As former Chief Pilot with a major UK airline, Chris has wide experience in flight operations, pilot recruitment, training and remuneration.

Currently a Type Rating Instructor and Examiner on Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft, he is also an active light aircraft pilot.

Chris is an experienced expert witness – certificated by, and a Governor and Fellow of, the Expert Witness Institute.

Also a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a 1st tier APIL expert, and winner of the prestigious 2025 Lawyer Monthly Expert Witness Award for Aviation.

The Axten Aviation team of experts covers aircraft operations including helicopters, microlights and drones, aircraft and helicopter engineering, meteorology, maintenance, aircraft lease disputes, ground operations and airfield planning matters.

All our reports are peer-reviewed through our in-house quality control system.

CVs of all our consultants are available upon request.