The 2017 Aerospace Maintenance Competition presented by Snap-on was held during the MRO Americas tradeshow in Orlando, FL, April 25 – 27.
United Airlines Team Cleveland beat out more than 50 other teams from around the world to take home the prestigious William F. “Bill” O’Brien Award for Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance. This award is the grand prize for the team with the overall winning score in the Aerospace Maintenance Competition.
The 4-foot tall O’Brien trophy will be on display at United Airlines’ Cleveland maintenance facility for the next 12 months. The trophy, which features a bust of Charles E. Taylor, will return to Orlando next year for the 2018 Aerospace Maintenance Competition, and will again be up for grabs by the winning overall team.
Sponsorship of the William F. “Bill” O’Brien Award for Excellence is only part of Snap-on’s continued commitment to the Aerospace Maintenance Competition and aviation technicians around the world. Snap-on also provided all the tools and equipment used by the participants during the competition, and donated more than $75,000 in tools and equipment prizes to top finishers in the competition.
The 2017 placings by category are:
Commercial Aviation Category
1st Place: United Airlines Team CLE
2nd Place: Alaska Airlines Team Seattle
3rd Place: FedEx
MRO/OEM Category
1st Place: Boeing
2nd Place: Flybe
3rd Place: HAECO
Military Category
1st Place: USCG Clearwater Air Station
2nd Place: Team Apache
3rd Place: US Army
General Aviation Category
1st Place: Flexjet
Space Category
1st Place: Virgin Galactic
International Team Category
1st Place: Jetstar Airlines
2nd Place: Flybe Airlines
3rd Place: Qantas Airlines
School Category
1st Place: Indian Hills Community College
2nd Place: Aviation Institute of Maintenance
3rd Place: Utah State
This year’s Charles E. Taylor Professional AMT Award went to Chris Chido from Team Apache, and the Charles E. Taylor AMT Student Award went to Shayna Newman from West LA College.
AMT Magazine would like to personally congratulate all of the participants and winning teams in the 2017 Aerospace Maintenance Competition presented by Snap-on!
