Press Release

FAA Renews JDA Aviation Certification Consultant Agreement

For Immediate Release
December 02, 2009

Contact - JDA
Mike Rioux - 301-940-1460
mrioux@jdasolutions.aero

BETHESDA, MD, - JDA Aviation Technology Solutions today announced that the FAA has renewed JDA's Part 121 Certification Consultant Agreement through November 2011. Under the FAA Certification Consultant Program, qualified firms such as JDA may be used by Part 121 applicants to assist the new entrant carrier with the FAA certification process. In October 2005, JDA became one of only two aviation consulting firms to first meet the qualifications necessary to be recognized as a Part 121 Certification Consultant, and continues to maintain the high program standards and requirements established by the FAA.

"To become a qualified certification consultant requires arduous FAA training and scrutiny, and to maintain our qualification is certainly a testament about the quality of our team of seasoned experts and the successful results of our projects" said JDA President and CEO Joe Del Balzo.

In addition to a team of highly experienced personnel, JDA uses a rigorous proprietary procedure, CertAssure™, to guide applicants through the certification process. By following the CertAssure™ process, both the carrier seeking Part 121 certification and the agency are assured that all aspects of the certification process have been met. CertAssure™ helps carriers expedite the process while maintaining high quality and cost effectiveness throughout the certification effort. The CertAssure™ process is also used by JDA to help existing air carriers implement FAA Air Transport Oversight System (ATOS) and Safety Management Systems (SMS) programs.

JDA was instrumental in getting Lynx Aviation (Frontier Express) certified as a Part 121 air carrier under this program, and has also supported Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and Piedmont Airlines with their ATOS / System Safety implementations using CertAssure™.

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About JDA - For more than 15 years, JDA Aviation Technology Solutions has been a leading aviation industry consultant, delivering innovative solutions for aviation client challenges in safety, certification, compliance and airspace analysis.

JDA offers a wide range of certification and operations-related services and products including new carrier certification, system safety-based manual systems, ATOS Conformance Audits, Safety Management Systems, operational safety assessments, safety culture assessments, Virtual Safety Office (VSO), SMSPro™, 135Pro™, ATOSPro™, and airspace analysis and obstruction evaluation,

The company's client base includes many of the leading aviation and aerospace companies including, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Republic Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Sentient Flight Group, Frontier Airlines/Lynx Aviation, CJ Systems Aviation, Sundance Helicopters, Olympus Aviation LLC, Charles E. Smith Inc. and Nevada Development Corporation. JDA also represents ESCO, which manufactures and installs the Engineered Material Arrestor System (EMAS), the FAA certified breakaway-concrete surface installed at the end of runways to provide overrun protection.

For additional information on JDA Aviation Technology Solutions and CertAssure™ visit JDA's website at www.jdasolutions.aero or call 301-941-1460 to arrange for a private briefing.

Contact JDA

JDA Aviation Technology Solutions
4720 Montgomery Lane
Suite 950
Bethesda, MD 20814

Toll Free: 1-877-JDA-AERO (877-532-2376)
Local: 301-941-1460

Email: info@jdasolutions.aero