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MRO teams,” says Marco Parisi, who heads up Alitalia’s engineering and maintenance. “The AMC is good for us to show that Alitalia and our maintenance are alive and well. We are bringing the best people from Alitalia.”
2018 AMC William F “Bill” O’Brien Award for Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance winners United Airlines Team Cleveland
In addition to Alitalia, other teams making their debut in the competition include Airbus, Republic Airlines, Qatar Airways, Rock Valley College, Tarrant County College, University of the District of Columbia Community College, United States Army National Guard and Western Michigan University. “We’re very excited, but very
nervous obviously,” saus Rebecca Hines, a student at Rock Valley College. “We have no idea of what to fully expect. But I really want to push myself and see what I’m capable of.”
2018 AMC School category winners AIM Houston
Goglia teamed up with MacTiernan, an aircraft maintenance technician with American Airlines, to launch the AMC just six years ago. While the popularity of the event has grown each year, the base premise is the same: successfully complete each maintenance challenge as fast as possible. The AMC has six divisions for
teams: commercial aviation, general aviation, space, school, military and MRO/OEM. Each team, which consists of five technicians, compete in 31 events, such as safety wiring, composite repair, electrical troubleshooting, turbine engine and others that challenge their knowledge, skill and teamwork. Teams have 15 minutes to complete each task and are awarded points on how fast they
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finish and the accuracy of their work. “The AMC is good for the
industry because it allows people at the MRO Americas convention the chance to stop by and see what we really do,” says Jason Bennett, aircraft maintenance line supervisor at UPS’s Ontario, California base, and captain of Team UPS. “It shows attendees that there’s a lot of good skilled AMTs out there in the profession, and they get a chance to see it.” This year’s field of 84 teams includes squads from around the world, including Alitalia, who are making their first trip to the AMC. “One of my goals is to develop
the Alitalia brand. I’m thankful I can bring them to this competition, to a different environment in which we can set a benchmark against other
THE TEAM TO BEAT All teams will be chasing the two- time defending champions from United Airlines Team Cleveland. This talented group of professionals is making its way to Atlanta seeking an unprecedented third win in a row. “It’s amazing winning this award
again, there’s no other way to describe it,” Jack Waldeck, aircraft maintenance technician, United Airlines Team Cleveland, said last year after repeating as champions. “The support we received from United was great, we couldn’t ask for anything more. We trained very hard, which is why this is so satisfying for us. We’re very excited to bring the O’Brien trophy back to Cleveland.” The William F “Bill” O’Brien
Award for Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance, presented by Snap- on, is the grand prize in aviation maintenance. The team with the best overall winning score earns this prestigious award. The O’Brien Award is a traveling
trophy that debuted at the 2013 competition. The winning team
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