Dam, I saw this video 5 years ago hoping to work on those kind of big aircrafts. And now I am an aircraft mechanic on a 767-300ER, just like this aircraft in the video
Very cool to watch! I've been an aircraft maintenance technician for over ten years and while it has its ups and downs like every other industry, I can not imagine doing anything else.
I worked on tankers in the air force and now I can finally go back too school and get my a&p I start in April I loved doing the job in the usaf and that passion has not left.
The college and career fair was at my highschool recently & one of the booths i stopped by was an Aviation Academy. It seemed interesting & from this video i'd like to learn where i fit in this. Ever since i was 12-13 i would love to look around in my uncle's tool box when he was away. I would love to learn how to work with a team, learn to work with systems (once i knew what i was doing ofcourse) & im eager to learn. But, as of now i dont know. Is working as an aviation macanic be right for me?
All depends where you work Can be strating at 19/hour, and up. For example, had a classmate who dropped out to work at lockheed with is either A or P, cannot remember, and they started him at $17 with only military experience, and he is only like 21 now. (Happened 3 years ago)
if you in New York State checkout Mohawk Valley Community College. it will take one year to compleat the program less than 17k in-state tuition include tools, test fees, uniform, and books.
As far as the hours, typically the work week is 40 hours, unless you're sent home for lack of work. But, it depends on the company and the position. As far as holidays, it depends on the company's holiday and vacation policy.
I am wondering if you need a Full Drivers License to become an Aircraft Mechanic at an airport? I have a BTEC National Certificate in Aerospace Engineering and now planning on getting an EASA part 66 A1 license, progressing onto B1 license at a later stage. I do not have a Drivers License as of yet and was wondering, if it is mandatory to have a full license to be employed in the industry? Thanks (This is in the UK by the way)
Thanks for your interest in AJAC. Currently, all of our programs are only available to individuals working in the industry for one of our Training Agents (employers). You must be hired and working before you are eligible. All of our Training Agents are located in Washington State, USA. You can find the list of our Training Agents on our Participating Employers page on our web site.
Now I am completely b tech with mechanical engineering ...what process for join aircraft industry ...what satisfaction course should be required in aircraft companies ??
Whatever career you choose, do one thing. Put a lot of money in a 401k! After you retire, you will need that money. I have been retired for 15 years and thank God I funded my 401k.
I am going to learn Aircraft Maintenance program cos I love airplane very much. If I graduate,can I easily to find the job ? I want to know that how many hours you have to work everyday and do you have a holiday per week??? I'm a Chinese,so English is not well.
Yes A&P's (Aircraft Maintenance Technician's/FAA Airframe & Powerplant Certificate) are in high demand here in the USA. Most work 40hrs per week or more with 2 days off. In Europe it would be EASA Part 66 license, GOOGLE it to find out more.
P.S. he also told me if i we're to attend the school they would teach me. Also, how soon will i find a job once im done with my training? I'm a 17 year old junior and have other interest; would this be good as a fall back job? My father says its always important to have one
+Дядя Федя the future is without question awesome!!! Good wages, flight benefits, and more. Competition is fair, having a college degree makes you a better candidate than someone who just graduated high school. However make a mistake, be sure to lose the job or go to jail. Faa doesn't tolerate anything.
Yassine Sabri Thank you for responding, i already looked into it and so far there is one college that offers training for aircraft repair and maintenance here in Denver, unfortunately it has bad reviews.
If this is what y want to do. Chase it, dreams don't become reality till u wake up and chase em. Its on u, u control your life. I know people who weren't the best at this but they studied hard and overcame all doubts. Faa has long been a paved path, it needs someone to take that path, it could very well be u.
You can, but it's a completely different career and educational track from studing to be an aircraft mechanic. They require separate licenses. So there's no cross over.
IKR, she wouldn't last long where I worked doing C & Heavy D Checks here in the heat & humidity of south Texas, I'm not sure if most major airlines in the USA even do their own C & D Checks, I believe they outsource them to FBO's elsewhere.
