IRVING, TX (03/12/15) – Aviation Institute of Maintenance’s (AIM) Irving campus is the proud recipient of the prestigious 2014 Gold Award of Excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Maintenance Technician Awards Program..
The program began as a way for the FAA to encourage Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) and employers to participate aggressively in available initial and recurrent maintenance training. Through the AMT Awards Program, the FAA recognizes eligible technicians and their employers by issuing awards to those who receive or promote and foster initial and recurrent training.
In order to achieve the Gold Award of Excellence, 50% of the campus’s Airframe & Powerplant mechanic instructors must receive an individual Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Award in the FAA AMT Awards Program. To receive an individual AMT Award, a technician must complete a minimum of 12 hours of training during the year, including a two hour course conducted through the FAA website. Instructors are required to log their training on the FAA website and claim their individual award within a specified time frame.
The Gold Award is the second highest award granted by the FAA for aviation maintenance technicians and their employers, superseded only by the Diamond Award, which requires that 100% of the campus’s A&P instructors receive an AMT award. 2014 marked the first year that the Irving campus participated in the AMT Employ Award of Excellence program.
About Aviation Institute of Maintenance
AIM –Irving campus is part of the nation’s largest family of aviation maintenance schools, with headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Through AIM’s FAA-approved program, students prepare for a career in aviation maintenance. Students learn the skills necessary to become successful as an aircraft mechanic. AIM graduates are there to meet the increasing global demands of commercial, cargo, corporate and private aviation employers. AIM’s other campuses are located in Atlanta, Georgia; Chesapeake, Virginia; Manassas, Virginia; Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Kansas City, Missouri; Las Vegas, Nevada, Oakland, California; Orlando, Florida and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Learn more at: www.aviationmaintenance.edu.
