Dave Edwards - RAeS

Chief Executive of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

[SwiftAircraft @SwiftAircraft]

Ep 11, Swift talks to @AeroSociety Chief Exec' Dave Edwards and discusses upcoming technologies and the role that the young people of today can play in the future of aviation: https://t.co/0kli1yrYXY

#aviation #stem #steam #youthdevelopment #inspiringaviation #RAeS #pilot

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Sad news out of Japan this morning with the accident in Tokyo, but amazing to hear of the lives saved. Flying remains one of the safest forms of transport, but if you want to learn more about travelling safely, watch this from the @AeroSociety https://t.co/RWYm4f6WOn #JL516

[Tim Robinson @RAeSTimR]

Morning from RAeS HQ and the President's Future of Flight Summit - with an absolutely amazing set of speakers incl @airbus @volocopter @CranfieldUni @Lilium @VerticalAero @boeing @VoltAero @jobyaviation @NASA @AirVehicles and more! #FoF23 https://t.co/PozZMkgrUA

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Having spent a lot of time working at Sharjah Airport and visiting the Sharjah Museums Authority’s Al Mahatta Museum a lot I’ve been fascinated by the way we shrunk the world with international air travel in the early part of the last century.

The Soci…https://t.co/QARkjRnxSc

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Ahead of the Royal Aeronautical Society's Annual Banquet our Guest of Honour, Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX answered an hour of questions from the Royal Air Force Air Cadets on her career and working in Space. There were some incredible qu…https://t.co/tt8g5d0tf8

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Society life is a little bit strange. The drum beats every 12 months with the handing over of the presidency from one person to the next - and it’s a very fast year for them. For me it’s (hopefully!) slightly more permanent, so the AGM is tinged with a…https://t.co/AlkHfGrbVC

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Very fortunate to have attended the Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme at the University of Cambridge this week. Had my eyes opened to the challenges of leading truly sustainable businesses which I hope will help the Society and our se…https://t.co/NAxuiQs3Ig

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

My week ended with a very quick visit to the #MarshallSkillsSummit at Cranfield University.

Inspiring talks and good discussions on actions we can all take to move the dial on finding people to join the worlds of aerospace, aviation and space.

An absolu…https://t.co/X5Il7UMcXH

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

The Royal Aeronautical Society’s Presidential Year is drawing to a close and I’m delighted with the work @jabba116 has done on the Society’s engagement with the UK’s Armed Forces.

Today, he and I were fortunate enough to visit Royal Air Force (RAF) Odiha…https://t.co/WPKQDYioEs

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Our friends at the The Royal Air Force Museum are currently running a campaign to secure Sqn Ldr Arthur Scarf’s Victoria Cross and medal bar from being exported from the U.K.

The medals were sold at auction for a record price of £660,000 to an overseas…https://t.co/jFBctLyHZc

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Interesting day at Sustainable Skies World Summit at Farnborough International. The Royal Aeronautical Society’s President Elect, Kerissa Khan MRAeS, gave a keynote on the need to close the skills gap if aviation and aerospace are to have the talent pool…https://t.co/jObgS46zih

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Delighted to have joined the Trustee Board of Campaign for the Arts. After all things aviation, the arts, particularly theatre in my case, are vital to me. https://t.co/v4qiBuaNd6

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Friends in industry sometimes say “Nobody asked me!” when I ask them why they aren’t members of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

So, here’s your ask!

Last year we delivered over 300 aeronautical apprentices, directly engaged with over 2,000 kids about S…https://t.co/qdeIFN5ifZ

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

A flying (sadly metaphorical) visit to BAE Systems Air for the Royal Aeronautical Society Preston Branch Sir Frederick Page lecture last night given by Neil Strang, Tempest Delivery Director. The entire project is hugely exciting and is aimed to deliver…https://t.co/CJaMbnopi0

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

The past two days has seen the Royal Aeronautical Society Trustees and Council meeting at the National Aerospace Library at Farnborough - today was the kick off meeting on our #Relevance project to ensure that the Society remains a home for future generat…https://t.co/1o3i8pma7v

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

I need to find an amazing Partnerships Manager for the Society. If you know anyone with good #businessdevelopment and #relationshipmanagement skills - ideally with a broad understanding of #aviation, #aerospace and #space I’d love to hear from you. You’…https://t.co/yDvPeX0GUT

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

In the past twenty four hours I’ve met a load of apprentices at the Marshall Skills Academy, met the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Cambridge Branch and heard Professor Dame Helen Atkinson DBE, FREng from Cranfield University
give a lecture on the fu…https://t.co/vI97MGNnQo

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

I know I’m a bit repetitive about the importance of us all trying to inspire the next generation - having found a load of old photos at the weekend I thought I’d explain it a bit more.

Bob Jones was the founder of Welshpool Airport where I got my first…https://t.co/aEnKoPiHoi

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

In 1909 the Royal Aeronautical Society awarded Wilbur and Orvile Wright our first ever Gold Medal after they completed the first powered, heavier-than-air aircraft flight.

Since then we've been recognising thousands of outstanding achievers in aviation…https://t.co/0eFnC61grV

[Dave Edwards - RAeS @RAeSChiefExec]

Really pleased with this - the Royal Aeronautical Society's had strong links with the Royal Air Force Air Cadets for many years and this agreement helps our collective work. Like many in the Society, I was a Cadet when I was in my teens and it gave me so…https://t.co/l1mKyApKmB