2020 AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Award Winners

Oct. 21, 2020
Whether they come from general aviation, business aviation, antique aircraft, rotocraft, military, airline, education, executive management, or maintenance, these individuals have one thing in common – high standards and a drive to do the very best.

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Awards. It is their love, passion and respect for the industry that keeps aviation strong, exciting and above all else – safe. The winners come from all segments of the industry, just like the segments we feature in each issue of Aircraft Maintenance Technology. Whether they come from general aviation, business aviation, antique aircraft, rotocraft, military, airline, education, executive management, or maintenance, these individuals have one thing in common – high standards and a drive to do the very best for this industry. Some winners grew up with family members who either worked for or around the industry, some were drawn to exploring how the inner workings of things work and some just never grew out of being a young child in “awe” of airplanes wooshing on by.

Whatever the path, these winners landed here, with us, in aircraft maintenance — and what a great place to be. As you read the winners’ stories, we hope you are encouraged to promote the industry as well, and give back to tomorrow’s leaders either through speaking to students, hands-on training, mentoring, or promoting the importance of aircraft maintenance. Please keep your outstanding peers and colleagues in mind  when it comes time to nominate candidates for next year’s AMT’s 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Awards. Aircraft Maintenance Technology is proud to announce this year’s 2020 AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Award winners:

Carole Ann Angel

STS Aviation Group

Andrew Michael Arena

AeroGuard Flight Training Center

Troy J. Billard

United States Air Force

Johnathan M. Botma

FEAM

Kerrigan Batsa

PSA Airlines Inc.

Christopher P. Coley Sr.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance

Shaun Connors

Cathay Pacific Airways

Daniel Curry

Delta Air Lines

Luke Czapla

SkyWest Airlines

Benjamin Everett

Boeing Aircraft Company

Brian Felt

ACI Jet

Devon Ferns

WinAir

Jason Finch

Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex

Travis Fleshman

Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems

Zachary Craig Gatewood

Sky World Aviation, Inc.

Patrick Gray

Belle Aircraft Maintenance

Gavin Hanzawa

George's Aviation Services Inc.

Tyler Harbach

Lycoming Engines

Joshua Harrison

Textron Aviation

Robert J. Hintz

Burlington Air Center

Michael Horan

Desert Jet 

Elaina Johnson

Chicago Jet Group

Eric Lewandowski

ETI Tech

Oscar Pablo Martinez

Jet Support Services, Inc.

Jon McIlhargie

Spectra Jet, Inc.

Andrew Muehl

Stein’s Aircraft Services, LLC

David Murphy

Performance Flight

Justin Paniagua

Gibbs Aircraft Service Center

Shawn Patrick

Heritage Aero, Inc.

Jody L. Payne

Endeavor Air

Rafael Perez

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Matt Ross

StandardAero

Karl Rudser

Jet Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.

Michael M. Smith

Embraer Executive Aircraft

Jayne Snider

Duncan Aviation

Daniel Tillery

CAS Components

Dayron Trillo

AAR Landing Gear Services

Drifter Vasser

Uniflight Global

Antonio Wooten

Rolls Royce

Mohammad Yoosof

Qatar Airways