Sun, May 31, 2009
Eighth Award For Maintenance Training Excellence
For the 8th year in a row, Alaska
Airlines has received a Diamond Award for maintenance training
excellence from the FAA. It is also the sixth 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 (AMT)
program.
The FAA also presented Alaska Airlines with a special award to
recognize its six-year record of 100-percent participation in the
AMT program.
"This award underscores our commitment to the core values of
safety and compliance," said Fred Mohr, Alaska Airlines' vice
president of maintenance and engineering. "In order to achieve this
commitment and be at the top of our game, we make a daily
investment in the training and technical excellence of our
technicians. I am so proud of everything we do to ensure the safety
and compliance of our airline. In my opinion, we have the best
technicians in the industry."
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.
The FAA also honored 736 Alaska Airlines employees with
individual AMT Awards. Anchorage, Alaska-based Lead Aircraft
Technician Patrick Durbin and Seattle-based Technical Training
Instructor Ray Bundrick received the highest honor -- the Diamond
Award -- for completing more than 100 hours of training in
2008.
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