Seahorse Air Ceylon is led by a board that brings together Sri Lanka Air Force command experience, aeronautical engineering and the partners behind the technology — and is organised like an airline from day one.
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Chairs the board of Seahorse Air Ceylon and steers the joint venture between Seahorse Air Ltd, the Sri Lanka Air Force and Vanguard Aerocraft & Services — from investment and partnerships to the long-term plan to replicate the model worldwide.
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A retired Group Captain of the Sri Lanka Air Force, leading the company day to day: the phased certification programme with TELCC, the first vertiports and the build-up of the pilot and engineering teams.
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Brings senior Sri Lanka Air Force experience to the board, coordinating with government, the SLAF, CAASL and TELCC to keep the regulatory pathway and national partnerships on track.
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Responsible for airworthiness, engineering standards and the maintenance organisation for the Seahorse fleet, working closely with the Seahorse Air Ltd design team in the UK.
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A retired Wing Commander overseeing pilot training and operational standards — ground school, simulator and in-flight instruction developed with Vanguard Aerocraft & Services.
Sample bioTwelve departments, each led by a Deputy Director, report to the Chief Executive Officer — covering everything from airworthiness to customer experience.
Continuing airworthiness and the maintenance organisation that keeps every aircraft flight-ready.
Day-to-day flying: crew scheduling, flight operations and air traffic coordination.
Ground school, simulators and in-flight instruction for the VTOL pilot cadre.
Safety management system, quality assurance and regulatory compliance monitoring.
Product design, process control and the innovation pipeline for future aircraft.
Security at every vertiport and emergency readiness across the network.
Spares, fuel and materials moving reliably to every vertiport.
Financial control, treasury, investor relations and revenue accounting.
Partnerships, brand, customer experience, sales and pricing.
Recruitment, people development and employee relations.
Corporate, regulatory and contract law for a brand-new category of aviation.
Board governance and company secretarial services, reporting to the CEO.
Every vertiport runs with its own management, engineering and support crew, each reporting to the relevant department at headquarters.
Also the site's security officer, reporting to Security & Emergency Response.
Leads the site's technicians and reports to Engineering & Maintenance.
Aero-engine, avionics, electrical, airframe and safety technicians.
An ATC officer, a revenue collection officer and a logistics officer on every site.
Support for recruiting and deploying the pilot cadre, aeronautical engineers, maintenance technicians and security personnel.
Experienced military and civil aviators who design the VTOL pilot training programme and its simulators.
Exteriors, interiors, ergonomics, cockpit displays and user interface — with Flowcopter and Evdron engineering behind them.
Pilots, engineers, technicians, vertiport crews and corporate teams — thousands of roles will be created as the network grows.
