Following are the winners of the
2005 Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Maintenance
Technician Awards drawing held March 8 at the Aviation Industry
Week conference in Las Vegas, NV.
The FAA AMT Awards recognize aviation maintenance technicians
for their regular attendance at initial and recurring maintenance
training classes. "The program's purpose is to serve as an
incentive for individual maintenance technicians to actively
participate in recurrent and initial training programs on their own
initiative or in training programs subsidized by their employer,"
according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
AMT AWARDS 2005 WINNERS
Louis Stiles, Southwest Airlines, Dallas TX
GRAND PRIZE
(Sponsored by Delta Airlines)
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
For winner and one guest:
1. 4-night vacation to any Delta domestic city in the US contiguous
48
2. Air transportation from any Delta domestic city
3. $300.00 spending money
Harry Paek, SFO, Swissport USA
PRIZE Sponsored by Aeroworks
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
A Xzilon Molecular Adhesion paint protection kit from Granitize,
Inc.
Timothy P. Redfern, Colgan Airways
PRIZE Sponsored by the Aircraft Electronics Association
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
1. Round-trip coach airfare to/from AEA 2006 or 2007 Convention
Site (yet to be
determined).
2. Lodging at the AEA Convention Hotel for 3 nights.
3. Full convention registration for the 2006 or 2007 AEA Convention
and Trade Show.
Jerry Luckman, UPS Louisville
PRIZE Sponsored by Aircraft Maintenance Technology magazine
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
$250.00
Ben Kerr, Air Logistics
PRIZE Sponsored by Aircraft Technical Publishers
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
A one-year subscription to the Aircraft Technical Publishers U.S.
Regulatory Library on CD-ROM or DVD.
Julio H. Villalobos
PRIZE Sponsored by Alaska Airlines
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
Two Coach round trip tickets on Alaska Airlines anywhere that
Alaska Airlines flies.
James L. Martinez SFO, Swissport USA
PRIZE Sponsored by the Association for Women in Aviation
Maintenance
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
Five one-year memberships in the Association for Women in Aviation
Maintenance.
One lithograph.
Terry Norris, Goodrich Aviation Technical Service
PRIZE Sponsored by Aviation Data Research
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
The Aviation Data Research PMA Parts Finder CD-ROM with one year
worth of updates.
Loren Ahrens
Goodrich Aviation Technical Services
PRIZE Sponsored by Aviation Maintenance magazine:
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
One quarter-page four-color advertisement in one issue of Aviation
Maintenance magazine.
Barry Sterken, Chevron Texaco
PRIZE Sponsored by Baker's School of Aeronautics
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
1. At no charge, a five-day Inspection Authorization course at
Baker's School of Aeronautics located in Nashville, TN.
2. The Baker's Inspection Authorization Kit.
3. The FAA testing fee, and the test will be administered if the
winner meets the FAA requirements and has in his/her possession a
signed FAA Form 8610-1.
4. Five-night stay at the Wilson Inn.
5. Transportation to/from school and the airport provided by the
Wilson Inn.
$400 cash to help cover trade expenses.
Todd M. Audette, Delta Air Lines
PRIZE Sponsored by Bombardier
THE WINNER AND A GUEST WILL RECEIVE:
One week technical training refresher course, on a non-interference
basis, at Bombardier's Montreal Training Center (Challenger/Global
Express) or D/FW (Learjet 31A/45/60).
Ken Huete, Chevron Texaco
PRIZE Sponsored by Continuum Applied Technology
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
A handheld GPS navigator.
Larry J. Filips, Bombardier Learjet (Wichita)
PRIZE Sponsored by Dallas Airmotive
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
A leather bomber-style jacket.
Jeffrey Ballinger, Southern California Aviation
PRIZE Sponsored by FlightSafety International
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
Attendance in the online Principals of Troubleshooting Course.
Anthony T. Hare
PRIZE Sponsored by Frontier Airlines:
THE WINNER AND A GUEST WILL RECEIVE:
The winner and a guest will receive one roundtrip ticket to any
destination that Frontier Airlines flies.
Tom Talarico, Chatauqua Airlines, Inc.
PRIZE Sponsored by JetBlue Airways:
THE WINNER AND A GUEST WILL RECEIVE:
The winner and a guest will receive one roundtrip ticket to any
destination that JetBlue Airways flies.
Ronald Erik Mauzy, Delta Air Lines
PRIZE Sponsored by the Professional Aviation Maintenance
Association
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
Free 1 year membership (or renewal) in PAMA.
PAMA logo golf shirt.
Mark Schmalz
PRIZE Sponsored by Rhinestahl
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
A Harrier jump-jet model airplane.
Thomas Spilberg, Piedmont Airlines Inc.
PRIZE Sponsored by Skyway Airlines
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
Two round-trip positive-space tickets to anywhere that Midwest
Airlines or Midwest Connect (Skyway) Airlines flies.
Tom Miller, Air Logistics
PRIZE Sponsored by Southwest Airlines
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
Two positive-space passes to anywhere in the Southwest Airlines
system.
Jeffrey M. Rubi, Morey Air Service
PRIZE Sponsored by Superior Air Parts
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
A Hawkeye Borescope Kit #HH12 kit.
A Fluke Autoranging Digital Multimeter #Fluke12.
James Wedgeworth, Air
Logistics
PRIZE Sponsored by TData
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
A 1-year subscription to TData's IApproach regulatory library on
CD-ROM with biweekly updates OR a 1-year subscription to TData's
new MTrax maintenance-tracking software.
Nicomedes Vergara, Southern California Aviation
PRIZE Sponsored by US AIRWAYS
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
Two positive-space round-trip coach-class domestic tickets to
include Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Christopher P. Guay, Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket
Services
PRIZE Sponsored by Women In Aviation International
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:
A complimentary registration to our annual March conference and
one-year membership (if the winner is already a member, we will
renew them for a year).
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