Part 147

In 2019, proposed changes to part 147 raised important questions about competency-based training, FAA oversight, student outcomes, and the future...

Online instruction provides aviation maintenance programs with additional options for delivering technical education while maintaining the quality...

Last summer, the aviation maintenance technician airman certification standards (AMT ACS) working group made recommendation to the FAA that the...

US Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced a bill to improve training...

Southern Utah University (SUU) petitioned the FAA for an exemption from part 147 seat time and general curriculum requirements. The University...

Update: The following post was published in September 2017. As of December 2017, the FAA has not yet issued the expected supplemental notice of...

A June 28, 2017 letter was formally presented at a recent Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) meeting, recommending that the FAA ensure...

ACS Working Group Makes Formal Recommendation to Align Part 147 with New Mechanic Knowledge and Skill Standards 10/4/2017 2 Comments A June 28,...

As part of its efforts to support the impending part 147 rulemaking, the FAA requested that ATEC facilitate a short survey of all current part 147...

After conducting an FAA-requested survey to support the part 147 rulemaking, ATEC provided additional comment on how the agency may facilitate...

In response to an FAA inquiry regarding ATEC's request for a competency-based part 147 regulation, ATEC submitted supplemental comments to the part...

On Feb. 1, ATEC led a broad effort to get the new part 147 right. The council submitted comments to the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking...