Mike Bannister
Pilot, Person
1949 –
Who is Mike Bannister?
Mike Bannister is an airline pilot. He is most famous as the Chief Pilot of British Airways' Concorde fleet, a post which he held from 1995 until its withdrawal from service in 2003.
He joined the British Airways crew of Concorde in 1977 where he became its youngest pilot. In his Concorde career Bannister accumulated around 9,000 flight hours almost 7,000 of which were Supersonic. Bannister captained the Concorde's retirement flight, from New York to London on October 24th 2003.
Since the retirement of Concorde Bannister has contributed significantly to the raising of over £2,000,000 for good causes by lectures, signings and personal contributions etc. Wishing to “Put Something Back” he is very active in the Voluntary/Third Sector including having taken on roles as a Chair of School Governors of an Independent School in Surrey, Corporate Non Executive Directorships, Anglican Church Lay PCC Chair and as a Trustee of a number of organisations, including Brooklands Museum.
He is now employed by an Aviation Consultancy specialising in Airline Management, Operational, Safety and Security matters across a wide range of aircraft types and geographical locations.
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