James Nixon

James was an Airbus A380 Captain when he retired. His career spanned thirty one years - longer than most of his cabin crew have been on the planet, and many of his First Officers. Now living a writer's life in Melbourne Australia after being based in Dubai, where he was flying Airbuses for Emirates for over ten years. Previously, he was flying a VIP Airbus A320 for a Saudi Sheikh based in Bahrain, and before that flew in Vietnam, England, Malta and Australia. As well as all the Airbus A380, he has flown Airbus A320, A321, A330 & A340; Boeing 727, Saab340 and Metroliner; as well as the usual squadron of general aviation aircraft. Prior to becoming a pilot he was a freelance writer and photographer and spent eight years running his own marketing and promotions business. He now is the principle of www.CrammondMEDIA.com, which handles his interests: writing, media, public-speaking, guest lecturing, photography and podcasting. He is a director of www.TheAftershock.org, a not-for-profit body raising awareness and money for research for into the 16 "forgotten cancers", (the ones most likely to kill you). His latest book, "23 Tips To Survive A Long Flight" is his fifth book. His two previous Kindle bestsellers are "Sleeping For Pilots & Cabin Crew (And Other Insomniacs)" and "The Crash Of MH370". One of his interests is car rallying, he was the MC at Australia's largest, and long-running event The Alpine Rally last year; and is the media director for the first round of the Australian Rally Championship, The Eureka Rally 2018. James' eclectic photography, and much more, can be found at www.jamesnixon.com