It’s hard to get hands-on training on repairing aircraft composites when you can’t get your hands on the expensive materials.
Everett Community College students won’t have that obstacle in their way any longer, thanks to a donation by Aviation Technical Services.
ATS donated a Boeing Co. 767 aircraft rudder to EvCC’s Aviation Maintenance Technician School on Jan. 20. About 70 students are enrolled in the program there.
“We can talk about it in the classroom and watch instructional videos, but due to this donation we can now do hands-on maintenance on advanced composites technology,” said Alex Porter, EvCC aviation maintenance instructor. “This is a pivotal piece of technology for our program.”
ATS is the largest third-party, single-site transport aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul provider in North America and one of the largest employers in the state, second only to Boeing in Snohomish County.
“Everett Community College is a leader in training students to become professional aircraft mechanics, and we are excited to be a part of that,” said Matt Yerbic, ATS president. “We hope to see the students who work on this rudder at our company or at another company in the area.”
For more about ATS, here’s a Herald story about the company from 2008.
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