Aircraft maintenance engineer apprentice Review

My First year role British Airways involves studying away from home in the Cotswolds with LRTT training. I spend my time currently learning key modules that will help me become competent with a hanger environment and achieve my part 66 catA licence, while working on training aircraft in a part 147 environment.

I have currently passed modules that cover skills like; Hand skills (working material into assemblies), Maths, Physics, human factors, aerodynamics and hanger environment based skills.

British airways has an amazing work culture that I am glad to be apart of, the apprenticeship I am on is very well organised and it succeeds my expectations by a landslide. Overall I am extremely enjoying my programme.

The introduction into the apprenticeship is very well organised and thought through. The training provided by LRTT is also very good. We have weekly drop-in sessions to talk about anything that is worrying us and support from British airways is amazing.

We have weekly drop-in sessions where we communicate issues we have with our managers. This provides guidance on certain issues. In our second year we will meet mentors who will be able to help us with issues following on from this year.

LRTT are very supportive during and after modules and often ensure there is remedial exams organised for those who miss the mark. They provide a lot of guidance with revision which is useful for me who has not been in a school environment for a long time.

I am currently undertaking tasks in a part 147 hanger environment, which provides me with an undertaking to the workflow and systems used to organise work load in a real hanger. This is a good way I can put the theory learnt from modules into practice.

British Airways do not currently have any extra-curricular or social events/sports activities that I have been made aware of, however there is often a recruitment drive at events in colleges and engineering events. BA better world is a drive they are currently running regarding sustainable aviation fuel.

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British Airways has an amazing management team, especially in the engineering department. The training and care they provide is outstanding and I have not once regretted my decision. The apprenticeship they provide sets me up to a carrer in aeronautical engineering which will undoubtedly last a lifetime.

Applying is easy and the process is mainly online. Gain some engineering experience, wether that’s from school, college or extra curricular activities which you can speak about in CVS and interviews, even fixing a bike or car shows interest. Prove you deserve a place on their apprenticeship, be confident.