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One of the biggest hurdles keeping aviation technician school graduates from earning certification is access to FAA-designated examiners--and the...

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Design Challenge took flight on April 1 with an extended enrollment period. Students in...

In a continued effort to develop the new air transportation ecosystem, NASA Aeronautics will focus on new forms of aircraft, as well as the wider...

Few things are more important to the council than helping get more prospects through the mechanic pipeline and into jobs. For lawmakers, ensuring...

An instructor, a student, and a master mechanic with more than 50 years of service were recently recognized at the 2023 ATEC Annual Conference for...

ATEC is conducting a survey of FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools (AMTS) to assess key trends in aviation maintenance education and guide...

Reauthorization is the process by which Congress provides funding and operating authority for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and...

In preparation for the Annual Conference, ATEC is conducting a survey of aviation technical personnel recruiters. Responses to the questionnaire...

The FAA recently published the new part 147 online training course for its inspector workforce. The approximately 2-hour asynchronous course is...

As follow on to previous advocacy efforts (see related story), a coalition of aviation organizations sent a letter to the FAA's regulatory support...

The FAA has revised and created a new FAA Form 8610, dividing it up into three separate applications: FAA Form 8610-1: Mechanic’s...

In November 2022, the FAA knowledge test contractor, PSI, notified third-party test centers that fee reimbursements for FAA knowledge tests would be...