John Bent
FRAeS
Professional pilot in Royal Air Force and 5 Airlines, with 13,000 hours on 28 aircraft.
A long career included RAF QFI, CFI of RAF Flying Club, FSI, TRI, TRE, and fleet test pilot; design and management of 3 Simulator Training Centres; training policy, development, and Airbus launch for a major airline.
Consultant IATA, and Indonesian DGCA. Chairman of a Workstream in the former International Pilot Training Consortium.
2016 – GM for the development of the Hong Kong Airlines Aviation Academy.
2017 – 2020 Project Executive for the design and construction of the Fiji Airways Aviation Academy, including tendering for two full flight simulators and oversight of installation and EASA FSTD qualifications.
Presentations to 92 International Training Symposiums many by invitation.