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15/02/10 Mechanical engineering is always mechanical engineering

I hesitate to criticise the man on the spot but how hard has John Edgley (whose achievements deserve our admiration) tried to recruit the engineers he says he cannot find?

I have spent most of the last five years keeping a close eye on the aviation engineering job market and cannot recall anything even hinting at setting up an aircraft manufacturing business. Given that I would be delighted to work for such a venture, I wonder where and how Mr Edgley has searched. Has he advertised in the usual publications and websites? I will work for him tomorrow given the chance although my own skills are in design, development and certification rather than production.

The news item also suggests that he is being rather precise in his requirements “engineers trained in manufacturing aircraft”. Is he perhaps doing what so many employers across all sectors seem to do and imagining that the skills he seeks are unique to his narrow business? The skills he wants could be found from a host of other industries. I don’t have as long in industry as Mr Edgeley but I can say that after twenty five years across different companies and industries, it is clear that mechanical engineering is always mechanical engineering and the specifics of a particular sector are rapidly learned (or challenged) as necessary.

Andrew Barber, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire

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