Aerospace Maintenance Council

Brianna, an aviation maintenance competitor and student at San Bernardino Valley College, sat down with The Lost Art of the Skilled Trades podcast to share what it’s really like for women entering aircraft maintenance. 👩‍🔧 #WomenInAviation #AerospaceMaintenance #SkilledTrades

@FedEx is proud to spotlight the amazing talent at MRO Americas. Year after year, we are dedicated to celebrating the industry's best, supporting our current teams, and inspiring the next generation of aviation professionals. ✈️ #AMC2026 #MROAmericas #FedEx #AviationMaintenance

Our founder and President, The Honorable John Goglia helps shine a much-needed spotlight on aircraft maintenance technicians and the massive career opportunities sitting right in front of the next generation of AMTs. ✈️ Tune in below👇 youtube.com/watch?v=3p-ITm…

🇺🇸 HAPPY 250TH INDEPENDENCE DAY! 🇺🇸 From all of us at the Council, wishing our teams, techs, and partners a proud and happy 4th of July as America celebrates 250 years of independence! 🎆 Here's to the innovation and hard work that keeps us flying high for 250 years. ✈️

"Recent research and industry developments in artificial intelligence raise the potential to transform various aspects of aircraft maintenance." This newly published review analyzes 696 peer-reviewed studies to map out the evolution of AI in aviation. papers.phmsociety.org/index.php/ijph…

"The craft is not just a job... it's something that we have to keep on feeding to make it grow." ~ Dave Jones | Director of TechOps Production at Southwest Airlines A big thank you to @SouthwestAir for their support and sponsorship for The Competition at #MROAmericas ✈️

#EndofWeekSafetyPeek💡 A recent 2026 study published in Aerospace surveyed 240 active, FAA-certificated AMTs across U.S. Part 121 commercial airlines to look at the psychological landscape of maintenance divisions. Read the full peer-reviewed study: mdpi.com/2313-576X/12/2…

#WinnersOfTheCompetition Event 2: American Airlines APU Burner Can 🏆 MRO/OEM: Team 48 – FedEx, Team MEM | Score: 488 🏆 School: Team 31 – Tulsa Tech, Aerospace Academy | Score: 440 Congratulations, teams! Great work 👏 #AerospaceMaintenance #FedEx #TulsaTech #AMC2026

In this timely discussion, @bret_oestreich, National President of Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), sits down to discuss the critical challenges facing the aviation maintenance workforce today. Watch the full clip: bit.ly/4uFvflm

This past week at our Phoenix campus, four students were awarded scholarships from Envoy Air! ✈️ Thank you to Envoy Air for supporting our students and helping create meaningful pathways into the aviation industry. Congratulations to all of our scholarship recipients!

✈️ #EventHighlights | @AlaskaAir Introducing Alaska Airlines Cabin Seat Repair 🛠️ A new event at the #MROCompetition! Put your skills to the test diagnosing a faulty recline system, sourcing the correct part using the IPL and CMM, and complete the cable replacement to spec.

🏆 #WinnersOfTheCompetition #MROAmericas @AmericanAir Logo Light Harness Troubleshooting: 🥇 Commercial: Team 72 – @FedEx, Team Indy | Score: 587 🏅 School: Team 9 – @TulsaTech, Adult Students | Score: 323 Great job, teams! 👏 We will see you next year for #AMC2027 ✈️

"It takes a village to get an aircraft airworthy." ✈️ In this inspiring interview, Evita Garces, Vice President of Aircraft Maintenance at @AmericanAir, opens up about the realities and the people behind aviation maintenance. 👩‍🔧 Watch here 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=fo4r5q…

New rules, bigger stage. 🛠️✈️ The Council just dropped two key updates for 2027, expanding the Education & Training category and adding an Affiliated Team scoring rule for competitive fairness. The Competition keeps growing. Are you ready? 👉 amccompetition.com/rules

Today, we honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country 🪖 The Council remembers and thanks those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We're grateful for their service and the legacy they left behind in aviation maintenance and beyond. #AMC2026 #MemorialDay

"Fatigue management is crucial because mistakes often happen when we are exhausted." New research highlights the urgent need for comprehensive safety approaches in aviation maintenance 👨‍🔧 Read full article below: bit.ly/4dunRTb By @PurduePress #EndofWeekSafetyPeek

Today is #NationalWomenInAerospaceDay 👩‍🔧✈️ Big shoutout from The Council to all the incredible female engineers, technicians, leaders, and visionaries driving our industry forward! #WomenInAerospace #WomenofTheCompetition #AerospaceEngineering #FemaleMechanics

"It's the first time in history that the mechanic shortage has ever surpassed the pilot shortage." ✈️ ~ Jennifer Radtke from @Boeing Episode 2️⃣ of Andrew Brown's podcast series held on The Competition floor at #MROAmericas is now live🎙️ Watch: bit.ly/49bSLys

#WinnersofTheCompetition ➡️ Military Category! 🪖 🥇U.S. Army - 128th Aviation Brigade - Team Chinook 🥈U.S. Army - 128th Aviation Brigade - Team Blackhawk 🥉United States Air Force – 4th MXG Team Chinook's Tiffany Gray also won the AMC Professionalism Award!

#WinnersOfTheCompetition Congratulations to the General Aviation Category winners! 👏 🥇 Team 71: Aircraft Engineers International 🥈 Team 55: Victory Lane Aviation 🥉 Team 69: Textron Aviation – Orlando Excellent work, teams! ✈️ #AMC2026 #MROAmericas #AviationMaintenance