News Articles of Interest
Companies/carriers with IAM represented employees are in the news! Here are links to some interesting articles.
After Doubling Maintenance Jobs in Pittsburgh, American Airlines Looks to Add Dozen More
Under a massive American Airlines hangar just outside Pittsburgh International Airport, crews of technicians work around the clock to keep passenger jets airborne and secure.
Daniel Rodriguez, 27, describes it as “the best job I ever had.”
His team is growing, as American Airlines adds 500 new aircraft maintenance workers across the country…
Machinists Union Applauds FAA Proposal Improving Aviation Safety
The 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), America’s largest air transport union, applauds the proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandating drug and alcohol testing programs for certificated repair stations located outside the United States. The proposed rule significantly strives towards enhancing aviation safety and maintaining uniform standards worldwide.
According to the FAA, repair stations must ensure their employees receive all necessary anti-drug and alcohol training and send their testing data electronically to the DOT…
Read More > https://www.goiam.org/news/machinists-union-applauds-faa-proposal-improving-aviation-safety/
American Airlines Creating 500 New US Maintenance Jobs For Heavy MRO Checks
On Monday, American Airlines announced it is creating nearly 500 new aviation maintenance jobs, including more than 385 licensed aviation maintenance technician (AMT) positions. The airline also announced adding additional lines of heavy maintenance work at its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) bases in Charlotte, Pittsburgh and Tulsa.
Adding those lines and people will allow American Airlines (American) to perform additional heavy maintenance checks at those facilities. This follows the previously announced decision to add more than 300 new jobs at American’s Tech Ops-Tulsa maintenance base, made possible by a $22 million grant awarded by the State of Oaklahoma Business Expansion Incentive Program in 2023…
Read More > https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-500-new-us-jobs-heavy-mro/