An aviation enthusiast since her high school years, Junior Material Controller at SmartLynx Airlines, Khyati Prashant Panchal, always dreamt of studying engineering. When faced with the decision to choose the main field of interest, Khyati “realized that it had to be specifically in aviation.” Here she is now — successfully building her career in the industry for almost 1.5 years. And it all began with one internship.

Ugne Vaitiekute, an Initial Structure Damage Evaluator at FL Technics, fell in love with aviation quite accidentally. As a high school student, she dreamt of studying dentistry or chemical engineering, but when she found the aeronautical engineering study program, she was sure that was it. Ugne realized it was exactly what she wanted.

A330 Captain at SmartLynx David Mark Kinnersley’s career journey has been anything but conventional. Despite his childhood dream of becoming a pilot, life took him through other careers before he finally landed in the aviation industry. However, David says he has gained valuable skills with each experience and always felt unconditional support from his family, which helped him become the professional he is today.