Tim Claydon

Tim Claydon, Senior Associate.

Tim Claydon, the New York-based air transport commercial specialist – and former Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing for JetBlue Airways - joined Nyras as a senior associate in May, 2009.

Among other activities, Tim currently serves as Commercial Advisor to AirAsia X, the long-haul, low-cost carrier. He played a leading role in launching the airline’s intercontinental service between the UK and Malaysia in March 2009.

Immediately prior to his work with AirAsia X, Tim was Marketing Advisor to the British Airways Open Skies subsidiary which inaugurated all-business class flights between Europe and the USA in 2008.

He began his career in 1983 with the former UK airline, Dan-Air Services, before joining the London-based sales team of Japan Air Lines.

Tim joined Virgin Atlantic Airways as Sales Manager, London and Southeast England in 1988. After five years in this role, he was transferred by Virgin to the USA where he served initially as Manager, Corporate Sales and rose through various senior appointments to become Vice-President, Sales & Marketing –North America.

Between 1999 and 2001, Tim worked with Expedia Inc., the Microsoft travel subsidiary, as Senior Manager – Supplier Relations, before being recruited by JetBlue Airways as Senior Vice-President, Sales & Distribution and later appointed SVP Sales & Marketing. Tim left JetBlue in 2007, after six years with the airline, to set up his own consultancy service, OLAS Aviation.