NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition
24 Mar 2026, 20:30 GMT
By Bailey G. Light
Topic: Aeronautics
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-selects-finalists-in-student-aircraft-maintenance-competition/
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 31, 2026, to update the finalists list. NASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, giving them the resources to help address a critical challenge for U.S. aviation: aircraft maintenance. Challenges facing the commercial aviation industry include a shortage of qualified maintenance workers and increasing demands to keep complicated aircraft running