Events
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RAeS events deliver expert content, insight and networking across the breadth of technical, engineering and business subjects affecting aerospace professionals.
Our annual calendar of around 20 events of lectures, technical visits, competitions and field trips are designed to support your professional development and industry knowledge.
The Future of Flight at GE Aerospace: Advancing Safety, Efficiency, and Durability
8 December 2025
How are new technologies transforming the Future of Flight? From advanced propulsion systems to enhanced passenger experiences, the aviation sector is undergoing its most exciting and profound transformation in decades. GE Aerospace, a leading provider of commercial jet engines today, is channeling significant expertise and resources into designing, developing, and deploying cutting-edge technologies to increase engine efficiency and performance and reshape the Future of Flight. Join us for insights on GE Aerospace’s technology portfolio and the capabilities they are building to address key challenges like safety, efficiency, and durability.
Jeff Shaknaitis is the Future of Flight Airline Leader at GE Aerospace. With a background in engineering, Jeff has more than a decade of experience working closely with GE Aerospace’s airline customers. In recent years, Jeff has played a key role engaging with the industry on future propulsion technologies, sustainable aviation fuel, and other sustainability priorities. His particular focus is on aligning with airlines and lessors globally on GE Aerospace and CFM's RISE technology development program to shape future engine product strategy.
Date: 8 December 2025
Time: 6pm
Venue: Cathay City, Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau
Christmas Aviation Quiz
12 December 2025
Christmas is almost here and that means it is Christmas Aviation Quiz time!
Have you got your aviation facts and figures ready to challenge your peers in this fun evening. It isn’t about winning and getting the Quiz Trophy, but meeting and sharing with the aviation community over food and drink.
Get four of your friends, think up a fun team name and register for this fun night at our home, the Aviation Club.
Date : 12 December 2025
Time : 6pm to 10pm
Location : Hong Kong Aviation Club, 31 Sung Wong Toi Road, Kowloon.
Fees : Adult team HKD 500 and Young Members Team HKD 250 (collected on the night)
JK Swire Annual Dinner and Lecture
28 November 2025
As we roll into the last quarter of the year, we are launching our JK Swire Annual Dinner and Lecture.
This year, Capt Emma Henderson is our guest speaker with her lecture, “Defying Gravity and Expectations."
Emma Henderson MBE, one of fewer than 500 female airline captains in the world, shares her remarkable journey from an ordinary childhood dream to commanding commercial aircraft at 39,000 feet. Along the way, she challenged stereotypes, broke through the barriers, and proved that extraordinary achievements often come from ordinary beginnings.
When life on the flight deck came to an abrupt halt, Emma drew on the resilience honed in aviation to reinvent her path founding Project Wingman, a movement that mobilised thousands of aircrew volunteers to support frontline NHS staff during a pandemic.
In this keynote, Emma reflects on what it really takes to thrive under pressure, lead through turbulence, and reimagine what's possible when the runway disappears. Her story is one of courage, reinvention, and the power of defying both gravity and expectations.
Date : 28 November 2025
Time : 7:30pm
Location : New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel, 72 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
Dress Code : Black Tie, Evening Gown, Business Attire.
Ticket prices - Priority to members and seating is limited.
HKD 600 members
HKD 1200 non members
Register your interest below, with your name, email, branch membership number.
When your registration is accepted you will receive an email with payment details. These emails will be sent by mid November.