Congress last year mandated the Federal Aviation Administration step up oversight of the growing trend by U.S. carriers of outsourcing aircraft maintenance to foreign repair stations. Read the entire article by clicking here. It’s nice hear articles like this! Reducing outsourcing would be a welcome addition to the already outstanding placement opportunities PIA graduates
The shortened video above has been supplied by the FAA as part of the initiative to help educate young adults about the possibilities in the aviation maintenance field. Further information on this initiative can be found at www.faa.gov/education. Many organizations, like Boeing and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have projected that we will need
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There was an interesting series being played on NPR this week that dealt with foreign MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) facilities that are both beyond our borders and, it appears, FAA oversight. Click here to listen! Some airlines and cargo haulers fly their jets to South America, Asia, and Africa where labor is cheaper. The
