Piedmont Airlines to donate aircraft and engine to UMES Aviation Maintenance Program

Piedmont Airlines to donate aircraft and engine to UMES Aviation Maintenance Program

Piedmont Airlines announced that they plan to donate a retired Embraer 145 aircraft and two static Rolls-Royce turbofan jet engines to University of Maryland Eastern Shore's FAA Part 147 Certified Aviation Maintenance Technician School.

UMES opens their Aviation Maintenance Technician School

SALISBURY, Md. — University of Maryland Eastern Shore students were cleared for takeoff as the ribbon was cut on a new Aviation Maintenance Technician School. “This is the first time that we’ve donated engines that are static or standalone to work on and also donating an airplane like the one behind us here. So this is a first for us,” said Piedmont President and CEO Eric Morgan. Morgan said the airline serves smaller to midsize communities and …