Goodbye to Gaz

As of today Gareth Richardson UKV1123 has announced he will be stepping down as Vice CEO of Fly UK Virtual Airways and leaving the staff team.

Gaz who will still remain a valued  member as a pilot for the foreseeable future, took up the position as Vice CEO in the early days of Fly UK back in 2004. Some of his tasks back then included manually adding up pireps, pilot hours and updating pilot rosters (before we had automated systems). Gaz played a huge role in the successful start up of Fly UK and along with the rest of the team, has worked hard to make Fly UK what it is today. As time has progressed, Gaz has developed further interests in other areas of virtual aviation and is currently the director of the IVAO GB Division, he has always been a great asset to the virtual airline providing a wealth of information and knowledge. On behalf of all the staff team and members, I would like to thank Gaz for his contributions to Fly UK over the years.

Many of you will know Gaz personally, from speaking to him on the forums and Teamspeak, there's certainly been some interesting social late nights & conversations on Teamspeak, I hope we'll continue to see Gaz around on Teamspeak and as an active member of our community, Gaz will always no matter what, be very welcome here at Fly UK.

Gaz comments "I have enjoyed my time within the Fly UK staff. I have watched the airline progress from nothing, into what it is today. None of this could have been possible without the hard working staff team that is in place. I want to thank everyone of you for your support. I have made some great friendships over the time, and I hope these can continue for years to come."

In a few weeks Gaz is heading down to Bournemouth where he has being accepted to NATS (National Air Traffic Services). We wish Gaz all the very best for his ATC career in the future.

As a result of this, there have been 2 further changes to the staff team. Tim Chambers, will now take the role of Vice CEO, working alongside Chris Sutcliffe, who will be returning to the position of CEO as of today. These changes ensure we have a stable, well-structured management team, which is paramount to ensure the smooth running of the virtual airline.

Kind Regards,

Fly UK Staff Team