Bob Simmons

Bob is a co-founder and Director at Baines Simmons Ltd, a global aviation safety consultancy firm that supports customers to improve safety performance and effectively implement both civil and defence regulatory requirements.

Bob leads a team of safety and regulatory specialists, supporting operators worldwide to achieve safety, operational and commercial benefits through effective management systems.

He started his aviation career when he joined the UK Royal Air Force as an apprentice in 1978, he then converted to the civil sector as a Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineer before being appointed a Senior Airworthiness Surveyor in the UK Civil Aviation Authority.  Bob, along with Keven Baines, formed Baines Simmons in 2001 after identifying a gap in the aviation training and consultancy market.