Honourable Company of Air Pilots
The Honourable Company of Air Pilots,formerly theGuild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators(GAPAN), is one of theLivery Companiesof theCity of London.The Company was founded in 1929, and became a Livery Company in 1956.[1]Elizabeth IIgranted Honourable status to the company in February 2014.[2]Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,formally presented the royal charter to the master of the company, Tudor Owen, at a banquet held at theLondon Guildhallon 19 February 2014.[citation needed]
The company ranks eighty-first in theorder of precedenceof livery companies and fourth in the order of precedence of the modern livery companies.[1]It is unique amongst City Livery Companies in having active regional committees in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and North America.[citation needed]
The Company's motto is'Per Cælum Via Nostra','Our Way Is By The Heavens'.[1]
Objectives of the Company
[edit]The objectives of the company are:
- To establish and maintain the highest standards of air safety through the promotion of goodairmanshipamong pilots and navigators.
- To maintain a liaison with all authorities connected with licensing, training and legislation affecting pilot or navigator whether private, professional, civil or military.
- To constitute a body of experienced airmen available for advice and consultation and to facilitate the exchange of information.
- To strive to enhance the status of air pilots and air navigators.
- To assist air pilots and air navigators in need through the Benevolent Fund.
The Court of the Company
[edit]Note:This information may not be up to date.
| Year | Master | Immediate Past Master | Master-Elect | Wardens | Clerk | Chaplains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Richie Piper | Jonathan P Legat | John Denyer |
|
Paul Tacon | Ray J PentlandCB[3] |
References
[edit]- ^abc"Air Pilots' Company - Livery Companies of the City of London".liverydatabase.liverycompanies.info.Retrieved10 October2019.
- ^Slater, Steve. "Hangar Talk".Aeroplane(April 2014). Cudham: Kelsey Publishing: 15.ISSN0143-7240.
- ^"Ray Pentland"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 August 2013.Retrieved19 March2014.
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