masked rhetorically as student protection aid often times threaten a vital source of aviation maintenance technical personnel and negatively impacts aerospace companies looking to hire FAA-certificated mechanics and other aviation technical personnel. * Implement initiatives that will expedite service member transition into civil aviation careers. The industry is in need of a clear and efficient process to translate military experience to competencies required for FAA mechanic certification. More can and should be done to ease the burden experienced by veterans with valuable experience but no clear path to civilian certification. The council will work with government officials to identify ways to better serve our service men and women, while creating a vital pipeline to meet industry labor demands. * Expand access to FAA airman testing. Thirty percent of aviation technician school graduates do not take the exam necessary to receive FAA mechanic certification - access to testing examiners was identified as one of the top barriers for students seeking a certificate. The council will continue its call for expansion of the FAA's Organization Designation Authorization program to include examiner delegations which would allow schools to manage FAA testing delegates and meet student demand. Interested in supporting our efforts? Sign up to receive the latest news, volunteer to serve on a committee, join the membership roster. ATEC members attend the annual Washington Fly-in in 2019. LUKE WAGLER PHOTOGRAPHY ADVERTISERS' INDEX ADVERTISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE # Alberth Aviation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 TOOLS & EQUIPMENT DESIGNED BY MECHANICS FOR MECHANICS GSE Manufacturer Tire Inflation Cage Larger size now available Bottled Water Cart Guaranteed Clean Water Component Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 GlobalParts.aero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lycoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Preferred Airparts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 S.E.A.L. Aviation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Service Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Select Tooling * Spanner Sockets * Oxygen Fill Adapter * Jack Adapters * Fuel Pipe Wrenches * Tooling for Falcon, Gulfstream and more Aircraft Spare Parts * AOG service 24/7 since 1996 * Certified parts outright/ exchange * Sell us your surplus inventory Manufacturer of Specialty Maintenance Tooling & GSE SMR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Southern Illinois University. . . . . . . . 33 StandardAero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Stevens Aerospace & Defense Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 13,22 Taughannock Aviation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Things for Aircraft Support, Inc.. . . . 37 Trisoft Aircraft Covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 USA Borescopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 41 www.AlberthAviation.com 832-934-0055 AviationPros.com/company/12091501 AviationPros.com/company/10016971 www.AviationPros.com 41http://www.USABorescopes.com http://www.AlberthAviation.com http://www.AviationPros.com/company/12091501 http://www.AviationPros.com/company/10016971 http://www.AviationPros.com