“Safety first, capability always.”
Terry Saunder has spent 30 years in the Royal Australian Air Force in a diversity of appointments, ranging from Chief Engineer in the Defence Force's flight test establishment, to staff officer to the Chief of the Defence Force, General Cosgrove.
Highlights in his career include postgraduate study in the U.S. and as Senior Engineering Officer of 77 Squadron's fleet of F/A-18 Hornets.
He is currently Director General of Technical Airworthiness (DGTA) and is responsible for the regulation of technical airworthiness of Defence aircraft.