Jared Britt

Director of Global Aviation Maintenance Training

  • Cedar City UT UNITED STATES
  • Aviation

Britt is driving change in aviation technician schools across the U.S. and recently passed a bill included in the FAA Reauthorization Act.

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Jared Britt is the director of maintenance for the aviation program at Southern Utah University. He is passionate about aviation and as the Chairman of the Legislative Committee for Aviation Technician Education Council, he is driving changes in technician schools around the country.

For the last four years, Britt has managed under FAR Part 141 (Flight Schools). This includes writing all maintenance policies and procedures and developing the safety procedures used every day to ensure the technicians work is always correct and safe. He is in the process of completing a FAR Part 145 Repair Station license, giving the school greater efficiency by doing complex work “in-house” as opposed to outsourcing.

Britt is pioneering an effort to get an exemption from the current curriculum from the Federal Aviation Administration that will allow SUU’s aviation department to teach their own, updated curriculum. This will allow the school to meet future airman certification standards and better prepare students for industry jobs, a change that aviation maintenance schools around the country will want to follow.

Previously to working at SUU, Britt spent time developing procedures focused on safety in aircraft maintenance with Boeing. He has worked in commercial and general aviation as well as manufacturing.

Britt earned certifications in Aviation Maintenance Technology, Airframe Mechanics, and Aircraft Maintenance Technology from Chandler-Gilbert Community College.

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Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act

On Feb. 19, a group of ATEC (Aviation Technician Education Council) representatives visited Washington DC for a "check in" with congressional representatives to push the Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act (S.3043/H.R.5427).Among them was Jared Britt, Southern Utah University's director of global aviation maintenance training and chairman of the Legislative Committee for Aviation Technician Education Council."Our group included representatives from all sectors of education, including private colleges, four-year public institutions, and community colleges," said Southern Utah University Director of Global Aviation Maintenance Training and ATEC Legislative Chair Jared Britt. "And we had outstanding support from industry, including MRO, airlines, and labor. It made a powerful statement in our congressional meetings."The bill, which has broad industry support and largely based on language ATEC offered in its comments to the part 147 NPRM and SNPRM, directs the FAA to replace the current, long-outdated rule with new language. The legislative effort comes in response to a slow-moving regulatory process and industry's call for a performance-based approach, elements that are not present in the FAA's current regulatory proposals.Britt is familiar with the media and available for an interview. Simply visit his profile.

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FAA Approves Aviation Maintenance Technician Program

The federal government has given final approval to Southern Utah University’s expansion of its aviation program. On December 31, 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration granted final approval for a Part 147 certificate allowing SUU to offer Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) licenses to students upon successful completion of the academic program requirements and independent testing by a Designated Maintenance Examiner (DME).“Historic changes are now underway,” said Michael Mower, executive director of SUU Aviation. “For the first time ever, an Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) training program to include helicopters is launching at SUU this semester. We worked with our partners in the industry, Washington, DC, and the Federal Aviation Administration to make this happen.”A national leader in aviation education, SUU currently trains 10 percent of the nation’s helicopter pilots and a significant number of fixed-wing pilots. With this approval, SUU Aviation is expanding its offerings and will begin training maintenance technicians through the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Program in spring 2020. SUU’s AMT Program is the most up-to-date in the nation, with the curriculum stemming from the Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act that was introduced to the House of Representatives and Senate in December 2019. It's also the only A&P program with helicopter maintenance used as the curriculum focus while still covering airplane maintenance. The program is designed to be completed in five consecutive semesters, resulting in an associate degree and A&P license.“This AAS degree program is one of a kind, and I am excited to finally have it certified by the FAA and accepting students,” said Jared Britt, director of global aviation maintenance training at SUU. “It has taken a lot of hard work by the entire aviation team, and we expect to become one of the largest AMT programs over the next few years.”Through the AMT Program, SUU hopes to contribute to the growing demand for aviation mechanics across the country. In the 2016 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook, it was estimated there will be a need for 180,000 new A&P Mechanics in North America by 2035. With the shortage of maintenance technicians, regional employers are eager to support and hire graduates of the program and have been crucial to the program’s approval. With the current demand, and an average starting wage of $52,000, these graduates can look forward to a greater and faster return than most on their educational investment. The first cohort of students will begin the AMT program in spring 2020. Currently, the building capacity is 250 students, but an additional building and training equipment to accommodate 1000 students are part of future plans. More than 600 students from around the world study at the SUU Aviation program, which includes a fleet of 16 airplanes, 16 helicopters and state of the art facilities. With the recent creation of the College of Aerospace Science and Technology, SUU continues to place emphasis on aviation.

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Modernizing 50-Year-Old Aviation Maintenance Training Regulations

On December 11, 2019 members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives issued bipartisan, bicameral legislation that, if signed into law, would modernize long-outdated maintenance training regulations and better aid the education community in supporting America’s growing aviation industry.The Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act (S.3043/H.R.5427) would direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to replace current training requirements with a new, community-drafted regulation that would establish a performance-based oversight system. Under the new law, aviation maintenance technician schools certificated and governed by Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 147, would have the flexibility to teach content that is reflective of today’s high-tech environment.Jared Britt, director of global aviation maintenance training for Southern Utah University's Aviation Program and chairman of the Legislative Committee for Aviation Technician Education Council, is driving changes not only at SUU, but in technician schools around the country."As SUU nears the completion of our AMT program, we are excited to be apart of these monumental changes coming to the technician training community," said Britt. "Our program is designed to be unique, and it took a lot of work by us and support from our friends at ATEC to ensure we could build such a unique program that will service the aviation industry globally and in Southern Utah."“The new regulation would be a game changer for aviation programs,” said Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Director of Campus Operations and ATEC President Gary Hoyle. “Industry has been asking for an updated regulation for 15 years. It is past time for our community to be given the opportunity and flexibility to create programs that better meet demand for highly-skilled technical personnel. We applaud the leadership and willingness of our congressional representatives to further escalate the issue and provide long-awaited relief from prescriptive requirements.”For the last four years, Britt has managed under FAR Part 141 and SUU also recently obtained our FAR Part 145 Repair Station Certification. Britt is familiar with the media and available for an interview. Simply visit his profile.

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Industry Expertise

Education/Learning
Airlines/Aviation
Aerospace

Areas of Expertise

Flight Mechanics
Commercial Aviation
Flight School Operations
Aircraft Maintenance
Airworthiness
Leadership
Aviation Safety and Training
Aviation Industry
Aviation System Safety
Aeronautics
Aircraft Technology
Aerospace
Business Aviation

Education

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Certifications

Aviation Maintenance Technology, Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology

Affiliations

  • Aviation Technician Education Council

Media Appearances

Training the Modern Helicopter AMT

Rotor Media  print

2022-01-11

After almost three years of planning, curriculum development, hiring, and fundraising—all while creating industry partnerships to effect a change in the regulations governing AMT schools—the SUU AMT Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program launched in January 2020.

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Wrapped in a Bow: The New Part 147

ATEC  online

2020-12-14

"This was a monumental win for the aviation industry, and will forever change the landscape of aviation technical education," said ATEC legislative committee chair and Southern Utah University Director of Global Aviation Maintenance Training Jared Britt. "After advocating for FAA regulatory relief for over a decade, a coalition of academia, labor, and industry came together to demand change. And look at what we accomplished."

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Aviation Education Demands Better, Presents Regulatory Solution to Modernize Maintenance Training

Aircraft Maintenance Technology  print

2020-02-01

While school was out, the Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) spent the summer break drafting a proposal that would mandate the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revision of long-outdated mechanic training mandates.

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