Mesa and Freedom Both Receive FAA’s Diamond Certificate of Excellence Awards
PHOENIX, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Mesa Air Group, Inc. Mesa Airlines and Freedom Airlines, both subsidiaries of Mesa Air Group, Inc., of Phoenix, Arizona have received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Certificate of Excellence Award for meeting training goals set by the FAA.
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“We are delighted to once again receive these prestigious FAA awards which recognize the high standard of training given to our maintenance personnel,” said Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO, Jonathan Ornstein. “I would like to congratulate all our mechanics who received individual awards this year and also thank everyone in the Maintenance team who continue to do an outstanding job of maintaining our large fleet of aircraft throughout the country.”
On an annual basis, the FAA awards individual Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMT’s) for meeting training goals based on hours of training received. The company employing these technicians is awarded based on the number of technicians that receive an individual award. The Diamond award is received by the company when 50% of the AMT’s have received an individual award.
For the award year of 2007, the FAA has increased the company award requirements. Now, 100% of the AMT’s will need to obtain an individual award in order for the company to receive the coveted Diamond Certificate of Excellence.
“Receiving the Diamond Certificate of Excellence demonstrates Mesa Air Group’s commitment to technical training which helps maintain the high level of safety and reliability in our fleet of aircraft,” said Allen McReynolds, Mesa’s Senior Vice President Technical Operations and Engineering.
This marks the 7th consecutive annual award for Mesa Airlines and the 5th for Freedom Airlines.
Freedom Airlines operates as a Delta Connection carrier. Mesa Airlines operates as US Airways Express and United Express and independently as Mesa Airlines in the southwest and as go! in Hawaii.
Mesa currently operates 200 aircraft with over 1,300 daily system departures to 181 cities, 46 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, the Bahamas and Mexico. Mesa operates as Delta Connection, US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreements with Delta Air Lines, US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as Mesa Airlines and go!. In June 2006 Mesa launched inter-island Hawaiian service as go!. This operation links Honolulu to the neighbor island airports of Hilo, Kahului, Kona and Lihue. The Company, founded by Larry and Janie Risley in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 5,000 employees. Mesa is a member of the Regional Airline Association and Regional Aviation Partners.
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