Director Military Aviation Authority
Air Vice-Marshal Alan Gillespie CBE MA BSc RAF
Biography
Air Vice-Marshal A Gillespie was appointed on 10 December 2021.
His previous MOD roles include:
- Defence Intelligence Staff and MOD Directorate of Strategic Plans
- Chief of Combat Operations in the USAF Central Command Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) (Qatar)
- Command of 23 Squadron (E-3D AWACS)
- Command of 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, Bastion Airfield, Afghanistan
- Group Captain ISTAR Capability Development, HQ 2 Group
- Command of RAF Waddington and ISTAR Force Commander
- UK Air Component Commander and Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group
- Battlespace Management Force Commander HQ 1 Group
- Head of the HQ Air Transformation Programme
- Member of Royal College of Defence Studies
- Air Officer Commanding 2 Group
Director Military Aviation Authority
Director MAA responsibilities include:
- Setting regulations and providing air safety assurance to DG Defence Safety Authority
- Senior Operating Subject Matter Expert for the Military Aviation Authority across all divisions
- Leading and directing MAA strategy and coordinate the work of the independent Military Aviation Authority
- MOD link with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for aviation regulatory matters
- MOD link with Industry for design, manufacturing, maintenance, modification and certification standards and Contractor Accountable Manager organisations