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FAA Presents Independence Air With Diamond Award for Excellence
in Maintenance Training; Maintenance Team Has Received FAA Honor Every Year
Since 1997
DULLES, Va., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Low-fare airline Independence
Air (NASDAQ:FLYI) is proud to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) has again honored the company's maintenance team with the Diamond Award,
the highest award in the FAA's Aviation Technician Training Program. The
presentation was made during a ceremony at Independence Air headquarters near
Washington Dulles International Airport. Independence Air and its parent
company have received the Diamond Award every year since 1997.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031119/DCW018LOGO-a )
The award was given to Independence Air based on a detailed evaluation of its
maintenance and training programs -- which measured the extent of its initial
and recurrent maintenance and airworthiness training as well as the company's
regular participation in FAA-sponsored policy and regulation seminars. The
presentation was made by Nick Scarpinato, Manager of the FAA's Washington, DC
Flight Standards District Office. Also on hand for the FAA were Assistant
Manager Ron Curtis, Supervisor Bill Voss, Principal Maintenance Inspector Barry
Barbini, Principal Avionics Inspector Norm Schwanke, and Aviation Safety
Inspector Rolandos Lazaris.
Independence Air President Tom Moore said, "We could not be more proud of our
maintenance team and the outstanding work they do every day. We thank the FAA
for once again recognizing their professionalism." He added, "Independence
Air's reputation for excellence in operational performance -- as measured by
the extremely high number of positive comments we get from our customers -- is
due in large part to the efforts of our mechanics and our entire maintenance
team."
The airline currently offers low fares to 46 destinations with comfortable
leather seats and Tender Loving Service(SM). For more information about
Independence Air and parent company FLYi, Inc., please visit our website at
FLYi.com.
Independence Air is the low-fare airline that makes travel fast and easy for
its customers with a customer-first attitude, innovative thinking and a
willingness to challenge the status quo.
Independence Air, the "i" logo mark, FLYi, FLYi.com and Tender Loving Service
are service marks of Independence Air, Inc.
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DATASOURCE: Independence Air
CONTACT: Rick DeLisi Director, Corporate Communications of Independence
Air, +1-703-650-6550
Web site: http://www.flyi.com/