Hey have you found a job yet? I`m 46yrs old and planning on going back to school for aircraft maintenance but I worry that because of my age I wont get hired.
sir I'm aeronautical engineer student and would now like to take training for aircraft manufacturing ....will it be good for my future and can we expect good pay ....please reply me at nandalp143@gmail.com ......please
@@VWGTI2013 - Don't let that stop you, I was almost 30yrs old when I got my A&P here in the USA. You can do anything you put your mind to, just apply yourself and study hard. I graduated 2nd highest score in my graduating semester class with a 94.6 GPA & won a Presidents Award when I went to Riverside School of Aeronautics in 1992.
If you would like to find out more about how you can train for a job like this through an apprenticeship program, visit ajactraining.org/apprenticeship
What I did was go to school to get training, aviation tech courses were the main thing at my school. You get the hours and training then you take your tests to get certified. Known as your A&P LICENSE.
Hello! My name is Dmitry, I'm from Russia. At the beginning of 1016 I get a Green Card. In Russia, I have 25 years working in various positions for maintenance and repair of aircraft and helicopters in military aviation. Please let us know, if I can claim a position aviation maintenance technician the US? What do you need? Thank you.
+Дмитрий Маслов Thank you for your interest in AJAC and our aircraft mechanic airframe apprenticeship program. All of AJAC’s apprenticeship programs are only available to individuals working in the industry for one of our participating employers (Training Agents). You must be hired and working for one of those companies before you are eligible to enroll in AJAC’s apprenticeship program. You can find a list of those Training Agents at: www.ajactraining.org/aviation-employers/participating/ AJAC is not an employment agency or referral service and is not the hiring employer, but occasionally companies contact us when they are looking to hire and place someone directly into the apprenticeship.
I recommend you get an EASA certificate. It holds more weight than a U.S. FAA Airframe and Powerplant license. In Europe and elsewhere you are considered an "engineer," in the US you are a mechanic. With the EASA, from what I understand, you are qualified on no more than two fleets, while as anA&P you are expected to be able to work on any and all airplanes your airline flies. The word mechanic brings to mind the grease monkey image many people have of a mechanic, and we are treated accordingly. In the US, the Department of labor has classified the aircraft mechanic as semi-skilled labor. Individuals like O.V. Delfemine from AMFA (Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association) tried to get that designation changed to no avail. The industrial Unions that represent most aircraft mechanics also represent baggage handlers and other unskilled labor and will do nothing to change the designation.
Your response isn't completely accurate. The only way the EASA certificate would hold more weight than the U.S. A&P would be if he wanted to work in Europe. Then, of course, it would be better to have the EASA certificate. However, if he wants to come to America, the EASA certificate would be practically worthless. The FAA A&P is what he would need to work in America. Also, the title of the position means nothing. While they may be called "engineers" in Europe and "mechanics" in America, they are doing the same job. As a matter of fact, it is becoming more common to be called an Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) here in America, which is more accurate than being labeled a mechanic or engineer. Having spent 13 years as an AMT, I have never been treated as a grease monkey, like you implied. I've been treated as a skilled, educated professional working on multi-million dollar equipment with many lives in my hands. You are correct that the profession is classified as semi-skilled, which I believe to be incorrect. It needs to be classified as skilled labor because that is exactly what it is.
@@tonyb0164 - Depends where he is going to work. In the USA - A&P Certificate, In Europe - EASA Part 66 license (B1 Mechanic type work or B2 Avionics type work).
and dont want forgot you get less sellery, vor example in germany a teacher in school get more sellery then a Aircraft Technician (hight qualificate tachnician not a mechanic)
I want to be pilot since Lack of money to pursue my dream i choose Bachelor of Aircraft maintenance technology. It will be my stepping stone to pursue my dream to be a pilot.
