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The Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) is a non-profit trade association that supports aviation maintenance technician education and promotes careers in aviation maintenance. ATEC's mission is to help the aerospace industry meet its workforce needs.
A healthy but expected increase in newly certificated mechanics last year did not offset momentum lost during the pandemic, leaving the new technician pipeline at least 20 percent...
During its annual board meeting, ATEC directors elected WSU Tech Aviation Program Dean James Hall as new council president. Hall was originally elected to the board in 2017 and...
ATEC recently joined a coalition of more than 30 organizations representing U.S. aviation, trucking, rail, and maritime interests to express support for legislation promoting ...
The PARTT 147 Act, legislation that rewrites Title 14 CFR part 147, is awaiting presidential signature and expected to become law before Christmas. Introduced last December, the...
There is a lot of momentum in Washington for issues that include in their description buzz words like “workforce development,” “career technical education,” and “STEM training...
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ATEC will hold a live webinar on Thursday, May 21 at 2 PM CT, the fourth in a series of webinars intended to assist aviation maintenance technician schools navigate part 147 programs...
A newly-published policy brief provides a thorough history of industry's advocacy efforts to update the rule, and highlights current FAA proposals that would have a toxic impact...
The report’s analysis shows that the 7,363 airframe and powerplant (A&P) certificates issued by the U.S. FAA in 2019 were nearly 10 percent more than in 2018, and the most in ...
The proposal "supplements" the agency's 2015 notice of proposed rulemaking, which recommended removal of static curriculum requirements and allowance for a credit-hour system....
The Federal Aviation Administration has published the long-awaited part 147 supplemental proposed rule for public inspection. The official version will publish in the federal ...
ATEC is now accepting nominations for the James Reardon Aviation Maintenance Technician Student of the Year Award and the Ivan D. Livi Aviation Maintenance Educator of the Year...
The bill contains an entire title focused on workforce development, including a directive to create a federally-funded grant program (see related story) and a provision that will...
Topics of discussion on Aug. 9 will include council initiatives, feedback on new airman certification standards (ACS), and an open discussion on ways ATEC can support the local...
The group specifically voiced concerns with the regulations that govern aviation maintenance technician schools that hold a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificate.
The projected number of openings for new aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and technicians increased from 3,300 to 12,400 per year. And anticipated growth jumped from ...
This week 38 attendees representing aviation maintenance technician schools, industry employers and trade groups will come to Washington to sound a unified message: support aviation...
The Fly-in, September 6-7 in Washington, D.C., provides an intimate venue for attendees to engage policy makers and legislative leaders on issues that directly affect their operations...
The expectation is that a new rule will be issued this summer, so it’s a good time to sit back, take a breath, and assess where we’re at, and opportunities coming down the pike...
According to the Oliver Wyman’s 2017 MRO survey, 78 percent say it is getting harder to hire mechanics and the tightening labor market is pushing them to rely on overtime and ...
While there is no question that the aviation industry is facing a technician shortage, getting a handle on the issue’s scope—the first step in solving the problem—is a challenge...
Aviation Technician Education Council announces the first-ever Employer Expo on April 2, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00, in conjunction with the annual conference in Seattle.
ATEC’s comments, developed by a working group of AMTS representatives, provided a roadmap that would allow institutions to tailor their programs while adhering to agency standards...
