{"id":14744,"date":"2021-09-07T12:33:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/?p=14744"},"modified":"2021-09-07T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:33:42","slug":"envoy-donates-e145-engine-to-student-mechanics-at-pittsburgh-institute-of-aeronautics-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/2021\/09\/07\/envoy-donates-e145-engine-to-student-mechanics-at-pittsburgh-institute-of-aeronautics-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Envoy donates E145 engine to student mechanics at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Mike Scimio saw an opportunity to give back to his Alma Mater, he took it. Now, the aircraft maintenance students at the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA) have the opportunity to study a Rolls Royce engine donated by Mike and Envoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the type of engine\u00a0(from an\u00a0Embraer\u00a0145) that\u00a0you will find out in the industry today, it\u2019s on a lot of the regional aircraft they will encounter,\u201d said\u00a0Mike, Envoy Managing Director of Line Maintenance \u2013 Central Region.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s a plus for students to be able to learn on this type of equipment, especially if they want to be at a regional airline.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For Mike (pictured above), aviation piqued his interest when he was a young kid growing up in rural western Pennsylvania. He remembers watching parachuters jumping from planes flying out of a dirt runway near his home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d go over on weekends and watch them work on the planes,\u201d said\u00a0Mike. \u201cIt always\u00a0fascinated\u00a0me how an aircraft can fly.\u201d<\/p>\n

It starts with a dream…<\/h3>\n

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That\u2019s when Mike began to dream of becoming an aircraft mechanic. After 18 months\u00a0of\u00a0training for his Aircraft & Powerplant\u00a0(A&P)\u00a0license at PIA, he took up a job at a regional carrier based out of Cape Cod, Mass.<\/p>\n

Now, Mike has been with Envoy for 20 years in various positions including base manager, line maintenance manager, and, today, as a managing director of the Central region. That\u2019s one reason why Mike thinks Envoy is a great choice for young mechanics to advance their careers \u2013 growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnvoy continues to grow and modernize while obtaining state-of-the-art aircraft,\u201d Mike said. \u201cNew mechanics at Envoy will quickly get plenty of hands-on experience in every area of the aircraft from installing a seat to replacing an engine.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a brand-new Envoy Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT), there are several pathways and positions to advance your career. From technical publications to maintenance operations control to front line management, there\u2019s many ways to use your maintenance expertise.<\/p>\n

A little advice<\/h3>\n

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Mike said that while all of this is achievable, it begins with focusing on an A&P license\u00a0and joining Envoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen work on having good attendance; it\u2019s important to be reliable and available when you\u2019re needed,\u201d Mike said. \u201cAs you work, get experience in every maintenance job possible and work on different areas of the aircraft. Most importantly, stay positive and show interest always!\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though Mike said that his dream is fulfilled, he wants to hand down his experience in any way he can so that future aircraft mechanics can achieve their dreams too.<\/p>\n

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Interested in learning more or want to apply? Click here to view our Aircraft Maintenance page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

(Images courtesy of the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Campus Buzz <\/em>newsletter.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Mike Scimio saw an opportunity to give back to his Alma Mater, he took it. Now, the aircraft maintenance students at the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA) have the opportunity to study a Rolls Royce engine donated by Mike and Envoy. \u201cIt is the type of engine\u00a0(from an\u00a0Embraer\u00a0145) that\u00a0you will find out in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":41871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[152,57,59,632],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14744"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}