James C Nixon

James Nixon retired as an A380 Captain after flying for thirty one years - longer than most of his cabin crew have been on the planet, and many of his First Officers. He has returned to a writer's life in Melbourne Australia after living in the Middle East, where he was flying Airbuses with the same carrier 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...See more

James Nixon retired as an A380 Captain after flying for thirty one years - longer than most of his cabin crew have been on the planet, and many of his First Officers. He has returned to a writer's life in Melbourne Australia after living in the Middle East, where he was flying Airbuses with the same carrier 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. Besides flying and writing, his other great love is photography. "Sleeping For Pilots & Cabin Crew" is his third book, he has just completed his fourth: "The Crash Of MH370". See less