Contact Mark Aizlewood

Areas of expertise

  • Aviation Management & Operations
  • Digital Twinning
  • Operational Analysis and Simulation
  • Systems Engineering

Background

Mark is currently Head of Strategic Engagement - Aerospace & Aviation. In this role, he leads Cranfield's strategic engagement with industry and government across it's world renonwed capabilities in aerospace and aviation.

His last role at Cranfield was Head of Aerospace Integration Research Centre (AIRC) and programmes. He is responsible for the centre's strategy and engagement, notably with founding partners Airbus and Rolls-Royce. The £35 million AIRC was opened in 2017 and conducts research in to the integration of aerospace technologies in to whole aircraft and the wider aviation system.

Former roles relating to Zero Emission Flight and the wider Aviation sector at Connected Places Catapult saw him lead delivery of the Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure project for the UK Department for Transport and held the role of Secretariat for the Jet Zero Council Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group. Mark started his career at easyJet in a range of roles covering airline and aircraft operations, specializing in continued airworthiness, aircraft maintenance, operational sustainability, applied digital technologies and innovation.

Mark holds an Executive MBA from ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ and an MEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering from University of Hertfordshire. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Clients

  • BAE Systems PLC
  • Airbus SE
  • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
  • Boeing Co
  • Civil Aviation Authority
  • Safran SA
  • Aerospace Technology Institute