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 Mr. John Marshall
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Independent Aviation Consultant
- Former Delta Airlines, Vice President Corporate Safety and Compliance
Mr. John C. Marshall is an independent aviation consultant who formerly was vice president - Corporate
Safety and Compliance for Delta Air Lines. Mr. Marshall had responsibility for six departments at Delta,
including Flight Safety, Industrial Safety, Environmental Services, Emergency Planning and Operations,
Safety Analysis and Quality Assurance, and Security. Inherent in these organizations are FAA, DOT,
DoD, OSHA, EPA, TSA, and DHS compliance-driven programs for accident prevention, accident
investigations, accident response, and a wide range of security programs. He also has collateral
responsibilities for integrating safety, compliance, and security programs for Delta’s wholly-owned
subsidiaries including Comair, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Delta Global Services, and Delta Technologies,
into Delta’s mainstream programs. Under his leadership, Delta routinely was recognized for industryleading
programs focused on reducing aircraft mishaps, employee injuries, and aircraft ground damages,
while enhancing environmental compliance programs and fostering the highest standards of security for
world-wide commercial airline operations.
Mr. Marshall recently served as the industry co-chair of the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST).
CAST is a joint industry-government program to develop and implement an integrated, data-driven
strategy to reduce the U.S. commercial aviation fatal accident rate by 80 percent by 2007. Participants
include aircraft and engine manufactures, passenger and cargo airlines, labor unions, Flight Safety
Foundation, Air Transport and Regional Airline Associations, NASA, DoD, and the FAA. Mr. Marshall is
also the past Chairman of the Air Transport Association of America’s Safety Council and the Society of
Automotive Engineer’s Aerospace Symposium. He currently serves on boards for the National Defense
Transportation Association’s Military Subcommittee, Safe America (a nation-wide non-profit organization
focusing on safety awareness), the Flight Safety Foundation, and the Nature Conservancy’s International
Leadership Council.
Mr. Marshall gained world-wide aviation experience through his 26-year aviation career with the U.S. Air
Force. His Air Force assignments included duties as a fighter pilot, special assistant to the Air Force Vice
Chief of Staff, fighter squadron commander, base commander, and fighter wing commander. During his
career, he primarily flew F-4s, F-15s, A-10s, and F-16s, but has experience in a variety of other aircraft as
well. Mr. Marshall later served as the Inspector General of the Pacific Air Forces and then became the
Director of Operations of the Pacific Air Forces. While in the Pacific, he oversaw the safe and efficient
operations of over 400 combat aircraft, including developing plans and policies used for executing his
command’s annual flying program. In his last assignment, he served as the United State’s Director of
Security Assistance for the Middle East where he was responsible for all sales, marketing, training, and
logistic support between the United States and eleven countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Southwest
Asia during and immediately after the Gulf War.
Mr. Marshall received his Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Air Force Academy in Colorado.
He also is a graduate from the National War College, holds a master of arts degree in personnel
management from Central Michigan University, and a master of science degree in civil engineering
(environmental) from the University of Hawaii.
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