Vice Chairman

Capt. Tony Wride

Monarch Airways

Professional experience	1974 – 1988 Royal Navy Various Locations Naval Officer and Pilot § Sea King helicopter pilot and Assistant Flight Safety Officer (814 Squadron) § Wasp helicopter pilot and Frigate Flight Commander (HMS Ariadne & HMS Apollo) § Qualified Helicopter Instructor (A2 Cat) and Instrument Rating Examiner (Wasp, 829 Squadron) § Qualified Flying Instructor (A2 Cat), Staff Officer, and Flight Commander (Bulldog, RN Elementary Flying Squadron) § Jet training on Hunter & Hawk aircraft § Electronic Warfare training (Canberra T17, 360 Squadron) 1988 – Date Monarch Airlines Luton Captain (A320, A321, A330) § First Officer Boeing 757 § Promoted to Captain A320/A321 in 1994 § Type Rating Approval Co-ordinator § Captain A330 since 2000 § Head of Safety Management since February 2003
Additional professional activities	Three winters spent on secondment to Airbus Training involved in the construction of Computer Based Training (CBT) for pilot conversions. Instrumental in causing a major change in Airbus CBT implementation during first secondment which resulted in their request for my return subsequently. Final project was the construction of the A330 Cross Crew Qualification (CCQ) CBT. Within Monarch involved in projects associated with Pilot Training and Operations publications before taking up the position as Head of Safety Management. Actively involved in the development of the Aerobytes FDM software and Superstructure Aviation Quality Database software.
Hobbies	§ Electronic Music and restoration of old analogue synthesizers. § Motor cycle riding (Harley-Davidson) – Mid life crisis event! § Snowboarding – Gives my son something to point and laugh at!