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April 1, 2009
How to Make SMS Work Better for Everyone
ICAO, the International Civil Aviation Organization, a group that provides aviation safety standards, requested its participating nations to require safety management system (SMS) of its "service providers" by the first of this year...
April 1, 2009
Armand F. Lauzon, Jr., President of Chromalloy and CEO of Sequa Corp.
AM: Chromalloy has kept a fairly low profile over the years. Tell us what the company’s core business is. Lauzon: Chromalloy is an independent supplier of technologically advanced repairs, coatings, and FAA-approved replacement parts for turbine airfoils and other critical engine components...
March 1, 2009
Editor’s Notebook: Crushing Barriers
Recently I saw an interesting clip on YouTube. It is a short video produced by NASA astronaut Andrew Thomas. The video shows a young engineer attempting to bring her ideas about a redesign of...
March 1, 2009
About People
Dassault has promoted Jean Kayanakis to vice president of Falcon worldwide spares. He was formerly director of eastern hemisphere sales. Kayanakis replaces Frank Youngkin , who was promoted to vice president...
March 1, 2009
Intelligence: Briefs
Bombardier Expands Network In addition to making improvements at two existing locations, Bombardier Aerospace has bolstered its worldwide service network by adding a line maintenance facility (LMF) at Jetflite...
March 1, 2009
Calendar
March 2009 23 – 24 Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance, Phase I, Morristown, N.J. Grey Owl Aviation Consultants, 204-848-7353 or visit www.greyowl.com 26 – 28 Aeronautical Repair Station Association...
March 1, 2009
Part 21 Proposal Divides PMA Community
Industry awaits final rule, with revisions. For more than a decade the FAA has wanted to rewrite chunks of Part 21 on the certification procedures for products and parts. A major goal, according to the Oct...
March 1, 2009
Shooting for The Sharper Image
Normally, the phrase "Image is everything" is a somewhat derogatory comment on our social mores. But in today’s world of remote visual inspections, it means the next major step in borescope technology... that and greater portability. Borescope manufacturers are achieving greater imagery in their products in two separate ways,...
March 1, 2009
Lab Tests Provide Insights Into Degradation of Phosphate Ester Hydraulic Fluids
Exploring why hydraulic fluids can degrade and comparing the stability of different commercially available types. In conjunction with ExxonMobil’s September 2008 introduction of a new hydraulic fluid called...
March 1, 2009
Maintenance Tools
Misting System Aims to Reduce Bird Strikes Bird-B-Gone, which designs and manufacturers various bird control products, is offering its new bird misting system as part of an overall strategy to deter the...
March 1, 2009
What's in the Bag?
Predictions tend to be the pastime of fools. As Wilbur Wright admitted in 1908: "I confess that in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for 50 years. Ever since...
March 1, 2009
Human Factors Ladder Still Needs to Extend Higher
We have certainly come a long way in human factors training for aircraft maintenance technicians. I have had the opportunity to work with organizations around the world teaching and helping to develop customized human factors programs....
March 1, 2009
Wesley Bowen, 60-Year Aircraft Mechanic
According to FAA records, Wesley R. Bowen received his engine rating in May 1946 and airframe rating in March 1947. He was granted inspection authorization (IA) in Oct. 1957. Bowen is a recipient of FAA's Charles Taylor Master Mechanic award...
February 1, 2009
Go FAASTeam Go
The FAA Safety Team or FAASTeam is a group devoted to reducing aircraft accidents by promoting a cultural change in the aviation community toward a higher level of safety. This group is doing great things to...
February 1, 2009
Calendar
February 2009 22 – 24 HAI Heli-Expo 2009, Anaheim, Calif. HAI, 703-683-4646 or visit www.heliexpo.com 26 – 28 Intl Women in Aviation 20th annual Conference, Atlanta, Ga. WAI, 937-839-4647 or visit...
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