IFA Scholarship Schemes
Len Gore Scholarships
The Len Gore Scholarship was established in 1979 due to the foresight of Len Gore, a member of IFA and the
Society of Licensed Aircraft Engineers and Technologists (New Zealand). The aim is to provide opportunities for
young people to travel and gain practical experience with other aviation companies, and to foster good
international relationship by working with other nationalities. Work programmes are designed to broaden the
winning candidates’ knowledge and experience in their chosen discipline of aeronautical engineering.
TENURE: WINNER:
ORGANISATION:
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1991-92
1992-93
1993- 94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
Tsang Yuk Poon
S. Ottaway
M. Gunasekera
H Al-Sabah
N Plummer
T Graham
Z.Hashim
J Caruana
S. Mahesh
G.Atiken
M. H. Banbhan
J. Bayley
Lim Tow-Ming
Au-Yong Ting Bong
Raymond Lim
C L Hall
No award made
M B Al-Khaja
HAECO
Britannia Airways
Air Lanka
Gulf Air
Air Nuigini
Motor Holdings Aviation NZ
Malaysian Airlines’
Air Malta
Air India
Air Nuigini
Pakistan Intl Airlines
Britannia Airways
Assoc. Singapore LAE’s
HAECO
Malaysian Airlines
Monarch Aircraft Eng Ltd
1996-97
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-01
2001-02
P Toth
G.T King
Amir Hussain
Hayden A Cooper
Ahmed Al Khaja
Frank Bonny
Emirates Airline
Malev Hungarian Airline
Lucas Aerospace
Pakistan Intl Airlines
Air New Zealand
Emirates Airlines
Goodrich Control Sys.
TRAINING SPONSOR:
Boeing, USA
Boeing, USA
Lockheed, California, USA
Lockheed, California, USA
Fokker, Amsterdam, Holland
Rolls-Royce, Leavesden, England
General Electric, California, USA
SNECMA, France (not taken up)
Boeing, USA
GEC Avionics, England
Honeywell Inc., Phoenix, USA
SNECMA, France
Airbus Industrie, Toulouse, France
British Airways & Boeing, USA
Airbus Industrie, France
Air New Zealand & Boeing,USA
British Aerospace Aviation Service
British Midland Eng, Rolls Royce
UK-CAA
Boeing, USA
CASA & BASI Australia
British Midland Engineering
Airbus Industrie Toulouse
Placement awaited
Istat Scholarship
In the millennium year 2000, the ISTAT Scholarship was created following a generous annual donation from the
International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) organisation.
The sponsorship is given for an individual to receive technical traning in an airworthiness subject. Previous
winners have attended the 3 week residential UK CAA Airworthiness Course.
2001 Mr Andy Bendall, Technical Manager, Engineering & Operations, Air Tours International
2003 Mr. Ahmed Fazeel, a representative from CAD Maldives.
2004 Mr Chen Yi Yu, TAECO
IFA Scholarship
After a reorganisation of the scholarships, in 2005 a new scheme was put into operation using IFA funds and
sponsorship monies received from Emirates Airline.
2012
Mr Dorian Nicholas, Line Engineer, LIAT (1974) Ltd
attending JAA Airworthiness Course, November 2012
2011
Mr Leslie Caruana, Supervisor Quality Control, Air Malta plc
attended JAA Airworthiness Course, December 2011
2010
Mr Hung Hsun - Yang, Aviation safety Inspector, CAA Taiwan
attended JAA Airworthiness Course, December 2010
2009
Ms Rearabetswe Tlhoaele, South African CAA
undertook the first module of Airworthiness course at City University, London, Feb 2011
2008
Mr Leung Ka Ming, China Aircraft Services Ltd
attended JAA Airworthiness Course, October 2008
2007
Mr Ravindranath Ramroop, Quality Manager, air Mauritius Limited
attended UK CAA Airwortiness Course, October 2007
2005
Mr Mustafa D. Hamdou, of Kuwait Airways Corporation
attended UK CAA Airworthiness Course, October 2006