Aircraft Mechanic Apprentice

BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC

Hounslow (TW6 2GA)

Closes in 28 days (Wednesday 3 December 2025)

Posted on 4 November 2025

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Summary

You’ll work alongside and learn from some incredibly talented mechanics and engineers. Under supervision, you’ll develop your skills performing servicing and maintenance tasks on aircraft or components, in a real job. Over a series of placements, you’ll work on different aircraft fleets.

Wage

£16,000 a year

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Training course
Aviation maintenance mechanic (level 2)
Hours
A combination of study and shift work, on a roster pattern. Flexibility required.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Friday 4 September 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

24

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Work with our engineering teams and develop your skills
  • Learn about the importance of health, safety and security in everything our engineering teams do
  • Develop your engineering skills and knowledge through a combination of on - the - job learning and coursework

Where you'll work

London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
The Compass Centre
Nelson Road
Hounslow
TW6 2GA

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Training course

Aviation maintenance mechanic (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures. Identify, handle and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
  • Collect and use information. For example, aircraft servicing schedules, aircraft technical log.
  • Record maintenance information: paper based or electronic.
  • Communicate with colleagues verbally.
  • Communicate with colleagues non-verbally. For example, standard signals used when marshalling and handling aircraft.
  • Select and use tools and equipment.
  • Follow tool control processes and procedures including tool calibration, storage, and condition.
  • Identify, handle and store aircraft components and parts.
  • Inspect and assess condition of aircraft components and restore to former state, including reinstating access panels.
  • Use simple measuring and test equipment. For example, steel rule, and digital multimeter.
  • Follow work instructions: verbal or written.
  • Comply with statutory military or airworthiness legislation.
  • Identify and mitigate dangers within the air environment. For example, aircraft engines running, intake, and exhaust areas.
  • Identify and report on progress and issues.
  • Prepare the work area prior to the activity. For example, pre-use checks on ground support equipment (GSE), fit and remove aircraft covers, bungs or blanks.
  • Restore the work area on completion of the activity.
  • Comply with aircraft movement procedures. For example, receipt and dispatch or as a member of an aircraft movement team.
  • Replace mechanical system components. For example, engine components, hydraulic system components, air-conditioning components, or pneumatic system components.
  • Replace electrical or electronic system components. For example, electrical power distribution, aircraft lighting, communication, navigation, or cabin equipment.
  • Contribute to team tasks for aircraft maintenance. For example, on engine assemblies, landing gear assemblies, flying control surfaces, door assemblies, aircraft cabin fixtures and assemblies or avionic rack assemblies.
  • Perform aircraft pre and post flight servicing. For example, airframe and systems: (aircraft landing gear assemblies and retraction bays or aircraft wheels and tyres).
  • Perform checks and replenishments. For example, check and replenish (aircraft gaseous system, aircraft hydraulic system fluid levels, engine oil, fuel, or tyre pressures).
  • Clean and visually check aircraft transparencies.
  • Apply external electrical power to an aircraft.
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and quality assurance processes.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures. Identify, handle and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
  • Collect and use information. For example, aircraft servicing schedules, aircraft technical log.
  • Record maintenance information: paper based or electronic.
  • Communicate with colleagues verbally.
  • Communicate with colleagues non-verbally. For example, standard signals used when marshalling and handling aircraft.
  • Select and use tools and equipment.
  • Follow tool control processes and procedures including tool calibration, storage, and condition.
  • Identify, handle and store aircraft components and parts.
  • Inspect and assess condition of aircraft components and restore to former state, including reinstating access panels.
  • Use simple measuring and test equipment. For example, steel rule, and digital multimeter.
  • Follow work instructions: verbal or written.
  • Comply with statutory military or airworthiness legislation.
  • Identify and mitigate dangers within the air environment. For example, aircraft engines running, intake, and exhaust areas.
  • Identify and report on progress and issues.
  • Prepare the work area prior to the activity. For example, pre-use checks on ground support equipment (GSE), fit and remove aircraft covers, bungs or blanks.
  • Restore the work area on completion of the activity.
  • Comply with aircraft movement procedures. For example, receipt and dispatch or as a member of an aircraft movement team.
  • Replace mechanical system components. For example, engine components, hydraulic system components, air-conditioning components, or pneumatic system components.
  • Replace electrical or electronic system components. For example, electrical power distribution, aircraft lighting, communication, navigation, or cabin equipment.
  • Contribute to team tasks for aircraft maintenance. For example, on engine assemblies, landing gear assemblies, flying control surfaces, door assemblies, aircraft cabin fixtures and assemblies or avionic rack assemblies.
  • Perform aircraft pre and post flight servicing. For example, airframe and systems: (aircraft landing gear assemblies and retraction bays or aircraft wheels and tyres).
  • Perform checks and replenishments. For example, check and replenish (aircraft gaseous system, aircraft hydraulic system fluid levels, engine oil, fuel, or tyre pressures).
  • Clean and visually check aircraft transparencies.
  • Apply external electrical power to an aircraft.
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and quality assurance processes.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade C/4)
  • Science (grade C/4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

At British Airways, we take huge pride in our past – but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. Now, we’re looking to build on this spirit and passion to make tomorrow even better. If you’re made the same way as us, discover how great it feels to connect Britain with the world, and the world with Britain like no one else.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

By getting a broad understanding by working with our engineering teams to develop the skills and gain the qualifications you need to become an Aircraft Mechanic at Level 2.

 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349438.

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Closes in 28 days (Wednesday 3 December 2025)

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