November/December 1989: First issue of Aircraft Technician appeared as a tabloid size magazine. Sections included Recip Technology, Turbine Technology, Airframe Technology, Accessories Technology, Professionalism, Staying Legal, Airworthiness Directives and Service Difficulty Reports, Industry News, Product News and Product Spotlight.
July/August 1990: Bill O’Brien’s first column: Wedged Between a Rock and a Hard Place
1991: Jim Sparks’ first article appeared; became a regular contributor in 1996
November/December 1993: Magazine renamed Aircraft Maintenance Technology
January/February 1996: AMT Exam accepted toward FAA and Transport Canada recurrency training requirements along with Aircraft Maintenance Technician Awards credit
March/April 1996: Magazine switches to a journal size
October 2000: Michelle Garetson named editor of AMT
December 2001: Michelle Garetson named editor of Ground Support, Joe Escobar promoted to editor
December 2001: Barb Zuehlke added as managing editor; was copy editor from 1989 to 1994
2002: First Technical ReSource Directory supplement
2005: AMTSociety created
June 2005: Technical Support Directory became separate issue
August 2006: Charles Taylor bust donated to Smithsonian Institute's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
2007: Thomas Hendershot hired as executive director of AMTSociety
November 2007: e-Military Product News introduced
April 2007: Former Associate Publisher Deanna Haraldson died after a courageous fight against pancreatic cancer
2008: Bill O’Brien died. His last article, Hiring Time, was published in April 2009
May 2008: Barb Zuehlke promoted to senior editor
August 2008: Nick Sergi added as director of content
December 2008: Charles Chandler started as contributing editor, later named field editor
August 2009: John Goglia adds regular column to the pages of AMT. He was a regular contributor during the ‘90s with his Violations column
February 2010: Ronald Donner hired as editor of Aircraft Maintenance Technology
October 2010: MRO Operations section added to magazine
2011: AviationPros.com portal launched
March 2012: Ronald Donner receives NATA Aviation Journalism Award
June 2012: First Aircraft Maintenance Technology App Edition
January 2013: Aeronautical Repair Station Association ARSA Outlook column added
February 2013: Tom Hendershot died
March 2013: Snap-on debutes the William O’Brien Award for Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance at AviationPros LIVE
May 2013: Ronald Donner named Executive Director of AMTSociety
July 2013: Nick Sergi, a true advocate for the aircraft maintenance profession, died
November 2013: Ronald Donner selected as industry board member of Aviation Technician Education Council
November 2013: Jerome Greer Chandler added as contributor to AMT
January 2014: Market segments added to magazine to cover more aircraft maintenance: Airline, Business Aviation, Commercial MRO, General Aviation, Military, and Rotorcraft
January 2014: Increased AMT newsletter to a daily
January 2014: Brett Ryden named publisher of Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Airport Business, and Ground Support Worldwide
April 2014: Jamie Benthusen, NationAir Insurance, added as regular columnist
May 2014: Barb Zuehlke achieved 35-year milestone at the publishing company, Cygnus Business Media
October 2014: AMT updates logo and tagline: Management • Operations • Insight to reflect the scope of its editorial content
November/December 2014: AMT celebrates 25 years as the industry resource
