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

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 ...

Consulting firm Oliver Wyman estimates the airline industry will need between 43,000 and 47,000 new technicians by 2027.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Epic Flight Academy has officially opened its new aircraft mechanic school at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.The school opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday. The company ...