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Celebrating Careers – Patrick “Paddy” Konkel

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From the “Training and Career Development” section of the August 2025 edition…

Opportunities abound in aviation. Earlier this year, a young technician named Patrick “Paddy” Konkel contacted ARSA after seeing a CNBC special on the maintenance workforce. His outreach led to a position with enterprise member AAR Corp.

ARSA’s communications team caught up with Paddy for the first of many discussions to show how he is creating a career in aerospace.

Listen to an individual determined to create a career in aerospace.

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