Nov 13, 2023
NZ Young Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Announced Left to right: Top placegetters — Michael Hey, Elliott Farnan, Tim Duncan 13 November 2023 Ten young aircraft maintenance engineers and engineers in training showcased their skills under the eagle-eyes of eleven...
Nov 1, 2023
Broad focus and close inspection at aircraft competition Elliott Farnan carrying out a daily inspection on a Mitsubishi MU2 aircraft during the National Selection competition at RNZAF Base Woodbourne. Inspection is one of the prime safety tools used to ensure that...
Oct 30, 2023
AirNZ Cantabrians prepare for competition Jack Elvy from Air New Zealand inspecting the nose avionics compartment during a daily inspection of a Mitsubishi MU-2. He is looking for any faults affecting the airworthiness (safe for flight status) of the aircraft such as...
Oct 25, 2023
Confidence boost from aircraft maintenance comp Teone Wilkinson from No 6 Squadron RNZAF drilling the holes before riveting together pieces of his aircraft structure repair module at the WorldSkills New Zealand national selection competition, RNZAF Woodbourne 2023 25...
Oct 19, 2023
Aviation and Engineering combine for ideal career Tim Duncan from HeliSupport NZ replacing the fuel filter on a Seasprite helicopter engine and requesting a pre-installation check from the judge Bruce McGeady. 19 October 2023 From a young age, aviation has been part...