No they dont aircraft mechanics get paid more depending the company more responsibility auto mechanics geez you will be suprised what they do to your car and even lie to you about it
Aircraft maintenance in the U.S. is a dead end carrier. You will work midnight shifts for many of the best years of your life. While your friends are going out on a Friday or Saturday night, you will be driving to work at the airport. You will work on holidays and weekends, and your pay will be crap for the responsibility you have, and you will get little or no respect. More than likely you won't have a pension. The trend today in aviation is outsourcing. Airplanes are repaired in Asia or Latin America so as not to pay U.S. wages. The days of good paying airline jobs with all the benefits and perks are gone. I am 52 years old and my generation will be the last to reap the once vaunted benefits of being an airline employee. If you plan to work for repair sho or overhaul outfit, its even worse. Put your education dollars to better use. Learn IT, a trade such as HVAC, get SAE certified, work on cars and get in with a dealership or learn plumbing. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a plumber is a skilled laborer while an aircraft mechanic is considered semi-skilled.
It depends on where you work. Last year I made over $85,000 , this year I’m on track to make even more. I think it’s wrong that you tell people this is a bad career just because you didn’t have a good job. The problem is and I bet this your problem also is that people think working for an airline is the place to be when it’s not always the best job. There are good jobs if you find them.
Working for an airline WAS the place to be when I was coming up. The trade off for the bad hours and working in the elements was high pay, 6 weeks vacation, 10 paid sick day a year which you could bank, 10 paid holidays at double time and a half, retirement medical, a pension , not some mickey mouse 401k. I made about 10K more than you did last year with over time. But like I said, the guys coming up today will be hard pressed to see those type of benefits. A pension and retirement medical may seem insignificant when you're 25 but when you get close to 55 it matters.
"It depends on where you work. Last year I made over $85,000 , this year I’m on track to make even more. I think it’s wrong that you tell people this is a bad career just because you didn’t have a good job." But one could just as easily level the same criticism against you. Because you have it good, you think the industry is doing well. Assessments can be relative, but that doesn't mean there isn't an objective truth to it either. A few years ago, I was working at the airport as a ramp agent and I was looking for a skilled trade I could do as a career. Aviation was my first love and I thought becoming an aircraft mechanic would be a good idea. I picked the brains of some aircraft techs and the sense I got was that it wasn't an easy field to break into. For one, demand was stagnant at best; outsourcing, like tonyb0164 said, is a big reason behind this. The industry is also dominated by old-timers, like tonyb0164, so it's very difficult for a young, new guy to break into the industry. An apprenticeship like the one offered by AJAC would definitely help, but I find them to be few and far in between. As a result, I slowly steered myself away from it. A part of me still wants to do it, but I've got a pretty good job right now that offers excellent quality of life and I hardly had to pay for any of my training The point is, there's a lot of truth to what tonyb0164 is saying. Aircraft maintenance isn't a bad field if you've just graduated from high school; you've still got years ahead of you. But for someone like me who was in his late twenties when I first looked into it, it probably isn't the best option.
I`m 46yrs old and I was thinking about going back to school for aircraft mechanic but I hearing alot of bad things like what this tonyb0164 is saying and made me think twice. I might just go back to school for facilities engineer instead. Not sure yet though. I heard from some other aircraft mechanic that he is working at a power plant now. That its basically the same system.....? smh
where do u work? I`m 46yrs old and thinking about going back to school for a career certificate in aircraft maintenance and then get my A/P certifications. I wonder if I would be able to get a job here in Chicago since all the heavy repair jobs are out sourced to China. I would like to work in line maintenance oneday. I like the idea of being at the gate working. I know after graduation I am going to have to work with a contractor for shitty just to gain experience so that the big boys like United, American, etc. can hire me. I also worry that because of my age that they wont wanna hire me either.
Dam, I saw this video 5 years ago hoping to work on those kind of big aircrafts. And now I am an aircraft mechanic on a 767-300ER, just like this aircraft in the video
hows ur mechanic life. are u satisfied?
DrMD did you have an aviation background before watching?
good job bro!
