A rift has opened between industry and higher-level education over aircraft engineering apprenticeships. Dublin Aerospace, the aircraft maintenance group, has called on the Department of Higher Education to intervene in how maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) apprenticeships in Ireland are administered. Representatives from Dublin Aerospace met department officials in March to present their grievances over the apprenticeship programme, according to documents released under freedom of information. In a follow-up letter, Dublin Aerospace CEO William Flaherty described how its position “reflects the experiences felt by both airlines and MROs right across the industry in Ireland when it comes to the existing…

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