2019 Aerospace Maintenance Competition Awards

April 16, 2019
United Airlines Cleveland won the 2019 William F. "Bill" O'Brien Award for Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance (top overall score) for the third year in a row.

At the recent Aerospace Maintenance Competition in Atlanta, 80 teams competed in 30 events, top scores in each event and category are as follows:

2019 William F. "Bill" O'Brien Award  for Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance (top overall score): United Airlines CLE. It is the third year in a row that United Airlines Cleveland came out on top.

Paul Cousins Award (top overall international team score): JetStar

United Airlines Competing with Professionalism Award: Liberty University

Charles E. Taylor Professional AMT Awards:

  • Bobby Akin, American Airlines DFW
  • Michael Henriquez, Embry-Riddle
AMC Phoebe Omlie Scholarship
  • Leoga Fofung, Tulsa Tech
  • Rebecca Hines, Rock Valley College 
  • Brandi Williams, West Los Angeles College 
  • Garett Chappelle, Aviation Institute of Maintenance Atlanta 
  • Raj Gouden, Aviation High School
  • Laura Pantoja, Aviation High School ​
PAMA Scholarship
  • Ben Thompson, Tulsa Tech 
  • Immanuel Bankole, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Jennifer Moua, Joaquin Valley College 
Overall Standings
  1. United Airlines CLE
  2. FedEx Express INDY
  3. Alaska Air SEA
Airline Category (17 teams total)
  1. United Airlines CLE
  2. FedEx Express INDY
  3. Alaska Air SEA
School Category (27 teams total)
  1. Embry-Riddle University
  2. West Los Angeles College
  3. Liberty University
MRO/MFR Category (10 teams total)
  1. FedEx Express LAX
  2. Boeing
  3. United Airlines Base Maintenance
Military Category (26 teams total)
  1. United States Coast Guard C-27J APO
  2. Royal Canadian Air Force 435 Squadron
  3. United States Army 128th Aviation Brigade
Event 1: 8Tree & Alaska Airlines Airframe Damage Inspection
  1. FedEx Express INDY
  2. United Airlines Chicago
  3. Broward College Team 1
Event 2: Perfect Point & Ntegrity Aircraft Parts E-Drill Fastener Removal
  1. United Airlines Base Maintenance
  2. Royal Canadian Air Force 435 Squadron
  3. United States Marine Corp MALS 39 Team 2
Event 3: Aircraft Technology Group Sheet Metal Accuracy
  1. Pratt & Whitney WiseMen
  2. United Airlines CLE
  3. Jetstar
Event 4: Alaska Airlines External Power Receptacle
  1. Alaska Air SEA
  2. Alaska Air ANC
  3. Horizon Air
Event 5: U.S. Air Force Flex Fluid Lines
  1. FedEx Express INDY
  2. Alaska Air ANC
  3. United Airlines Base Maintenance
Event 6: Aerospace Maintenance Council Safety Wiring
  1. Alaska Air ANC
  2. American Airlines TUL
  3. Alaska Air SEA
Event 7: Eastern Florida State Space Vehicle - Vacuum Loading Operation
  1. Indian Hills Community College
  2. United Airlines Chicago
  3. Aviation Institute of Maintenance Houston
Event 8: ULTRAX Aerospace Condition Based Intelligence
  1. West Los Angeles College
  2. Pratt & Whitney WiseMen
  3. Jetstar
Event 9: Boeing Cable Rigging
  1. Boeing
  2. United Airlines CLE
  3. FedEx Express INDY
Event 10: Daniels Manufacturing Corporation Electrical Troubleshooting
  1. FedEx Express INDY
  2. Alaska Air ANC
  3. United Airlines CLE
Event 11: Daniels Manufacturing Corporation Safe-T-Cable
  1. Alaska Air ANC
  2. FedEx Express INDY
  3. United States Air Force 1 SOMXG
Event 12: Click Bond, Inc. Adhesive-Bonded Fastener Installations
  1. United Airlines Base Maintenance
  2. United States Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex Team 2
  3. JetBlue
Event 13: Michelin Tires Aircraft Tire Inspection
  1. Jetstar
  2. Tarrant County College
  3. Alaska Air ANC
Event 14: Alberth Aviation Wheel and Brake Removal and Installation (only schools competed, not factored in overall standings)
  1. Broward College - Team 1
  2. Embry-Riddle University
  3. Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Detail Dawgs
Event 15: Olympus & PPG Aerospace Ultrasonic Testing
  1. WestJet Airlines
  2. JetBlue
  3. Jetstar
Event 17: Barfield Air Data Testing
  1. United Airlines CLE
  2. Horizon Air
  3. Qantas
Event 18: Barfield RF Antenna Testing
  1. United Airlines Chicago
  2. Alaska Air SEA
  3. Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association
Event 19: Boeing Fiber Optics
  1. Boeing
  2. JetBlue
  3. United Airlines CLE
Event 20: Nida Corp Power Troubleshooting
  1. Alaska Air SEA
  2. Alaska Air ANC
  3. FedEx Express INDY
Event 21: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Leading Edge & Panel Sealing
  1. Alaska Air SEA
  2. JetBlue
  3. United States Coast Guard C-27J APO
Event 22: American Airlines APU Burner Can
  1. American Airlines DWH
  2. American Airlines DFW
  3. Alaska Air SEA
Event 23: United Airlines Fuel Tank Entry Precautions
  1. United Airlines Base Maintenance
  2. United Airlines CLE
  3. United Airlines Chicago
Event 24: American Airlines Pedestal
  1. United Airlines Base Maintenance
  2. United States Air Force 1 SOMXG
  3. Royal Canadian Air Force 435 Squadron
Event 25: JetBlue University ADS-B Troubleshooting
  1. JetBlue
  2. Embry-Riddle University
  3. United Airlines Chix Fix
Event 26: Spectro Scientific Oil Test Analysis
  1. FedEx Express INDY
  2. Jetstar
  3. Aviation Institute of Maintenance Atlanta
Event 27: ABARIS Composite Repair
  1. FedEx Express INDY
  2. Alaska Air SEA
  3. United Airlines Base Maintenance
Event 28: PPG Aerospace Transparencies, Paint and Wing Sealant
  1. Alaska Air ANC
  2. American Airlines DWH
  3. FedEx Express INDY
Event 29: FedEx Turbine Engine PDU Removal and Installation
  1. FedEx Express INDY
  2. FedEx Express LAX
  3. Qantas
Event 30: Pratt & Whitney ACC Valve R/R & Bleed Valve Solenoid Test
  1. Pratt & Whitney WiseMen
  2. American Airlines DFW
  3. JetBlue
Event 31: Northrop Rice Aviation Training Solutions Charles Taylor Exam
  1. FedEx Express INDY
  2. United Airlines CLE
  3. United Airlines Chix Fix​