Commenters note that American Airlines has a strong preference for internal transfers for its Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) roles, often hiring from its ramp staff before considering external applicants.
r/aviationmaintenance
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[comment u/jmchamakito] My journey was super simple, Ramp with AA->Getting A&P->Transfering to AMT with AA.
[comment u/Conservative_Mech] All you fellas need to either get a job internally like ramp (AA does internal transfers before new/off the street hires)
“current amt job market looks to be worse than pre-2020. i remember hearing about how people went to regionals for a couple years going to a major. looks like the pendulum really swung the other way after the postcovid”
u/WKosmo46 points · Sep 7, 2026View
“Surprised Gulfstream didn’t offer you an interview tbh”
u/orisathedog7 points · Sep 7, 2026View
“Have fun in Oscoda, it’s the first career job for a lot of us that started in the 2000’s-2010’s! Your experience there will greatly depend on the crew you’re with. YMMV, but my first crew was first shift with some burnt out locals and it sucked. I requested a transfer to seconds and ended up having a great time, and actually enjoyed work. The chill atmosphere, fun coworkers, and ability to fly und”
u/DjangoHatesBDSM7 points · Sep 7, 2026View
“United is still hiring a bunch of people with 0 experience. 20 people that just got out of a&p school just got hired at my base. So I would just keep applying to the major airlines”
u/Junior-Bodybuilder426 points · Sep 7, 2026View
“I just turned down a SkyWest offer of $38/hr. What did Kalitta offer?”
u/brvheart5 points · Sep 7, 2026View
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