Learning support demand from aerodrome operators and competent authorities has hit unprecedented levels as a very strong bounce-back for the aviation sector has been experienced following the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite pessimistic forecasts from global agencies, the rapid recovery in the aviation sector has resulted in an influx of inexperienced personnel into aerodrome operations and safety,…

MJ Airport are proud to have continued to provide learning support to personnel at London’s Heathrow Airport for a fourteenth consecutive year. Despite the business challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, MJ Airport have delivered training to new middle-management, Airfield Operations frontline personnel and learning teams through 2020 to 2023. Proficiency checks have also continued,…

In March 2022 MJ Airport were busy delivery ‘Aerodrome Wildlife Hazard Management’ training to all Airside Operations personnel at London Stansted Airport (STN), UK. Over the course of a month, three different training courses were delivered to Stansted personnel, including: recurrent, initial and manager-level training, with some of the learning taking place remotely via virtual…

MJ Airport Associates Ltd conducted proficiency checks with all airside operational members of the team working at Ostend–Bruges International Airport, Belgium, last month. In what may be a first at a European EASA-certificated aerodrome MJ Airport, from the UK, conducted proficiency checks with Airport Inspector’s, Bird Control Unit staff and Airport Marshaller’s in order to…

In September MJ Airport Associates Ltd delivered ‘Introduction to GRF’ virtual instructor-led training (VILT) to 65 delegates from 21 different UK aerodromes, ahead of this month’s (4 November) global implementation of ICAO’s global reporting format (GRF). The training included background to GRF, introduction to the five key elements of GRF, familiarisation with the runway condition…

This month (February 2021) MJ Airport Associates Ltd have been asked to attend and contribute to two different working groups to help review and improve workplace occupational standards within the aerodrome safety and operations sector. Attendance at the first group will involve reviewing and amending the suite of 88 different National Occupational Standards (NOS) in…

Last week MJAAL’s Director, Mark Turner, was advised that following several stages of assessment he had been successful with his application to become an Aerodrome Operations Expert with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The role will mean working freelance as part of the ICAO Implementation Package (iPACK) Aerodrome Restart Programme with ICAO’s Technical Cooperation…

It was great to make an on-site return to Heathrow Airport (LHR), on 9 November 2020! Nearly 8 months after having left prior to national lockdown! Thankfully, business engagement with Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has continued throughout the year, however that hasn’t made up for not getting the chance to say goodbye to friends and…

Sadly, COVID-19 prevented a visit to Warton Aerodrome (UK) to deliver ‘Apron Health & Safety and Aircraft Marshaller’ refresher training to the Corporate Air Travel team. So MS Teams was used instead to deliver a 1-day virtual instructor-led training (VILT) course. None of the delegates were familiar with Teams so a short induction was provided…

In recent weeks MJ Airport have been very busy delivering virtual learning to learners at airports in the UK, the Netherlands, Estonia and Latvia! In early July, a 4-day ‘Intermediate-Level Aerodrome Safety & Operations’ training course was delivered to 16 delegates from both Manchester and East Midlands Airport’s! In August virtual ‘Accident Investigation’ course was…