Wow congratulations man, I also want to be an aircraft mechanic I’m 17
Tomorrow is my first day as an V.A. A&P apprentice. Thank you for this video.
Very cool to watch! I've been an aircraft maintenance technician for over ten years and while it has its ups and downs like every other industry, I can not imagine doing anything else.
We're glad you enjoyed the video! We hear from so many people how much they love this type of work. Thank you for your comments.
I worked on tankers in the air force and now I can finally go back too school and get my a&p I start in April I loved doing the job in the usaf and that passion has not left.
That's awesome news! We wish you all the luck!
i want to be an aircraft mechanic
I love the video very much. I like her passion
2nd year AmT student. Have a hard time understanding stuff but hope I'll survive
How are you doing now?
Yes, in fact, at my school, we have someone from Cox Enterprise come in our school and for corporate aviation you would for sure have a job
The college and career fair was at my highschool recently & one of the booths i stopped by was an Aviation Academy. It seemed interesting & from this video i'd like to learn where i fit in this.
Ever since i was 12-13 i would love to look around in my uncle's tool box when he was away. I would love to learn how to work with a team, learn to work with systems (once i knew what i was doing ofcourse) & im eager to learn.
But, as of now i dont know. Is working as an aviation macanic be right for me?
Good question! It varies. It depends on the employer, their location, and your qualifications and certifications.
I will actually be changing my major to this very soon...
Congratulations! It will be well worth all of your hard work!
All depends where you work
Can be strating at 19/hour, and up.
For example, had a classmate who dropped out to work at lockheed with is either A or P, cannot remember, and they started him at $17 with only military experience, and he is only like 21 now. (Happened 3 years ago)
if you in New York State checkout Mohawk Valley Community College. it will take one year to compleat the program less than 17k in-state tuition include tools, test fees, uniform, and books.
I start school in the fall, looking forward to it, would like to know more about your pograms
Hey did u finish school? Are u working now?
How's schooling coming along?
Do we need to study science stream for this in high school ????
As far as the hours, typically the work week is 40 hours, unless you're sent home for lack of work. But, it depends on the company and the position.
As far as holidays, it depends on the company's holiday and vacation policy.
I am wondering if you need a Full Drivers License to become an Aircraft Mechanic at an airport?
I have a BTEC National Certificate in Aerospace Engineering and now planning on getting an EASA part 66 A1 license, progressing onto B1 license at a later stage.
I do not have a Drivers License as of yet and was wondering, if it is mandatory to have a full license to be employed in the industry?
Thanks
(This is in the UK by the way)
Thanks for your interest in AJAC. Currently, all of our programs are only available to individuals working in the industry for one of our Training Agents (employers). You must be hired and working before you are eligible. All of our Training Agents are located in Washington State, USA.
You can find the list of our Training Agents on our Participating Employers page on our web site.
None of the agents on your website offer this field of work...
That's wonderful news! You can find out more about this occupation on our web site (ajactraining)
This was shot in Seattle tho
Good for You! We wish you all the luck!
if I'm going to aircraft mechanic is there possibility that i can proceed in pilot?
Now I am completely b tech with mechanical engineering ...what process for join aircraft industry ...what satisfaction course should be required in aircraft companies ??
Whatever career you choose, do one thing. Put a lot of money in a 401k! After you retire, you will need that money. I have been retired for 15 years and thank God I funded my 401k.
Inspiration,I am looking & seriously thinking about becoming a aircraft mechanic.
That's great! Congratulations!
Should I do apprenticeship or go to local community college?
College they look at that
this is like my dream job
I am going to learn Aircraft Maintenance program cos I love airplane very much. If I graduate,can I easily to find the job ? I want to know that how many hours you have to work everyday and do you have a holiday per week??? I'm a Chinese,so English is not well.
Yes A&P's (Aircraft Maintenance Technician's/FAA Airframe & Powerplant Certificate) are in high demand here in the USA. Most work 40hrs per week or more with 2 days off. In Europe it would be EASA Part 66 license, GOOGLE it to find out more.
