NEWS RELEASE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2006 – The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization representing leading U.S. airlines, in association with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), today recognized the recipients of the 2006 FAA-ATA Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Forum “Better Way” award.
The “Better Way” award recognizes a team of government and airline industry individuals who collaborated to advance inspection or testing of aircraft structure, components or systems. This award, jointly sponsored by the FAA and ATA, was presented at the ATA Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Forum on Oct. 18 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Industry and government professionals recognized with this prestigious award include: From Delta Air Lines: David Piotrowski, John Bohler, Richard Watkins, Ramesh Ramakrishnan, Doug Jury, David Steadman and Mark Boudreau (now with FedEx Express); from Drexel University: Bao Mosinyi; From FAA Technical Center: John Bakuckas, Amlan Duttchoudhury (now with The Boeing Company) and Doug Koriakian; from Sandia National Labs – AANC: Mike Bode, Floyd Spencer and David Moore.
The winning team was recognized for its efforts to summarize 20 diverse NDT techniques used to assess damage on longitudinal lap joints. The results of this effort are documented in a database that will provide end-users at airlines and repair stations with the information needed to make informed decisions about the capabilities of the various NDT techniques.
“We congratulate the team for their tireless and outstanding work,” said ATA President and CEO James C. May. “This award exemplifies the important collaborative work that is essential to our industry.”
ATA airline members transport more than 90 percent of all U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic.
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