Mon, Jul 16, 2007
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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