Part 147

While the rule has been in effect for months, the FAA's Part 147 update process officially wraps up June 13 with the publication of the final rule...

The new part 147 provides new opportunities for aviation maintenance technician schools looking to better prepare students for careers in aviation...

Q: It seems that the new part 147 is a done deal, but the publication says the comment period is open until 9/21/22. Should we comment?

After more than a decade of advocacy by industry stakeholders, the FAA has promulgated a new part 147​. The regulation will usher in a new approach...

On April 6, ATEC participated in an Aviation Week webinar entitled "Change Finally Comes to Part 147 Training." SUU's Jared Britt, AMFA's Justin...

The biggest change in aviation maintenance technician education in half a century is upon us. A new rule to modernize aviation maintenance...

Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter to Secretary Buttigieg and Administrator Dickson, encouraging the Department of...

***Update: The FAA responded to ATEC's Feb. 25 letter (discussed below), stating that the FAA "is in the process of developing the appropriate...

In 2016, the FAA published its first Airman Certification Standards (ACS) under the watchful eye of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee's...

The PARTT 147 Act, legislation that rewrites Title 14 CFR part 147, is part of the massive omnibus bill expected to become law by Christmas...

A coalition of 23 organizations sent a letter to House committee leadership encouraging support for long-awaited part 147 reform. The PARTT 147 Act...

U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.VA.), applauded the Commerce...