We are the Heros no one acknowledges.
How much are they paid
IT'S HARD TO GET THAT WHEN YOUR CREDIT IS BAD I WOULD LOVE TO GET MY A&P
P.S. he also told me if i we're to attend the school they would teach me. Also, how soon will i find a job once im done with my training? I'm a 17 year old junior and have other interest; would this be good as a fall back job? My father says its always important to have one
Jahleesa imfurst yes it is very good trade
You're 22 now, how's your career life?
What an inspiration!
How is job outlook for the future Aircraft Mechanics look? How is competition for the position?
+Дядя Федя the future is without question awesome!!! Good wages, flight benefits, and more. Competition is fair, having a college degree makes you a better candidate than someone who just graduated high school. However make a mistake, be sure to lose the job or go to jail. Faa doesn't tolerate anything.
Yassine Sabri Thank you for responding, i already looked into it and so far there is one college that offers training for aircraft repair and maintenance here in Denver, unfortunately it has bad reviews.
If this is what y want to do. Chase it, dreams don't become reality till u wake up and chase em. Its on u, u control your life. I know people who weren't the best at this but they studied hard and overcame all doubts. Faa has long been a paved path, it needs someone to take that path, it could very well be u.
What's different between aircraft mechanic and aircraft maintenance ?
Sophavatta Khun good question
same thing
You can, but it's a completely different career and educational track from studing to be an aircraft mechanic. They require separate licenses. So there's no cross over.
seems like pretty light maintenance compared to what I've experienced
IKR, she wouldn't last long where I worked doing C & Heavy D Checks here in the heat & humidity of south Texas, I'm not sure if most major airlines in the USA even do their own C & D Checks, I believe they outsource them to FBO's elsewhere.
I don't know how accurate some of these comments are... I'm currently enrolled in A&P and I hope it's not as bad as they're saying.
Hey have you found a job yet? I`m 46yrs old and planning on going back to school for aircraft maintenance but I worry that because of my age I wont get hired.
How is the decision to do A&P 2 years later bro?
doorkdoork its not bad dont listen to the negativity of people
sir I'm aeronautical engineer student and would now like to take training for aircraft manufacturing ....will it be good for my future and can we expect good pay ....please reply me at nandalp143@gmail.com ......please
@@VWGTI2013 - Don't let that stop you, I was almost 30yrs old when I got my A&P here in the USA. You can do anything you put your mind to, just apply yourself and study hard. I graduated 2nd highest score in my graduating semester class with a 94.6 GPA & won a Presidents Award when I went to Riverside School of Aeronautics in 1992.
It is a beautiful Industry, I love fixing airplanes.
Thanks for the comment VentureCapitalist202!
I like ur video im also thinking of being a airplane mechanic
OMG I want your job!
If you would like to find out more about how you can train for a job like this through an apprenticeship program, visit ajactraining.org/apprenticeship
Why some people disliked this video?
What Is Aircrft Mechanic
Do all aircraft mechanics work night shifts?
van shaddinger no, like other jobs there's other shifts.
Im hoping to join airforce reserve i want to be aircraft mechanic
almost done got 6 months to go to finish school
Way to go! You must be really excited!
Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee Yes indeed
Hopefully I can find a job soon
JD9734eva Have you? If you don't mind me asking that is.
Yo, did you finish??
iam in grade 11 i qant to be an aircraft machanic what do i have to do
You love airplanes? LEARN TO FLY THEM! Pay is better and you treated with respect.
What I did was go to school to get training, aviation tech courses were the main thing at my school. You get the hours and training then you take your tests to get certified. Known as your A&P LICENSE.
@@mark-richardyoder6864 - Wrong, it's called an FAA issued A&P Certificate SMH...
