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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...

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...

​ATEC sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, asking the government agency to add a list of aviation maintenance programs to the...

Q: We are trying to hire a non-A&P as an instructor. Do we need FAA approval?

A healthy but expected increase in newly certificated mechanics last year did not offset momentum lost during the pandemic, leaving the...

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...

During its annual board meeting, ATEC directors elected WSU Tech Aviation Program Dean James Hall as new council president. Jim was originally...

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

With publication of the new part 147 and mechanic airman certification standards, the FAA is adjusting the way it evaluates mechanic applicant...