Schools across the U.S. are starting new training programs to meet the demands of major airlines that are looking for qualified aircraft mechanics. Aviation mechanic technicians are being recruited to ...

Aircraft mechanic training options include apprenticeships at flight schools or mechanic shops, dedicated mechanic schools, and university degree programs. When choosing an apprenticeship, prioritize ...

Summer airline travels got off to a rocky start this year, with a meltdown in the Northeast U.S. just before the Fourth of July. United Airlines blamed the disruptions on the Federal Aviation ...

I have been an airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic for 30 years. My first rating was powerplant, which was odd because I was a structures mechanic in the Navy. Nevertheless, it was just how the ...

Students listen during an Amazon evening Airframe & Powerplant maintenance training class this week. A career fixing Amazon’s cargo planes just got a lot less expensive to obtain. To address an ...

Aims Community College student Kira Davis-Weber prefers working with her hands over sitting in a classroom. She’d rather look inside of a machine with dirt under her fingernails than type at a ...

A HH-60 Black Hawk medevac takes off after dropping off medics during a downed aircraft recovering team training at Fort Carson, on Nov. 21. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) Black Hawk helicopter ...

PHOENIX — One metro Phoenix trade school is doing its part to address the nation’s severe shortage of aircraft mechanics. According to the Aviation Technician Education Council, the shortage of ...