Capt Jim Mangie
Captain Jim Mangie is a check captain on the A350 and most recently was the Program Director, Pilot Fatigue, for Delta Air Lines. In this position, he was responsible for all matters concerning pilot fatigue mitigation, flight and duty time regulatory compliance, crew rest, and fatigue risk management. He currently serves as the chairman of the International Air Transport Association Fatigue Risk Management Task Force and was the industry co-chair for the FAA Flight Crewmember Duty and Rest Requirements Aviation Rulemaking Committee in 2009.
In his 34 years at Delta, he’s held positions as a chief pilot, base regional director, and line operations general manager. In these positions he’s been responsible for administrative support and operational performance of approximately 4,000 pilots in both the domestic and international system, as well as overall operational oversight of day-to-day line operations. Capt. Mangie was also the Flight Operations Military Liaison at Delta. In this position, he was responsible for maintaining an open and cooperative relationship between Delta and all branches of the U.S. military as well as the oversight and administration of the nearly 1400 Delta pilots that were actively performing duty as Guardsmen/Reservists.
Capt. Mangie graduated cum laude from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ in 1981. He is a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve. His military positions at the unit and wing level included Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Standardization/Evaluation, Chief Pilot and Operations Officer. His final assignment was at Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command where he served as Legislative Affairs Officer until his retirement in 2003.
Capt. Mangie has over 13000 hours of airline and military flying experience. He has flown the B727, B757, B767, DC9, MD88, A350, T37, T38, and C130 B/E/H/H2.