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M6 YOO VH0U5*?^ News about Piedmont. The Up-And-Coming Airline. Preparations for F28s A company-wide project Even though the first F28 isn’t scheduled for service until April 1, people in virtually every area at Piedmont have already begun to prepare for the new aircraft. Initial training began this falJ when 26 employees, hand-picked for this special project, flew to Amsterdam to familiarize them selves with the Fokker aircraft. Maintenance personnel, pilots, dispatchers, and ground school instructors attended classes at Fokker in their respective fields. They, in turn, are writing programs and setting up classes in order to pass on their expertise to others at Piedmont. “Bringing in a new aircraft is a big job all the way around," Bill Hall, director training, INT. said. “A tremendous amount of work goes into writing the various pro grams. First the FAA has to approve our programs, both the number of hours required and the subject material to be taught. Then we can begin training our people. "Everyone’s very enthusiastic about the aircraft,” Hall added. “I think it will be a moneymaker for Piedmont." continued page 3 Fokker instructorArie Verhoef trains Piedmont pilots Ted Restel (left) and John Cox in an F28 simulator. Restel is manag er of the F28 training program and Cox is an F28 instructor 'S3 a Year Of Pride ir^ Piedmor^t We can look back upon a year of growth and profitability in 1983. These are remarkable achievements, because we set great tasks and goalsfor ourselves at a time when most ojour industry was seeking to simply "get along. ’’ We embarked upon a course of growth at the outset of the year. That is not new for Piedmont But neither is it something that should be takenfor granted. The growth oj an airline requires planning, txewfacilities, new equipment, and new people. It involves training and coordination of a wide array of skills, perhaps a wider array than any other major industry. In sum, our people had to make that growth happen. And you did. We will end 1983 with well over 11 million passengers served. We will have a fleet of 85 modem jet aircraft in service. We have new general aviation subsidiariesfu actioning smoothly as part of our team. Our workforce will have grown to afamily of 10,000 dedi cated men and women. Thesefacts were unimaginable afew years ago. But today they are as real as your home and yourfamily, and almost as important to us. You should take pride in these accomplishments, and share that sense of pride with the fine people who make Piedmont what it is. There are more and trying challenges ahead of us. We have not come thisfar to stop and rest on our laurels now. But, working together with concern for one another and our customers, we will continue to prosper and amaze our industry. On behalf of your directors and officers, and all yourfellow employees, I wish each of you and yourfamilies a Merry Christmas and Most Happy New Year. — Q.. President and Chief Executive Officer
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