Iris Bernegger

Through Air Architects, I provide short-term B737 / BBJ support for line training, checking, ferry, delivery and technical missions. The focus is simple: current recency, technical depth and fast integration. From training delivery to aircraft recovery and post-maintenance flying, the objective is lower execution risk and greater operational certainty.

B737 NG / BBJ2 / MAX Captain operating high-tempo international missions across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, including hot-and-high, high-terrain, severe-weather and infrastructure-limited environments. Current Training Captain with Flight Operations Inspector experience, combining line recency, technical judgement and crew-standardisation expertise for non-routine operations and special assignments where operational certainty matters.

Designated Flight Operations Inspector and B737 Technical Representative supporting regulatory oversight, operational audits, training evaluations and operator compliance. Experienced in working directly with senior management, accountable executives, flight operations leadership and VIP/private aviation stakeholders, including sensitive and high-profile operations. The role combines technical B737 expertise with regulatory judgement, operational assurance and executive-level interface.

Aviation consultancy focused on safety audits, training-system restructuring, due diligence and operational recovery. Delivered B737NG entry-into-service, line training and checking programmes across Europe, the Middle East, East Africa and East Asia. Supported South Korea AOC reactivation under MOLIT, including approval as a Korean line instructor pilot. Interim Chief Pilot / Training Manager for an operator under EU Operational Ban, leading the successful EASA-TCO re-audit and subsequent return to EU-wide operations.

B737 NG/MAX Captain across the 700/800/900/900ER and MAX 8, operating in high-density airspace and demanding environments including monsoon, cyclone, CAT IIIB and EDTO/ETOPS operations. Served as Flight Standards Auditor and Training Review Board member, contributing to SOP evaluation, operational policy and safety integration. Rockwell Collins MultiScan weather-radar research pilot (Jet Airways Team), evaluating detection logic and its impact on crew decision-making. Recognised by DGCA India following recovery from a high-altitude wake-vortex upset in a B737-800 (−0.6G / +2.56G), with subsequent analysis published in the Journal of Physics. Also served as senior adviser to Chairman Naresh Goyal with direct reporting responsibility on operational and strategic matters.