@@jetenginethrust863 if you want to get technical but usually when people ask its referred to as a license
I DECIDED TO OPEN AN AVIONIC PART IN WASHINGTON DC SO I COULD SEND PART TO 5 CONTINENT
AT MY AVIONIC PART YOU PLACE ORDER FOR SHIPPING, WE SELL BOEING , JET , F15 , HELICOPTER PART....
WHEN I PURCHASE 2 MILLION DOLLARS PART FROM POLAMER I HAVE TO MAKE A PROFIT
That's great news!
Hello! My name is Dmitry, I'm from Russia. At the beginning of 1016 I get a Green Card. In Russia, I have 25 years working in various positions for maintenance and repair of aircraft and helicopters in military aviation. Please let us know, if I can claim a position aviation maintenance technician the US? What do you need? Thank you.
+Дмитрий Маслов
Thank you for your interest in AJAC and our aircraft mechanic
airframe apprenticeship program.
All of AJAC’s apprenticeship programs are only available to
individuals working in the industry for one of our participating employers
(Training Agents). You must be hired and working for one of those
companies before you are eligible to enroll in AJAC’s apprenticeship program.
You can find a list of those Training Agents at: www.ajactraining.org/aviation-employers/participating/
AJAC is not an employment agency or referral service and is not
the hiring employer, but occasionally companies contact us when they are
looking to hire and place someone directly into the apprenticeship.
I recommend you get an EASA certificate. It holds more weight than a U.S. FAA Airframe and Powerplant license. In Europe and elsewhere you are considered an "engineer," in the US you are a mechanic. With the EASA, from what I understand, you are qualified on no more than two fleets, while as anA&P you are expected to be able to work on any and all airplanes your airline flies. The word mechanic brings to mind the grease monkey image many people have of a mechanic, and we are treated accordingly. In the US, the Department of labor has classified the aircraft mechanic as semi-skilled labor. Individuals like O.V. Delfemine from AMFA (Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association) tried to get that designation changed to no avail. The industrial Unions that represent most aircraft mechanics also represent baggage handlers and other unskilled labor and will do nothing to change the designation.
Dmitry Maslov so you can help me
Your response isn't completely accurate. The only way the EASA certificate would hold more weight than the U.S. A&P would be if he wanted to work in Europe. Then, of course, it would be better to have the EASA certificate. However, if he wants to come to America, the EASA certificate would be practically worthless. The FAA A&P is what he would need to work in America. Also, the title of the position means nothing. While they may be called "engineers" in Europe and "mechanics" in America, they are doing the same job. As a matter of fact, it is becoming more common to be called an Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) here in America, which is more accurate than being labeled a mechanic or engineer. Having spent 13 years as an AMT, I have never been treated as a grease monkey, like you implied. I've been treated as a skilled, educated professional working on multi-million dollar equipment with many lives in my hands. You are correct that the profession is classified as semi-skilled, which I believe to be incorrect. It needs to be classified as skilled labor because that is exactly what it is.
@@tonyb0164 - Depends where he is going to work. In the USA - A&P Certificate, In Europe - EASA Part 66 license (B1 Mechanic type work or B2 Avionics type work).
Where can I attend school in Ohio to become an AMT
Dame Murray Pia
Where did she get that hat????
Published On Nov 13, 2012
and dont want forgot you get less sellery, vor example in germany a teacher in school get more sellery then a Aircraft Technician (hight qualificate tachnician not a mechanic)
my dream trade.
From what I have heard 40+ hours a week, know some people who do around 60 for the over time benefits.
I want to be pilot since Lack of money to pursue my dream i choose Bachelor of Aircraft maintenance technology. It will be my stepping stone to pursue my dream to be a pilot.
is it true that auto mechanics get payed more than an aircraft mechanic I still don't get it
No they dont aircraft mechanics get paid more depending the company more responsibility auto mechanics geez you will be suprised what they do to your car and even lie to you about it
You do not need a driver's license to become an aircraft mechanic at an airport. But the employer may require one.
