Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas, commonly referred to as Pete Thomas, is a British aviation consultant who served as a pilot instructor and testing pilot at Uganda Airlines on the A330-800 equipment, from January 2021 until November 2024.

Background and education He is a British national by birth circa late 1950s. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences, awarded by the University of Stirling in 1982. He went on to obtain a Master's Degree in Aeronautics from Cranfield University in 1984. In October 1984 he joined the Royal Navy and trained as a Royal Navy Officer of the United Kingdom. He trained at Central Flying School. While there he qualified as pilot for both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. He also became a flight instructor on fixed wing equipment. He stayed with the Royal Navy until January 1998, a period of over 13 years. Later, he obtained a Commercial pilot licence and an ICAO Airline Transport Pilot Licence.

Career After he left the Royal Navy in 1998, aged about 40 years, he joined Airtours International Airways, based in Manchester, England. In 2002, the airline rebranded to MyTravel Airways. He worked with them as first officer and line captain, piloting charters to "European and Middle East holiday destinations". He left there in November 2004.