Richard joined York Aviation as a Principal Consultant in January 2004 from Manchester Airport, where he spent over 20 years in a wide variety of managerial roles. His experience encompasses aviation policy development, corporate strategy, economic regulation, business planning, terminal management, and operations planning. He has a thorough understanding of the aviation industry gained through representing Manchester in aviation policy forums at national and European level and through playing a key role in the development of Manchester’s long-term business strategy.
Since joining York Aviation, Richard has managed a wide variety of studies, including, recently, the preparation of evidence on the social and economic impact of London City Airport in connection with planning applications, a study for Poznan-Lawica Airport in Poland in conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers Poland on non-aviation revenue strategy, and proposition research for Invest Thames Gateway into the aerospace and MRO sectors. Richard has also managed a number of projects related to the development of smaller General and Business Aviation airfields.