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| 07.01.2008 |
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The Danger Zone: Ramp and Hangar Safety
For all its glamour, aviation is a dangerous business. Pilots and mechanics are well aware of the risks and are highly trained to manage them. But the same can not be said for many of the ground support workers in aviation ramps and hangars. The lack of a...
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| 06.11.2008 |
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The Latest on Happenings at Farnborough
Making the Most of the Air Show To help you make the most of your time at this biennial event, Aviation Today is hosting a webinar, "Your Survival Guide to The Farnborough Air Show," on Thursday, June 26, 2008 from 1-2 pm ET. Its lineup of expert...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Aviation Maintenance: Commercial: Growth and Transition at Turkish Technic
Now an independent company, this MRO plans to double its capacity, taking full advantage of a favorable geographic location. We sent our editor at large, Dave Jensen, to Turkey to learn about their plans for growth. Asked how his company can successfully...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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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 next-generation concepts such as open rotor and...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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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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| 12.01.2007 |
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Reader Feedback
Only So Lucky I enjoyed reading your article "Two Kinds of People" (see AM, September 2007, page 4). The issue of duty time for mechanics is something I have thought about a lot in the last few years. I have been a mechanic/inspector working in the...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Intelligence: News
The Technical Services division of DRS Technologies had a ribbon cutting ceremony this past spring, opening a new facility in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. DRS invested in a hangar collocated with an established Coast Guard facility at that airport, and is...
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