CV: Mr Ron Tannock
With the granting of the type certificates of the Trident and the de H 125, Ron travelled further south to join National Airways Corporation in Christchurch, New Zealand as Assistant Technical Superintendent. He worked in a number of positions with NAC – Passenger Services Manager, Technical Services Manager and Quality Manager and, subsequently, after the merger with Air New Zealand in Auckland – Aircraft Maintenance Manager, Chief Engineer and Manager Commercial Services. After working with McDonnell Douglas DC 10, Boeing 737, 767 and 747 aircraft Ron moved to Blenheim as General Manager of SAFE AIR (an Air New Zealand subsidiary), a small cargo airline operating Bristol Freighters and Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy. Returning to Auckland in 1990, Ron spent the last 10 years of his career as Air New Zealand’s General Manager – Operations.
Ron is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Past President of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is a former Deputy Chairman of the Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation; former Chairman of The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand and of the Aviation Security Service.
Ron Tannock is a former Scottish Aviation Design Apprentice and a graduate of The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. After completion of his degree in 1962 and with the cessation of production of the Twin Pioneer at Prestwick, he travelled south to Hatfield to join the de Havilland Division of Hawker Siddeley Aviation as a Flight Test Engineer.
Now living back in Blenheim with his wife, Rhondda, to be close to his sons and grandchildren. Ron’s days are kept busy with a wide range of activities – documentary making, the Twin Pioneer project, and pottering around with a couple of classic cars.
Acknowledgement: The RMAF Museum is indebted to Mr Ron Tannock for making available the monthly Twin Pioneer Newsletter which he edits, publishes and distributes by email.