Tue, Dec 19, 2006
Great-Grandson Of Founder In Latest Class
Aero-News has learned 46 new Flight Service Specialists will
graduate this week from Lockheed Martin's Flight Service Academy in
Prescott Valley, AZ. Following graduation, each of the 46 students
will be assigned to one of the Flight Service Stations across the
US, working to serve the general aviation community as a Lockheed
Martin employee.
The graduation ceremony of the third and fourth classes of
Flight Service Specialists will be held Thursday. Among the
graduates will be John Lockheed, great grandson of company founder
Allan Loughead.
John Lockheed also went into an aviation field, as had his
father and grandfather before him. He served with the US Air Force
in Kirkuk, Iraq and was recognized as both Airman of the Year and
Air Traffic Controller of the Year by the Air National Guard in
2004. Lockheed received the elite honor of being selected as one of
the U.S. Air Force's Twelve Outstanding Airmen of the Year in
2005.
Students at the Flight Service Academy have undergone ten weeks
of stringent academic classes. The course provides pre-requisite
core knowledge, including meteorology and basic navigation,
required for their subsequent on-the-job training and
certifications as Flight Service Specialists.
As Aero-News reported,
Lockheed Martin Information Technology assumed operation of 58
Flight Service Stations in October 2005, after being awarded a $1.7
billion outsourcing contract by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA).
Lockheed Martin aims to serve the flying community with a
revitalized system consisting of three new hubs and 17 refurbished
automated Flight Service Stations.
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