Archive for 2012
December 13, 2012
PKL Services, Inc. has been awarded a sub-contract agreement as part of a contract award to BAE Systems for the T-34, T-44, T-6 Aircraft Maintenance and Logistics Support by the U.S. Navy. The contract was awarded on Nov. 30, 2012 with full performance scheduled to commence on Feb. 1, 2013. This multi-year contract provides maintenance, modifications, and logistics support services for all Navy T-34C, T-44A, and T-6A aircraft assigned to Navy flight training squadrons at Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP), Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF), and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NASCC). These aircraft are an integral part of Chief of Naval Air Training providing critical flight training to hundreds of Student Naval Aviators each year, supplying the combat aviators of tomorrow. PKL is proud to be part of this critical mission.
For this contract, PKL looks forward to welcoming to our team approximately 83 highly skilled artisans for the T-34 and T-6 aircraft at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. PKL will assist the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and our corporate teammates in maintaining high aircraft readiness by providing innovative, responsive logistics services including Organizational (O- level) and Intermediate (I-level) maintenance spread across multiple functions and disciplines.
PKL President and CEO, Samuel Flores, celebrated the award announcement with his PKL staff. “It’s a great privilege to be part of Naval Aviation’s proud heritage. We are very excited to be a part of this team and we look forward to bringing to bear our aerospace experience in support of our customers, employees, and teammates in the important work at NAS Corpus Christi.”
December 3, 2012
We know our employees make our company great. Without their hard work and dedication, we would not succeed. We appreciate the opportunity to showcase our employees hard at work supporting our customers.
We recently visited our employees at MCAS Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA. We have nearly 130 personnel working on our RESET contract at this location. Our teams at Camp Pendleton perform aerospace maintenance service and logistics support for the U.S. Marine Corps working on rotary wing aircraft, including AH-1W/Z, UH-1N/Y, CH-46 and CH-53 helicopters. We are grateful for their exceptional work and thank them for their dedication to PKL!
For more photos of our employees, please visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PKL.Services.Inc
November 28, 2012
Our PKL H-1 team was presented with a Letter of Appreciation from HMLA 469 by the CO for the services they provided while deployed in Afghanistan. A patch was flown in their honor on November 10, 2012 for their contributions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Click here to see the award and patch that was presented to our team.
As always, we are proud to recognize the hard work of our outstanding PKL maintenance team. Good work team!
November 5, 2012
Effective 4 November 2012, PKL Services, Inc. has been added to the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs Business Database. As a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business, PKL is eligible to participate in Veterans First Contracting Program with the VA. For more information on the VA Business Program or to find PKL on their website, please visit: www.vetbiz.gov
We are proud to be associated with such an outstanding organization!
October 31, 2012
We got into the spooky spirit of Halloween this year and a number our corporate employees came to work in costume! Happy Halloween everyone!
October 11, 2012
PKL Services, Inc. has provided a platinum level sponsorship for the San Diego State University Aztec Cheerleaders Squad. Our local University has had great years recently in Basketball, Football, Golf, and Swimming. The Aztecs cheerleaders are made up of a team of 35 talented, hard working, and dedicated students that help support the school’s teams. Additionally, the squad competes yearly in National Cheerleading Competitions and is consistently ranked in the top 5!
Aztec cheerleader Nicolette Goward came by our PKL Corporate office to accept the sponsorship from President/CEO Samuel Flores, Jr. and Executive VP Paul Callan.
For more information on the Aztecs Cheerleaders, please visit their website at sdsucheer.net
We are proud to support such an enthusiastic group and our local community! Go Aztecs!
September 26, 2012
PKL Services, Inc. recently received a sole-source contract award by the US Air Force (USAF), in support of USAF and Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-15 aircraft, beginning 1 October 2012. This multi-year contract provides functional elements spanning operations, maintenance, and simulator support to maintain the RSAF F-15SG and the USAF F-15C/D & F-15E aircraft with the 366th Maintenance Group at Mountain Home AFB, ID.
Services provided by the contract include Aviation Services & Support; Database Development, Management & Maintenance; Operation & Maintenance Services, and; Training, Education & Distance Learning. PKL Services, Inc. will provide coordination, maintenance, servicing, ground handling, inspection, and repair of all assigned Mountain Home AFB aircraft, aircraft components, engines, and associated mission support equipment as well as flying and maintenance scheduling, database management and analysis, centralized control, maintenance training functions, and specialized support functions.
For this contract, PKL will employ approximately 110 personnel, including pilots, Simulator operators, quality assurance inspectors, weapons technicians, avionics technicians, ground equipment technicians, and instructors.
“Our team has worked very diligently at Mountain Home AFB to provide exceptional service to our customer and we are excited to have been awarded this contract and proud of the work our team has done there, and proud of our ongoing partnership with the USAF and RSAF” said President and CEO, Samuel Flores, Jr.
July 30, 2012
PKL Services has made a considerable donation to the Banning Broncos Football Team. Our donation went towards providing both practice and game uniforms for the team.
The Banning Broncos are a JAAF team based out of Banning, CA. They are looking forward to a great first season and we wish them the best!
May 2, 2012
Congratulations to our VMFAT-101 team for their contribution to the Department of the Navy CPI Project Competition. It was announced on April 27, 2012 that the MALS-11/VMFAT-101 Phase Maintenance Project won the DON CPI Project Competition, in the category of “Best Example of Readiness / Availability Impact”.The Phase Maintenance Project will be showcased at the 2012 Annual DOD Performance Symposium in June 2012.
We would like to commend and recognize all of the Marines, Sailors, and PKL Team Members that contributed to this award! Congratulations!
March 1, 2012
PKL Services has added their contributions and support to the Joe Foss Scholarship Award Program. This program provides scholarships to deserving high school seniors that demonstrate “Joe Foss”-like qualities and who understand American values and the cost of freedom. PKL Services provided its donation to the MCAA Joe Foss Squadron in Okinawa, Japan where the scholarship funds will go to students from the Matthew C. Perry High School in Iwakuni or the Kubasaki High School in Okinawa.
We are proud to support such a commendable program and are encouraged by the humility and pride of the recipient students!
View a copy of the Joe Foss Appreciation Letter here.
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