CAST Executive Members
Nyree Millar-Bell
Chair
Obstacle and Safeguarding Policy Specialist
UK Civil Aviation Authority
Nyree has been with the Civil Aviation Authority for one year as the Obstacle and Safeguarding Policy Specialist, leading on policy and regulatory matters relating to aerodrome safeguarding and obstacles. She is the UK Civil Aviation Authority representative on the ICAO Aerodrome Design Working Group (ADWG) and the Aerodrome Reference Code Task Force (ARCTF).
Nyree joined the Civil Aviation Authority after three years with Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), where she held the roles of Interim Aerodrome Operations Manager and Aerodrome Safeguarding and Operations Support Officer. During this time, she was responsible for aerodrome safeguarding, operational compliance, and
supporting the safe and efficient operation of multiple aerodromes across the Highlands and Islands network.
Prior to joining HIAL, Nyree was Director of Millar-Bell Aviation Consultancy, providing technical safeguarding advice and support to airports, planning authorities and developers, with a particular focus on assessing the potential impact of developments on aviation operations.
Before establishing her consultancy, Nyree spent eight years at Edinburgh Airport in a variety of operational and safeguarding roles, including Airside Operational Resilience Manager and Airside Operations Safeguarding and Incident Manager. These roles provided extensive experience in aerodrome operations, safeguarding, incident management, operational resilience, and stakeholder engagement.
As Chair of CAST, Nyree is committed to strengthening collaboration across the safeguarding community, supporting knowledge sharing, and promoting best practice throughout the UK aviation industry.
Matt Wilkins
CAA Accountable Aerodrome Manager
Old Buckenham Airfield
Matt has been the CAA Accountable Aerodrome Manager for over a decade; he’s also the aerodrome’s Authorised Person. A real estate investor, developer and manager for 25 years, he’s been involved variously with Canary Wharf new build residential, Uber Prime development in Mayfair and sizeable regeneration projects. He currently owns a Managing Agency in London Docklands.
In addition to a multitude of roles at Old Buckenham he’s also Chairman of the British Air Display Association, one of the UK’s 50 Flying Display Directors, a member of the Flying Control Committee at IWM Duxford and a CAA Radio Operators Certificate of Competence Examiner, winning two safety awards in that capacity as part of the 2021 LAA Rally AG Team. He remains the only Event Organiser of an Airshow to also hold an FDD Accreditation. He’s the newly appointed Deputy Chairman of the Airfield Operators Group which represents 72 Licensed and Unlicensed GA Aerodromes.