Who we are
Jock Lowe BSc, PhD, D.Sc, D.Univ, F.RAeS
The Extended Single Runway was initially developed by Captain Jock Lowe.
Jock, who has a degree in Engineering, a PhD in Applied Science and Honorary Doctorates from the University of Birmingham and London City for services to aviation, is the first man since Sir Sefton Branckner in 1929 to be President of both the Royal Aeronautical Society and Master of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators.
His experience as the world’s longest-serving Concorde pilot and British Airways Chief Pilot led to the development of the Extended Single Runway as a specific proposal for optimising efficiency and expanding capacity at Heathrow Airport.
It has subsequently been developed as a turn-key solution for a safe, rapid, and less environmentally damaging means of increasing airport capacity suitable for deployment at multiple airports around the world.
Andrew Taylor BSc BFP FCA
Andrew trained as a Chartered Accountant with EY LLP in London before moving into industry with BAE Systems plc. In 2001 he joined Xaar plc, a UK-listed and Cambridge based world-leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of drop on demand digital inkjet print heads and associated products. He was a director on the board between 2008-11.
Andrew has since embarked on a portfolio career of CFO, NED and Chair positions at growth companies including VC and Angel funded SMEs across a variety of industries including technology, property/infrastructure, software, R&D, manufacturing, and leisure.
Andrew has worked with RIL since 2014 and joined the board in September 2018.
Steven Costello BA BArch ARB
Steven is a registered architect and masterplanner with over 40 years of transport experience, including work on projects at Heathrow, Gatwick, and East Midlands airports in the UK and worldwide in Europe, the Middle East and St Helena.
His rail experience includes the first privately funded station in London and a new, privately financed link between the South Western and Great Western Main Lines, serving Heathrow but providing new orbital connections to relieve the SW quadrant of the M25 and opening up new journey opportunities.
Steven also has extensive experience of commercial development, including as a founding Director of a hotel and leisure group with properties across the UK and Europe.
Patrick Deane
Patrick Deane spent almost 30 years working in the City of London specialising in equity investment as both an analyst and portfolio manager, with half that time spent as a senior partner at TT International, now part of Sumitomo Banking Group.
Before joining TT, Patrick was a director of Morgan Grenfell Investment Services, part of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell from 1994 to 2000, having previously worked at Midland Montagu and HSBC, all in the same role.
Safety Review Team – Relevant Experience
Bill Voss
- Bill was a former member for the Air Navigation Commission (ANC) and alternate representative for the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council.
- Deputy Director, Air Traffic Safety Oversight, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
Paul Fraser-Bennison
- Director, Merlin Aerospace Consulting Ltd
- Aerodrome Standards, Policy Officer, UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
- Represented the UK on the ICAO Visual Aids Working Group
- Airfield Duty Manager, Manchester Airport
Nick McFarlane
- Former Managing Director of Helios, International Aviation Consultancy
- Led the Extended Single Runway safety assessment for submission to the UK Airports Commission
David Chapman
- Aviation Consultant
- Aviation safety adviser to the UAE Government
- Flight Operation Director for the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
- Group Director Safety Regulation Group and a Board Member for the UK CAA
Bill Brown
- Pilot, training captain and examiner of A319/320/321, B737, B757
- BA Open Skies Head of Flight Safety
- Senior Flight Engineer Concorde