CARGOEXPRESS DECEMBER 2019 A publicaon for ABX Air employees, families and friends Jong Park Diane Hibbett Awarded Awarded Gold Wings Silver Wings of Excellence of Excellence Sr. Line Maintenance Specialist, Jong Park, was awarded the Gold Wings of Excellence Manager of IEP/SMS, Diane Hibbe, was award. Jong was recognized by Vice President, awarded the Silver Wings of Excellence award Maintenance Phil Flowers for his efforts for leading the Company effort to renew our compleng the ADS-B modificaon on seven IOSA registry for another two years. This is L-R Mark Stevens, Jong Park, aircra. Each aircra was completed on Diane's second Silver Wings award. Brad Hamlin, Phil Flowers average two days sooner than scheduled. Thanks to the cross-departmental team led by Jong also developed an avionics test to evaluate Diane, ABX Air was able to successfully complete applicants prior to hiring them into the Technical the audit with a minimum number of findings Specialist posion. He also serves as the liaison between and observaons. AMES Engineering and ABX Maintenance Control, providing avionics experse in troubleshoong newly installed STCs. The team was recognized Vice President Phil Flowers said, “Jong has been a valuable talent in by senior ABX working avionics issues on our aircra. He frequently travels to other management at a staons and is more than willing to share his avionics knowledge with less special luncheon experienced technicians to help them learn and grow in their cra.“ where each team member received The IOSA Audit Team Congratulaons, Jong! a jacket with a unique Front: Erin Cadwallader, logo recognizing the Diane Hibbe, Barbara Brooks achievement, plus a Back: Todd Kramer, Eddie Automac Surveillance Dependent-Broadcast or What is $50 gi card. Crowe, Steve Briner, Alain ADS-B? ADS-B is transforming all segments of aviaon by Terzakis, Andrew Lawter, providing real-me precision, shared situaonal Kyle Murphy, Rex Gunning, awareness, and advanced applicaons for pilots and air traffic Well done, Aaron Burns, Mark Wilt controllers. Diane! ADS-B works by using GPS to idenfy the three-dimensional posion of an aircra in the air (or on the ground), and automacally broadcasng the locaon to other nearby aircra and to air traffic What is The IATA Operaonal Safety controllers on the ground. The posion of nearby aircra is displayed Audit (IOSA) Program is an in the cockpit allowing pilots to “see” nearby aircra in any visibility. IOSA? internaonally recognized and accepted evaluaon system designed to ADS-B improves safety and efficiency in the air and on runways, assess the operaonal management and reduces costs, and lessens harmful effects on the environment. control systems of an airline. The IOSA audit Do you remember? creates a standard that is comparable on a world-wide basis, enabling and maximizing ABX Air, along with FedEx and UPS, tested an early version of ADS-B in the joint use of audit reports. ABX Air the 1990s. ABX had four DC-9 aircra equipped with the early version successfully extended our registry for another during the test period. two years, unl October 26, 2021. 1 Copyright © 2019 ABX Air, Inc. ABX HAPPENINGS ATSG Reopening! New ABX Department: Wilmington Air Park Corporate Publicaons A new Corporate Publicaons department has been Healthcare Center established to oversee the creaon and revision of Maintenance, Safety, Ground and Flight Operaons- For employees and their families related manuals for the airline. The new department consolidates the work being done by mulple enrolled in Company medical insurance departments and will be located in the Flight Operaons area. Lori Moore has been promoted to Supervisor, Technical Wring & Publicaons, and will oversee the new department. Hot Fun with the Cool Kids at the Summerme Cookout ABX Air Wilmington employees enjoyed a Tawnia Cecardo, Manager, Benefits & Wellness, cookout this summer shares informaon with ATSG employees about the new HealthCare Center at the Hangar Talk. including a visit by the Kona Ice Truck. Vice President, Aircra At the recent ATSG Hangar Talk, the Company announced the Maintenance, Phil Wilmington Air Park Healthcare Center will reopen in January Flowers and Vice President, Flight Operaons, 2020. The Healthcare Center will provide healthcare services John Maloney manned the grill while for ATSG employees and their family members based at ILN Human Resources Recruiter, who are enrolled in any of the company-sponsored medical Joyce Dean, enjoyed insurance plans. a Kona Ice. The facility will be operated and staffed by OurHealth, an independent provider of primary care and occupaonal services. OurHealth provides primary care for adults including preventave care, colds/flu, minor injuries, rashes, wound care, etc. Pediatric care for ages three and up includes minor illness and