Courses Taught
Tim Logan
Biography
Tim Logan is a experienced Safety Manager, with a history of building and management of Aviation and Commercial Space programs. Tim most recently was a Safety Official in the Boeing Flight Test organization. Previously, Tim served as the Spaceline Safety Director at Virgin Galactic. In this position Tim was responsible for developing the Safety Management System for a Spaceline Operation. Prior to this position Tim was Director of Safety at Virgin America and is the designated Part 119 Director of Safety for the airline. Prior to this, Tim was the Senior Director, Safety Risk Management for Southwest Airlines and also held the Part 119 Director of Safety for SWA. Mr. Logan previously was the Director, Flight Operational Safety at Southwest Airlines from 2003 to 2006 and the Director of Flight Safety and Quality Assurance for Northwest Airlines from 1992 until 2001. He also held a position with the Air Line Pilots Association in their Accident Investigation Department from 1983 to 1992. Prior to 1983, Mr. Logan was a Boeing Flight Test Analysis Engineer participating in the initial certification of the B757 and B767.
Mr. Logan is the past Chairman and member of the A4A Safety Council. He is a Fellow of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) and is currently the President of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter of ISASI. Mr. Logan has participated in the investigations of numerous NTSB and ICAO accident investigations serving as Party Coordinator or as a Technical Group Member. He has participated in industry efforts involving developing and establishing flight data recorder specifications and requirements, safety information exchanges, Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) and Aviation Safety Action Partnership (ASAP) program development. Mr. Logan and has also been instrumental in the development of the Industry Aviation Safety Information and Analysis (ASIAS) safety information program which is a partnership between industry and government to share and analyze voluntary safety information to improve the safety of the National Airspace System. Mr. Logan holds a BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University and an MBA from George Washington University, with emphasis in the Management of Science, Technology and Innovation. He also holds a private pilot's license.