Robert L. Ditchey
— Airline and Aviation Expert Witness

Mr. Ditchey has acted as an Expert Witness in aviation litigation for more than forty different law firms.  He has testified in court on three occasions.  Matters have been (generally) evenly divided between representation of plaintiff and defendant.  Airlines as well as general aviation have been involved, in almost equal measure. Subject matter has included maintenance, flight crew and cabin crew performance, ground accidents, forced landing, gear-up landing, major accidents involving large numbers of fatalities, contractual disputes, and unlawful termination.

Mr. Ditchey has almost unique experience.  He is a former Navy pilot with more than 3,000 pilot hours, an aeronautical engineer with two advanced degrees in engineering, and an experienced airline executive at the Senior VP level.