Ronald John Yates, AM (died 25 October 2012), was a CEO of Qantas (retired 1986) and a Member of the Order of Australia. He was also the "Vice President – Australasia & Chair of Safety Awards Committee" at the International Federation of Airworthiness.
Yates graduated from the University of Sydney in 1944.
See also Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority International Civil Aviation Organization
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20060915095532/http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/committees/advisoryYates.shtml http://www.ifairworthy.com/contact.php
External links Obituary Qantas and the 707 - paper by Yates