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Kirk Jacobs
Age: 36
Hometown: Salisbury,
North Carolina
Alma mater: Redstone
College, now Spartan
College of Aeronautics and
Technology
Fun fact: I love
snowboarding.
Someone he looks up to:
Michael Laeder
Regional Maintenance Manager, Spirit Airlines
" The dynamic environment that aviation provides
gives excitement and variety to each day, " said
Kirk Jacobs, who early on had a technical and
mechanical skillset. Driven by a sense of curiosity
and adventure, these attributes were the right
fit for aviation maintenance.
" Aviation gives you the opportunity to explore the
world or stay close to home, there are so many
different areas you can use your expertise, and
it only takes hard work and an A&P, " Jacobs said.
After attending Redstone College in Colorado
(now a Spartan College of Aeronautics and
Technology campus) and completing his A&P
certification, Jacobs moved to Georgia to work
for Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA). He worked
on ATR72s, CRJ-200s and CRJ-700s as a hangar
technician, then as a line technician in Florida and
a lead technician in Columbia, South Carolina.
Rick Arguetta, his first lead at ASA, challenged him
daily with impossible manual reference pursuits
and troubleshooting pop quizzes. This both sharpened
his knowledge base and instilled leadership
skills worth aspiring to.
In 2014 Jacobs started working for Spirit Airlines
and rising through the ranks from line maintenance
technician, to senior technician, lead technician,
line maintenance supervisor, senior maintenance
manager at DFW and today regional maintenance
manager overseeing all of Spirit's East Coast
maintenance stations and operations.
In a leadership role at DFW, Jacobs has been intricately
involved as a lead driver and chair of the
Air Quality committee. Working with Airbus and
Pratt & Whitney, he enabled frontline execution
and introduction of AQE improvements, including
intergraded technical support pathways and interaction
of post-event briefings with frontline teams,
which yielded real-time results for Air Quality on
the Spirit fleet and improvements within the aviation
community.
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At Spirit, our mission is to
deliver the best value in the sky.
We couldn't do that without
dedicated Team Members like
Kirk Jacobs.
Congratulations, Kirk, on being
named one of AMT's 2022 40 Under 40
Maintenance Professionals. We are proud
to work alongside you and watch your
career soar at Spirit!
If you're interested in joining the Spirit
Family, visit Spirit.com/Careers.
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July-August 2022
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of July-August 2022
A Southern Gentleman and a Great Man
Industry Inspection
AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Award Winners
Adopting and Maintaining Effective Safety Management Systems
If Everything is Important Then...
PPG to Break Ground on New Toulouse-Base Aerospace Application Support Center
The Way We've Always Done It
Anyone Fits
MRO Package Tracks and Manages Aircraft Maintenance and Inventory Control
Advertiser’s Index
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July-August 2022 - A Southern Gentleman and a Great Man
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July-August 2022 - Industry Inspection
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July-August 2022 - AMT 40 Under 40 Maintenance Professionals Award Winners
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July-August 2022 - PPG to Break Ground on New Toulouse-Base Aerospace Application Support Center
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July-August 2022 - MRO Package Tracks and Manages Aircraft Maintenance and Inventory Control
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