Name
Mr Howard THOMAS
Address

HTA LTD
2 Pond Cottage
Station Road
Loxwood
West Sussex RH14 0SN
Telephone:  +44(0)1403 753317 Mobile +44(0)7779 340516
Fax: +44(0)1403 753317
Email: howardthomas2@aol.com
Web:
Services

Services Offered
Consultancy in Air Traffic Management [Airport, Terminal & En-route ATC operations; Airport ATC master-planning; procedures preparation and requirements definition; ATFM planning & operations]; Flight Data Processing (incl. OLDI) operations and requirements; ATC & Airport safety regulatory requirements and safety regulatory oversight; Safety assessment/management; Project management.
Specific Activities
ATC providers – risk assessment and safety management; staff planning and training requirements; operations planning; systems planning and requirements definition; operations manuals; flight data processing operations (including On-Line Data Interchange) and requirements studies; master planning.

ATC regulators – advice on ATM-related aviation legislation to meet ICAO SARPs and European law; development of ATM and airport regulatory requirements to implement ICAO SARPs, EC directives / regulations and Eurocontrol ESARRs; restructuring to deliver effective safety regulation and oversight; development of procedures manuals for regulatory oversight; advice on oversight staffing and training requirements; ATC regulatory audits / inspections.

Airport – feasibility studies; master planning; airspace planning; ANS equipment planning; operations manuals.
Background
37 years experience in air traffic services, safety regulation and safety management. 32 years in the CAA as an operational controller at Heathrow and London Centre, Flow Manager, Data Systems Specialist and Staff Officer. Lastly, in International Services advising UK Government on ATC safety and operations in the Overseas Territories: also consultancy in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Left CAA for STASYS undertaking European projects on safety assessments of airspace and operational changes, aeronautical data integrity and safety regulation systems requirements. In May 2004 established own company providing independent ATM consultancy.