About Us
The Team
Dick Stark
He spent 31 years flying for an international airline. Before retiring he was a Standards and Base Training Captain on the B747 and Chief Instructor for the airlines Core Course which he helped write and deliver. He was also involved in developing and delivering their CRM course, Behavioural Marker Training and CRM refresher training.
With Rick Thomas he set up Omega Training Solutions in 2001 where he is currently a director. Along with Rick Thomas and other colleagues he has developed and delivered a variety of Human Factors courses for airlines and other Safety Critical Industries.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Member of the British Psychological Society.
Rick Thomas
Rick Thomas is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He flew as a pilot for 34 years with British Airways where his career involved operating in both short and long haul environments. A large part of Rick's career was spent as a Training Captain and CAA Authorised Examiner, conducting initial and recurrent checks on pilots and examiners in the aircraft, simulator and classroom. The last seven years in BA he was part of the Training Standards Team responsible for setting and maintaining training standards on the Boeing 747 Fleet.
Since the late 1980s Rick's training involvement expanded to include the initial development, introduction and presentation of British Airways’ Crew Resource Management, Human Factors courses. Over that time he worked on all BA’s 'Human Factors' projects gaining approval from the CAA as a CRM Trainer and Assessor.
Since retiring from BA he has been working as one of the Principal Directors of Omega Training Solutions where he has long experience of working across the world with other airlines and a variety of industries developing and presenting both 'Human Factors' and Leadership training programmes.
Colleagues
Omega Training Solutions has a pool of qualified trainers to draw from depending on the needs of the organisation we are working with and the type of training they require. All our trainers are current or retired Training Captains with many years of experience in both technical and Human Factors training. Most have also delivered courses to other safety critical industries and appreciate the importance of relating aviations experience to that of the industry they are working with.