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Feb
2
ATEC sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, asking the government agency to add a list of aviation maintenance programs to the...
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Date posted
Jan
11
Q: We are trying to hire a non-A&P as an instructor. Do we need FAA approval?
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Date posted
Nov
30
A healthy but expected increase in newly certificated mechanics last year did not offset momentum lost during the pandemic, leaving the...
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Date posted
Nov
4
Q: I understand that the new part 147 allows our students to take the general test as soon as they’ve completed the general curriculum. What needs...
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Date posted
Oct
25
During its annual board meeting, ATEC directors elected WSU Tech Aviation Program Dean James Hall as new council president. Jim was originally...
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Date posted
Oct
19
The new part 147 provides new opportunities for aviation maintenance technician schools looking to better prepare students for careers in aviation...
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Date posted
Oct
17
With publication of the new part 147 and mechanic airman certification standards, the FAA is adjusting the way it evaluates mechanic applicant...
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Date posted
Sep
29
Q: For currently-enrolled students that have already completed a portion of the A&P curriculum, do we need to go back and train them on ACS elements...
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Date posted
Sep
29
Two years ago, the FAA established the Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force (YIATF) in response to Section 602, “Youth Access...
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Date posted
Sep
14
Q: Do we need operation specification (op spec) paragraph A025 (Electronic Signatures, Electronic Recordkeeping, and Electronic Manuals/Documents)?...
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Sep
7
Q: If a student completes the general portion of the program and proceeds to take the general written test (using an “authenticated document” issued...
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Date posted
Aug
31
Last month, Boeing released its hotly anticipated annual forecast, with demand numbers that are oft repeated in workforce development circles....
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