IFA Welcomes Technical Director, Mick Adams
IFA is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Technical Director, Mick Adams. Mick is a well known and highly respected figure in the aviation industry and has been known for championing Airworthiness for many years. He replaces Cengiz Turkoglu who moved on from the role this year. Mick brings to the role his energy and enthusiasm for Airworthiness and his deep knowledge and experience of this area of aviation.
Mick Adams is Group Board Advisor, and formerly the CEO for STS Aviation Services, has been instrumental in aviation for more than four decades and over the last 4 years has grown STS from a single narrow body aircraft facility in Newquay, to introducing two MRO start-ups in Birmingham and Manchester with capacity for multiple lines of narrow and wide body aircraft. STS is now the UKs largest independent MRO with Civil and Military accreditations providing several hundred jobs in many fields. Mick is a Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society and has received several industry awards to include – Number One FBO in Europe, Number One MRO in Europe, Aviation Top 100 Leaders, International Federation of Airworthiness Turnbuckle Award. In 2023 Micks contribution to aviation was marked by way of being awarded Aviation Weeks Lifetime Achievement Award.
The IFA team welcome Mick and are excited to be working with him to build our IFA achievements for the future.
