Simon Witts

Engineer, flight test engineer, airline & aviation board level senior executive, teacher, visiting Professor and trainer.

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To all my friends and colleagues in the industry, Happy Christmas / Season’s greetings to all. May you have a safe and joyous time and here’s to a happy, successful and prosperous New Year.

My first Christmas in aviation fondly remembered…

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@DawnMcCaff Man after my own heart!

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@ShafinaVohra @UNESCO Shafina. You should be so proud to have made it to this final Global top 10. You’re an amazing person and teacher. So inspirational in all that you do. Privilege to work with you.

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@DawnMcCaff Brother and sister competition?

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@DawnMcCaff Safe crossing.

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All set up for a busy Open Day IASTI2030 London City at London Design and Engineering UTC!

Onwards and upwards! https://t.co/XAKdTX12IP

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Always a privilege to be able to call this the home of the first IASTI2030. As the term finishes, we’ll be updating on some recent guests and the graduation of our first ‘IASTI Doers’. Watch this space! https://t.co/q0sMAuZAf1

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Excellent piece of work…. https://t.co/3wGECVs0Op

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As someone who is so proud to be a member of the Advisory Board of this wonderful Institution led by the amazing @skearns4, I commend this and all the other research projects that are making such a difference to our future. https://t.co/DWQQU3NJB7

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On the occasion of His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday, we were honoured to conduct a spectacular flypast of aircraft and crews from @RoyalAirForce @RoyalNavy and @BritishArmy

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@ChiefofAirStaff @RoyalAirForce @RoyalNavy @BritishArmy An amazing spectacle! Unforgettable!

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What a pleasure to be at @BeaverWestminst’s book launch this evening at the Royal Aeronautical Society! Paul, as ever, a special evening.

‘Winkle’ is a read that I have been waiting for for 6 years having had the privilege of meeting him a number of tim…https://t.co/5QQd3A1akX

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Great to see Chris Tarry at IASTI2030 London City @ London Design and Engineering UTC today to kick off the Foundation Course stage for our final stage learners. Chris - an absolutely unique and insightful session as ever. I’m always very impressed by you…https://t.co/JYquJzzJPB

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So this week at the end of this half-term we started to say goodbye to some of the final year students as they embark on the next stage of their journey. And after half-term we start the first IASTI2030 Foundation Course to set this fantastic bunch of ‘ne…https://t.co/7fkb9AmPE3

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So proud to have Emma Henderson MBE BA (Hons) MRAeS visit IASTI @ London City today. Emma, you’re an absolute legend and an inspiration and I know that our final year young people - the next generation - really enjoyed it! Wearing several of your hats tod…https://t.co/HFmnxRcTnw

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I just can’t get enough of this view - taken this morning.

For someone who has had a long association with London City through flight testing the original 9 degree approach abuse case here, through running airlines operating here to, now, educating and…https://t.co/2wWCQbkgGx

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We need more future leaders in aviation who take the initiative like this…we’ll done Amman Mujahid!! https://t.co/47Mb1wunZd

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Let’s hope that this is the start of a sustained ‘bounceback’ for the UK. One where we truly celebrate and build on our successes of that past - not one where we talk ourselves down all the time!! In aviation alone we have a great story to tell!!! Congrat…https://t.co/IxTiVfRXKk