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Experience Requirements to Become an Aircraft Mechanic

There are two ways you may obtain the training and experience necessary to become an FAA-certificated Airframe and/or Powerplant Mechanic:

  • Academic training through an FAA-certificated Aviation Maintenance Technician School (AMTS)
  • On-the-job training (OJT) that provides practical experience with the procedures, practices, materials, tools, machine tools, and equipment generally used in constructing, maintaining, or altering airframes or...

Aviation Noise

FAA fact sheets

Aviation enables Americans to move safely and freely, with almost 3 million passengers flying in and out of U.S. airports every day. Noise from aircraft, however, may disturb those living or working near airports. The goal of this website is to inform you about aviation noise and the FAA's ongoing work to improve our understanding of the ways aviation noise may affect communities.

Over the last 40 years, the Federal...

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