Chief Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Greg Hood (pictured) has been recognised for his contribution to Australian aviation.
Mr Hood was presented with the A18 Aviation/Aerospace Australia (A/AA) AIRSPACE Chairman’s Award.
He said he was deeply humbled by the Award as it had been a privilege to be able to dedicate the majority of his working life to the continual improvement of the aviation industry.
He has more than 35 years of experience in operational, training and management roles within the civil aviation industry.
“To receive this Award is a great honour and I am very grateful to Aviation/Aerospace Australia,” Mr Hood said.
As Chief Commissioner, Mr Hood has overseen a number of significant transport safety investigations and report releases across the three transport modes of aviation, rail and maritime.
He began his career as an air traffic controller in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1980, serving at locations throughout Australia and in the Middle East.
In 1990, he moved to the Civil Aviation Authority, a predecessor to what is now Airservices Australia, to further his career as a civilian air traffic controller.
In 2007, Mr Hood joined the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), where he held the positions of Group General Manager Personnel, Licensing, Education and Training, then Executive Manager Operations.
He returned to Airservices during 2013 to take on the role of General Manager Demand and Capacity Management and was appointed the Executive General Manager of the Air Traffic Control Group later the same year.
In that position, Mr Hood was responsible for the management of more than 1,300 air traffic management staff, providing services for 11 per cent of the world’s total airspace for more than four million flights annually from 28 air traffic control towers and facilities.
