Sun Air Jets Receives FAA 'Diamond Award' for Maintenance Training Excellence

Sun Air Jets, a leader in private aviation, today announced the latest recognition of its operational excellence for being awarded the prestigious Diamond Award of Excellence for 2014 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Diamond Award, the FAA's highest honor for maintenance training, recognizes Sun Air's ongoing commitment to high quality maintenance and training excellence.

"Sun Air is proud to be recognized for our commitment to high quality maintenance training and upholding the highest safety standards in the aircraft maintenance industry," said Greg Paxson, Sun Air's Director of Maintenance. "The Diamond Award is a reflection of the exemplary team effort and cooperative spirit put forth by every Sun Air Jets Technician."

The FAA first created this award program in 1991 to encourage aviation maintenance technicians and their employers to actively participate in training programs.  The Diamond Award recognizes that 100 percent of Sun Air's technicians completed training in the past year, including a minimum of 12 hours of training for each technician.