Kevin Stass

Route Planning Manager, Flight Operations for Virgin Atlantic Airways. Worked on round-the-world balloon flights - Virgin Global Challenger/ICO Global (Richard Branson, Steve Fossett & Per Lindstrand), Solo Spirit & Spirit of Freedom (Steve Fossett - first solo balloon flight around-the-world). Mission Control Director for Virgin Atlantic Globalflyer (Steve Fossett - first solo round-the-world flight in an aeroplane and longest distance solo flight in an aeroplane). Also worked in Mission Control for David Hempleman-Adams on his solo Atlantic balloon flights. Balloon pilot for Dan-Air 1979-84.