Earns Diamond Award For Maintenance Training

Bombardier Flexjet, the fractional business jet ownership program of Bombardier Aerospace, announced Monday the Flexjet maintenance organization has been recognized for the eighth time by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with its highest honor for maintenance training – the FAA Diamond Award. Flexjet is the only fractional jet ownership program that has received the award so many times.

"We’re delighted to be recognized once again with the FAA Diamond Award and congratulate the many employees who also received individual awards for their accomplishments in maintenance training," said David Gross, vice president of operations for Bombardier Flexjet. "This singular achievement underscores Bombardier Flexjet’s unsurpassed commitment to maintenance service excellence and safety."

The awards program was created by the FAA to encourage aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) and their employers to actively participate in training programs. To qualify for the employer award, at least 50 percent of an organization’s maintenance technicians must pass specialized, continuous training in aircraft systems, regulations and FAA rules over a 12-month period

In 2006, the year for which this last award was earned, 71 percent of Flexjet maintenance technicians completed the requirements of the program to earn individual awards. Further, 24 percent of those Flexjet technicians also won the individual FAA AMT Ruby Award, requiring more than 60 total hours of formal training.

Based in Richardson, TX, Bombardier Flexjet has offered fractional ownership options in Bombardier business jets since 1995. Flexjet fields an exclusive family of Bombardier business jets, including the Learjet 40 XR, Learjet 45 XR, Learjet 60 XR, Challenger 300 and Challenger 604 business jets. The Flexjet 25 jet card program, operated by Jet Solutions LLC, provides travel-by-the-hour on the Flexjet 25 fleet of Bombardier aircraft.

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