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2024: Chicago

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This year, 90 teams competed in 27 events for the coveted Bill O'Brien Award. And the winners are...

  • Overall
    • First Place: Southwest Airlines - Team Herb
    • Second Place: American Airlines - Team Tulsa
    • Third Place: United Airlines - Chix Fix
  • Paul Cousins Award (top international team): AzulTec - Team 1
  • Peer Team Award: Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association
  • Dream Team Award: Embry-Riddle University - Team 1
  • Professionalism Award: Heather Behrent - Chix Fix
  • Professionalism Award (student): Mason Migliaro - Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics - Myrtle Beach
  • United's John Goglia Competing with Professionalism Awards: Liberty University & Tulsa Tech - Aerospace Academy

Category Winners

  • General Category
    • First Place: Victory Lane Aviation, LLC
    • Second Place: Aircraft Engineers International
    • Third Place: Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association
  • Military Category
    • First Place: United States Army - 128th Aviation Brigade - Team Blackhawk
    • Second Place: United States Army - 128th Aviation Brigade - Team Chinook
    • Third Place: United States Air Force - 86th MXG, Ramstein AB Germany - Team 2
  • MRO/OEM Category
    • First Place: American Airlines - Team Tulsa
    • Second Place: FedEx Express
    • Third Place: United Airlines - Base
  • Commercial Category
    • First Place: Southwest Airlines - Team Herb
    • Second Place: United Airlines - Chix Fix
    • Third Place: United Airlines - Line
  • School Category
    • First Place: Tarrant County College
    • Second Place: George T. Baker Aviation Technical College
    • Third Place: Liberty University

Individual Event Winners

  • Event 1: Eastern Florida State Simulated Spacecraft Vacuum Loading
    • First Place: American Airlines - Chicago
    • Second Place: FedEx Express
    • Third Place (and First Place School): Liberty University
  • Event 2: Alaska Airlines Wire Troubleshooting
    • First Place: United States Air Force - 100 MXG "Bloody Hundredth"
    • Second Place: American Airlines – LAX Crew
    • Third Place (and First Place School): Mohawk Valley Community College
  • Event 3: American Airlines APU Starter
    • First Place: Alaska Airlines - Team Anchorage
    • Second Place: FedEx Express
    • Third Place: United States Air Force - 354 Maintenance Group
    • First Place School: Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics - Myrtle Beach
  • Event 4: American Airlines Logo Light Harness Troubleshooting
    • First Place: UPS
    • Second Place: United States Air Force - 86th MXG, Ramstein AB Germany - Team 2
    • Third Place (and First Place School): Tulsa Tech - Adult Students
  • Event 5: 8Tree & Alaska Airlines Airframe Damage Inspection
    • First Place: American Airlines - Team Tulsa
    • Second Place: NetJets
    • Third Place: AzulTec - Team 1
    • First Place School: West Los Angeles College

2023: Atlanta

 
This year, 84 teams competed in 26 events for the coveted Bill O'Brien Award. And the winners are:

Overall
1. Team 35: FedEx Express (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 72: United Airlines – Line (Commercial)
3. Team 82: Alaska Airlines - Team Seattle (Commercial)
 
Paul Cousins Award (top international team): Team 36: Azul Tech MRO
Peer Team Award: Team 33: Tulsa Tech Aerospace Academy
Dream Team Award: Team 28: Embry-Riddle University - Team 2
Professional AMT Award: Samantha Reid, Team 71 WestJet
Professional AMT Award (student): Ryan Grier, Team 8 Indian Hills Community College  
​United's John Goglia Competing with Professionalism Awards:
Team 29: MIAT College of Technology - Team 2
Team 17: Salt Lake Community College

Space Category
1. Team 1: Blue Origin Test & Flight Operations
 
General Category
1. Team 74: Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association
2. Team 66: Victory Lane Aviation, LLC
3. Team 65: Elevate Aviation
 
Military Category
1. Team 61: United States Army - 128th Aviation Brigade - Team Blackhawk
2. Team 59: United States Army - Team Apache
3. Team 63: United States Army - 128th Aviation Brigade - Team Chinook
 
MRO/OEM Category
1. Team 35: FedEx Express
2. Team 41: United Airlines - Base/Line 
3. Team 47: Southwest Airlines - Team Colleen
 
Commercial Category
1. Team 72: United Airlines - Line
2. Team 82: Alaska Airlines - Team Seattle
3. Team 84: Alaska Airlines - Team Anchorage
 
School Category
1. Team 28: Embry-Riddle University - Team 2
2. Team 11: MIAT College of Technology - Team 1
3. Team 10: Liberty University

Event 1: 8Tree & Alaska Airlines Airframe Damage Inspection
1. Team 28: Embry-Riddle University - Team 2 (School)
2. Team 82: Alaska Airlines - Team Seattle (Commercial)
3. Team 42: NetJets (MRO/OEM)
 
Event 2: Air Force Flex Fluid Lines
1. Team 35: FedEx Express (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 72: United Airlines - Line (Commercial)
3. Team 48: American Airlines - Team Tulsa (MRO/OEM)
 
Event 3: Barfield Air Data Test
1. Team 28: Embry-Riddle University - Team 2 (School)
2. Team 68: United Airlines - Chix Fix (Commercial)
3. Team 73: AzulTec Line (Commercial)
 
Event 4: Barfield Fault Test
1. Team 35: FedEx Express (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 81: Southwest Airlines - Team Herb (Commercial)
3. Team 79: JetBlue (Commercial)
 
