Aircraft Engineering introductory year, foundation degree FdEng and top-up year BSc(Hons): Why aircraft engineering at Kingston?

At Kingston we offer a portfolio of degree-based Aircraft Engineering courses leading to EASA IR Part 66 Civil Aviation Aircraft A, B and C Engineering Licences. 

While other UK aerospace programmes may prepare you for a career in aircraft design, only ours is designed to set you on course for a career as a licensed aircraft maintenance engineer. Our courses are run in partnership with EASA 147 approved training organisation KLM UK Engineering, which means you have the opportunity to gain both an academic qualification and an internationally-recognised vocational qualification from one course of study. It also means you have the opportunity to gain hands-on, work-based learning in the 'real-world' facilities of one of the most up-to-date organisations in the UK.

Whether you have A-levels, an HND, a GNVQ or simply experience in the field of engineering, there is a course for you. Once enrolled, we will work together to ensure you get the right balance of education and practical experience to be prepared for a successful career in aircraft maintenance engineering. If you have the ambition, drive and passion to become a professional aircraft engineer, there is no better base upon which to build a highly rewarding career.

You can also view the different routes of study (PDF) as a diagram.

Joint collaborations

Our aircraft engineering courses were designed in partnership with KM UK Engineering, ensuring the courses satisfied the vocational needs of the aircraft maintenance industry and the stringent requirements of EASA, as well as the academic requirements of the University. This provides students with the opportunity to obtain an internationally-recognised, professional qualification in addition to a degree.

Today the partnership has grown to a consortium of experts in the field of aircraft maintenance education and training, including KLM UK Engineering and Newcastle Aviation Academy. Working together we aim to become the Centres of Excellence in the field of aircraft maintenance education and training.

Examples of recent graduate destinations:

• Hellajet
• Monarch Airlines
• KLM Airline
• Flightline Aircraft Engineering