Delaware-based Dassault Falcon Jet Wilmington and Nashville-based Averitt Aviation have received the FAA’s Diamond Award for aviation maintenance training. The FAA’s highest level award for maintenance training, the Diamond Award is a certificate of excellence given to select companies participating in the FAA Aviation Technician Training Program. To qualify, at least a quarter of an aviation service company’s maintenance technicians must participate in extensive training in a variety of aircraft systems, regulations and FAA rules during a 12-month period. One hundred percent of Averitt’s technicians participated.
To be eligible for individual awards, aviation technicians must complete two hours of FAA regulations training, 10 days or 58 hours of aviation maintenance training, and 40 classroom attendance hours or three credits in an approved college level course. In all, Averitt Aviation technicians received more than 200 hours of training. This marks the third year in a row Averitt Aviation received the prestigious honor.
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