Charles Taylor Adjusting (CTA) has further strengthened its London aviation loss adjusting team with the appointment of three senior aviation engineers and loss adjusters. Chris Whittington joins from a leading London market aviation insurer as Senior Surveyor & Adjuster, Chris Ayres has been appointed as Surveyor & Adjuster having joined from an international loss adjusting business and Sam Edwards joins from Monarch Aircraft Engineering as an Aviation Surveyor.

· Chris Whittington is an experienced licenced aircraft engineer and loss adjuster. He has ten years’ operational maintenance experience on various aircraft types including Boeing and Airbus, gained with leading airlines and maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities. He moved in to loss adjusting in 2005, initially with CTA, before moving to a London market aviation insurer to gain experience of claims management from an underwriting perspective. Chris holds an MSC in Safety and Accident Investigation – Air Transport from Cranfield University and the Certificate in Insurance from the CII.
· Chris Ayres has been working in loss adjusting for six years with an international aviation adjuster. He was previously an aviation engineer with 18 years’ experience with international airlines including Virgin Atlantic, British Midland and British Airways where he was a licenced aircraft engineer. Chris has type approval on numerous Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
· Sam Edwards is a fully qualified and licenced aircraft engineer with type approval on multiple Airbus and Boeing aircraft. He has worked in the aviation industry for over 14 years gaining extensive hangar and line maintenance experience.

David Harvey, Principal Surveyor & Director, CTA Aviation London, said:
“These appointments increase the depth of expertise we can offer to London and international aviation insurers on claims handled by our London office. Chris Whittington and Chris Ayers bring long experience of loss adjusting and aviation surveying to our team. I am also pleased to welcome Sam Edwards to our team. We believe it is important to bring experienced aircraft engineers into the insurance market to offer insurers access to the latest engineering best practice and to support the development of the next generation of adjusters.

Robert McParlin, Managing Director, CTA Aviation, said:
“We are committed to providing insurers with access to high levels of technical expertise to handle their aviation claims wherever they occur in the world. These new appointments increase the strength and capability of our London team and support the development of our international network. We have a significant presence in Asia and have recently extended our established aviation adjusting capabilities in Latin America, with the relocation of John Leonard from London to Mexico City.