Press Release

Air West Airlines Selects JDA for Part 135 Certification Help

For Immediate Release
December 23, 2011

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

BETHESDA, MD - JDA Aviation Technology Solutions (JDA) today announced that Air West Airlines, a Tulsa, OK startup charter operator, has contracted with JDA for the 135Pro™ certification support program. .

135Pro™ is a low-cost Part 135 certification support program designed to simplify the process and lower costs associated with obtaining a Part 135 Certificate.

The 135Pro™ certification support program includes manuals specifically tailored to help new charter operators and corporate flight departments satisfy FAA requirements. A customized web-based application and document manager enables the owner/operator to store and access all Part 135 requirements and obtain full-time support from the JDA expert 135 team.

"After trying for several years to complete the Part 135 Certificate process on my own I turned to the experts at JDA to help me manage and complete the 135 certificate process JDA has extensive FAA and Part 135 experience and there is no doubt that using JDA for 135 certificate support will pay great dividends." said Harold Gay, owner of Air West Airlines.

"JDA understands the challenges that new 135 operators have to address. 135Pro™ is a comprehensive program that provides manuals, training as well as coordination and interface with the FAA, minimizing the burden that new 135 operators face in getting certified." said Tom Stuckey, JDA Vice President of Business and Commercial Aviation Solutions and manager of the 135Pro program.

To learn more about 135Pro™ contact Tom Stuckey at 301-941-1460 (ext 210) or 817-733-6808, or via email to tstuckey@jdasolutions.aero.

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About JDA - For more than 17 years, JDA has been a leading aviation industry consultant, delivering innovative solutions for aviation client challenges in safety, compliance, certification, obstruction evaluation, technology infusion and expert witness support.

JDA offers a wide range of certification and operations-related services and products including technology transfer, new carrier certification, obstruction evaluation, safety-based manual systems, ATOS Conformance Audits, Virtual Safety Offices, Crisis Management, and Safety Management Systems.

The company's client base includes many of the leading aviation and aerospace companies and airports in the country including American Airlines, RAK Airways, Republic Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Sentient Flight Group, Frontier Airlines/Lynx Aviation, CJ Systems Aviation, Sundance Helicopters, Olympus Aviation LLC, Charles E. Smith Inc., enXco 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 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)
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Email: info@jdasolutions.aero