Aviation mechanic schools gear up with scholarship boost from FedEx
Morgan Hicks (right) and Kyle Haggard team up to work on one of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology’s airplane engines. The school, founded in 1970, has placed numerous students in airfields around the world, including roughly 2,500 employed by FedEx alone. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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aircraft mechanics Arkansas State University Mid-South FedEx Purple Runway Tennessee College of Applied TechnologyWayne Risher
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