Charlie Clifton
Chairman
With over 30 years of global experience in the low cost airline business there is very little that Charlie has not come across before. flypop is immensely fortunate that he is part of the team.
Ian Smith
Technical Director - AOC Nominated Person Continuing Airworthiness
Ian brings a wealth of knowledge of airline operations, having worked for multiple airlines and aviation companies across low-cost, charter and scheduled brands
Ian is an experienced and energetic aviation executive with a track record of delivering game-changing and sustainable performance improvements.
MBA-qualified, with a strong technical background supplemented by vast supply chain management, procurement, sales and business development experience, together with expert knowledge of the commercial aviation aftermarket industry.
Ian has worked for several airlines, in positions covering technical, operational, supply chain management, procurement and commercial responsibilities, and has filled the Technical Director and Continuing Airworthiness Postholder role for Flybe, Wizz Air and Thomsonfly. Ian also spent six years working as a free-lance consultant advising numerous airlines in the buying and selling of aftermarket MRO services. Most recently, Ian was employed as Director of Commercial Strategy for AJW, the world’s leading independent aviation spares management business, with responsibilities including marketing, business development, pricing, sales conversion and key account management. Ian has an un-rivalled insight into the commercial aviation after-market.
Other members of the team
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Raj Lakha
Non-Executive Director
Raj has some 20 years experience in risk management disciplines. Advised various governments, companies, authored and trained many thousands in managing risks.
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(Nino) Navdip Singh Judge
Chief Executive and Founder
An Aeronautical Engineer with a diverse career path as British Army Officer, Bond trader/broker and Formula 1 Team Owner, Nino brings the vision, passion, leadership and management experience to the flypop team
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(Bobby) Balvinder Singh Bhakar
CTO and Founder
Bobby has a keen eye for new technology gaps and opportunities in the marketplace. He has vast experience in e-commerce specialising in pricing and trading platform systems as well as product development.
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Hitesh Patel
Chief Operating Officer - AOC Accountable Manager
Hitesh is regarded as a visionary in large-scale start up efforts and a global leader within the aviation industry. A start-up specialist with a stellar record of administering P&L, driving Multi-Million Dollar budgets, and overseeing mergers and acquisitions.
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Adele Watson
Head of HR and Culture
Adele started working in the airline industry over 30 years ago as Cabin Crew for Ryanair, becoming supervisor for all Cabin Crew.
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Harun Cordan
Director of Flight Operations
Harun has over 30 years of global experience as an airline professional.
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Helen Cordan
Head of Onboard Services
Helen started working in aviation in 1995 for Ryanair as a cabin crew member. Promoted to Instructor and started interviewing and training new crews both in the classroom and on the aircraft.
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Chris Rourke
Chief Investment Officer
Chris has a wealth of experience in advising and fund raising for private and public companies
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Rebecca McKenzie
Head of Accounts
Rebecca is an experienced finance and travel industry professional, bringing with her over 20 years of knowledge. As Head of Accounts she is the main contact for anything finance related.
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Natalie Morris
Digital Marketing and Communications Director
Natalie has over 20 years of senior marketing experience in both client and agency environments.
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Mahendra Sinh Jadeja
Director of India Operations
Mahendra’s motto has always been “to serve”. Over the last 3 decades he has dedicated his time to serve the community.
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Gary Stephenson
Head of ICT
Meet the information communication technology (ICT) guru of the team, with over 20 years of experience and technical and analytical skills