Dave Schober, Director of Maintenance, has become an FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative. As a DAR, he may issue Airworthiness certificates for U.S. and imported aircraft as well as replacements and special flight permits.

For the past two consecutive years, JRA has been a recipient of the FAA Certificate of Excellence Diamond Award. This year, our mechanics have received an FAA AMT Ruby Award, two Gold Awards and one Silver Award.

In May 2003 David Schober, Director of Maintenance, received the PAMA Member Service Award at the AS3 Convention in Las Vegas, NV.

In April 2003 JRA was pleased to note that two additional JRA mechanics received their A&P Certificates.

See the attached April 2003 "Aviation Digest" for focus article on Susan Timmons, President and CEO of JRA.(Note; Since this article, Susan Timmons has received her A&P license).