injuries, cuts, bumps, and sprains, and sports, camp, and school physicals. Wellness care includes annual exams, health coaching, tobacco cessaon, diabetes management, and biometric screening. OurHealth can dispense over 150 medicaons and will have lab services with over 3,000 blood and urine tests. OurHealth has four other locaons in the Cincinna market and four locaons in the Charloe, NC market. Eligible ATSG employees in those markets will have access to those locaons. Connie Marshall, Accounng, with Phil Flowers and John Maloney 2 Copyright © 2019 ABX Air, Inc. ABX HAPPENINGS Pilot Flow-Through Program with Air Cargo Carriers ABX Air and Air Cargo Carriers (ACC) signed a pilot Flow-Through Agreement this past June. The program will assist crewmembers at Air Cargo Carriers in progressing their careers by joining a world-class operator of Boeing 767-200 and 300 freighter aircra. Under the program, Air Cargo Carriers crewmembers who serve as Pilot in Command for a minimum of two years, obtain 1,000 hours of Pilot in Command flight experience, and obtain their Airline Transport Pilot license, can bypass the interview process and obtain a training class opportunity at ABX Air, conngent on their passing the required background checks. Recently, the leadership of ACC paid a visit to ABX Air to learn more about our programs and to discuss how we can work together to source pilots in today's compeve hiring environment. "We are very excited about the Flow- Through Program and what it will offer everyone involved," said Air Cargo Carriers President Steve Altnau. "As me progresses, we will connue to Terri Peterson, Human Resources evaluate new and creave ways to Director, and Deanna McCormick, Recruiter, both of Air Cargo improve this partnership and certainly Carriers try their hand in the ABX strive to maintain an industry-leading Air B-767 simulator. Steve Altnau, President, Air Cargo Carriers listens to Manager, Flight Standards, Capt. Dan agreement that will aract quality aviators." Graves explain the ABX Air pilot training process. "ABX Air is pleased to partner with Air Cargo Carriers on this program," said ABX Air Vice President of Flight Operaons John Maloney, "and we are looking forward to working together to recruit the best available pilots and give them the opportunity for a long, rewarding career in aviaon." Our Fall Charity Drive is ON Mxi Goes Live! Aer two years of effort, Mxi went live on The goal for this year's Fall Charity Drive is $250,000. November 6, 2019. All money donated supports eight charies including: The ABX Air Aircra Maintenance Department w American Cancer Society now has real me maintenance informaon w American Diabetes Associaon about the status of the fleet and upcoming w America Heart Associaon maintenance tasks. w American Red Cross Phil Flowers, Vice President, Aircra w ATSGCaREs Maintenance said, “Mxi will revoluonize how w Two local Food Banks we do business in Aircra Maintenance. I want w United Way to thank everyone who worked on this project w Wounded Warriors Project for the last two years. Especially, these key people: Rob Davis, Gregg Wehrung, Tricia If you have not turned in your donaon form there is sll me McInre, Joe Freese, and Rob Spendlove. Well to parcipate. Every dollars helps! done everyone!” 3 Copyright © 2019 ABX Air, Inc. EMPLOYEE CELEBRATIONS: ANNIVERSARIES Eric Plas Celebrates 45 Years Eric Plas, Director, Business Development, recently became the second ABX Air employee to celebrate 45 years with the Company. Eric joined Midwest Air Charters in Lorain, Ohio in July of 1974 right out of high school. According to Eric, his first job was “gofer” before moving on to Line Services and ulmately managing the Line Services funcon. He also sorted freight, including canceled checks being flown between Federal Reserve Banks. When the Company transioned to Part 121 operaons, Eric was involved with seng up the dispatch office and was a Dispatcher, Chief Dispatcher, and then Manager of Flight Control. In 1996, he transioned to Director of Charter Operaons which became his current job, Director of Business Development. Eric helped plan ABX's first internaonal flights to Mexico in the early 1990s and the first internaonal flight to Manaus, Brazil in 1995. He helped prepare the Company to join the USAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program in the late 1990s. July August 1 Year 10 Years First Officers David McBlane, Sr. Crew 45 Years 30 Years Andrew Whobrey Scheduler Eric Plas, Director, Business Peggy Houston, Aircra Brandon Maso Development Records Specialist Eduardo Nunez Duarte 1 Year William Mohs, Supervisor, Louis Kovacs 40 Years Flight Control Christopher Hibbits, Dispatcher Brad Hamlin, Director, Line Maintenance Melinda Jefferson, Technical 20 Years October
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