Age: 34
Years in Aviation: 12
Firdaus Adris is an aircraft structural technician at Bombardier Aerospace Service Center Singapore.
Ever since Adris was a young boy he has been fascinated about airplanes and always questioned how a big piece of metal could fly. While working as a police officer attached to Singapore Changi Airport his interest grew and motivated him to be a part of an aircraft maintenance crew.
Adris started as a trainee aircraft technician specializing in sheet metal and composite repair with United Technologies previously known as Goodrich Aerostructures. He moved to Hawker Pacific Singapore and was selected to go abroad in UK on a project basis as an aircraft interior specialist for two years. He then joined Emirates Engineering in Dubai as an aircraft structural technician for three years, then Jet Aviation Singapore as an aircraft technician before moving to Bombardier.
As for giving back to the industry, Adris says, “I hope to be able to inspire the younger generations and for them to join the ever expanding aviation maintenance industry by showing them the right attitude and never say die spirit. I started with little education and zero knowledge in aviation and worked my way up through hard work and dedication. I was even featured in local papers twice on front page about how I managed to enter the aviation industry and be where I am with only my high school certificates.”
His career goal is to climb up the ladder and to provide his family a better life. And he wants to inspire the younger generations to take up aviation maintenance. “I hope I can influence them to take up this amazing career choice which includes my two younger sons.”
Adris is pleased and honored to represent Bombardier Aerospace and Singapore by getting this recognition.
