PAMA Aviation Maintenance Olympics Underway at Aviation Industry Week

Maintenance teams from around the country are competing this week at the PAMA Aviation Maintenance Olympics being held at the Aviation Industry Week trade show. Six teams are competing in events that include safety wiring, rigging, hardware identification, and safety wiring. The competition wraps up today with winners announced at tomorrow's PAMA Awards Breakfast. The winning team will stake claim to the traveling trophy which is currently held by last year's champion Midcoast Aviation. The teams in this year's competion are:

Dassault Falcon Jet, Team Falcon

Coach: Daniel Durante

Team Members: Edward Fiorentino, Kenneth Velez, Gene Hill

Midcoast Aviation Arch Rivals

Coach: Vinnie Venditto

Team Members: Bill Fields, Brian Bauwens, Tim Kennon

Southwest Airlines Maintenance

Coach: Tom Zollars

Team Members: Eliot Ovsiew, Mark Woodhall, Jim Lufrano

Bombardier Hot Wrenches

Coach: John Carleton

Assistant Coach: Anthony Masciotra

Team Members: Mike Zina, Mark Dumas, Rob Huntley

JetBlue Airways

Coach: Simon Chandler

Team Members: Vincent Whitfield, James Van Cleave, Michael Torrent

General Dynamics Aviation Services, Team GDAS

Coach: Rob Robbins

Team Members: John Paulson, Duane Furr, Kevin Wood