NBAA Announces Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (TRACS) Recipients

WASHINGTON, DC, April 2, 2007 — The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and its Maintenance Committee today congratulated 14 recipients of the 2007 Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (TRACS) at NBAA’s Maintenance Management Conference in San Diego, CA.

Currently in its second year, the Maintenance TRACS program is 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 Technical Reward and Career Scholarship 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 2007 Maintenance TRACS recipients and their courses are as follows:

Sousan Alexander – Honeywell, Inc. TFE 20/40/60 LMM Course

Dan Parker – Global Jet Services, AIMM PDP Course

Steve Church – CornerStone Strategies, PDP Course

Donald Peters – Cessna Citation Initial Maintenance Course

Charlene Hall – Honeywell, Inc. SPZ8400/HUD G-IV Avionics Course

Louis Duquette – Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV Initial Course

Russell Harden – Honeywell, Inc. TFE 20/40/60 LMM Course

Amanda Stinson – Cessna Citation 560XL Initial Course

Jorge Chipollini – Honeywell, Inc. TFE 20/40/60 LMM Course

Michael Parks – Rolls-Royce AE3007 Engine Course

Kelly Tuzsynski – Bombardier CL604 Ramp & Transit Course

Bryan Dudas – FlightSafety Principles of Troubleshooting Course

Ian Rotich – Bombardier Learjet 60 Ramp & Transit Course

Jeffrey Hitchcock - GE CFE 34 Engine Course

NBAA thanks the following organizations for making the Maintenance TRACS program possible: Bombardier Aerospace, Cessna Aircraft, CornerStone Strategies, FlightSafety International, GE Engines, Global Jet Services, Gulfstream Aerospace, Honeywell, Inc., Rolls-Royce and Sino Swearingen.

Applications for the 2008 Maintenance TRACS awards will be available in summer 2007. For more information on this program, visit the Maintenance TRACS web page.