Summary
Robert Dagg is an Aer Lingus Captain and Type Rating Instructor on the Airbus A330 with a decade of operational and training experience spanning long-haul ETOPS, North Pacific and HLA North Atlantic operations. He blends a technical foundation—a BSc in Computer Science and earlier software roles including C# development and systems integration—with deep aviation expertise in crew training, regulatory compliance and simulator-based assessment. His background in mission-critical and financial IT systems informs a methodical, data-driven approach to flight safety and training curriculum development. Having moved from flight operations control and regional flying to instructing and commanding widebody jets, he brings rare cross-domain experience in operations, training design and technical systems. Based in Dublin, he pairs practical frontline leadership with the analytical rigour of an IT professional, often translating complex procedures into teachable material.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Type Rating Instructor Training, Flight Instructor, Type Rating Instructor Training, Flight Instructor at Aer Lingus
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at University College Dublin
A320 type rating, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General, A320 type rating, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General at Aer Lingus Training
Leaving Certificate, Secondary Education, 6 Honours, Leaving Certificate, Secondary Education, 6 Honours at Bruce College Dublin
ATR 42/72 Type Rating, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew, ATR 42/72 Type Rating, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew at Stobart Air Flight Training
Postgraduate Diploma, Management of Operations, Postgraduate Diploma, Management of Operations at Dublin City University
EASA Frozen ATPL, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew, 97.5% avg mark ATPL Theory Exams, EASA Frozen ATPL, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew, 97.5% avg mark ATPL Theory Exams at FTEJerez