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APPRENTICES START AT PRESTWICK AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LTD Eleven students from HNC Aeronautical Engineering have started life as apprentices with Prestwick Aircraft Maintenance Ltd (PAML). They are Andrew Davidson, Andrew Fulton, David Gracie, Stuart Hastings, Cameron Henderson, Christopher Hill, Jack Leitch, Sam Lewis, Kyle McIver, Fergus Mitchell, and Andrew Muir. Four other students – Dhanyal Baig, Megan Brodie, Cameron Cruickshanks, and Sam Piper - have also been employed by PAML as Trainee Mechanics and started at the end of September. PAML is a facility at Prestwick Airport operated by Ryanair to carry out heavy maintenance duties on its fleet of aircraft. THE STUDENT VOICE EDITION 7 The College students gained their new positions as a result of a mutually beneficial partnership that sees PAML recruit their new apprentices directly from the College. Cameron Henderson said “I was always attracted to engineering because I am interested in learning how and why things work. Ryanair has given me the chance to become a licensed Aircraft Engineer while Ayrshire College has some of the best facilities in the UK, so I’m looking forward to this apprenticeship.” The Apprentice Engineers will combine their time between PAML’s Prestwick base and the Ayr Campus. 29