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{{Short description|British airline pilot}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Peter Thomas
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1958}}
| birth_place = [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = '''[[University of Stirling]]''' ([[Bachelor of Science]] in [[Biology|Biological Sciences]]) '''[[Cranfield University]]''' ([[Master's Degree]] in [[Aeronautics]] '''[[Central Flying School]]''' ([[Commercial pilot licence|Professional Pilot License]]), ([[Flight instructor|Pilot Instructor License]]) and (Frontline Helicopter License) '''[[International Civil Aviation Organization]]''' ([[Airline transport pilot licence|ICAO Airline Transport Pilots License]])
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Aviation Consultant and Professional Pilot Instructor
| years_active =
| nationality = British
| citizenship = United Kingdom
| known_for = Aviation
| title = Pilot Instructor & Testing Pilot at [[Uganda Airlines]]
| spouse =
}}

'''Peter Thomas''', commonly referred to as '''Pete Thomas''', is a British aviation consultant who served as a [[Flight instructor|pilot instructor]] and testing pilot at [[Uganda Airlines]] on the [[A330-800]] equipment, from January 2021 until November 2024.<ref name="1R">{{cite web| work=Watchdog Uganda |date=8 November 2021 | url=https://www.watchdoguganda.com/news/20211108/124389/what-you-need-to-know-about-captain-peter-thomas-trainer-of-uganda-airlines-crew-new-to-airbus-a330.html | title=What you need to know about Captain Peter Thomas: Trainer of Uganda Airlines Crew New To Airbus A330 |author=Watchdog Uganda |access-date=5 December 2024 |
location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref>

==Background and education==
He is a British national by birth circa late 1950s. He holds a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Biology|biological sciences]], awarded by the [[University of Stirling]] in 1982. He went on to obtain a [[Master's degree|Master's Degree]] in [[Aeronautics]] from [[Cranfield University]] in 1984. In October 1984 he joined the [[Royal Navy]] and trained as a ''Royal Navy Officer'' of the United Kingdom. He trained at [[Central Flying School]]. While there he qualified as pilot for both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. He also became a flight instructor on fixed wing equipment. He stayed with the Royal Navy until January 1998, a period of over 13 years. Later, he obtained a [[Commercial pilot licence]] and an [[Airline transport pilot licence|ICAO Airline Transport Pilot Licence]].<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R">{{cite web| url=https://ug.linkedin.com/in/pete-thomas-9914a9204 |title=Pete Thomas: Training Captain 330 Fleet Uganda Airlines & Aviation Commentator |date=5 December 2024 |
work=[[LinkedIn.com]] |author=Peter Thomas |access-date=5 December 2024 |format=Self Published}}</ref>

==Career==
After he left the Royal Navy in 1998, aged about 40 years, he joined ''Airtours International Airways'', based in [[Manchester]], [[England]]. In 2002, the airline rebranded to [[MyTravel Airways]]. He worked with them as first officer and line captain, piloting charters to "European and Middle East holiday destinations". He left there in November 2004.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/>

In December 2004 he took up employment with [[British Mediterranean Airways]] as a Flight Captain and [[Pilot error|Crew Resource Management Instructor]]. In 2007 the airline was acquired by [[British Midland International]]. He worked there until March 2010. Then he flew with [[Flynas]] of Saudi Arabia continuing with the same tasks, including working as a flight safety investigator.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/>

He was then hired by [[Etihad Airways]], working there for nearly 10 years, as an instructor and examiner on the [[Airbus A320]] and [[Airbus A330]] equipment. He also flew as [[Pilot in command|captain]] on the Boeing 777 and trained other flight instructors and examiners on the equipment.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/>

He joined Uganda Airlines in January 2021, as a senior captain, training captain and examiner on the new A330-841 equipment that the airline had just acquired. At the time he had over 15,000 flight hours on his record. Of these, more than 11,000 hours were jet hours and over 10,000 hours were Jet Command hours. His ICAO Airline Transport Pilots License is recognized by the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)]], the [[European Union Aviation Safety Agency]], the [[General Civil Aviation Authority]] of the United Arab Emirates and by the [[Uganda Civil Aviation Authority]]. He is type-rated as captain on the following aircraft classes, among others: [[Airbus A319]], [[Airbus A320]], [[Airbus A321]], [[Airbus A330]] and
[[Boeing 777]].<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/>

Since 2008, he serves as a freelance aviation consultant and commentator on [[Sky News]].<ref name="2R"/>

==Retirement==
After 41 contiguous years of piloting military and civilian aircraft, Thomas captained his last commercial flight on 30 November 2024. He was part of a three-person flight crew together with Captain [[Kokoro Janda]] and First Officer Ivan Massa who piloted Flight UR445 from [[Dubai International Airport]] to [[Entebbe International Airport]]. He was the [[pilot-in-command]].<ref name="3R">{{cite web| url=https://www.observer.ug/index.php/news/headlines/83088-capt-thomas-ends-41-year-flying-career-with-uganda-airlines-flight |title=Captain Thomas ends 41-year aviation career with Uganda Airlines flight |work=[[The Observer (Uganda)]] |date=4 December 2024 |author=[[Uganda Radio Network]] |access-date=5 December 2024 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Michael Etiang]]
* [[Kokoro Janda]]
* [[Robert Wakhweya]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.ugandairlines.com/ Homepage of Uganda Airlines]
* [https://businessfocus.co.ug/meet-captain-pete-thomas-the-trainer-of-uganda-airlines-crew-new-to-airbus-a330/ Meet Captain Pete Thomas, The Trainer of Uganda Airlines Crew New To Airbus A330]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:British aviators]]
[[Category:Commercial aviators]]
[[Category:Alumni of Cranfield University]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Stirling]]

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