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Fargo Jet Center Honored
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Jet Center (FJC) has received the
Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Certificate of
Excellence Diamond Award and 21 of its technicians have
received Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT) awards.
Jeff Boe, from the FAA Flight Standards District Office,
presented the Certificate of Excellence Diamond Award to
Fargo Jet Center President Jim Sweeney and Director of
Maintenance Mike Clancy at the Upper Midwest Symposium
held in March. AMT awards were presented to the company’s
maintenance technicians in April recognizing their personal
achievements in aviation maintenance training.
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Fargo Jet Center maintenance technicians received individual AMT
awards.
Construction of Kestrel Aircraft Plant Delayed
SUPERIOR, WIS. – Construction of the Kestrel Aircraft
manufacturing plant at Richard I. Bong Airport in Superior,
Wisconsin, has been delayed due to a delay in receiving
financial incentives promised by the State of Wisconsin. Both
the City of Superior and Douglas County have come through
on their share of the $40 million package. The entire Kestrel
project is expected to cost $190 million. Ground breaking on
the plant is now expected in late 2013 or early 2014.
The financial package was key in bringing Kestrel CEO
Alan Klapmeier back to Wisconsin to build the new plane,
where he started Cirrus Aircraft with his brother, Dale, in
1984. Cirrus has since moved to Duluth, Minnesota, and
is now owned by the Government of the People’s Republic
of China. The Kestrel K-350 is a single-engine, compositeconstructed
turboprop aircraft yet to be certified.
Mead & Hunt Hires Pollutant
Discharge System Expert
MADISON, WIS. – Dr. Dean Mericas has joined Mead
& Hunt’s aviation team. Mericas brings national technical
leadership in environmental complaince at airports. With
nearly 35 years working in the water quality and aquatic
resources disciplines, and more than 20 years of experience in
the aviation industry, he is a leading expert in managing the
environmental impacts of airport deicing runoff and storm
water, and the negotiation of National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permits for airports. In
addition to his deicing and storm water experience, Mericas
has directed comprehensive environmental compliance
support programs at large and mid-sized hub airports that
included air quality, groundwater, solid waste management
and sustainability services.
For additional information or assistance, contact Dean
Mericas at dean.mericas@meadhunt.com or 512-750-2271.
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JUNE/JULY 2013 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 41