Air Partner’s aviation safety consultancy division Baines Simmons welcomes Jason Greenslade and Malcolm Rusby as Consultants

GATWICK, UK, 2016-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Baines Simmons, Air Partner’s aviation safety consultancy division, has appointed Jason Greenslade and Malcolm Rusby as Consultants.

Both Jason and Malcolm are based at Baines Simmons’ headquarters at Fairoaks airport and will report directly to Joanne Welland, Practice Director. Jason specialises in Availability, Reliability and Maintainability within the MOD environments, while Malcolm focuses on drafting, implementing, and assuring standards of Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Fatigue Risk Management (FRM).

Jason has worked in safety and airworthiness within the Aerospace Engineering industry for over 27 years. He has over 20 years’ experience within the Ministry of Defence (MOD), working in a variety of safety management, initial airworthiness, and continuing airworthiness roles. In addition to this, Jason worked at Rolls Royce for three years as a senior engineer and team leader within a safety management and continuing airworthiness capacity. Jason is a Chartered Engineer with the Royal Aeronautical Society and is a Member of the Chartered Management Institute.

Malcolm has over 20 years’ experience in managing and reducing risk in aviation across airlines and business aviation. Prior to joining Baines Simmons, he held the role of Safety Director at TAG Europe, where he was responsible for Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Fatigue Risk Management (FRMS). He was a corporate and air ambulance pilot for most of his aviation career, and also founded the Corporate Aviation Safety Executive (CASE), a project established to improve aviation safety through the collation and monitoring of data and trends in the business aviation community. Malcolm is a member of several UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) advisory groups, including SIAG, BASP, Significant 7 (CIFT) and FDM forum.

Joanne Welland, Practice Director at Baines Simmons, said: “Both Jason and Malcolm are well respected authorities in their fields. I am delighted that we can now add their expertise to our existing capability at Baines Simmons so that our clients can benefit greatly from their experience. Jason will be a great asset to the BAE Systems Consulting programme and Malcolm will be providing support to a wide range of Air Operators seeking SMS support.”

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About Air Partner:
Founded in 1961, Air Partner is a global aviation services group that provides worldwide solutions to industry, commerce, governments and private individuals. The Group has two divisions‎: (a) Broking division, comprising air charter broking and remarketing through the Air Partner and Cabot brands respectively; and (b) Training & Consulting division, via the aviation safety consultancy Baines Simmons. For reporting purposes, the Group is structured into four divisions: Commercial Jets, Private Jets, Freight (Broking) and Baines Simmons (Training & Consultancy). The Commercial Jet division charters large airliners to move groups of any size. Cabot Aviation, which is formed within the Commercial Jet division, provides comprehensive remarketing programmes for all types of commercial and corporate aircraft to a wide range of international clients. Private Jets offers the company’s unique pre-paid JetCard scheme and on-demand charter. Air Partner Freight charters aircraft of every size to fly almost any cargo anywhere, at any time. Baines Simmons is a world leader in Aviation Safety Consulting which specialises in aviation regulation, compliance and safety management. Air Partner is headquartered alongside Gatwick airport in the UK. Air Partner operates 24/7 year-round and has 20 offices globally. Air Partner is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIR) and is also ISO 9001:2008 compliant for commercial airline and private jet solutions worldwide. www.airpartner.com

About Baines Simmons:
Founded in 2001, Baines Simmons is a world leader in aviation safety consulting, specialising in aviation regulation, compliance and safety management. It is a trusted advisor to more than 750 aviation organisations and more than 40 Aviation Authorities. Baines Simmons helps to advance best practice, shape safety thinking and drive continuous improvement to safety performance. This is achieved through its three service offerings: consulting, training and outsourced services. Through these services, Baines Simmons has helped develop the skills and expertise of more than 120,000 aviation professionals across multiple facets of the aviation industry. Clients include: KLM, SAS, Thomas Cook, Thomson, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, The Isle of Man Government, BAE Systems, MoD, Rolls Royce, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Airbus, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and UK Military Aviation Authority (MAA). www.bainessimmons.com

SOURCE: Air Partner