Andrew Ridling

Job: Air NZ Dreamliner captain, also president of NZ Air Line Pilots Association

● Family: Married to Lysa, four children aged between 18 and 28

● Lives: on 2ha block in Albany

● Holidays: In Northland where he fishes and dives

● Interests: Diehard Northcote Rugby Club and North Harbour supporter

● Last book read: Don’t Split the Difference, about industrial negotiations by FBI negotiator Chris Voss