Highest Honor Bestowed By FAA For Aviation Maintenance
Four maintenance organizations within Gulfstream Aerospace
recently received the FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT)
Employer Diamond Award of Excellence for 2010. The award is the
highest honor the FAA gives a company for aviation maintenance. The
Gulfstream award winners are the U.S. Army C-37 and U.S. Navy C-37
Contract Logistics Support (CLS) programs at Andrews Air Force
Base, Md., the U.S. Air Force C-37 CLS Program at Ramstein Air Base
in Germany, and the Brunswick service center in Georgia.
Brunswick Senior Technician Brinson Crews
"These awards recognize our continued dedication to safety and
service," said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream Product Support.
"Gulfstream is committed to investing in maintenance training for
our technicians, which results in safer, more reliable aircraft for
our customers." The AMT program, created in 1991, honors aviation
maintenance personnel and employers who participate in training
that exceeds FAA regulatory requirements.
Gulfstream Brunswick has won the award 11 years in a row, while
the C-37 CLS programs at Andrews AFB have each won it seven times.
The C-37 CLS group at Ramstein won the award in its first year of
eligibility. The C-37 is the military version of the Gulfstream GV
or G550 business jet. The Maryland-based CLS staffs support the
daily flight operations for U.S. Army and U.S. Navy senior
leadership by maintaining two C-37A aircraft (GV) and one C-37B
(G550), and three C-37B aircraft, respectively. The CLS staff at
Ramstein supports one C-37A aircraft, which is used for the
transport of U.S. Air Force senior leadership.
Seventy Gulfstream aircraft are in service with the U.S.
government, including 20 C-37s that are part of the Executive
Transport fleet. On a typical mission, the aircraft flies at least
5,500 nautical miles without refueling, carrying senior military
leaders, U.S. Cabinet secretaries or congressional delegations on
official government business.
C-37 At Ramstein
Companies that qualify for the Diamond Award of Excellence must
ensure 100 percent of their eligible employees receive an
individual AMT award during the calendar year. Brunswick's eligible
employees earned 24 Silver Awards and 24 Bronze Awards; eligible
employees for the Navy CLS unit received 10 Silver Awards, while
the Army CLS unit at Andrews Air Force Base earned 11 Silver
Awards. Ramstein's three employees received two Gold Awards and a
Bronze Award.
Individual awards are based on minimum hours of AMT training -
80 for gold, 40 for silver and 12 for bronze. In addition, Gold
Award winners must complete a three-credit aviation career-related
college course.