Congratulations My Friend

One of the really great parts of my role as chief editor for Aircraft Maintenance Technology is that I get to both meet and to work with a whole lot of great people. I first meet Jerome (Jerry) Chandler over dinner in the Atlanta GA, area some five years ago. 

Last month Jerry received one of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Aerospace Media Awards Dinner held at the Aero Club de France in Paris. I was honored to accept this award on Jerry’s behalf. Three Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented at this year’s event and all of us here at AMT Magazine are extremely proud that Jerry’s life-long career as an aviation journalist was recognized.

In addition, Jerry's article titled "Despite Concerns MRO Is Still On The Grow" published in March of 2016 in AMT Magazine was on the short list of nominees for the Best Aerospace & Defence Business Submission category. 

Jerry's had a long and interesting aviation journalism career. He’s written two aviation books, has written regular aviation feature articles for a long-list of aviation publications, as well as being called on by television news networks to comment on some of our industry's tragedies. Jerry says that each crash tells a story; each accident imparts important lessons. It's the communication of those lessons that drives him to this day. 

In parallel with his aviation writing career he taught journalism for 30 years at Jacksonville State University in Alabama, retiring earlier this year.  

Jerry has since become not only one of AMT’s primary writers but also a friend. Congratulations Jerry from all of us here at Aircraft Maintenance Technology.

Ron