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"FAA licensed 5 arrested at TIMCO (high-level airplane repair licenses)"
News & Record ^ | 3/24/05 | Taft Wireback

Posted on 03/24/2005 11:39:28 PM PST by Libloather

"FAA licensed 5 arrested at TIMCO "
3-24-05
By Taft Wireback, Staff Writer
News & Record

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "GREENSBORO -- Five of those arrested on immigration charges at TIMCO two weeks ago had high-level repair licenses from the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating how they qualified for licensing tests, the agency said Wednesday.

FAA administrators are looking into documents used by the five in seeking the right to test for Airframe and Powerplant certification, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. The A&P license allows mechanics to work on the more complex parts of a plane.

"To our knowledge, they all passed the written, oral and practical tests," said Bergen, who works at the FAA's Atlanta regional office.

It's permissible for foreigners to test for an A&P license as long as they provide valid proof of training and experience, which can come from their home country and is then verified by the U.S. State Department, Bergen said."