Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)

Post Office Box 35408

Greensboro, North Carolina 27425-5408

1-800-334-2001

May, 2009 - James King, III, is awarded the 2009 Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship

James King, III, a graduate of B.S Aerospace Maintenance Management, Middle Tennessee State University and a licensed A&P Mechanic was one of twenty-two recipients of the 2009 Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (TRACS) program awarded by the NBAA’s Maintenance Committee. James (Jay) has been with Atlantic Aero since June of 2008 and he chose the Honeywell Lear 45 ECS Line Maintenance Course to further develop his technical career. “Jay is a confident, young A&P technician and we are proud to have him on our crew” states Jim Spinder, President of Atlantic Aero.

Currently in its fourth year, Maintenance TRACS offerings are sponsored by the business aviation industry. Included among the program’s supporters are aircraft, engine and avionics manufacturers, maintenance training providers, and industry sponsors. The Maintenance TRACS program is open to current and future A&P holders and other individuals interested in developing their technical and professional career paths in business aviation maintenance. Award recipients are able to attend model-specific courses at aircraft, engine and avionics training centers.

The 2009 Maintenance TRACS recipients and their courses are as follows:

Erick Collazo - Gulfstream G5 Maintenance Initial

Chris Pixton – Citation CE 560 Maintenance Initial

Dominique Miller – Bombardier Global Express Maintenance Initial

Thomas Willis – King Air 200 Maintenance Initial (CAE/Simuflite)

Christopher Dautel – Bombardier Challenger 604 Maintenance Initial

Paul Kehayes – PT6 Line Maintenance (P&WC)

Joshua Thompson – Bombardier Lear 60 Maintenance Initial

Annemarie Korzon – Honeywell Primus EPIC Avionics

Solin Florez – PT6 Line Maintenance (P&WC)

Joshua Walker – Rolls-Royce AE3007C Maintenance Initial

Thomas Koppel – GE CF34 Engine Line Maintenance

James King, III – Honeywell Lear 45 ECS Line Maintenance

Stephen Lipper – King Air Maintenance Initial (HBC/FlightSafety)

Jody Denney – Citation CE-525 Maintenance Initial

Julian Fierro – Honeywell TFE 731

Michael Jackson – Williams FJ Series Line Maintenance

Frederick Boutell – Honeywell HTF7000 Line Maintenance

Sarah Mercier – Global Jet Services (Any 5 day course from catalog)

Alexander Korzon – Honeywell SPZ-8400/HUD G4

Donald Peters – Fight Safety Int’l. 5-day Principles of Troubleshooting (on-line)

Chris Prettipaul James - Honeywell Primus 1000 Avionics

Alanna Mitchell – Standard Aero PT6 Line Maintenance

NBAA thanks the following organizations for making the Maintenance TRACS program possible: Bombardier Aerospace, Cessna Aircraft, CAE Simuflite, FlightSafety Int’l, GE Engines, Global Jet Services, Gulfstream Aerospace, Honeywell, Inc., P&WC, Rolls-Royce, and Williams Engines.

Atlantic Aero is an aerospace engineering services company, a parts fabrication company and a FAA repair station (#EWGR752D). Atlantic Aero holds numerous Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs), Parts Manufacturer Approvals (PMAs) and a certification as an FAA Designated Alteration Station (DAS-511128-CE). Atlantic Aero is also certified with the European Aviation Safety Agency EASA.145.4179.