The Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) has
partnered with American Airlines so that aspiring aviation
maintenance technicians (AMTs) have a direct career path to the
carrier.
The MOU guarantees top candidates from AIM’s
Chicago campus with interviews at American, provides ongoing
engagement with American’s team of aviation maintenance
professionals and offers access to American’s maintenance
facilities.
Eligible students will also be offered financial
assistance for certification exams and toolboxes to start their
career off on the right foot.
“We are thrilled to be extending our relationship
with American Airlines and providing a direct pathway to
employment for our students,” said Joel English, Executive Vice
President for AIM. “Our goal is to be an agent of personal and
professional transition for our students, as well as a solution
for the workforce needs of the airlines and aircraft
manufacturers. This direct relationship with American Airlines is
a significant step forward for us and a great opportunity for our
students.”
About 4,000 students are currently pursuing
certifications to become aircraft mechanics within AIM’s 21-month
program.
With 14 FAA-certificated aviation maintenance schools
around the country, AIM is the largest aviation maintenance
training organization in the United States.
“There is no better place to start an aircraft
maintenance technician career than at American,” said Evie Garces,
American Airlines Vice President of Line Maintenance who began her
career as an American AMT at New York’s John F. Kennedy
International Airport. “Sometimes, all it takes is a path and the
realization that there is a place for you if you work hard and
want it. At American, we want the best up-and-coming AMTs to join
our more than 12,000 aviation maintenance professionals who each
day are responsible for the safety of every customer and team
member onboard our aircraft. And more than that, we want to help
aspiring AMTs by charting a path like the one established through
our growing partnership with AIM.”
The partnership also provides American Airlines’
team members who are interested in becoming aviation maintenance
professionals with reduced tuition rates and a waved application
fee at AIM’s 14 campuses across the United States.
