Craig Mitchell

About

I’ve been associated with aviation since the early 1980s, initially in sport aviation, then military fast-jet and flight instruction, contract instruction in Saudi Arabia, military fleet support in the UK, and since 1999 in the airline industry with bmi and Emirates. I have a first class flight education and have applied this successfully in my current role. I enjoy new, unusual and challenging experiences, finding answers, motivating teams, influencing, creating and producing results. Specialties: Flying, instructing, teaching, influencing, negotiating, change management, flight training management, expert behaviour, competency based training, Airbus A330, Airbus A320 family, Airbus A340, Airbus A380, risk assessment and management, EASA OPS compliant training courses, Evidence Based Training, policy creation and management, project management, contract negotiation, problem solving and decision making, leadership and teamwork, pilot recruitment, solo aerobatics, formation aerobatics, maintenance test flying, in-flight refueling

Experience

• Managing Director at Mitchell Aviation Consulting Limited
  Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

• Flight Safety at Emirates
  Jul 2021 - Jan 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Emirates (16 yrs 3 mos)
  • Deputy Standards Training Manager
    May 2017 - Sep 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Training Standards - Pilot Selection Manager
    Mar 2016 - Apr 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Responsible for the overall management of the pilot selection programme, ensuring the selection of high quality, safe, competent and experienced pilots.

  • Training Manager - Airbus, Captain, TRI/TRE
    Apr 2013 - Mar 2016 · 3 yrs

    Responsible for all training on the A319/330 and A340 fleets, leading a team of instructors and examiners.

• Captain at British Midland International
  Dec 1999 - Jul 2002 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  Flew the A320/321 for a great little company!

• Line Pilot at Hunting Aviation
  Apr 1999 - Dec 1999 · 9 mos

  A civilian contract flying the Hawk TMk1A on Fleet support duties.