air Arm he took up a career as a commercial and IR instructor then moved on to British Midland where he achieved command and TIRE in 1984. After British Midland came Maersk Air and a position as Line Training Captain. Bruce is a very experienced aviator with over 21,500 hours of which 6,000 + of these are instructional hours.

First Officer Ed Nind

Having starting flying with his father at the age of six and, after leaving college, Ed started working at White Waltham as ground crew and then operations whilst training for his PPL. Ed left to complete his self-sponsored commercial flying training and, after a short stint of work on a Citation business jet, he secured a job with Air Southwest Flying their De Havilland Dash 8 aircraft.

At the age of 26 Ed is now a First Officer with BA CityFlyer flying the state of the art Embraer E170 and E190 Jets out of London City Airport in the heart of the city bringing with him the knowledge of a modern Airline and leading aircraft systems. Ed specailises in conducting Jet experience flights with CRM and is also a very good source of up to date SOP's with major operators.

Cally Howarth

A graduate in Psychology, Cally has 17 years professional recruitment and interviewing experience. She offers in-depth recruiter knowledge of behavioural interviewing techniques and assessment centres and is qualified in a range of psychometric and aptitude-testing techniques. She is a qualified Coach and Trainer with extensive experience of personalcoaching and group workshop delivery. She has in her career been successful in helping hundreds of candidates through the interview process and works with CRM Aviation to offer support to Pilots on a group and 1:1 basis.