That's Sir Martin Faulkner Broughton, chairman of British Airways, of course, one of a few civil aviation personalities who've survived the torturous nominations process for a New Year Honour.
Airbus' deeply-Scottish executive vice-president of programmes, Tom Williams, is named a CBE, while the chief executive of
If you're really keen, there's a full list here. Look out for a couple of lesser-known names, like Airbus' Jenny Body and the
Personally I think 'Sir David' trips off the tongue quite smoothly. Just a thought. Anyone?

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