Andy McConn

Experience

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  British Airways

  Apr 1991 - Jan 2005

  Station Maintenance Manager at two line stations. Bilbao, and then Barcelona. Licensed aircraft engineer at various line stations. Providing certification for B777, B757, A320, B737 aircraft amongst others, also ensuring all local regulatory and Health and Safety requirements are met. The position also included working closely with other airport departments to ensure timely departure and effective management of delays at a local level. Aircraft Engineering Apprentice (avionic)

  • Station Maintenance Manager

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  • Licensed Aircraft Engineer

    Apr 1994 - Sept 1999

  • Aircraft Engineering Apprentice

    Apr 1991 - Apr 1994
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  British Airways

  May 2005 - now

  Engineering Manager in Engineering Line Maintenance. Further building on my previous experience working abroad. Based in the Boston area currently. Previously based in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada.Areas of responsibility include - UK and foreign regulatory compliance, Health and Safety (NEBOSH Level 2 qualified), Continuous improvement, SAP, Station Auditing, Lean & CI planning for both BA and customer airlines.Ensuring stations are competitive and benchmarked according in line with the competitive Line Maintenance business. Responsible for ensuring the smooth introduction of new aircraft type (B787 / A350 ) as the first operator into the geographic area. Qualified and experienced in line Maintenance with A320, B747-400, B757, B777, A350 and B787 aircraft (EASA B1 licensed).Knowledge of Python, Swift, PHP and HTML programming languages, including integrating these into the workplace for the automation of repetitive tasks / data processing and generally working smarter. Show less Area Maintenance Manager for Engineering Line Maintenance. Currently my area is all UK & I line stations (ABZ,JER,EDI,MAN,NCL,LCY,SNN,GLA,DUB,LBA,BHD). Areas of responsibility include - UK and foreign regulatory compliance, Recruitment, Health and Safety (NEBOSH qualified), Continuous improvement, SAP, Lean & planning for both BA and customer airlines at a local / national level. Qualified, experienced and knowledgable in line Maintenance with A320, B757 and B777 aircraft (EASA B1 licensed). Worked closely with different departments within the company to improve reliability, customer experience, reduce costs and improve efficiency and build closer working relationship to reduce 'silo' mentality. Responsible for planning and setup of the BA premium A318 LCY-JFK route from a Line Maintenance perspective, requiring a highly reliable technical performance and recovery process for a premium service. Help develop and maintain metrics for measuring customer satisfaction in the competitive Line Maintenance business.Previous experience in the aviation sector abroad (mainly Spain). I speak / write fluent Spanish.Specialties: Operational Management, People Management, Technical operations. Show less

  • Engineering Manager

    Nov 2013 - now

  • Area Maintenance Manager UK&I. British Airways.

    May 2005 - Nov 2013