Aircraft mechanic training options include apprenticeships at flight schools or mechanic shops, dedicated mechanic schools, and university degree programs (associate's or bachelor's). When choosing an ...

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 ...

America is not only facing a pilot shortage, but an aircraft mechanic shortage. Whether it’s commercial, private, military or corporate planes – aviation maintenance technicians are crucial for safe ...

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 ...

The author explores the popularity of "Top 5" lists and uses this format to discuss common mistakes made by aircraft mechanics. Five key mistakes are highlighted: assuming without verification, ...

Aircraft mechanics at UPS voted to ratify a labor contract extension that will give them a 3.3% hike in pay annually for three years, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union announced Tuesday ...

These highly skilled workers service and maintain the CV-22 Osprey aircraft used by U.S. Air Force Special Operations.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (7News) — Reporter's Notebook: According to employment forecasts, the aviation industry will need more than 100-thousand new aircraft mechanics over the next 20 years to keep planes ...

UPS and its aircraft mechanics union have reached a deal for a three-year contract extension with pay increases and benefit improvements. The tentative agreement struck between the Sandy Springs-based ...

EVERETT — David Christian and John Kraft are cheerfully training their replacements. The two men are long-time employees of Aviation Technical Services, one of the largest airplane repair and ...

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 ...