Mike Varney
Project Leader
IATA Training and Qualification Initiative

Mike has extensive experience in the industry. After starting his aviation career in the Royal Air Force, Mike flew with several UK airlines gaining extensive experience as a Captain on Boeing 757/767 and then Airbus A320, A330 and more recently A340 and A380. He is an experienced instructor and examiner on all these fleets and has spent time working for the UK CAA regulating training, flight operations and simulator qualifications. Until recently Mike has been leading a team in Airbus responsible for the development of all pilot training products and services. He also has extensive international experience in the development of regulations; recently co-chairing the RAeS sponsored ICAO Doc9625 Working Group.  Mike is now working both for Mechtronix, where he is Vice President, Strategy and Regulatory Affairs, and IATA, where he is a Senior Consultant and Project Leader for Evidence Based Training, and Instructor and Evaluator Qualification as part of the IATA Training and Qualification Initiative.