By Jessica Weney & Jul DeGeus Thanksgiving is a time of reflection; what we have, what we want and even what we’ve lost. Here at the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM), we witness gratefulness daily through the hard work and effort our students and staff […]
Training Tomorrow’s Aircraft Mechanics A Growing Need for Aircraft Maintenance Training According to the 2016 Boeing Current Market Outlook, the aviation industry will need 679,000 new aviation maintenance technicians as it continues toward the year 2035. There are currently not enough technicians to meet this […]
A Minor Setback At The Aviation Institute of Maintenance Norfolk (formally Chesapeake) we have a setback of our Nieuport 24 (N24) aircraft we are building. After we disassembled and returned the aircraft back to the school from the Biplanes and Triplanes airshow we noticed some […]
Let’s get prepared! Interviewing can be nerve wracking! You don’t know the people conducting the interview; they don’t know you or your qualifications. You don’t know what they’re looking for in a potential new employee. You don’t know what questions they will ask or how […]
The Future of Aviation? What will the aviation industry look like in 2030? 2040? You can bet it won’t be what we’re used to today. Sir Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic Airways, put it this way: “I have no doubt that during my lifetime […]
What Does It Take to Become an Aircraft Mechanic? If your dream is a career in aviation, then your first call of action is to decide exactly which field you want to get into it. Perhaps you want a career that takes you to the […]
20 Fun Facts About Aircraft Maintenance Whether you’ve just recently completed the coursework for your high school diploma and are excited (but unsure) about which direction to take toward a rewarding career, or have been in a job for a few years that is just […]
What Are The Requirements to Be An Aircraft Mechanic? Becoming an aircraft mechanic is a rewarding career field for anyone seeking a job with long term growth potential and plenty of opportunities for advancement.
10 of the Best Aviation Bloggers You Should Be Following If you are interested in getting involved with the fast-growing career of aviation, then you should get information from people already working in the field. You want to make sure that you get trustworthy information so […]
How the Worst Aircraft Maintenance Fails of All Time Could Have Been Prevented When news broke about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370’s disappearance in March 2014, speculation immediately turned to mechanical failure. More than a week later, the search for the missing Boeing 777 continued, and […]