The Team

Managing Director

Liam Bagnell

Chief Commercial Officer

Ann Bagnell

Managing Director - Asia

Peter Bagnell

Peter Bagnell (M.A (Hons), B. Sc (Hons)) is the Managing Director of Aero Inspection’s Asia office. He has held this position since 2014.

Peter holds a Master’s in Business Management and a Degree in Material Science from the University of Limerick. He also holds a Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance from the Law Society of Ireland.

He has been working in the company since 2009, and has held many positions within the organisation. Peter is also Quality Manager for the company.

Peter was the winner of the ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional’ category at the IAA Aviation Industry Awards 2014.

Director of Operations

Owen Bagnell

Head of Airworthiness

Trevor Jenkins

Trevor Jenkins is the Aero Inspection Part 21 head of airworthiness. He is one of the most well regarded professionals in the business and can bring his talent and experience to any project.

Finance Manager

Lino Varghese

Senior Borescope Inspector

Duncan Duffield

Duncan started in aviation in 1989 as a British Airways apprentice and polished his skills over the next 15 years in major modifications and maintenance. He has an EASA licence on a wide array of aircraft like B747, B777, A320, A330, A340, and the iconic Concorde. He has worked with a number of UK based airlines on both line and base maintenance. After spending some time as a travelling technical representative Duncan decided to settle down with Aero Inspection. Duncan’s passion has always been engines, no doubt sparked by working on the unparalleled ‘Olympus’ Concorde engine early on in his career and he is now known as the go-to expert in the borescope business.

Senior Inspector

Gary Tan

Senior Technical Sales Manager

Eric Loi

Eric Loi is the Senior Technical Sales Manager for Aero Inspection based in the Singapore office.

Eric’s aviation career began in ST Aviation Services Company upon graduating from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. During his nineteen-year career in the aviation industry, Eric has managed to gain experience that runs from engineering services, technical sales, key account management, corporate strategy, customer support, and purchasing.

Eric is currently expanding Aero Inspection’s whole portfolio of services and products in the Asia Pacific and Middle East region.

Operations Manager - APAC

Firdaus Adris

Firdaus is the Operation Manager (APAC) of Aero Inspection. Here he is leading a team of field services engineers and inspectors performing Return Off Lease requirements. Firdaus is responsible of running day to day APAC operations and the primary liaison for customers.

Firdaus started his aviation career in 2003 as a structural and composite technician with ROHR Aero Service Asia, specialising in Commercial Jet Engine Nacelles, before moving to various MROs in Singapore and overseas (UK and Dubai) and holds the Australia Cert IV in Aero-Skills Structures.

Firdaus is the 2015 Aircraft Maintenance Technology, 40 under 40, Aircraft Maintenance Professional NEXTGEN award winner.

Aircraft Re/Delivery Manager

Dennis Chua

Dennis is employed with Aero Inspection as an Aircraft Re/Delivery Manager.

He is a Licenced Aircraft Engineer and has worked in ST Aerospace Services, and Airbus FHS TSP before joining Aero Inspection. Within these companies he was involved in light and heavy maintenance checks, and managing aircraft delease checks.

Dennis is now managing aircraft which are returning off lease on behalf of lessors. He has extensive experience dealing with lessors, lessees, and MROs on Boeing and Airbus Aircraft.

Part 21 Design Engineer

Handy Wijaya

Operations Manager EMEA

Alicia Tobin

Alicia is a graduate of Aircraft Systems Engineering from IT Carlow. She has a passion for aviation that resonates through her work and is dedicated to customer service. She is your main point of call for borescope and boreblend jobs in EMEA.

Design Engineer

Andrei Jatariu

Andrei is a design engineer based in Shannon. His expertise is on cabin and cabin safety, liveries, and decals. A passionate engineer with an inexhaustible supply of solutions.

Borescope Inspector

John Beirne

John’s aviation journey began in 1989 when he joined the Irish Army Air Corps as an airframe and engine technician. During his career there he spent time working on fixed wing and rotary wing, 1^st as an inspector and then as an instructor. John left to join the private sector in 2012 and began working in the UAE with a military MRO. He then returned to Ireland and joined Aero Inspection where he provides expert borescope inspections and carries out aircraft weighing.

Borescope Inspector

Pedro Ferreira

Pedro started his training at the TAP Air Portugal training center all the way back in January of 2001. After 18 months he graduated to the Engine shop and he has been an engine person ever since. In April 2009, he became a full time borescope inspector  and went on the lead the field borescope team from the TAP engine shop. He soon gained his approval on boreblend as well as borescope and has been a familiar face to airlines in need of support around the world. He joined the Aero Inspection family in April 2020.

Borescope Inspector

Ken Sim

Borescope Inspector

Jagdev Singh

Powerplant Engineer

Muhammad Rifdi

Nacelle Inspector

Muhammad Iskandar

Finance Administrator

Natalie Bagnell

Natalie is the finance administrator for Aero Inspection. A graduate of CIT and the Kemmy Business School she has been with the team since Jan 2020