Scottsdale, Ariz.-based National Maintenance Group has secured an agreement to provide janitorial cleaning services for US Airways jets. Under the deal, services will take place at the company’s facility in Portland, Ore. National Maintenance Group will provide carpet cleaning, heating/air conditioning repair and maintenance, and other janitorial services. For related news
DAE, StandardAero Rework Leadership
DAE Engineering and its subsidiary, StandardAero, have consolidated their executive management teams. Under a realignment plan, DAE Engineering CEO Rob Mionis will take on the role of president and CEO of StandardAero, as well as lead a combined management team operating from Tempe, Ariz. Current StandardAero President and CEO Paul Soubry will become a strategic advisor to the consolidated group. For related news
Cover Story Keeping the Big Boys Flying
On any given day, the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) completes more than 200 airlift missions carrying more than 1,000 tons of cargo and some 2,500 personnel, often flying into some of the most... More »
Product Focus Aircraft Tires
They’re round, dirty, probably have a growing bald spot and are under loads of pressure; and while I could easily be describing an aviation journalist, I am, in fact, talking about aircraft tires. Alas, the... More »
Technology Focus Tracking Down Maintenance Tracking Software
It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to find a good maintenance tracking software, just some good research. Here we have done the sleuthing for you and have looked at a variety of levels of software ranging from... More »
Special Report StandardAero Augusta
This Augusta facility started as Capital, became Garrett, then Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated, was briefly Landmark and is now StandardAero. How has this shop survived these numerous ownership changes?... More »
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High-Frequency Data Recorder Features up to 20 Channels Astro-Med’s Test & Measurement Product group has unveiled the Dash 20HF, a high-frequency data recorder. The unit can record up to 20 analog... More »
AV Today Surviving the Perfect Storm
Record oil prices are pushing the cost of jet fuel to nosebleed heights, forcing many operators and their suppliers into retrenchment and decline — even bankruptcy. In the matter of a few months, the... More »
Industry Insights FAA 'Customer' Survey
I received an interesting survey in today’s email from a CFI Group International on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Most of the questions were fairly innocuous, but they saved the best... More »
Change Agent Q&A with Axel Mueller
Axel Mueller, general manager with Lufthansa Technik in Tulsa, Okla., serves as chairman of the Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC), an air-transport organization sponsored by the ARINC Industry Activities... More »
