A worldwide shortage of aircraft mechanics is causing delays, cancellations and leading to a push to teach more people how to fix planes.

Aircraft mechanic training options include apprenticeships at flight schools or mechanic shops, dedicated mechanic schools, and university degree programs. When choosing an apprenticeship, prioritize ...

Across commercial airlines, cargo operators, business aviation, and maintenance repair organizations (MROs), the shortage of FAA-certified aircraft mechanics has become a defining challenge for the ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new aviation mechanic’s school is coming to Blount County, in hopes of keeping young people in the area and meeting the demand for the role from local companies. Blount ...

A new education initiative aims to equip local students with a degree and a lucrative aircraft maintenance certification by the time they graduate. The proposed school, which is nearing completion, is ...

Aims Community College student Kira Davis-Weber prefers working with her hands over sitting in a classroom. She’d rather look inside of a machine with dirt under her fingernails than type at a ...

Nathan Cowan, instructor and coordinator for the new North Dakota State College of Science Aviation Maintenance Technology program, stands in front of a Cessna 340 to be used for hands-on instruction ...

Marine Corps Sgt. Brooke Roper, a fixed-wing power plants mechanic instructor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Cherry Point, supervises Pfc. Hunter Dority, Lance Cpl. Justin ...

PIA’s Hagerstown campus will host a Feb. 21 event showcasing aviation mechanic careers, training programs and the demand for skilled technicians.

PHOENIX – The Aviation Institute of Maintenance recently opened a new campus in a former call center near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The aircraft mechanic school is located at the ...