I news I Monarch’s 2013 Apprenticeship Program is Up and Running


Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has launched its apprenticeship scheme for summer 2013. The company says the program is successful, now in its 42nd year, and continues to produce high-caliber engineers for MAEL and the wider aviation industry. This year, the initial training phase will be carried out at the newly opened Monarch Aircraft Engineering Training Academy (MAETA) at London Luton Airport from where individuals will then relocate to MAEL’s London Luton, Birmingham and Manchester Airport bases. The apprenticeship produces a significant number of highly skilled apprentices every year.


Monarch says it not only helps toward the creation of jobs in the local community, it also provides an essential pipeline of skilled aircraft engineers for MAEL and the wider industry. Successful applicants will initially study the NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Performing Engineering Operations, from which they will gain basic theory and practical skills. From this phase of initial training, apprentices then move onto the four-year vocational scheme, where they will receive theoretical training on aircraft mechanical and electrical systems to the EASA ‘A’ license standard. They will also complete the various elements that make up the City and Guilds NVQ Level 3 Apprenticeship in Aeronautical Engineering. In addition there will be practical on-site training, working alongside skilled mentors, who will pass on essential knowledge and experience. “I am delighted to announce the launch of our apprenticeship scheme for 2013,” Mick Adams, managing director at Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited, comments. “MAEL has been training aircraft engineers for the past four decades and through the superior quality of its training schemes has deservedly gained a worldwide reputation for producing the highest caliber engineers.”


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Construction of the first dedicated aircraft storage and recycling facility in the Asia Pacific region has been completed. Operated by Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) and located at Alice Springs Airport, Northern Territory, Australia, the APAS facility represents a first for aviation in the region. “Completion of the APAS Facility Stage 1 represents an exciting milestone for the business. The aviation industry is going through a generational re-fleeting of aircraft, with Asia forecast to emerge as the largest global hub,” Tom Vincent, APAS managing director, says. “We believe the APAS service offering, so close to the high growth Asian market, delivers significant flexibility and convenience for aircraft owners and airlines addressing fleet management and retirements. Following completion of the civil infrastructure works, APAS is now in discussions with multiple aircraft lessors and airlines”. Stage 1 of the APAS facility, encompassing approximately 15Ha (150,000sqm), can accommodate up to 25 aircraft depending on aircraft type mix. With up to 100Ha of total available space capable of storing in excess of 250 aircraft, APAS has major scope for future staged site development. The APAS facility has been developed with dedicated areas for the parting out and recycling of aircraft. The Alice Springs site was selected due to the unique combination of arid low humidity environmental conditions suited to preservation of aircraft and the first class infrastructure of Alice Springs Airport. The proximity of the APAS facility to Asia delivers aircraft owners and airlines operating in the


region far greater fleet management flexibility. Historically Asian based aircraft have been ferried vast distances to the United States at considerable expense. With major Asian hubs such as Singapore only six hours from the APAS facility, operators now have the flexibility to rapidly place aircraft into storage and then redeploy them as and when required. APAS has partnered with Aircraft Maintenance Services Australia Pty Ltd (AMSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of SIA Engineering, for the provision of tailored aircraft storage maintenance programs.


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