Simple Flying is the world's largest aviation publication. I provide original data-driven insights in an easy-to-read and interesting way, with a strong emphasis on sessions and value per article.I use multiple data sources, including Cirium; OAG Schedules Analyser; OAG Traffic Analyser (passengers, fares, O&Ds, POS, etc.); RDC Aviation; T-100; ch-aviation.com; Skyscanner; and data from airports, tourist boards, and governments.I write 16 data-driven articles a week with about 10,000 words in total and 200,000 weekly views. Alongside various podcasts, I have appeared on national and local TV and radio, and in various newspapers, podcasts, and other media. My work: https://simpleflying.com/author/jamespearson/My email: james@simpleflying.com.

I was made redundant because of coronavirus and the parent company entering voluntary liquidation.anna.aero was a B2B publication focused on route development. I researched and wrote over 600 data-driven articles. I investigated what was happening and why, and I produced many articles about route profitability (using RDC Aviation data) and new route opportunities.I interviewed dozens of senior management at companies globally, and I attended and led the production of glossy Show Daily magazines at Routes, IATA Slots, and Connect events worldwide.

I was made redundant due to the airport approaching 18 million passengers, which was its maximum under planning restrictions. Before coronavirus, Luton was not expected to meaningfully grow until 2022/23+ at the earliest, so my role was therefore no longer needed.Reporting to the Head of Business Development, I:• Identified new routes and airlines, as well as further opportunities on existing routes and for existing airlines• Developed convincing business cases using multiple market intelligence tools for routes across new and existing airlines• Produced high-quality market analysis and research to enhance business cases, including for the senior management team to present• Kept up-to-date with market developments, and used this to help inform opportunities and overall market awareness that is distilled across the team• Produced reports on areas that affected our airlines, our development, and the overall commercial side of the airportI thoroughly enjoyed working on multiple business cases for sixth freedom operators and on opportunities that resulted in brand-new routes.

A temporary role after returning to the UK, I initiated regular promotions across multiple platforms along with strong participation at regular reach-out and experience events. This resulted in student numbers on this degree increasing by 117% in one year from a strong base, up from the forecast 30%.

My wife was homesick, so we returned to the UK after about a year in Australia. Basair Aviation College is Australia’s largest flying college with 80 aircraft, 60 instructors, and 250 full-time students across three campuses. Students undertaking the CPL are its mainstay.Based in Brisbane, I was Faculty Director across Basair’s campuses and focused on our development, improvement, and our product, student, and revenue growth. My responsibilities included:•Advising the CEO, wider senior management, and the parent company's board of directors on education, development, strategy, and competitive matters•Working closely with the CEO to enhance Basair Aviation College’s competitiveness and national/international reputation•Growing awareness of the College•Creating new policies, evaluating/adapting existing policies, and ensuring they're properly implemented•Adapting, streamlining, and standardising processes•Managing, supporting, and developing instructors and the curriculum manager•Working with instructors to achieve stronger student experiences/outcomes•Leading instructors to develop the College's existing and future curricula for greater effectiveness, student experience, and student outcomes•Expanding relationships with airlines and GA operators•Working with regulatory/governing bodies•Fostering domestic and international student recruitment

• Exceeded my income target in 2015-2016 by 67%. Led/managed the organisation/delivery/promotion of BSc Aviation Management, so was fully involved with curriculum development • Organised/led open days/experience days for UK/international students and in less than one year increased firm student offers by 250%• Led the enhancement of the learning/student experience and resulting satisfaction• Responsible for all first/second/third year students undertaking it• Sat on the recruitment panel for new staff• Mentored staff• Did budgets• Made our voice heard in the School/Faculty• Internationalised the curriculum• Represented the course/university at events• Made the course more industry-focused• Developed placement/career opportunities• Brought more awareness to the course through industry links• Managed Coventry's Aviation Management course at SCOPE Hong Kong• Worked closely on new partnerships/courses, including viability/planningIn addition:• Expert on LCCs for the Malaysian Aviation Committee, a government organisation• Academic conduct officer chairing alleged misconduct hearings• External examiner for Aviation at the University of West London and Kingston University• Validated courses• Reviewed for the Journal of Air Transport Management, Business and Economic Research, and Research in Transportation Business & Management• Reviewed books• Committee member for the Emirates International Aviation Management Conference

