Alaska Airlines Receives FAA Diamond Award With Distinction for Maintenance Training Excellence
08 Giugno 2007 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
SEATTLE, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines has
received its sixth consecutive Diamond Award for maintenance
training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
This is the third consecutive year Alaska received the award with
the distinction of Special Recognition, an honor given only when
all eligible employees participate in the Aviation Maintenance
Technician Awards program. "Receiving the Diamond Award for the
sixth year is a special honor for our Maintenance and Engineering
Division and for our more than 700 maintenance employees," said
Fred Mohr, Alaska's vice president of maintenance and engineering.
"The award reflects our ongoing commitment to technical excellence
and to supporting our employees with a rigorous training program."
The FAA also honored 709 Alaska maintenance and engineering
employees with individual Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards,
including one employee Diamond Award. John Hudson, an Oakland,
Calif.-based line avionics technician trainer, received the Diamond
Award after completing more than 100 hours of training in 2006. The
Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards program began in 1991. Its
purpose is to provide incentives for aviation maintenance
technicians to participate actively in initial and recurrent
training programs, either on their own or in programs subsidized by
their employer. Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon
Air, serve 92 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the
Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. This year Alaska Airlines celebrates
its 75th anniversary, marking the airline's growth from a
single-aircraft operation in 1932 to one of the largest U.S.
carriers. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and
information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at
alaskaair.com/newsroom. DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Amanda
Tobin Bielawski, +1-206-392-5134, or Caroline Boren,
+1-206-392-5799, both for Alaska Airlines Web site:
http://www.alaskaair.com/
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