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Hoogerheide, November 9, 2021 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has today inaugurated an experiential classroom dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) at the Aircraft Maintenance & Training School (AM&TS) at Aviolanda Aerospace. Boeing Netherlands has funded this facility, known as a Newton Room, in collaboration with the non-profit organization FIRST Scandinavia.

A Newton Room is a STEM classroom with a focus on high quality education designed to inspire young people.

The mobile Newton Room will be in position at the AM&TS for three weeks (from November 8 to 26) and will attended by more than 300 vmbo-students from secondary schools in the region of West-Brabant. The students will learn mathematical concepts in an aviation setting.

The opening ceremony was attended by Boeing and FIRST Scandinavia leaders, local authorities and by the Royal Netherlands Air Force Kol. Ellen Meeuwsen-Scholten, Commander of Woensdrecht Airbase.

“We are delighted to bring this educational resource to the students of West-Brabant and the Newton concept once again to the Netherlands. This is a great collaboration with AM&TS and First Scandinavia. Boeing wants to inspire the Dutch aviators of tomorrow to engage in STEM subjects.” said Sebastian Tijl, Government Affairs, Boeing Netherlands.

“Boeing and AM&TS are excellent partners to work with for bringing the Newton concept to the Netherlands. We feel honored to work with institutions that share our values and passion for inspiring and preparing young students with quality STEM education. With the Mobile Newton Room experience, we hope to create interest in establishing a permanent Newton Room in the Netherlands”, says Stian Elstad, Managing Director of FIRST Scandinavia.

The Newton concept is developed and administered by the non-profit foundation FIRST Scandinavia in collaboration with teachers, academic institutions, and corporations. The education is varied and focuses on practical activities. Over 40 permanent Newton Rooms have been implemented across Europe, each hosting around 3,000 students per year and per module.

Boeing and FIRST Scandinavia have partnered since 2013. In June 2018, FIRST Scandinavia was chosen as Boeing’s official European STEM partner with an investment of 4.3€ million. The Newton concept has been installed in nine European countries through mobile solutions and permanent venues. 

Drie weken lang staat een mobiele Newton Room op de parkeerplaats van Aviolanda in Hoogerheide. Verschillende vmbo-leerlingen uit West-Brabant en Zeeland maken op een bijzondere manier kennis met vliegtuigtechniek.

De samenwerking tussen TUI en AM&TS vindt op meer fronten plaats dan je misschien zou verwachten. Wat speelt er zich op dit moment af in de luchtvaarttechniek en hoe krijgen we deze kennis zo goed mogelijk bij de studenten?
Onlangs werden een aantal vakdocenten van de AM&TS uitgenodigd bij TUI in Brussel om eens gedetailleerd naar een Next Generation aircraft te kijken. De Boeing 737 Max van TUI bood een perfecte leerschool.

Wat voor nieuwe technologie zit er nu in de cockpit? Sander Diederik en Dustin van Roest legde het uit. Deze kennis nemen de docenten terug naar AM&TS om in de lessen Vliegtuigaerodynamica, maar ook modules zoals Propellors en Voorstuwing toe te passen.

Edwin de Vries. AM&TS congratulates Edwin de Vries on his reappointment as President of the EAMTC Advisory Board Basic Training. Edwin is looking forward to continuing the work in the Basic Training working group for the next 2 years.

Covid crisis? Not an excuse for Kevin van Hasselt to not obtain his full B1.1 Part 147 at AM&TS this school year. In addition to his MBO 4 diploma. This top student is ready for his career in aviation and will now focus on finding an employer. Congratulations Kevin!

TUI Engineering & Maintenance has given our third-year students guest lectures. The students learned a lot about the difference between Line and Base Maintenance, the daily work as a mechanic, the route to become a GWK and Tui as an internship company and employer.

Thank you Nico Haasnoot and Sander Diederik from TUI E&M for the clear presentations and the positive “TUI enthusiasm” with which you always manage to involve our students in sometimes complex subjects.

Koen Laurijsse is ready for his further study in Aerospace Engineering in Delft. Today he received his full Part 147 B1.1 certificate. A beautiful base, good luck!

In order to ensure that the students of the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Training retain more opportunities on the labor market, AM&TS / Curio, in collaboration with ACRATS Training Services, has started a project in which 100 students are trained in composite maintenance and repair. This is in addition to the regular training. In addition, teachers of the program are trained to give these lessons in the future to other technical courses and the VMBO.

At the beginning of November, the company Mainblades gave guest lectures to our third-year students. In the guest lecture, the students were introduced to innovative techniques for inspecting aircraft for damage using drones. These techniques make use of robotics, digitization and Artificial Intelligence and make it possible for technicians to collect, report and share data with others in real-time.

Thanks to Jochem Verboom and Patrick Morcus from Mainblades for the clear demonstration and the enthusiasm with which you introduced our students to this innovative product.