USMC F/A-18 & A-10 Pilot – Aviation Safety Expert

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Elliott Lushin is a highly experienced aviation professional offering expert witness and consulting services in pilot performance, human factors, aeronautical decision-making, crew resource management, airline operations, flight training standards, and aviation safety program effectiveness. He brings a rare combination of high-performance military fighter pilot experience, hands-on aviation maintenance and safety program leadership, and major airline domestic narrowbody international widebody operations. In addition, Elliott has significant experience leading organizational excellence and leadership development programs for companies of all sizes, giving him unique insight into how leadership decisions, organizational culture, and systemic blind spots impact safety and operational performance. Attorneys value his ability to provide clear, credible analysis grounded in real-world operational and safety leadership experience. CIVIL ATP: MEL (A-350, A-320 family, B-757/767, DC-9/MD-88, ERJ-170/175/190) Former CFI / CFII Part 121: International Widebody First Officer (A-350), domestic A-320, B-757/767, MD-88/90, ERJ-170/175 MILITARY – Retired U.S. Marine Corps (11 years active duty) – F/A-18 Pilot & Aviation Maintenance Officer (MOS 6002) • Section Leader, Deputy Director of Training, Powerline Officer in Charge, Airframes Officer in Charge • Managed real-world squadron safety programs and incorporated human factors training into daily operations • Primary Flight Instructor & Stage Check Pilot – T-6 (nearly 800 hours of instruction) • Top graduate of every phase of military flight training; “Top Hook” award – finished first in F/A-18 carrier qualifications Indiana Air National Guard (9 years) – A-10C Pilot (completed military career and retired from ANG) and Air Liaison Officer FLIGHT TIME Total: ~4,500 hours Turbine: ~4,000 hours Instructor: ~1000 hours (T-6C Texan II and General Aviation) F/A-18: ~450 hours | A-10C: ~150 hours WORK EXPERIENCE Major Legacy Airline – International Widebody First Officer (A-350) Dec 2017 – Present Extensive international operations across Asia and Europe. Previously operated A-320, B-757/767, MD-88/90, ERJ-170/175 domestically. Republic Airways – ERJ-170/175 First Officer Jan 2017 – Dec 2017 Indiana Air National Guard – A-10C Pilot Jan 2017 – Dec 2019 U.S. Marine Corps – F/A-18 Pilot & Aviation Maintenance Officer 2006 – 2013 Served as Section Leader, Deputy Director of Training, Powerline OIC, and Airframes OIC. Led maintenance and safety programs for multiple deployments. Primary Flight Instructor and Stage Check Pilot in the T-6. EDUCATION Master of Business Administration – University of West Florida B.S., Professional Aviation Flight Technology – Indiana State University ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS • Extensive practical experience managing aviation safety programs as an Aviation Maintenance Officer • Led Organizational Excellence and leadership development programs for companies of all sizes at Lushin and Associates • Deep knowledge of human factors integration, crew resource management, and training standardization in both military and airline environments • Available for expert witness reports, depositions, and consulting nationwide