10 more months and I get my certificate.
sarah ware congrats sarah
35 grand for the license is way too much
14 months for me lol
the aircraft mechanic makes trips ;
Aircraft maintenance in the U.S. is a dead end carrier. You will work midnight shifts for many of the best years of your life. While your friends are going out on a Friday or Saturday night, you will be driving to work at the airport. You will work on holidays and weekends, and your pay will be crap for the responsibility you have, and you will get little or no respect. More than likely you won't have a pension.
The trend today in aviation is outsourcing. Airplanes are repaired in Asia or Latin America so as not to pay U.S. wages.
The days of good paying airline jobs with all the benefits and perks are gone. I am 52 years old and my generation will be the last to reap the once vaunted benefits of being an airline employee. If you plan to work for repair sho or overhaul outfit, its even worse. Put your education dollars to better use. Learn IT, a trade such as HVAC, get SAE certified, work on cars and get in with a dealership or learn plumbing. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a plumber is a skilled laborer while an aircraft mechanic is considered semi-skilled.
It depends on where you work. Last year I made over $85,000 , this year I’m on track to make even more. I think it’s wrong that you tell people this is a bad career just because you didn’t have a good job. The problem is and I bet this your problem also is that people think working for an airline is the place to be when it’s not always the best job. There are good jobs if you find them.
Working for an airline WAS the place to be when I was coming up. The trade off for the bad hours and working in the elements was high pay, 6 weeks vacation, 10 paid sick day a year which you could bank, 10 paid holidays at double time and a half, retirement medical, a pension , not some mickey mouse 401k. I made about 10K more than you did last year with over time. But like I said, the guys coming up today will be hard pressed to see those type of benefits. A pension and retirement medical may seem insignificant when you're 25 but when you get close to 55 it matters.
"It depends on where you work. Last year I made over $85,000 , this year I’m on track to make even more. I think it’s wrong that you tell people this is a bad career just because you didn’t have a good job."
But one could just as easily level the same criticism against you. Because you have it good, you think the industry is doing well. Assessments can be relative, but that doesn't mean there isn't an objective truth to it either.
A few years ago, I was working at the airport as a ramp agent and I was looking for a skilled trade I could do as a career. Aviation was my first love and I thought becoming an aircraft mechanic would be a good idea. I picked the brains of some aircraft techs and the sense I got was that it wasn't an easy field to break into. For one, demand was stagnant at best; outsourcing, like tonyb0164 said, is a big reason behind this. The industry is also dominated by old-timers, like tonyb0164, so it's very difficult for a young, new guy to break into the industry. An apprenticeship like the one offered by AJAC would definitely help, but I find them to be few and far in between. As a result, I slowly steered myself away from it. A part of me still wants to do it, but I've got a pretty good job right now that offers excellent quality of life and I hardly had to pay for any of my training
The point is, there's a lot of truth to what tonyb0164 is saying. Aircraft maintenance isn't a bad field if you've just graduated from high school; you've still got years ahead of you. But for someone like me who was in his late twenties when I first looked into it, it probably isn't the best option.
I`m 46yrs old and I was thinking about going back to school for aircraft mechanic but I hearing alot of bad things like what this tonyb0164 is saying and made me think twice. I might just go back to school for facilities engineer instead. Not sure yet though. I heard from some other aircraft mechanic that he is working at a power plant now. That its basically the same system.....? smh
where do u work? I`m 46yrs old and thinking about going back to school for a career certificate in aircraft maintenance and then get my A/P certifications. I wonder if I would be able to get a job here in Chicago since all the heavy repair jobs are out sourced to China. I would like to work in line maintenance oneday. I like the idea of being at the gate working. I know after graduation I am going to have to work with a contractor for shitty just to gain experience so that the big boys like United, American, etc. can hire me. I also worry that because of my age that they wont wanna hire me either.
Dont get paid well. As pilot that don't do a thing. Sorry
Another airline mechanic who's gonna work till their 80 years old and hog all the job opportunities for the new generation or mechanics...smh