Billy J. Barton

Bill Barton has a reputation as the consummate “Aviation Ambassador” and as a talented Flight Instructor. His more than 50-year career has included nearly 17 years with Braniff International Airways as a Flight Engineer, First Officer and as one of the youngest International Captains of that era. Barton has mentored many youngsters who are now career pilots worldwide. As an FAA Designated Flight Examiner he has administered over 5,000 pilot certifications. Mr. Barton also worked as an Engineering Associate at Arnold Engineering Development Center in the T2 Test Cell where an advanced engine was being tested for the F-16 Fighter aircraft. He was hired by the University of Tennessee Space Institute Department of Artificial Intelligence under an FAA/NASA Grant to develop the “airliner cockpit of the next generation” incorporating as much automation as possible.