Students will join ALOFT as full-time employees from the first day of class, and graduate six months later as full-time mechanics.
Aviation Maintenance
New aircraft maintenance operation opens at KDCU
FTair has opened a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility at Pryor Field Regional Airport (KDCU) in Decatur, Alabama, designed to serve the needs of general aviation customers in North Alabama.
Aviation maintenance courses offered to high school students
Kansas State University Salina’s pre-college pathways offers courses to high schoolers that will earn them college credit and put them on the path to a career in aviation maintenance, according to university officials.
Flightstar expands maintenance division
Flightstar Corporation, a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul operation (MRO) based at University of Illinois/Willard Airport (KCMI) in Central Illinois, has expanded its maintenance operations with the completion of a new hangar.
General Aviation Awards reveals local winners
The General Aviation Awards (GAA) has revealed the 2025 district honorees for Certificated Flight Instructor, FAA Safety Team Representative, and Aviation Maintenance Technician of the Year.
1,000 and counting…
Alpha Wingman has reached a milestone: The aviation services app has surpassed 1,000 vendors available to service more than 5,000 registered tail numbers.
Picture of the Day: Proud Dad
William Vergonet submitted this photo and note: “This is my daughter Natalie, 21 years old, who has been my mechanic’s mate for quite some time now. Here she is helping do a CiES sending unit upgrade on a Baron.”
The heart of an airplane
Talent and dedication — those words sum up all those who have cared for our little bird. They personify the saying, “Without mechanics, pilots would just be pedestrians with leather jackets, big sunglasses, and expensive watches.”
Free IA renewal slated for SC
Concorde Battery Corporation will hold a free IA refresher training series Feb. 1, 2025, in West Columbia, South Carolina. Registration closes Jan. 20, 2025.









