Ben Nicholls has worked in the Defence and the commercial aviation industry for over 20 years and is highly experienced in modelling the long term maintenance cost of gas turbine engines.  Ben has been the Qantas Group’s leading engine maintenance cost modeler for several years and has extensive experience on a range of Rolls-Royce engine types, including the BR715 engine fitted to the QantasLink fleet of B717 aircraft, and the Trent 900 engine fitted to the Qantas fleet of A380 aircraft.  

 

Master of Business Administration,

Dean’s List Honours,

Torrens University Australia 

 

Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical),

Honours Class 1,

University of New South Wales 

 

Bachelor of Technology

(Aeronautical Engineering) Honours,

University of New South Wales 

 

Diploma of Government (Management) 

Certificate IV Business Services –

Frontline Management