Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice Review

I am learning on how to carry out aircraft maintenance tasks to a satisfactory level in order to maintain the safety and financial efficiency factor for the airline and its customers. This is important in order to make sure that the organisation has a line up of future engineers who will work to the uppermost standard

I have learnt many engineering skills since I started, such as: wirelocking, installing different components, carrying out certain tests and inspections. I have also learnt many sheet metal skills such as drilling, filing, riveting, reaming, taping, marking out, squaring and heat treating metals. I picked up more skills in 9 months than I did in all of my 3 years of college studying.

I enjoy every day of what I do thoroughly, and there isn’t a single day where I don’t learn anything. I can’t wait to build up my experience and eventually get my Part 66 license. I look forward to every task that I am given and do everything right.

The programme is very well thought out and organised, with the training phase all carefully structured out to make sure that students have the best possible odds and help to make it through that initial intensive training process. The deadlines are easy to adhere to and all of the requirements that are expected are clearly outlined

I receive welfare calls, reports and feedback from my employers such as my apprentice manager or mentor. This feedback helps me to make sure that I’m applying the correct behaviours in the workplace and showing off my abilities in the correct way. I always receive support when I need it

When working towards exams for our qualifications, I receive lots of teaching and remedial to ensure that I am ready to take the exam and give me thebest chances of passing it first time. I have had countless hours of guidance in order to revise for an exam which helped me pass with flying colours.

My qualification will guide me to highlight my passion and drive for engineering, which is a very important and impressive skill to have. I’ll be respected as I started as an apprentice and worked my way up. This is important as reputation is everything in the hangar, especially as an apprentice

There are occasional events in which celebrities engage in filming on site or in events for charity. I once met Gary lineker at charity event in aid of Comic relief and sports relief, which involved a 100 participants pulling the newest aircraft in our fleet to break the guiness world record

Yes

British Airways is an extraordinary company to land an apprenticeship as it teaches young engineers the framework or foundations of aircraft engineering to a very high standard, which ensures that apprentices who commit to the graft turn out to be very succesful engineers with incredible hand skills and aircraft intellect.

Start off as early as possible (ideally at age 16 after secondary school) as this will help you progress quicker and obtain the qualification as early as possible so you can then work towards the next step. Aircraft engineering takes years to pick up, and decades to master especially due to the dynamics of the industry