San Francisco, Ca., USA - August 19, 2014, San Francisco, Ca., USA - Virgin America announces the appointment of Brad Thomann as vice president - flight operations.
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Mr. Thomann, who has more than 30 years of experience in civil and military aviation, will oversee the California-based airline's technical and administrative Flight Operations functions including Flight Training, Flight Operations Engineering, Flight Standards, Flight Crew Communications, Flight Crew Resources and the Chief Pilot’s Office.
Mr. Thomann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role, having held a number of senior leadership positions in the industry at Virgin Australia, Boeing and United Airlines along with 26 years of service in the U.S. Navy.
Before joining Virgin America, he held the role of Chief Pilot and General Manager - Flight Operations for Virgin Australia, where he was responsible for two operating certificates, 1,200 employees and a fleet of over 100 Boeing, Embraer and Airbus jets.
Prior to his time at Virgin Australia, Mr. Thomann was the Chief Operating Officer for Jeppesen, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company, where he was responsible for HR, finance, software development, IT, facilities, legal, global navigation services, international trip planning, training, standards and quality.
He originally joined Boeing as Executive Vice President/COO for Alteon, Boeing’s worldwide pilot, mechanic and flight attendant training organization where he managed 70+ simulators and 22 training centers across 5 continents. He spent 19 years at United Airlines, during which time he held a range of roles including Line Pilot, Flight Instructor, Managing Director of Flight Standards and Training, and Base Chief Pilot at ORD. ■
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