This year, 90 teams competed in 27 events for the coveted Bill O’Brien Award. And the winners are…

• Overall
  • First Place: Southwest Airlines – Team Herb
  • Second Place: American Airlines – Team Tulsa
  • Third Place: United Airlines – Chix Fix
• Paul Cousins Award (top international team): AzulTec – Team 1
• Peer Team Award: Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association
• Dream Team Award: Embry-Riddle University – Team 1
• Professionalism Award: Heather Behrent – Chix Fix
• Professionalism Award (student): Mason Migliaro – Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics – Myrtle Beach
• United’s John Goglia Competing with Professionalism Awards: Liberty University & Tulsa Tech – Aerospace Academy

Category Winners

• General Category
  • First Place: Victory Lane Aviation, LLC
  • Second Place: Aircraft Engineers International
  • Third Place: Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association
• Military Category
  • First Place: United States Army – 128th Aviation Brigade – Team Blackhawk
  • Second Place: United States Army – 128th Aviation Brigade – Team Chinook
  • Third Place: United States Air Force – 86th MXG, Ramstein AB Germany – Team 2
• MRO/OEM Category
  • First Place: American Airlines – Team Tulsa
  • Second Place: FedEx Express
  • Third Place: United Airlines – Base
• Commercial Category
  • First Place: Southwest Airlines – Team Herb
  • Second Place: United Airlines – Chix Fix
  • Third Place: United Airlines – Line
• School Category
  • First Place: Tarrant County College
  • Second Place: George T. Baker Aviation Technical College
  • Third Place: Liberty University

Individual Event Winners

Event 1: Eastern Florida State Simulated Spacecraft Vacuum Loading

1. American Airlines – Chicago
2. FedEx Express
3. Liberty University (First Place School)

Event 2: Alaska Airlines Wire Troubleshooting

1. United States Air Force – 100 MXG “Bloody Hundredth”
2. American Airlines – LAX Crew
3. Mohawk Valley Community College (First Place School)

Event 3: American Airlines APU Starter

1. Alaska Airlines – Team Anchorage
2. FedEx Express
3. United States Air Force – 354 Maintenance Group
4. Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics – Myrtle Beach (First Place School)

Event 4: American Airlines Logo Light Harness Troubleshooting

1. UPS
2. United States Air Force – 86th MXG, Ramstein AB Germany – Team 2
3. Tulsa Tech – Adult Students (Third Overall & First Place School)

Event 5: 8Tree & Alaska Airlines Airframe Damage Inspection

1. American Airlines – Team Tulsa
2. NetJets
3. AzulTec – Team 1
4. West Los Angeles College (First Place School)