July/August 2022

Mike Costello’s start in the aviation field began with going to air shows as a child. “I was growing up, my dad liked to take me to all the air shows. I was just always fascinated...

Miguel Cruz has been at AAR since 2014. He started as a support technician with little experience, but quickly rose through the ranks.“I worked my way up from support tech, utility...

Michael Petrossian was raised immersed in aviation. His father owned a small maintenance shop in Fort Lauderdale and, as a child, Petrossian would spend an exceptional amount ...

Prior to joining Piedmont Airlines, Michael Goudreau spent five years in the Marine Corps, working on F-18s as a structures and hydraulics mechanic.“Fundamentally, it was anything...

Matthew Lewis pinpoints his eventual career in aviation beginning when he was a kid helping his dad repair their car.“He had an older car that was constantly breaking down. One...

Mark Wygant started in aviation 10 years ago. Today, he’s part of STS Aviation Group’s staffing arm.“In general, the aviation industry’s had a labor shortage for at least the ...

Marissa Estebanez’s interest in aviation was sparked when she was 14. A member of her school’s robotics program at the time, a representative from the Pittsburgh Institute of...

Leonel Turcios finds reward in solving the complex, and sometimes confounding, problems of his field. “What I enjoy most about my job is the fact that whenever you figure something...

Kasey Dixon started her career in the Army, where she was an aircraft mechanic specializing in armament and avionics systems on the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter. Her experiences...

As chief flight instructor and head mechanic of the family-owned and operated FBO Terrell Aviation, John Hardin said he is often at the airport seven days a week. Hardin’s parents...

Joe Matz is both the vice president and director of maintenance for Vintage Wings Inc. and an AMT with Classic Jet Center. “I’ve been at Classic for around seven years. We do ...

Jeremy Hill's aviation career began in the Marines. For a little over three of his five years with the Marines, he worked on the V-8B Harrier II. Coming out of the service, Hill...

Jeffery Turner was unsure of what he wanted to do with his career post-high school. When the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics came to give a presentation at his school, Turner...

As the company-owned Fleet Sustainment Program Manager for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems – the OEM for the MQ-9 Reaper, MQ-9B SkyGuardian, MQ-1 Predator and MQ-1C Gray ...

Jake Stauffer grew up in a family of mechanics. His grandfather, Glenn, worked on cars, and instilled the passion in Stauffer’s father, Daniel, who in turn taught it to him. Stauffer...

Gregory Tarascio grew up second generation in a flight school family business – Ventura Air Services. “I started coming with my dad here when I was about 8 years old. Started ...

Mitch Lutze-Morris got into aviation on a whim, he said, having never seen nor flown on an airplane, outside of one time skydiving, before. “I was working as a bank teller for...

Aviation is something Gareth Lawson has been around most his life. “My whole family is kind of in aviation. I have two cousins that are pilots and my uncle is a pilot as well....

Emersen Cislo has a hand in saving lives in his work with Life Flight Network. He is on call 24 hours a day for seven days on, seven off, serving three aircraft that are utilized...

Devan Fronk said he is following in the footsteps of his father, who has been an aircraft mechanic his entire life. “When I was younger, we went up to visit my dad at work. I ...

David Miller said he’s always been technical and mechanically minded. “My love for applied physics and my job allow me to further my knowledge. My father introduced me to aviation...

When he was growing up, Clayton Long was always interested in aviation – and with good cause – as it is in his blood.

Bryan Helm initially wanted to be a helicopter pilot. “I always wanted to fly helicopters, but the cost of flying helicopter was so outrageous, so I needed something to help pay...

Brandon Feagan said he just kind of fell into aviation. No one in his family had worked in it before, and his working life started out with a position in his father’s machine ...

Bradley Krahn bounced around a number of industries during the beginnings of his career. Then 10 years ago, Krahn found himself hooked by aviation. “About 10 years ago, my brother...

Andrew Kutcher joined StandardAero’s Winnipeg team in 2009 as a technician within the facility’s CF34 Destack Team. The company helped put Kutcher through college for the Gas...

