AeroStories
We want to capture the amazing and diverse career ‘stories’ of aviation professionals to continue our work in inspiring future generations and underrepresented groups into a career into this sector

Felicien Izaturwanaho, BSc – First Graduate Trainee for AviAssist Foundation at Aviation Centre in Kigali, Rwanda.
Introduction: Felicien Izaturwanaho is my name and I am a graduate in psychology from the University of Rwanda (UR). I want to...

Matthew Ross AMRAeS – EASA fATPL(A), Time-Critical Charter Executive at 26AVIATION & Senior Flight Ops
Matt Ross – Background After finishing my A-Levels in 2015 I decided not to go to university and instead applied for an...

Matthew Wilmot BEng, MSc, AMRAeS – Graduate Project Manager, Telecommunication Satellites, Airbus Defence and Space
Name Matthew Wilmot BEng, MSc, AMRAeS Profession Graduate Project Manager, Telecommunication Satellites, Airbus Defence and Space...

Eleanor McBrien MRAeS, Senior First Officer, A320, British Airways
Name Eleanor McBrien MRAeS Profession Senior First Officer, A320, British Airways What is life like working in your role? My role...

Chris Jeeves, Head of Strategy and Performance, Eurocontrol Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) and member of the Air Traffic Management Advisory Panel at the RAeS
Introduction Eurocontrol is an intergovernmental organisation that was established in the 1960s to consolidate Air Traffic...

Dr Onalenna Nako, Aerospace Medic
To mark Black History Month in the UK, in October 2020 we highlighted up and coming aerospace specialists within the Black...

Naveed Kapadia- Founder & Managing Director of INQUISITIF™ – An Aviation Business & Management Consultancy.
Introduction: Naveed Kapadia, whose career expertise includes research and development of flight crew training to enhance safety,...

Federico Giusto, AMRAeS M.Eng. Space Systems Engineer working on the world’s first commercial lunar landing
Background My name is Federico Giusto and since 2019 I am a space systems engineer at ispace inc.’s European office in Luxembourg...

Ali Baghchehsara, a sports pilot, and professional skier & CEO of an IT infrastructure start-up GigaHub
Ali has been working in Aerospace for 9 years, he started working as an Aerospace Engineer within the Airbus design department. He...

Mohan Venugopal – Graduate Engineer at Leonardo Helicopters UK
Hi my name is Mohan and I am a Graduate Engineer at Leonardo Helicopters in the UK. Leonardo designs, manufactures and tests...

Didunoluwa Obilanade, Aerospace Growth Partnership Programme Manager
In our new ‘Aerostories’ section highlighting the life and career of Aerospace professionals, we interview Aerospace...

Kudzi Chikohora, Pilot, Chartered Engineer, Writer
What life is like working as a pilot Being honest, COVID 19 has torn apart the aviation industry: many pilots out of work, those...