Before one gets too carried away, the most interesting appointment is that of David Niven, a retired AVM.
I am assuming his appointment as AO Northern Ireland is a largely ceremonial one, given that he is to be classed as RAF Reserve.
On a wider canvas, air officers are given occasional briefings and updates on the way the forces are going and they frequenetly use their influence in business and elsewhere to spread the word about the forces and the issues the services face. Let's not have too much slagging off of the air officers please, they do an enormous amount of good, working quietly in the background.
Old Duffer - on his high horse again