Douglas Aviation have been providing aviation services from the Isle of Man to the global aviation industry since 1995 and we have developed a network of staff and professional associates with the expertise to deal with your aviation requirements.

Douglas Aviation is licensed by the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission (the “FSC”) as a Corporate Service Provider. The FSC is an independent statutory body responsible for the licensing and supervision of the private financial and commercial sector in the Isle of Man. The management and staff at Douglas Aviation have a wealth of experience in the industry. We have provided our services to aircraft manufacturers, leasing companies, airlines, investors and financial institutions and take great pride in our ability to deliver an efficient and quality service.

Our People

Niall McNamara - Chief Executive
“Niall” has 14 years experience in the aviation industry. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG Ireland, Niall’s career in aviation started with GPA Group plc in 1992. He was appointed Managing Director of the Isle of Man operations for GPA in 1994 and went on to establish Douglas Aviation in December 1995.
Niall has managed Douglas Aviation for the last 12 years and developed an aviation business of international repute. Under his guidance, Douglas Aviation has gained an impressive portfolio of aviation clients and developed a team of aviation professionals with extensive expertise in their sector.

PJ McGoldrick - Chairman
“PJ” has 42 years experience in the aviation industry. PJ was Managing Director of TransMeridian Airlines in the United Kingdom before launching HeavyLift Cargo Airlines Limited. After eight years of profitable operations, which saw HeavyLift, developed into the world leader in the movement of outsize cargo PJ left HeavyLift to return to Ireland. As Ryanair Group Chief Executive, PJ managed the business during a critical period of the company’s development and move to its Stansted base in the United Kingdom. When PJ joined Ryanair, the Company was losing £8 Million per annum, he left the Company after completing a re-organization of its business and the company was profitable. PJ left Ryanair to launch his own airline, TransAer that had 10 years of successful operations until it closed in October 2000, due to the adverse effect of the Kosovo War and the collapse of a related US airline. PJ founded EUjet in 2002 before selling the airline to PlaneStation PLC Group in 2004. PJ has a long association with Douglas Aviation and has recently been appointed Chairman.

Robert R. Jones - Director & Company Secretary
“Robert” has been working with aviation clients since 1991 and has specialised experience in aircraft finance, leasing and crew management. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales having gained experience with two of the UK’s largest accountancy practices before entering into a local partnership in 1979. He has continued in general practice since that date, but with an increasing involvement in company management. He is a director of numerous companies with varied activities worldwide, several of which are subsidiaries of plc’s.

Robert started working with Douglas Aviation in 1995 and became Director in 1997. In 2002, Robert was appointed Company Secretary.