Mike’s aviation dream started at his northern Minnesota hometown of East Grand Forks while watching B-52’s, B-1’s, and KC-135’s fly overhead from the neighbouring Grand Forks Air Force Base. His dream became reality when he started his aviation career at Northwest Airlines in 2002 as a DC-10 Avionics Engineer Co-op while working towards his Electrical…

Working at the intersection of aircraft operations, data, and technology, Yulia supports the development and implementation of digital solutions for maintenance and continuing airworthiness. Her professional interests include aircraft sensor data, maintenance analytics, and the use of data to improve decision-making, process efficiency, and information accessibility. Yulia holds an MSc in Instrumentation Engineering and has…

Ian leads the performance, resilience and lifecycle management of an asset portfolio valued at approximately €5 billion and will oversee the forecasted growth of the asset base over the duration of the next capital investment programme at Dublin Airport that is anticipated to more than double in over the next five years. His responsibilities span…

Since joining Virgin Atlantic as a B2 apprentice 27 years ago, Rory has enjoyed a deeply technical engineering career, including roles as a B2/B1/C Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Control Engineer and, latterly, Principal Predictive Maintenance Engineer. He has led in-house initiatives, including tech log NLP clustering. He holds an MSc in Advanced Data Analytics…

Ed has served as Vice President of Engineering at Avionica for the past five years, where he leads the development and execution of the company’s engineering and technology strategy. Under his leadership, Avionica has advanced its position in aircraft connectivity, data acquisition, and certification, helping operators unlock greater value from their fleets. Prior to joining…

Craig Lynch is an inquisitive and creative enthusiastic aircraft health specialist with a long pedigree in aircraft maintenance, in particular avionics engineering with a track record for delivering data-driven business improvement projects. Craig’s background has pivoted from maintaining military fighter jets to becoming a licensed engineer and he has been working at easyJet since 2005. Craig has…

Richard Brown has over 25 years of experience in aerospace, including 20 years consulting. Most recently he was responsible for the ICF Aerospace consulting practice and prior to that was part of the European practice at AeroStrategy. Richard is a recognised expert in aerospace manufacturing and maintenance strategies, regularly speaking at industry events and writing…

Geert Van Damme brings 30 years of aviation experience, with a special focus to aircraft engines (CFM56, LEAP, CF6-80). In 1993, Geert graduated with a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and started his career in line and base maintenance at Lufthansa Technik Brussels, Belgium. Five years later, he transitioned to an engine programme management position…