3001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114
Website: Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM), located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of nine nationally distinguished co-educational institutions committed to the education and personal enrichment of our students. We offer a certificate program in Aviation Maintenance Technology. AIM is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to provide regulation Part 147 instruction.
The Philadelphia campus is located at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The school is housed in a total of twenty-four thousand, six hundred square feet in two buildings with outside areas designated for aircraft tie downs and engine run ups. There are seven classrooms used for lecture, an airframe lab and a powerplant lab, and a hangar for hands-on projects.
The hangar area is filled with aviation training aids approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for instruction in this course. The equipment includes aircraft, airframes, turbine and piston engines, parts, tools, and other training aids.
All of our instructors are either FAA certified Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics that have years of practical experience or are specialized instructors who have been approved to teach general education subjects.
Our Administrative offices are ready to help you with financial assistance, advising, tutoring and more. The facility also offers a library with computers and hundreds of volumes of technical reference materials, manufacturer’s publications, and specialized texts. A student lounge with vending machines and a microwave is provided for breaks, lunches, or just relaxing.
AIM provides transitional housing opportunities to assist you with the relocation process. (Housing options vary by location and availability.) Job placement assistance is available so you will be able find work opportunities while you attend school if needed and career placement once you graduate.
After completing your program, you are immediately eligible to take the FAA exam for certification. Many of our graduates work with companies like Boeing, Continental Airlines, Delta, and US Air as well as positions in general aviation, industrial trades and the U.S. government. Positions with major airlines often include good wages, comprehensive benefits for you and your family and complimentary free travel.
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Individuals in this program learn to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of aircraft powerplants and related systems. Program instruction includes engine inspection and maintenance, lubrication and cooling, electrical and ignition systems, carburetion, fuels and fuel systems, propeller and fan assemblies. See more Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician Schools or Online Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician School Degree Programs