James Nixon was flying for thirty one years - longer than most of his cabin crew have been on the planet, and many of his First Officers.He has retired to a writer's life in Melbourne Australia after living in the Middle East, where he was an Airbus A380 Captain. Previously, he flew a VIP Airbus A320 for a Saudi Sheikh based in Bahrain, and before that flew in Vietnam, England, Malta and Australia.As well as all the Airbus A380, he has flown Airbus A320, A321, A330 & A340; Boeing 727, Saab340 and Metroliner; as well as the usual squadron of general aviation aircraft.Prior to becoming a pilot he was a freelance writer and photographer, and spent eight years running his own marketing and promotions business.Besides flying and writing, his other great love is photography.