OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM
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Brian Esplin – Chief Executive Officer
Brian joined Pionair in 2005 after a long career in international long haul aviation. He had 27 years with Qantas, retiring as a Boeing 767 Senior Check Captain. He spent three years with Air Seychelles as the General Manager Flight Operations overseeing the introduction of Boeing 767 and 757 aircraft to the fleet, five years in Taiwan flying B747s as a Check and Training Captain, then joined Ansett Worldwide (AWAS) spending two years in Vietnam as the Boeing 767 Fleet Manager for Vietnam Airlines before returning to Sydney as Director of Flight Operations for AWAS. He then spent two years flying the UAE Presidential Boeing 747 before joining Pionair. He became Pionair Chief Pilot in 2007 and Chief Executive Officer in 2009. Email: brian@pionair.com.au |
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Alistair Johnston - Group Managing Director
Alistair first joined Pionair when it was based in Queenstown in 1992 as an Ag Cat Pilot and DC3 Co-Pilot. He has held many roles since then including DC3 Captain, CV-580 First Officer, Financial Controller and Maintenance Controller settling into his current role as Managing Director overseeing the operation of the Australian and New Zealand offices. Prior to joining the company Alistair was farming for many years, during that time he owned smaller private aircraft, Auster, Cessna 180, Ag-Wagon, for the purpose of agricultural topdressing and spraying. Alistair’s robust engineering background has made him a specialist in devising solutions for handling awkward and unusual freight. Email: alistair@pionair.com.au |
| David Whyte – Chief Pilot -Designate | |