John Burke

Mr. Burke was promoted to the position of Chief Technical Officer in June 2022, following his prior appointment to Deputy Chief Technical Officer in 2018. Previously he served as Head of Technical EMEA from 2014 to 2018. From 2008, Mr. Burke worked at ILFC where he headed the technical group responsible for the EMEA region until AerCap’s acquisition of ILFC in 2014. He spent six years at TransAer International Airlines, where he worked internationally in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas in various roles. He began his career as an Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Apprentice at SRS Aviation, an Aer Lingus subsidiary, where he qualified as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. Mr. Burke holds a Bachelor of Business in Aviation and Transport from Carlow Institute of Technology and is an EASA 66 Licenced Engineer. He also holds an FAA A&P Licence and an FAA Private Pilot’s Licence.