Management Training the Focus at PAMA’s First Maintenance and Management Symposium
WARRENDALE, Pa. (March 19, 2009) – More than 200 maintenance technicians and managers attended PAMA’s inaugural Aviation Maintenance and Management Symposium earlier this month and received a full course of management training, along with Maintenance and Operation Updates from OEMs and top tier suppliers.
The event was held March 6 & 7 at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
“PAMA will be dedicating much of its efforts and resources to providing the industry with management training in the future, so we are excited by the success of this initial venture and the strong positive responses we received from attendees regarding the course content and caliber of speakers,” PAMA Chairman Clark Gordon of TrueNorth Avionics, Inc., said.
In addition to offering training courses in the management of an aviation maintenance operation, the two-day conference featured training for those new to management, as well as courses specifically geared toward IA credit renewal. Also, an exhibit was held and the conference featured the return of the PAMA Olympics, sponsored by Snap-on Tools.
Gulfstream joined Snap-on as a premier partner for the event. Snap-on also contributed prizes for a raffle, the proceeds of which will support the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) PAMA Chapter’s scholarship program. Roger Sickler of Air Land Turbine Services, Inc., General Chair of the event and PAMA’s DFW Chapter President, said, “The DFW PAMA Chapter scholarship program benefited a great deal from this event, and we were happy to welcome many of our past scholarship winners to their first PAMA national event. I encourage all PAMA chapters to say ‘yes’ to PAMA national if asked to host a symposium.”
PAMA President John Casker thanked all who helped make the event possible and turned his attention to the future. “I want to thank the aviation maintenance industry in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for their great encouragement and support in making this event a success. This was the launch of a new PAMA – one that will serve the industry’s need for training to effectively prepare and equip individuals for the challenges of managing the day-to-day operations of a successful maintenance department.”
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