Captain John Cox, FRAeS
Chief Executive Officer
Safety Operating Systems

After 25 years as a Captain for a Major US airline he retired to become Chief Executive Officer of Safety Operating Systems, a Washington, DC aviation safety consulting firm.  Captain Cox was the 2007 recipient of the Sir James Martin Award for aviation safety is and a Liveryman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators. 

A veteran of almost 40 years in aviation, Captain Cox now works with regulators, airlines, business flight operations and manufacturers improving all aspects of aviation. As a certified safety auditor, He has performed safety audits on airlines and flight operations worldwide.

In 2007, the Royal Aeronautical Society published the Specialist Document  “Smoke and Fire in Transport Aircraft” which he was the author.  As a well know expert, he is a frequent speaker at international forums and in the media promoting improving flight safety. 

He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a member of the Flight Operations Group,

In 2004 the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators awarded him the Master Air Pilots Award.

He has been a member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators since 1991 and has been involved with thirteen major accident investigations.

US Airways presented Captain Cox with their Air Safety Award in 1999.

The Airline Pilots Association awarded him the Annual Air Safety Award in 1998.