Event 5: FedEx Express Safety Wiring
1. Team 35: FedEx Express (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 72: United Airlines - Line (Commercial)
3. Team 24: West Los Angeles College (School)
 
Event 6: FedEx Express Cargo Floor Lock 
1. Team 35: FedEx Express (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 47: Southwest Airlines - Team Colleen (MRO/OEM)
3. Team 72: United Airlines - Line (Commercial)
 
Event 7: Abaris Composite Repair
1. Team 82: Alaska Airlines - Team Seattle (Commercial)
2. Team 28: Embry-Riddle University - Team 2 (School)
3. Team 41: United Airlines - Base/Line (MRO/OEM)
 
Event 8: DMC Safe-T-Cable
1. Team 72: United Airlines - Line (Commercial)
2. Team 69: Horizon Air (Commercial)
3. Team 84: Alaska Airlines - Team Anchorage (Commercial)
 
Event 9: Michelin Aircraft Tire Inspection
1. Team 68: United Airlines - Chix Fix (Commercial)
2. Team 41: United Airlines - Base/Line (MRO/OEM)
3. Team 84: Alaska Airlines - Team Anchorage (Commercial)
 
Event 10: Moeller Aerospace Click-Loc Challenge
1. Team 41: United Airlines - Base/Line (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 56: Royal Canadian Air Force - 12 Air Maintenance Squadron (Military)
3. Team 37: ST Engineering (MRO/OEM)
 
Event 11: Pratt & Whitney Clearance Control Valve and Bleed Valve Solenoid
1. Team 67: American Airlines - LAX Crew (Commercial)
2. Team 57: United States Coast Guard - Aeronautical Engineering Team (Military)
3. Team 79: JetBlue (Commercial)
 
Event 13: American Airlines APU Starter
1. Team 76: American Airlines - Chicago (Commercial)
2. Team 48: American Airlines - Team Tulsa (MRO/OEM)
3. Team 34: Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chicago (School)
4. Team 21: Tulsa Tech – Adult Students
 
Event 14: Av-DEC Antenna Gasket Installation
1. Team 80: Air Canada (Commercial)
2. Team 68: United Airlines - Chix Fix (Commercial)
3. Team 35: FedEx Express (MRO/OEM)
 
Event 15: drbillj.com and Northrop Rice Foundation Human Factors Exam
1. Team 83: American Airlines - Women in Tech-Ops (Commercial)
2. Team 59: United States Army - Team Apache (Military)
3. Team 69: Horizon Air (Commercial)
 
Event 16: NBAA & StandardAero Engine Fan Blade Removal
1. Team 47: Southwest Airlines - Team Colleen (MRO/OEM)
1. Team 11: MIAT College of Technology - Team 1 (School)
1. Team 81: Southwest Airlines - Team Herb (Commercial)
 
Event 17: Click Bond XR Process Optimization
1. Team 46: LATAM - MRO (MRO/OEM)
1. Team 32: Portland Community College (School)
3. Team 75: Aircraft Engineers International (Commercial)
 
Event 18: PPG Transparencies
1. Team 41: United Airlines - Base/Line (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 82: Alaska Airlines - Team Seattle (Commercial)
3. Team 84: Alaska Airlines - Team Anchorage (Commercial)
 
Event 19: PPG Virtual Reality Paint Booth
1. Team 7: Helena College (School)
2. Team 81: Southwest Airlines - Team Herb (Commercial)
3. Team 57: United States Coast Guard - Aeronautical Engineering Team (Military)
 
Event 20: PPG Wing Sealant
1. Team 79: JetBlue (Commercial)
2. Team 76: American Airlines - Chicago (Commercial)
2. Team 81: Southwest Airlines - Team Herb (Commercial)
 
Event 21: United Airlines Fuel Tank Entry Precautions
1. Team 41: United Airlines - Base/Line (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 72: United Airlines - Line (Commercial)
3. Team 11: MIAT College of Technology - Team 1 (School)
4. Team 42: NetJets
 
Event 22: United Airlines Cable Rigging
1. Team 41: United Airlines - Base/Line (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 68: United Airlines - Chix Fix (Commercial)
3. Team 72: United Airlines - Line (Commercial)
4. Team 29: MIAT College of Technology – Team 2
5. Team 76: American Airlines - Chicago
 
Event 23: Perfect Point E-Drill Fastener Removal
1. Team 61: United States Army - 128th Aviation Brigade - Team Blackhawk (Military)
2. Team 48: American Airlines - Team Tulsa (MRO/OEM)
3. Team 67: American Airlines - LAX Crew (Commercial)
3. Team 72: United Airlines - Line (Commercial)
 
Event 24: Eastern Florida State Simulated Spacecraft Vacuum Loading
1. Team 19: Eastern Florida State College (School)
2. Team 82: Alaska Airlines - Team Seattle (Commercial)
3. Team 35: FedEx Express (MRO/OEM)
 
Event 25: Alaska Airlines External Power Receptacle
1. Team 82: Alaska Airlines - Team Seattle (Commercial)
2. Team 41: United Airlines - Base/Line (MRO/OEM)
3. Team 84: Alaska Airlines - Team Anchorage (Commercial)
 
Event 26: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Leading Edge & Panel Sealing
1. Team 41: United Airlines - Base/Line (MRO/OEM)
2. Team 67: American Airlines - LAX Crew (Commercial)
3. Team 35: FedEx Express (MRO/OEM)