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2 Piedmont John Powell, executive director- Piedmont Aerospace Institute, presents an Aircraft Maintenance Technician degree to Neal B. Reece at the Institute's final graduation ceremony December 21. More than 200 people attended the cere^ many ac the Holiday Inn-North in Winston- Salem and heard a graduation address marking the occasion by T.H. Davis. Piedmont 's founder and retired chairman of the board. The Institute graduated its last class 18 years after its first students arrived in 1966. First opened to train mechanics and aircraft technicians, the Institute was at one time the only such school between Pittsburgh and Miami. Now there are sev era! such schools and the Institute is clos ing its doors. As Davis said in his remarks, "We re extremely proud that these students selected Piedmont Airlines to do their training." Powell has recently been named direc tor-fuel procurementJor the airline. Koonf/, CLT students Wing their way To West Coast This month 20 eighth grade stu dents from the Charlotte/Mecklen burg school system are llying to San Francisco for a “living lesson’’ in United States history and geography. These students are taking part in F’iedmont’s ’"Wings for learning" program which came about as a result of our new Charlotte San Francisco service. As part of the educationaJ exchange program, we are sending outstanding students and teacher/escorts from both Charlotte and San Francisco to the other city on an till expenses paid three-day tour. The Charlotte-area students are leaving for California on February 21. Among the many things they have asked to see are cable cars, China Town, Fisherman's Wharf, a Spanish mission, and Alcatraz. 'l"wenty slxth grade students from San Francisco will lly to Char lotte this spring for a tour of several cities in North Carolina. J. Our motto: Safety Spoken Here More passengers, more reserva tions, more employees, and more new aircraft add up to rapid growth. " rhe 1985 challenge is fewer injuries and less damage with this additional growth, ” Jim Swartz, director-ground safety, said. To help promote safety, Swartz has designed a new poster entitled, ’’Safety Spoken Flere ” which is now displayed across Piedmont’s system. ‘ The poster is designed to meet the needs of each individual loca tion, ” Swarty, said. "The center of the poster is left blank so that each station can decide what particular safety message needs to be stressed. ” The new safety program will also be linked with the delivery of the first 737 300 set for mid-April. ”We particularly want to empha size to employees the need to be aware of important safety measures regarding the handling of our new aircraft,” Swartz said. ’”What we’re striving for is a good, safe, on-time performance throughout the Company.” Butler earns TOPS Award lAH Supervisor Wayne Butler has won Piedmont's TOPS (Total Out standing Passenger Services) Award for helping a family of four trying to get to Charlotte for a funeral. Because of heavy Hooding in the area, the family’s car had become I / Fred Sheets, city sales manager MCO. ivas chairman of Travel Fair Day during the city's recent Airline Appreciation Week. Sheets (third from left) was also on hand fora reception for over 100 Orlando air line industry members held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel. With him are II to r) Duane Schultz, district repre sentative for U.S. Senator Paul Hawkins: Kitty O'Hara, the Hyatt's travel and incen tive manager: and Robert Trumble. traffic office manager for scheduled airlines at the Naval Training Center submerged in water as they trav eled to the airport, and they missed their flight. The family later wrote: When we arrived at the airport, we were soaked, had missed our flight and had no car A terrible situation, especially with two small babies. Wayne tried to find an alter nate flight while we changed into dry clothes. When that didn't work, he took care of our luggage and called every hotel in the area trying to find us a place to spend the night... None! Despite theJact that he was obviously tired due to working a double shift and had to be back at work early the next morning, he invited us to spend the night at his home His wife Sharon, who had lit tle warning, offered us food and made a bed. We spent a cornfortable night there and in the morning Sharon made our breakfast and took us to catch our flight which Wayne had already arranged. They ivould not accept any payment and were totally charming the entire time. Piedmont has an exemplary representa tive in Wayne who has been more than helpful with your patrons. He represents Piedmont as the true friendly skies. I hope that you will always be aware of your out standing people and can in some way show your appreciation for their efforts. Koontz named To ALPA post Captain Bob Koontz, GSO, has been elected executive vice presi dent of the Air Line Pilots Associa tion (ALPA). In his new position he will serve a two-year term on ALPA’s executive committee, its third highest governing body. Koontz. who flies the B-727, joined Piedmont in 1962. He is a graduate ofWake Forest University and served fouryears in the U.S. Navy as a pilot. Koontz has been active in ALPA for many years. He served three terms as chairman, the highest elected local union office, of the Piedmont pilot group, and as chairman of the group’s negotiat ing and scheduling committees. He has also been a member of the National ALPA Hearing Board. Going into the hospital? Self-audit may save money It's a fact of life; hospital bills are often wrong. These mistakes can add up to substantial amounts of lost money for f’iedmont and Piedmont employees. Wliat can you do? “You can be more aware of health care costs,” Jane Roberts, supervi sor-employee benefits, said. “If you're going into the hospital, conduct a self-audit so that when you receive your itemized bill you can compare it with your own list,” she explained. For example, keep track of all blood tests, x rays, and medication you receive. Check your bill closely to make sure admission and dis charge dates are correct. Make note of any therapy you receive or equipment you take home such as a cane, walker or crutches. While there’s no one reason why mistakes happen, there are some billing problems common to many hospitals. In most hospitals, for example, bills are itemized as doc tors order tests and medication. If. for some reason, the tests are never performed or the medication is never given, the billing records may not be updated. Keypunching errors are another common hospital billing mistake. A misplaced decimal point could cost you a considerable amount of money. "Most hospital bill mistakes are a matter of human error,” Roberts said, ‘and the problem exists to some degree in almost eveiy hospital. "It's worth it to take a second look at your hospital bill. It could save you money in the long term.” If you have any questions, con tact the Employee Benefits Office. A255 or extension 5524 in Winston-Salem.
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