About

Andy commenced work in the airline industry in May 1977 with Loganair Limited. Initially employed in Operations and Commercial roles in oil related Charter work in Aberdeen he transferred to Glasgow in 1982 as Operations Manager. Having held various operations and commercial roles in the organisation he then transferred to British Regional Airlines in the Isle of Man prior to joining British International Helicopters in Aberdeen as Commercial Manager in 1996. Re-joining Loganair in 1998 as Head of Operations, he went onto hold the roles of Director Commercial Operations, with responsibility for Network Development, Revenue Management, Fares and Pricing; then Director Special Projects transitioning the company from a British Airways Franchisee to an established FlyBe Franchise Operator, prior to being appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2007. In 2011 Andy joined Hebridean Air Services as General Manager prior to joining Stobart Air in 2015 initially as Chief Operating Officer for Stobart Air.

Returning to Stobart Air as Chief Operating Officer and interim Technical Director, Peter previously held this role until late 2005 when the business traded as Aer Arann. Since then Peter has worked overseas in various aviation roles including General Manager Operations at Regional Express (Pelair) for their Air Ambulance, Defence and Specialised Charter business, a number of roles with Virgin Australia including Fleet Transactions manager, and Synergies manager with their airline equity partners.

More recently Peter was the Deputy Accountable Manager and Technical Director for SAS Ireland, set up in May 2017 and obtained their Operator’s certification and commenced operations in late 2017. He has previously established a helicopter charter and maintenance business, Skywest Aviation and subsequently sold it to the current owners.

Peter is a licenced Engineer and holds a private pilot’s licence. He holds an MBA from the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia and has completed the Key Executives Programme at Harvard University.

Hilary joined Stobart Air in 2017 as HR Manager and promoted to Head of HR in March 2019. Hilary has worked in the aviation industry for the past 7 years, where she worked for a ground handling company in the roles of HR Business Partner and Deputy HR Manager and NorthgateArinso (HR outsource for Aer Lingus) 2012 as a HR Generalist.

In her new role with Stobart Air Hilary is responsible for the day to day management of the HR function.  Hilary holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources & Industrial Relations and a Professional Diploma in Employment Law.

Having started his flying career in 1990 with Aer Lingus Donal operated numerous aircraft types with Aer Lingus as a line FO and Captain.  He also held TRI/TRE status on the A320, and was involved in Training & LOFT design for the A320 during his career with EI.

In 2010 Donal relocated to Etihad Airways where he continued to fulfil a number of trainer and examiner roles on the Airbus, as well as further involvement in training and LOFT design, aircraft delivery and test flights.  He also fulfilled the role of Manager Line Standards with Etihad before taking up a secondment opportunity with Air Seychelles in May 2015.  During his time in the Seychelles Donal fulfilled the roles of Chief Instructor Airbus, Head of Flight Operations and General Manager Operations with Air Seychelles.

Donal took the decision to relocate back to Ireland upon finishing his tenure in the Seychelles, and he joined Stobart Air in October 2017 bringing over twenty years extensive flight operations management experience to the position of DFO.

With over 15 years in the company, Martin has extensive knowledge and broad experience in airline operations in areas such as Technical Services, Base Maintenance, Asset Management, Airworthiness Review Staff, and Compliance Monitoring (Operations) and Quality (Engineering and Maintenance). Martin has worked as key member in a number of projects during his career that include the introduction of a new aircraft type, development and monitoring of technical and operational standards and procedures, numerous aircraft and engine lease negotiations, aircraft delivery and re-delivery, airworthiness review and recommendations, as well as supporting and encouraging the continuous improvement of the organisation through his current role. He has previously performed composite research on the Canadair CRJ at Short Bros (Bombardier Aerospace) Belfast. Martin holds a Master of Science in Material Science and a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from The Queens University Belfast. This education is further supplemented by a wealth of aviation industry specific training

Extensive background in Ground Operations having previously worked as Station Manager for Aer Arann in Dublin. Alison relocated to Cork to take up the role of Airports Manager responsible for the day to day management of 12 stations including 2 bases. In this role Alison was responsible for managing relationships with the handling partners and ensuring compliance with required ground handling procedures relating to safety and security. Alison has been involved in special projects including rewriting the Stobart Air Ground Operations Manual with responsibility for preparing documentation for the IOSA audits, as well as partaking in the inspections. She completed a degree in Business Studies (Aviation and Transport) in 2014, as well as recently completing a Nominated Postholder (Eu-Ops) Ground Operations Course and ICAO Safety Management Systems Course.