Personal Case Studies

The final day of Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) Connect – Farnborough Friday – is an exciting showcase of the very best in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and is designed to give students, apprentices, graduates and young professionals considering a career in aerospace unprecedented access to the industry.

As part of the AGP’s activities throughout FIA Connect, we collected a series of personal case studies from a variety of professionals from across the UK aerospace sector. These case studies will provide you with insight into their careers, the opportunities available within the sector, and some advice for those of you looking to enter it.

Young Professionals

Ying Wan Loh

Manufacturing Engineering Team Lead – Rolls-Royce

Phillip Davis

Graduate Engineer – MEP Ltd

Didun Obilanade

AGP Programme Manager Secondee – GKN Aerospace

Hannah Lawrence

Edison Engineering Development Programme Graduate – GE Aviation

Ryan Winnett

AGP Programme Manager Secondee – Collins Aerospace

Tara Biggs

Aircraft Production Apprentice – GKN Aerospace

Diana Adebajo

Graduate Engineer – MEP Ltd

Sophie Castle

Value Stream Manager – GKN Aerospace

Luke Nethercott

Manufacturing Engineer & AGP Programme Manager Secondee – GKN Aerospace

Tom Johnson

Product Owner & AGP Programme Manager Secondee – GE Aviation

Joshua King

Aerospace Engineering Degree Apprentice – GKN Aerospace

Edward Raggett

Assistant Campaign Manager & AGP Programme Manager Secondee – Leonardo

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Industry Leaders

Katherine Bennett CBE, FRAeS

Senior Vice President – Airbus in the UK

Clive Higgins

UK Director of Government Affairs – Leonardo

Nicola Mann

Senior Human Resources Director – Actuation Systems, Collins Aerospace

Balaji Srimoolanathan

Programme Director – Aerospace Growth Partnership