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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Aviation Maintenance: Technology Focus: Green Engines
Spurred by environmental regulations and ever rising fuel costs, jet engine manufacturers are developing products that reduce emissions and noise pollution. Researchers in Europe and America are focusing on... [read more]
April 1, 2008
Editor’s Notebook
Blame Game In early March the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it was initiating an action to collect a $10.2 million civil penalty from Southwest Airlines for operating 46 planes without performing mandatory inspections for fuselage fatigue...
April 1, 2008
Reader Feedback
You Can’t Fight Progress It is not often that I comment these days, one way or the other, on words or positions that come from the mouth of politicians as I have come, in my old age, to hold most politicians in very low esteem. But I feel the remarks...
April 1, 2008
About People
TIMCO promoted Jeff Luedeke to VP of sales & marketing with responsibility for both the TIMCO Aerosystems and Brice Manufacturing Company brands. Virgin America appointed Tom Anderson as their SVP of technical operations. Bell Helicopter announced Reg...
April 1, 2008
Briefs
Bombardier’s New Tech Pubs Bombardier Regional Aircraft has developed new capabilities for its CRJ regional jet and Q-series turboprop technical manuals delivered in Adobe PDF format. The company scheduled the release for the first quarter of 2008. The...
April 1, 2008
The Science of Aging Aircraft
Airplanes, like humans, deteriorate physically during their long lives. Accumulating stresses make it important to have regular checkups and, as the years go by, more frequent visits to specialists. Like geriatric medicine, aircraft aging science has become...
April 1, 2008
Europe’s Challenges In a Dynamic MRO Market
Dramatic growth and change are forecasted for the worldwide aircraft maintenance market. Are Europe’s established repair centers positioned to maintain their share? The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market looks strong and is expected to grow...
April 1, 2008
The Checkbook Is Not Balancing
What led to the China Airlines accident of a Boeing 737-800 last August? Bart Crotty speculates that as with any accident, there were many factors including a loose bolt, a service letter and a possible error in the re-assembling of some parts after...
April 1, 2008
Software Tools
Suppliers discuss the improved efficiency, visibility and connectivity possible through comprehensive and modular software systems. In Greek mythology, a king named Sisyphus must forever roll a boulder up a steep hill. In some sense, the volume of data...
April 1, 2008
GoingDutch
The Air France-KLM tie-up has been one of the most successful of airline mergers enacted. Roy Allen hears what it means to KLM Maintenance & Engineering. In a world where well-backed airlines start up daily, KLM and Air France believed there was enough...
April 1, 2008
A Mechanic’s Guide to Fall Protection Systems
Fall protection may not be the first thought when climbing atop an aircraft to perform a minor repair. If a task will only take five minutes, the risk of falling may be seen as a lesser evil than the additional time it would take to set up a fall...
April 1, 2008
In Country
Preconceived notions are the bane of any profession, but they’re particularly insidious in a strategic industry like aviation. There’s nothing worse than self-appointed "experts" who regurgitate the same old conventional wisdom...
April 1, 2008
Aviation Safety Managements Systems
What would W. Edwards Deming say about aviation safety management systems? Deming died in 1993 but many of his quality and management principals and concepts keep surfacing in new applications and under new terms, for example, safety management systems...
April 1, 2008
Russ Halliday, Maintenix Product Manager, Mxi Technologies
Russ Halliday is the Maintenix product manager at Mxi Technologies. Halliday has been with Mxi for more than nine years and works to understand customer and market requirements in order to direct the growth and development of the Maintenix product. AM: Please...
December 1, 2007
Editor’s Notebook: On the FAAST Track
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) has produced its pocket calendar again for the coming 2008 year. The calendar highlights a dozen human factors that can lead to mistakes in aviation maintenance. The calendar is a handy pocket size to make it easy to carry. The...
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