I did many things, including:• Led/taught/mentored/resolved problems for 60 students on BSc Air Transport with Commercial Pilot Training and BSc Air Transport with Private Pilot Training• Worked closely with 5 flight training partners• Led/designed/delivered/assessed across modules, a top-up degree, via a key partner in Malaysia, and on the foundation degree for commercial pilots taught at CAE Oxford and at their Phoenix unit• Led the department’s PR and raised awareness of it through radio, newspaper/magazine articles, and social media • Worked with the students’ union on various projects to help to increase the student experience• 'Aviationised' degrees by introducing more aviation-based modules• Pursued new courses• Mentored new lecturers and was involved in selecting new staff

My time as Lecturer was mainly concerned with teaching and related activities. I taught multiple applied management undergraduate modules, both in class and online. This included on our flexible distance learning top-up, mainly chosen by airline pilots wishing to enter management. I played a key role in the delivery of MSc Air Transport Management, and I created and ran a brand-new MSc module: Ancillary Revenues. I was also involved in the new direction of our postgraduate offering. Most of the above modules clearly indicate my interest in commercial, strategy, and development sides of management.During my time as Lecturer, I learnt/developed my ability as a teacher, especially regarding honing presentation skills, deciding what works to engage/motivate students, and to work out how best to challenge them.

While a part-time Associate Lecturer, my primary responsibility was the organisation, delivery, and assessment of three applied management modules across all undergraduate years. I was also a dissertation supervisor for six students. I enjoyed the challenges presented as a new lecturer, and I was happy to assume the responsibilities of a permanent member of staff while he was off sick for six months.

Airline Information is a well-established provider of aviation conferences, networking events, forums, and workshops for senior airline management across the world, with over 200 airlines attending their events. Predominately focusing on commercial areas, especially ancillary revenues (and multiple aspects of it), customer loyalty, distribution, payment, and prevention of payment fraud, Airline Information also offers an advisory service and various publications. These publications include Airline Payments Handbook, FFP Guide and Directory, Selling in the Sky, and Ancillary Revenue Report in collaboration with IdeasWorksCompany.I managed the marketing and selling of our events and publications to meaningfully increase attendance at our events and thus revenues. This was based upon effectively utilising our database of 28,000 managers and other professionals across airlines and suppliers in terms of tailor-making sales approaches and engaging in direct selling. Alongside this, I monitored personnel turnover and airline start-ups daily as Airline Information's consulting and conference divisions relied on the most up-to-date database. Working alongside the Managing Partners, I also helped run their events around the world. I attended:• Budapest: Ancillary Revenue Airline Conference 2008; • Frankfurt: Travel Payments Summit 2008; • Miami: Airline A La Carte Pricing Conference 2009;• London: The New Airline Business Model 2009;• London: Xpress Conference – Airline A La Carte Pricing 2009;• London: Bringing Back Business Travel – Was It Ever Gone? 2009; and• Los Angeles: Ancillary Revenue Airline Conference 2009.

The Youth Hostels Association (YHA) has a long history of enabling young people, school groups, families, and independent walkers and cyclists to explore England and Wales, particularly within areas of natural beauty. A registered charity, YHA is an excellent place in which to quickly gain hands-on and relevant experience within the crucial hospitality industry.YHA actively encourages its employees to move around their network of hostels to gain experience of facilities of different sizes, different types of customer, and different locations each with different needs. This thereby ensures that their employees are more rounded and knowledgeable across their operation and can see challenges and opportunities from a different perspective. During the five years working for them, I worked in three different locations: Chester; Llanberis (at the foot of Mount Snowdon); and Stow-on-the-Wold. Beyond motivating staff, I organised staff rotas and directly engaged in staff recruitment, performance reviews, and discipline. Beyond this, I had a very broad range of roles and responsibilities both day-to-day and less usual while regularly problem-solving. These day-to-day roles included front-of-house (serving and helping customers, payment handling, system processing, banking, and administration); catering (planning menus, ordering, organising rotas, and cooking); and in-room (ensuring systems were followed for maximum order and cleanliness). Most enjoyably, I was tasked with devising ways of generating more income, both from bed sales and from ancillary sources. I worked on various projects, including creating a new café; a new bar; internet facilities; really pushing group bookings; and developing links with local tourist attractions.