London Oxford Airport
James Dillon-Godfray has over 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. James has held various roles in different companies, with a focus on business development and sales.
In 1985, they started their career at British Aerospace plc, where they served as a Regional Sales Manager in Australasia. James was responsible for technical sales support for Hawker 125 aircraft in the Asia Pacific region.
In 1989, they moved to Raytheon Aircraft Company (later Hawker Beechcraft Corp.) as a Regional Sales Manager for the Asia Pacific region. James successfully sold over 30 Hawker 125 aircraft, primarily in Japan, with a total value of over £1.5 billion.
In 1992, they joined Air Hanson Limited as the Head of Aircraft Sales. James achieved the highest international sales for Beechcraft in 1996/1997 and supported three royal flight units based at Blackbushe.
James then worked for Datasonix in 1997 as a Sales Director before joining CSE Aviation Limited in 1998. At CSE, they served as the Sales Director and was responsible for engineering/design, MRO services, and dealership operations for Cessna and Schweizer aircraft.
In 2002, they joined BBA Aviation plc as the Head of Business Development for the UK.
In 2005, they returned to London Oxford Airport (previously owned by BBA Aviation) as the Business Development Director. James played a key role in expanding the airport's activities in business aviation, MRO services, and commercial airline operations.
In 2014, they joined Marshall Aviation Services (Marshall Aerospace & Defence Group) as the Vice President of Business Development. James was responsible for marketing and developing business aviation-focused activities within the group, including aircraft sales, MRO services, and engineer training.
James briefly worked as the Director of McLarenJet in 2015 before returning to their previous role as the Head of Business Development at London Oxford Airport. In this role, they focused on marketing, sales, and airport development, with an emphasis on business aviation, MRO services, pilot training, and other aviation support services.
James Dillon-Godfray attended Cokethorpe School from 1979 to 1982, where they did not pursue a specific degree or field of study. Following their time at Cokethorpe School, they enrolled at the de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School / (British Aerospace) from 1982 to 1985, where they obtained a HND degree in Aeronautical Engineering through a Technician Apprenticeship program. Simultaneously, from 1983 to 1985, they also studied at the University of Hertfordshire and earned a HNC degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
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London Oxford Airport
Voted ‘Best Business Aviation Airport’ 2016 & 2017 - Europe’s Sapphire Pegasus Awards Voted ‘Best Business Airport’ – UK's Airport Operators Association Voted one of the top 5 FBOs (private jet terminals) in Europe - Altitudes London Oxford Airport (OXF / EGTK) is the UK Thames Valley's only regional airport, located equidistant between Heathrow and Birmingham as the only IFR airport alternative. 6 miles from central Oxford, but an hour from London via the uncongested M40 motorway, the airport has a catchment of over 5 million passengers. Now served by the new Oxford Parkway rail station, just over 55 minutes from central London. The airport has a unique mix of usage having hosted Europe’s largest pilot training school, Oxford Aviation Academy. However, today, it has evolved into also being one of the UK’s top five private and business aviation hubs with some 6,000 private aviation flights and over 8,000 ‘VIP’ or executive passengers a year. In recent years, the airport has also hosted airline flights, both daily schedules and seasonal holiday charters, with aircraft such as the Embraer E-series jets, BAe/Avro 146/RJ and the new C-Series airliners. Scheduled flights have been hosted for Edinburgh, Dublin, Jersey and Geneva in the past, but today the airport is primarily focused on its traditional general aviation sectors, nevertheless still open to viable proposals for the reintroduction of any commercial services. London Oxford has infrastructure expected to be found at notably larger regional airports, having invested well over £25m since 2008. Operating from 06:00 to midnight and for aircraft up to 737-800 size, the airport also hosts over a thousand employees working for 25 businesses including five aircraft maintenance companies and four pilot training establishments, creating a specialist aviation and aerospace hub. Tenants include global industry leaders such as CAE, Airbus and Gama Aviation.