Alyssa Sullivan began her career in aviation, likely, as soon as was possible, helping her father in the family business of maintenance and repair of hot air balloons when she...

ARSA has supported AMT Magazine’s “40 Under 40” Awards since its inception, not just since I was presented with the award in 2015). The world will depend on young professionals...

A lifelong fascination with aircraft and machines inspired Alisa Lockwood to begin studying in 2017. She truly enjoys her work as an aircraft maintenance technician for Delta ...

Rolando Rodriguez is the director of maintenance for Sun Valley Aviation, a fixed-based operator in Harlingen, Texas. He graduated from the Texas State Technical College Aviation...

U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Roscoe Tamondong is a production superintendent with the 305 Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. He is part of...

Stanley Rhodes is a lead avionics technician for AVEX Aviation in Broomfield, Colorado. His story is perhaps best described as one of hard work, determination and old-fashioned...

At age 20, Veronica Leacock-Borchardt earned her Associate in Aircraft Maintenance from the Instituto Superior de Formación Profesional Aeronáutica in Panama. She also earned ...

Uzair Shahid was born and raised in Pakistan. He started his aviation career as an apprentice with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) at age 21. His passion for aviation came...

A high school tennis coach introduced Patrick Reed to aviation. When Reed said he didn’t know what he wanted to do after high school, his coach told him he was going to be an ...

“The dynamic environment that aviation provides gives excitement and variety to each day,” said Kirk Jacobs, who early on had a technical and mechanical skillset. Driven by a ...

U.S. Air Force Captain/GS-12 Paris M. Krula is the director of operations for the 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (Reserve), and was recently selected to “dual hat” for the...

Travis Reed has a passion for customer service. He shows commitment to his job and the aviation community. As a quality control inspector for West Star Aviation and specifically...

Newton’s 1st Law of Thermodynamics says that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. And so, it is with...

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Awards!

Airbus and CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, are collaborating to flight test CFM’s cutting-edge open fan engine architecture. The...

Horizon Aircraft Inc., an innovative leader in hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, has successfully completed Phase 1 of the AFWERX High Speed...

E195-E2 to be certified for London City operations end of 2022.

Chapters and corporate members to host events worldwide.

Textron Aviation Defense announced the Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine has achieved Military Type Certification (MTC) from the United States Air Force, paving the way for continued...

Tom Poberezny, the retired president and chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association, is being mourned by the EAA and aviation communities after his death early Monday (...

Honda Aircraft Company announced the addition of four new full-service Authorized Service Centers (ASC) in the United States and global regions, expanding the HondaJet service...

New Pilot and Technician Outlook (PTO) shows a 3.4% growth from 2021 for forecasted regions.

Embraer and Collins Aerospace are collaborating on the development and testing of an innovative carbon nanotube electro thermal heating technology (CNT) for ice protection systems...

Boeing single-aisle family provides fuel efficiency, additional flexibility, improved sustainability.

Lufthansa Technik AG now counts 30 years of experience in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of CF34 engines - a type that mainly powers regional and business aircraft.

Airbus and a number of major airlines have signed letters of intent to explore opportunities for a future supply of carbon removal credits from direct air carbon capture technology...

Sensus Rostering is a long-term schedule planning system. The first method is designed to showcase the demand of the staff for a specific period and the qualifications you will...

Following these planned spin-offs, GE will be an aviation-focused company called GE Aerospace.

The new Paint and Finish Facility expansion adds 16,000 sq. ft. to the existing center, yielding a 35% increase in aircraft spray capacity. The entire Duluth Paint and Finish ...

Duncan Aviation is excited to announce it received FAA authorization to expand its Satellite network with an additional workaway station in Nashville, Tennessee.

Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, has confirmed delivery slots and the commitment of associated pre-delivery...

The Airfield Automation safe2go app on a handheld device in fueling vehicles consolidates data on airport fueling operations, verifies fueling requirements and captures an acknowledging...

The QTA inlet upgrade permanently solves a recurring and expensive fleet wide problem with the aircrafts’ Honeywell HTF7000 engines that are plagued with the issue of inlet cowl...