Stanley Stewart

Captain STANLEY STEWART was born and grew up in Glasgow and, from the age of 15, wanted to be a pilot. He learned to fly in the University Air Squadron and, after graduating with BSc in mechanical engineering, he entered air training school. One year later he gained his commercial pilots' licence and instrument rating. He then had a thirty year career with British Airways and, for twenty-three years until retiring from BA, he flew the Boeing 747. Stewart then joined Airfreight Express flying 747 cargo flights from Heathrow for a further six years and ended his airline flying with twenty-nine years on the Boeing 747 and 16,000 flying hours. Stewart took an interest in being an aviation author when flying the 747 with BA, and his first book, Flying the Big Jets, was successful. Over time he has written six aviation books and Terror over Africa is his latest.