ATAC Awarded 12th Consecutive FAA William “Bill” O’Brien Diamond Award of Excellence
Newport News, VA — March 10, 2025 — Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), part of the Textron Systems segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), announced today that it has been awarded the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William “Bill” O’Brien Diamond Award of Excellence. This is the company’s 12th consecutive time achieving this honor. The award recognizes outstanding work in advancing aviation safety and a commitment to continuous training within the company.
“Our technicians continue to set high standards in the defense aircraft industry,” said Scott Stacy, Senior Vice President. “This award recognizes the caliber and professionalism of our maintenance team, and ATAC is proud to once again be a recipient.”
Developing new, safer and more efficient ways to train air and ship crews is a skill that the ATAC maintenance team has been honing since the establishment of the company. The maintenance team features highly-decorated U.S. military veterans and seasoned civilian (AMTs).
ATAC conducts advanced flight operations from eight permanent locations and deployment sites in the continental U.S., Hawaii and the Western Pacific. Additionally, ATAC’s entire aircraft maintenance organization consistently achieves 100 percent compliance with initial and recurrent aviation maintenance technician (AMT) training requirements — which garners individual bronze, silver or gold awards for each member of the team. This dedication further demonstrates ATAC as an industry leader in tactical aviation.
“Receiving this award from the FAA once again is an immense honor,” said Greg Guilfoyle, Vice President of Maintenance and Logistics. “Every technician and supervisor contributed to ATAC receiving this award for the 12th time. We provide exceptional safety and advanced training regardless of whether we are supporting the Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps.”
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About Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), LLC
ATAC is the global leader of tactical airborne training, having pioneered much of what today are contracted air services industry standards. ATAC operates a fleet of over 100 aircraft, achieving over 105,000 flight hours, totaling nearly 30 years of operating experience. ATAC has provided a wide range of contracted air support capabilities to the U.S. Department of Defense in locations world-wide, including the Continental United States, Hawaii and the Western Pacific region. ATAC has helped train crews from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force and regularly operates out of as many as 25 different air bases per year.
About Textron Systems
Textron Systems is a world leader in uncrewed air, surface and land products, services and support founded on the combined expertise in our family of brands that includes Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, Lycoming, and ATAC. We harness the unlimited power of teamwork to solve incredible problems across seven specialized domains: air, land, sea, propulsion, weapon systems, electronic systems and test, training & simulation. From product development and manufacturing to training, operations and support, we integrate and offer ingenious and advanced solutions to support defense, aerospace, and other customer missions. For more information, visit www.textronsystems.com.
About Textron Inc.
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