Chris Collins is the Director of Flight Safety at Delta Air Lines, where he coordinates a team of safety professionals that oversee employee safety reporting (ASAP), flight data monitoring (FOQA), operational safety investigations (accidents/incidents), safety management system (SMS), pilot safety applications, pilot fatigue risk management (FRM), human performance, and analytics through a data and decision science team. He also participates as the Vice Chairman of the IATA Safety Group, as a member of the Flight Safety Foundation International Advisory Committee, and the FAA’s Aviation Safety Team (AST). Previously Chris was the Chief Pilot of Flight Operations Safety Programs which included the opportunity to work in fatigue risk management (FRM), safety risk assessment and management, and the pilot safety reporting program.
Chris is an Airbus A320 Captain with over 20 years of professional flight experience. Since joining Delta as a line pilot in 2007, he has held numerous leadership positions in the chief pilot’s office, flight standards, fatigue management, and served as strategic manager supporting the Vice Presidents of Flight Operations. Chris is a graduate of Western Michigan University’s Aviation Program as well as the University of Illinois Gies College of Business, and before joining Delta he spent time instructing undergraduate aviation students in flight, meteorology, and aviation law.
Chris lives with his family in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and can be contacted at christopher.collins@delta.com.