Aerospace Up! hour is taking a break this week

On Thursday 4 June "Aerospace Up! hour" is taking a break.

We look forward to seeing you next week.

About Aerospace Up! hour

Come along with your coffee! Arrive five minutes early if you can -- like a "real" meeting -- to help us start on time.

You’ll be able to send us your questions and comments during the meeting.

You can stay behind afterwards to say hello, chill, network, ask questions, as you normally would

(All that's missing is the biscuits!)

Here are some of the interesting industry people we've interviewed or heard from on the agenda in previous weeks:

1. Jason Aldridge, Managing Director, Arrowsmith Engineering
2. Ellis Blackham, Logistics Accounts Manager, JJX Logistics
3. Dave Blower, Sales Director, Maycast Nokes Precision Engineering
4. Craig Fulwood, NPI Manager, MJ Sections
5. Dave Hillan, Partner, Grant Thornton
6. Matthias Meyer, Managing Director, Heller Machine Tools
7. Luke Parker, Managing Director, Acres Engineering
8. Annette Rothwell, Chair, MAA Supply Chain Performance Group, formerly senior procurement leader at Rolls-Royce, Esterline, BAE Systems  
9. Angela Tooley, Enterprise Development Manager, University of Derby. 
10. Dr Keith Tucker, Managing Director, Ashton and Moore

We've covered things like: how they see the evolving marketplace; how the crisis is affecting their business; steps they're taking to manage the situation; ideas for new products and services. 

What else have we discussed?

1. A big feature is more detail on how you can get help from Aerospace UP, the new programme with the University of Nottingham to tackle the threats and opportunities of the Coronavirus crisis.
2. What’s going on in the MAA/MTC DRAMA additive hour on Tuesdays? Should you be coming to that too?
3. How can MAA members help each other during the Coronavirus outbreak? What help do you need from the MAA?
4. With all the recent announcements, what can we now say about how the civil aerospace industry is going to change in the months and years to come?
5. The MAA surveys of company impacts and reactions -- how are things with your company?
6. What’s happening in aerospace clusters across Europe and the world?
7. Farnborough Airshow cancelled -- what next?
8. The trials and tribulations of remote-working – key lessons for every company
9. Aerospace companies helping make hospital ventilators -- what do we think?

Questions beforehand?

email MAA Technology Manager pamela.farries@midlandsaerospace.org.uk.