David Hopkins: John, tell us more about the Charles E. Taylor Award you won recently from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

John Judge: Yes, the Charles E. Taylor Award is an award given to individuals who have accumulated 50 years of continued service in the aviation safety end of the business. I was recently awarded that presentation at a presentation at Tarrant Junior College where I teach part-time.

Through the years of working for American Airlines for over 40 years, with PCC and with Air Transport Business Development, I was submitted for the award and received it and was very proud of it. Charles Taylor was the first power plant mechanic for the Wright Brothers and the award is given to those who have professional integrity and safety of aviation through the years.