“Leading figures from industry and acadaemia will ensure that CAPA AeroPark delivers the highest standards in aviation training and education”
Eminent Council
An Eminent Council, consisting of leading members of the industry and acadaemia, has been established to ensure that CAPA AeroPark is developed to provide the highest standards in training and education, in line with the requirements of the aviation industry.
| Mr Peter Harbison | |
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Peter Harbison is Executive Chairman and Founder of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, and is regarded as one of the leading aviation strategists globally. His career in aviation law and regulatory affairs included a posting to the Australian mission to the International Civil Aviation Organisation in Montreal, and 10 years at a senior level at the International Air Transport Association in Geneva. Mr Harbison is President of the Australian Aviation Council and immediate past President of the Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand |
| Dr Barry Humphreys | |
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Dr Humphreys spent more than 20 years with the UK Civil Aviation Authority. He was the Head of Air Services Policy when he left to join Virgin Atlantic Airways as Director of External Affairs and Route Development. Dr Humphreys is Chairman of the British Air Transport Association, Deputy Chairman of Airport Co-Ordination and sits on the Boards of the UK India Business Council and National Air Traffic Services. He is also a visiting lecturer at Cranfield University. |
| Mr Jeffrey Shane | |
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Jeffrey Shane was the Under Secretary for Policy in the US Department of Transportation until 2008, a presidentially appointed role. In his tour of duty with the department he focused on open skies, infrastructure financing, technology initiatives and the implications of climate change. In 2007, he was elected President of the triennial Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Mr Shane has returned to legal practice and is now a Partner at the Washington DC-based international law firm, Hogan & Hartson LLP. |
| Mr Ashley Smout | |
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Ashley Smout is Chairman & CEO of Airways New Zealand, which he joined in 1999 as COO. Airways New Zealand was one of the first Air Navigation Service providers to be commercialised, and is recognised as one of the most cost-efficient and customer responsive ANS companies in the industry. It has won the IATA Eagle Award twice in the last few years. Mr Smout is also Chairman of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, the global industry association for providers of air traffic control. |
| Dr Nawal Taneja | |
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For more than 35 years Dr. Taneja, has been contributing to the airline industry, having advised the boards of major global carriers in the areas of strategic and tactical planning. He has also worked with civil aviation authorities on liberalisation, bilateral agreements and privatisation. Dr. Taneja has served as Professor and Chairman of the Aerospace Engineering and Aviation Department at Ohio State University, and as an Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| Mr William R Voss | |
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William R. Voss is President and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation. He was previously Director of the Air Navigation Bureau at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Prior to joining ICAO, Voss spent 23 years at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), focusing on air traffic management and control, where he rose to become Director of Air Traffic Systems Development. |
| Mr John Ward | |
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Mr Ward had a distinguished 25 year career with Qantas Airways, culminating as Managing Director & CEO of the airline. He subsequently joined News Limited as GM Commercial, a position which he held for seven years. He is Interim Chairman of Brisbane Airport Holdings, a Director of Adelaide Airport, Chairman of Wolseley Private Equity and an Honorary Life Governor of the Research Foundation of Information Technology. |