2021 AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Award Winners

Oct. 7, 2021
Whether they come from general aviation, business aviation, rotorcraft, military, airline, education, executive management, or maintenance, these individuals have one thing in common – high standards and a drive to do the very best.

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Awards. It is their respect for safety, passion for aviation and and love of maintenance that keeps this industry propelling strongly into the future.

The winners come from all segments of the industry, just like the segments we feature in each issue of Aircraft Maintenance Technology. Whether they come from general aviation, business aviation, rotorcraft, military, airline, education, executive management, or maintenance, these individuals have one thing in common – high standards for themselves and the companies they work for. Some winners grew up with family members who served in the military or were pilots themselves, some were drawn to exploring how the inner workings of components work and some just love the idea of flight. 

Whatever the path, these winners landed here, with us, in aircraft maintenance. As you read the winners’ stories, we hope you are encouraged to promote the industry as well, and give back to tomorrow’s leaders either through speaking to students, hands-on training, mentoring or promoting the importance of aircraft maintenance. Please keep your outstanding peers and colleagues in mind when it comes time to nominate candidates for next year’s AMT’s 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Awards. Aircraft Maintenance Technology is proud to announce this year’s 2021 AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Award winners:

Karen Alstrup

CommutAir

Emily Applegate

American Airlines

Emily Bridges

StandardAero

Kristi Burns

Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services

Ben Clark

Aviation Institute of Maintenance

Caleb Curtis

Curtis Air, Inc.

Miguel Angel del Rosario

STS Aviation Group

Jessica Espinoza Renz

Endeavor Air

Allan Foote

Jesse Duplantis Ministries

Matthew Geczi

Pentastar Aviation

Elena Gonzalez

American Airlines

Nathan Griffith

Cape Cod Community College

TSgt Jacob Haines

US Air Force

Jesse M. Klein

MicroStrategy Services Corp

Sgt. David Larsen

USAF/855 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Samuel W. LeCompte IV

Skytech Inc.

Santo Liuzzo

Martin Aviation

Juan Manuel Alvarez

NASA

Jon Marple

Classic Air Aviation

Lucas Oyen

Metro Aviation / UW Medflight

Yomar Pacheco Torres

Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico

Yasantha Pathirana

MAG Engine Systems PVT LTD

David Ramirez

Duncan Aviation

Matthew Roberts

Southwest Airlines

Jose Rodrigo Llamas

Dyn-Corp International

Cory Rodriguez

Wilks Brothers LLC

Wade Rogers

Delta Air Lines

Danny Santiago

Banyan Air Service

Curtis Mark Seagondollar

Jet Linx

James Scott Smith

Stevens Aerospace and Defense LLC

Stephen R. Snyder

State of Utah Division of Aeronautics

Nicholas Stanley

Spirit Airlines

Chad M. Tew

Wing Aviation Charter Services

Paulina Todd

Certified Aviation Services (CAS)

Johnny Tran

CAS – Components

Justin Vallen

SkyQuest

Alec Vancil

Lone Mountain Aircraft

Drew Vaughn

Panasonic Avionics

Zack Wessels

ViewTech Borescopes

Johnny Wildman

Gryphon Aircraft Services LLC