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A Member Asked Choose Aerospace Q&A Part 147
ACS working group reiterates request for AMT testing and training correlation
Posted In: Part 147,
Date posted Jun 25

Last summer, the aviation maintenance technician airman certification standards (AMT ACS) working group made recommendation to the FAA that the...

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Senators Introduce Bill to Modernize Aviation Maintenance
Posted In: Part 147,
Date posted May 8

US Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced a bill to improve training...

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ATEC Supports AMTS Part 147 Petition for Exemption
Posted In: Part 147,
Date posted Apr 17

Southern Utah University (SUU) petitioned the FAA for an exemption from part 147 seat time and general curriculum requirements. The University...

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FAA Releases Draft AMT ACS For Comment
Date posted Apr 17

FAA Releases Draft AMT ACS For Comment 4/17/2018 0 Comments As ATEC members well know, the FAA is in the process of replacing the Aviation Mechanic...

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Partly Sunny Skies for Mechanic Careers According to Latest Government Projections
Date posted Feb 15

Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published new career projections in its Occupational Outlook Handbook. The biennial publication...

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FAA Will Issue Part 147 Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Posted In: Part 147,
Date posted Dec 4

Update: The following post was published in September 2017. As of December 2017, the FAA has not yet issued the expected supplemental notice of...

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ACS Working Group Makes Formal Recommendation to Align Part 147 with New Mechanic Knowledge and Skil
Posted In: Part 147,
Date posted Oct 4

A June 28, 2017 letter was formally presented at a recent Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) meeting, recommending that the FAA ensure...

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ACS Working Group Makes Formal Recommendation to Align Part 147 with New Mechanic Knowledge and Ski
Posted In: Part 147,
Date posted Oct 4

ACS Working Group Makes Formal Recommendation to Align Part 147 with New Mechanic Knowledge and Skill Standards 10/4/2017 2 Comments A June 28,...

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Technical Data Requirements
Posted In: A Member Asked,
Date posted Jun 29

Q: Are part 147 schools required to keep aircraft technical manuals updated for their aircraft?

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Time Spent Testing
Posted In: A Member Asked,
Date posted May 30

Q: ​Does testing time count towards required curriculum hours? Our school has been asked to adjust our curriculum so that hours for subject material...

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AMTS respond to FAA Questionnaire re the New Part 147
Posted In: Part 147,
Date posted May 29

As part of its efforts to support the impending part 147 rulemaking, the FAA requested that ATEC facilitate a short survey of all current part 147...

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ATEC Provides FAA Recommendations for AMTS additional fixed locations to support dual enrollment
Posted In: Part 147,
Date posted May 18

After conducting an FAA-requested survey to support the part 147 rulemaking, ATEC provided additional comment on how the agency may facilitate...

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