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.

Debbie joined Stobart Air in October 2018 and joined the Leadership Team in September 2019. Debbie is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, having trained in Ernst & Young and also working with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Ireland, USA and Australia.

Debbie has diverse industry experience including multi-national and pan European Pharmaceutical and IT positions including Director of Accounting, Senior European Finance Manager and Group Financial Controller. In her current role Debbie is responsible for all aspects of the Finance function.

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.

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.

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.

John launched his career with FLS Aerospace in 2000 and following the successful completion of an aircraft engineering apprenticeship, John worked around Europe with numerous airlines such as  KLM in the Netherlands and Air Nostrum in Valencia.

In 2005, John joined Aer Arann as a B2 Engineer and his career with the organisation has progressed steadily from Shift Supervisor to his appointment as Director of Engineering for Stobart Air (formerly Aer Arann) in July 2020. As the Director of Engineering, John is the Nominated Person, acceptable to the Competent Authority, with direct accountability for ensuring the aircraft continuing airworthiness, and maintenance operations of the fleet, John leads a department of highly skilled and experienced Managers , Support staff and Aircraft engineers, 

John holds a BEngTech in Aviation Technology (Distinction) from the Technological University Dublin and is an Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) approved Form 4 Post Holder. John is also a fully licensed Part 66 B1 and B2 Engineer, holding Type Ratings on the ATR 42/72, Embraer 170/190 and Boeing 737NG aircrafts.