Faustin Ondore

Senior aviation engineering and airworthiness professional with 40+ years of international aerospace, aircraft maintenance, engineering education, regulatory training and technical leadership experience, including extensive exposure to EASA/UK CAA continuing-airworthiness, aircraft maintenance, Part-145, Part-66 and Part-147 requirements.

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Engineer with PhD, BSc (Hons), Diploma in Air Transport Engineering, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Combines practical aircraft/engine experience with senior engineering leadership, curriculum and regulatory training, maintenance-programme development, Human Factors, Safety Management and continuing-airworthiness expertise. Strong capability in translating complex regulatory and technical requirements into compliance frameworks, procedures, training, audit evidence, corrective actions and continuous-improvement activities.

Experienced in working across academic, engineering, maintenance and aviation-regulatory environments and communicating technical matters effectively to senior management, engineers, instructors and regulatory stakeholders.

Lecturer / Aviation Engineering at Newcastle Aviation Academy (2025-01 – 2026-12)

• Delivered higher/further education aviation engineering teaching within an industry-focused environment
• Applied aircraft engineering, propulsion, maintenance, airworthiness and regulatory principles to technical education
• Supported development of learner competence against aviation engineering and maintenance requirements
• Integrated Human Factors, safety, maintenance engineering and regulatory compliance into technical learning
• Translated complex engineering and regulatory concepts into practical training and assessment material
• Worked with engineering/aviation stakeholders to maintain technically accurate and industry-relevant content

Programme Manager, EASA Part-66 Engineering at Farnborough College (2024-01 – 2025-12)

• Led programme activity associated with EASA Part-66 B1 modules and aircraft maintenance engineering education
• Applied EASA regulatory and syllabus requirements to programme planning, delivery and assessment
• Supported technical curriculum development and quality assurance
• Coordinated engineering education activities and maintained alignment with aviation-industry requirements
• Integrated aircraft systems, propulsion, maintenance, Human Factors and regulatory requirements within engineering training
• Worked with staff and learners to maintain consistent technical and academic standards

Academic Team Leader / Senior Engineering Academic at Technical University of Kenya (2012-01 – 2023-12)

Provided senior technical and academic leadership across aerospace and vehicle engineering programmes. Led engineering curriculum development incorporating aircraft maintenance, airworthiness, propulsion, reliability and safety. Developed aviation engineering programmes aligned with international aviation requirements and EASA Part-66 principles.

Directed multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinated technical delivery, quality and academic standards. Developed and maintained relationships with aviation-industry and professional stakeholders. Supported development of maintenance and airworthiness-related technical capability within engineering education.

Led engineering projects involving reliability, maintenance optimisation and aircraft systems. Served as Director, School of Aerospace & Vehicle Engineering (2019–2021).

• Led development and delivery of aviation engineering education incorporating EASA Part-66 knowledge requirements
• Supported development of industry-relevant aircraft maintenance and airworthiness capability
• Secured / managed major engineering resources and technical collaborations, including a USD 2.5M GE CF6 engine donation
• Supported international aerospace research and engineering collaboration
• Presented aerospace propulsion / aviation engineering research at international technical forums

External Examiner at Cranfield University (2013-01 – 2023-12)

• External examiner for aerospace/engineering programmes
• Assessed academic and technical standards against engineering and industry expectations
• Reviewed programme content, assessment standards and student technical competence
• Provided independent quality assurance and constructive recommendations for programme improvement

PhD in Aerospace / Aeronautical Engineering – Brunel University London (1995-01 – 2000-12)

BSc (Hons) in Engineering – University of Hertfordshire (1992-01 – 1995-12)

Diploma in Air Transport Engineering