The UK Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation, Keir Mather MP, has visited UK leisure airline Jet2.com’s maintenance hangar at Leeds Bradford Airport to gain insight into the airline’s engineering operations, workforce development and sustainability ambitions.
Hosted by chief operations officer Phil Ward and head of base maintenance Marcus Mountcastle, the visit included a tour of the facility, where teams can work on three aircraft simultaneously, supporting Jet2’s 139-strong fleet.
The Minister also met engineers and apprentices, including a former apprentice from his constituency, as Jet2 highlighted its regional employment footprint and investment in skills.
The airline has launched more than 400 apprenticeships across multiple disciplines and is currently training over 30 engineering apprentices.
Jet2 used the visit to underline the need for improved funding support for engineering roles and to showcase initiatives such as its fully funded Jet2FlightPath pilot training scheme.
Sustainability was also discussed, including the role of airspace modernisation and a stronger UK sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry.
Phil Ward, chief operations officer at Jet2, said: “A huge amount of investment and hard work goes into running our award-winning operations, so it was great to welcome the Aviation Minister and give him a first-hand insight into why nothing beats a Jet2holiday.
“As well as demonstrating how we continue to develop fantastic careers and invest in homegrown skills across the UK, we also discussed our plans for decarbonisation and some of the key levers that are needed to drive this, such as airspace modernisation and a thriving UK SAF industry.”
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