“The current lack of certificated aircraft mechanics has prompted many maintenance organizations to hire uncertificated mechanics to work side-by-side with experienced mechanics to gain the hands-on experience required to test for the FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate. The goal is for the apprentice to be ‘test ready’ at the end of the program.”
Aviation Careers
Career counseling with confidence
When a teen says they want to be a pilot, too often authority figures shoot down that dream, telling them they aren’t smart enough. Or that they are too short, too tall, the wrong gender, or color. That’s why it’s so important for every one in general aviation to encourage teens to pursue their dreams of flight.
Free online course helps pilots launch their aviation careers
Called Affordable Paths for Launching Your Aviation Career, the free course includes 15 lessons, including information about the various scholarships available and best practices for creating a winning application, in-depth explanations of military assistance programs for enlisted personnel, and information about other tools and resources that are available to both aspiring and current pilots.
Aviation Education & Career Expo slated for KJYO
More than 800 students, educators, and parents are expected to attend the Expo at Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) in Virginia. The Expo is designed to showcase careers in aviation and aerospace to young adults between the ages of 16 and 22.
American students win internship in France
After two years of interruption due to the pandemic, Daher Aerospace brought its internship program back in 2022. Partnering with EAA, the company awarded two American students internships at the company’s facility in France.
Demand sky high for aviation maintenance grads
“For those of you who want to become an aircraft maintenance technician, and you’re qualified and certified, you can almost name your price.”
Steady and increasing need for pilots, maintenance technicians forecast
The latest Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook predicts 602,000 pilots and 610,000 maintenance technicians will be needed globally between 2022 and 2041. The latest forecast does not include Russia due to the sanctions put in place after its invasion of Ukraine.
Textron donates $1 million to You Can Fly high school initiative
The donation will enable You Can Fly to introduce more high school students to career opportunities in aviation through the curriculum, which is offered free to schools, AOPA officials said.
First-ever summer camp at 3AU a blockbuster
The free camp featured a plethora of opportunities for kids, from visiting an Air Force Base to posing as a Top Gun pilot in a sim, to learning about all the career possibilities in aviation.