British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerry Egan as the new Associate Dean of Aerospace.
Gerry is a proud BCIT alumnus of the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Category M program. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Project Management Professional (PMP) designation, and is a fully licensed, Transport Canada-approved aircraft maintenance engineer (AME). He brings over two decades of aviation industry expertise, and a wealth of senior leadership experience in strategy, operations, business development, and maintenance.
With extensive experience in leading and navigating aviation-related challenges, Gerry has contributed to the success of many international and local aviation organizations. He is committed to the industry’s future and actively contributes to advancing sustainable flight and innovation in aviation—reflecting his dedication to technological progress.
Beyond his professional achievements, Gerry serves on the boards of Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver and the BC Mountain Foundation.
Gerry is enthusiastic about advancing the aviation industry by leveraging cutting-edge technology, fostering innovation, and enhancing learning outcomes for students.
Congratulations Gerry and welcome to BCIT!
Congratulations Gerry,
This is lawrence, a new international student in the BCIT commercial pilot program in fixed wing. BCIT is so famous for its employment rate, may I ask, what is BCIT’s plan or what will be doing in the next 2 years, to improve our fresh pilots with only around 200 flying hours？
Lawrence
Hi Lawrence – The program includes all the flight training requirements for a student to achieve their Commercial Pilot License including Instrument Flight Rating (IFR) as well as the IATRA. In the program you will fly a minimum of 208.3 hours. As part of the program, you will study airline and aviation related courses which together with the flight training will lead to the diploma.
We have several airline pathway programs that students can apply to if you are so interested. The airline employer will review your resume and it is the airlines decision to offer the prospective candidates an interview and if the individual meets their employment requirements they may be hired.
Graduates of the program have also taken the path in their careers to be flight instructors which is done once you have completed the program and this training is done local flying schools, BCIT does not offer this training. Once you achieve the Transport Canada flight instructor rating then you could potentially work for a flight training school in Canada and build you hours as a pilot in command.
If you have additional questions, feel free to reach out to Matthieu Mercer, Department Head.