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Congrats to our mtc folks. They do an outstanding job and it's nice to see them recognized for it
Press Release
Source: Delta Connection
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Honored by FAA for Excellence in Aviation Maintenance Training
Wednesday June 9, 9:02 am ET Eight maintenance locations, 612 technicians honored with FAA Diamond Award
ATLANTA, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines' Maintenance and Engineering division again has received the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) highest honor -- the Diamond Award -- for aviation maintenance training. This is the sixth consecutive year the airline has been recognized. More than 600 technicians were honored with awards, and ASA also received the station Diamond Certificate of Excellence for each of its eight maintenance stations.
"Maintenance training and professional development opportunities are vital to ASA's success, particularly as we grow our fleet of Bombardier CRJs through 2005," said Anthony DiNota, vice president - Maintenance and Engineering. "This year's award, recognizing all of our maintenance locations and nearly 80 percent of our technicians, is a testament to our team's commitment to a safe, reliable operation."
Implemented in 1990, the FAA's aviation maintenance technician (AMT) award program is an incentive for individual maintenance technicians to complete recurrent and initial training programs. To qualify for the FAA Diamond Award, at least 25 percent of an airline's eligible maintenance technicians must pass specialized, ongoing training during a 12-month period.
ASA employs more than 800 maintenance personnel at eight maintenance facilities in six states -- a 60,000-square-foot headquarters maintenance base in Macon, Ga.; a 39,000-square-foot base in Baton Rouge, La.; and line maintenance centers in Atlanta; Dallas/Ft. Worth; Montgomery, Ala.; Shreveport, La., Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., and Columbia, S.C. ASA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL - News), operates more than 800 flights each day to 108 airports in 30 states, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. Founded in 1979, ASA has operated as a Delta Connection carrier since 1984 and carried more than nine million passengers during calendar year 2003. The airline operates a fleet of 131 aircraft and employs more than 6,000 aviation professionals across its route system. For more information, visit flyasa.com or delta.com.
Press Release
Source: Delta Connection
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Honored by FAA for Excellence in Aviation Maintenance Training
Wednesday June 9, 9:02 am ET Eight maintenance locations, 612 technicians honored with FAA Diamond Award
ATLANTA, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines' Maintenance and Engineering division again has received the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) highest honor -- the Diamond Award -- for aviation maintenance training. This is the sixth consecutive year the airline has been recognized. More than 600 technicians were honored with awards, and ASA also received the station Diamond Certificate of Excellence for each of its eight maintenance stations.
"Maintenance training and professional development opportunities are vital to ASA's success, particularly as we grow our fleet of Bombardier CRJs through 2005," said Anthony DiNota, vice president - Maintenance and Engineering. "This year's award, recognizing all of our maintenance locations and nearly 80 percent of our technicians, is a testament to our team's commitment to a safe, reliable operation."
Implemented in 1990, the FAA's aviation maintenance technician (AMT) award program is an incentive for individual maintenance technicians to complete recurrent and initial training programs. To qualify for the FAA Diamond Award, at least 25 percent of an airline's eligible maintenance technicians must pass specialized, ongoing training during a 12-month period.
ASA employs more than 800 maintenance personnel at eight maintenance facilities in six states -- a 60,000-square-foot headquarters maintenance base in Macon, Ga.; a 39,000-square-foot base in Baton Rouge, La.; and line maintenance centers in Atlanta; Dallas/Ft. Worth; Montgomery, Ala.; Shreveport, La., Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., and Columbia, S.C. ASA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL - News), operates more than 800 flights each day to 108 airports in 30 states, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. Founded in 1979, ASA has operated as a Delta Connection carrier since 1984 and carried more than nine million passengers during calendar year 2003. The airline operates a fleet of 131 aircraft and employs more than 6,000 aviation professionals across its route system. For more information, visit flyasa.com or delta.com.
