Age: 22
Years in Aviation: 3
Asitha Darshana Jayasinghe is from Sri Lanka and was attracted to aviation and aircraft maintenance at a very early age and says, “When I was very small I had this ambition and I never gave up on it. I worked hard to get to where I am.” He was nominated by his supervisor Nishantha Jayasinghe who says, “Without any help from his parents or family he was able to find his path through aviation by himself.”
He currently is in training at Academy Of Aeronautical Engineering - Asian Aviation Centre, Colombo Airport, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka.
He began his aviation studies in 2012 from basic aviation programs while attending school. In 2014 he joined the Asian Aviation Centre to continue with aircraft maintenance engineering studies which was his first big step into the aviation industry.
During this past year he was appointed as the president of Sri Lanka Paperwings Association, and also president of the Asian Aviation Centre Student Guild where he gets the chance to manage more than 250 students from both the flying and engineering academy.
Asitha was self-motivated and says, “I had no mentor or source of information at the beginning and started using the internet to gain knowledge and information about aviation.”
He participated at the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium 2015 (APATS2015) in Bangkok, Thailand, and also participates in all the career development programs for aviation enthusiasts throughout Sri Lanka. He motivates all the enthusiasts who are willing to become part of aviation in any role.
He says, “Aviation is the best industry that an individual with motivation and future goals can join and succeed in their goals.”
His career goals are to one day become a director of an airline and if the opportunity presents itself, the president.
