Aviation and Aerospace: Airport Security
Civil Aviation Authority
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About this role
Overview Airports are huge transportation hubs - with millions of passengers arriving and departing from our UK airports every year. But, what can be done to keep our airports and passengers as safe as possible? Join this Sprint with the Civil Aviation Authority, and use your creative thinking and great ideas to tackle a key security challenge that affects every airport in the world. In the Sprint, you’ll investigate potential security issues around boarding gates, and, with the help of expert professionals, you’ll gain the knowledge you’ll need to make some innovative suggestions on how to improve them. In this Sprint, you’ll be supported by Kirsty Richardson, Head of Aviation Security Compliance at the Civil Aviation Authority. Kirsty will take you through some of the key aspects of airport security, and provide an insight into some of the unique challenges that the sector faces. She will guide you through the task at hand, and showcase how organisations like the Civil Aviation Authority are working to tackle this. Plus, you’ll get the chance to hear more about Kirsty’s journey in the sector and the different career pathways available! What’s Included This Sprint is a way for you to carry out a real-world task and will give you a taste of what a future career within aviation and aerospace could look like. You’ll learn from your Civil Aviation Authority mentor through videos and compare your work with their model answers to refine your abilities even further.
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Compensation
Unpaid opportunity
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
15 June 2026
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Civil Aviation Authority
Civil Aviation Authority appears to be hiring for legal or compliance-related work where research, judgement, drafting, confidentiality, and client awareness can matter.
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Role overview
About this role
Overview Airports are huge transportation hubs - with millions of passengers arriving and departing from our UK airports every year. But, what can be done to keep our airports and passengers as safe as possible? Join this Sprint with the Civil Aviation Authority, and use your creative thinking and great ideas to tackle a key security challenge that affects every airport in the world. In the Sprint, you’ll investigate potential security issues around boarding gates, and, with the help of expert professionals, you’ll gain the knowledge you’ll need to make some innovative suggestions on how to improve them. In this Sprint, you’ll be supported by Kirsty Richardson, Head of Aviation Security Compliance at the Civil Aviation Authority. Kirsty will take you through some of the key aspects of airport security, and provide an insight into some of the unique challenges that the sector faces. She will guide you through the task at hand, and showcase how organisations like the Civil Aviation Authority are working to tackle this. Plus, you’ll get the chance to hear more about Kirsty’s journey in the sector and the different career pathways available! What’s Included This Sprint is a way for you to carry out a real-world task and will give you a taste of what a future career within aviation and aerospace could look like. You’ll learn from your Civil Aviation Authority mentor through videos and compare your work with their model answers to refine your abilities even further.
