CENTENNIAL, Co. – Schools across the U.S. are starting new training programs to meet the demands of major airlines that are looking for qualified aircraft mechanics. Aviation mechanic technicians are ...

The Catawba Valley Community College is hoping to train the next generation of aviators at a new museum set to open this ...

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport continues to grow — not just with passengers, but with all kinds of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mechanic shortage is already a crisis in the general aviation sector, which includes corporate aviation, flight training, and ...

Aims Community College student Kira Davis-Weber prefers working with her hands over sitting in a classroom. She’d rather look inside of a machine with dirt under her fingernails than type at a ...

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A worldwide shortage of aircraft mechanics is causing delays, cancellations and leading to a push to teach more people how to fix planes. At Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in Ohio, ...

The Broomfield aviation college has had a succession of owners in its 35-year history. Westwood's parent, Alta Colleges Inc., bought the Colorado school in 1994. Westwood students pay about $20,000 ...

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UPS and its aircraft mechanics union have reached a deal for a three-year contract extension with pay increases and benefit improvements. The tentative agreement struck between the Sandy Springs-based ...

With his wife Martha by his side, recently retired Duncan Aviation Avionics Component Tech Rep Curt Campbell accepted the prestigious Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award. Curt Campbell—a newly ...

Summer airline travels got off to a rocky start this year, with a meltdown in the Northeast U.S. just before the Fourth of July. United Airlines blamed the disruptions on the Federal Aviation ...