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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...
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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...
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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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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A Mechanic’s Guide to Fall Protection Systems
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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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In Country
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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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Aviation Safety Managements Systems
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...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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Russ Halliday, Maintenix Product Manager, Mxi Technologies
Russ Halliday, Maintenix Product Manager, Mxi Technologies Russ Halliday is the Maintenix product manager at Mxi Technologies. Halliday works to understand customer and market requirements in order to direct...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Intelligence: Briefs
Lufthansa Opens Hangar With the opening of a second wide-body hangar, Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) is expanding its aircraft maintenance capacity in Asia. LTP will now be equipped to provide full...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Commercial: Scoping Out Large Turbine Engine Service Programs
Think about it: Whether you are buying a new car, big screen TV, computer, lawn mower or whatever, it’s literally a retail transactional impossibility to complete the deal without the salesperson asking if...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Could One Cool Tool Put an A&P in Every Pilot’s Pocket? Almost.
Electronic flight bags (EFBs) may be on the verge of making a more effective business case for fleet wide adoption. Plus a new logging feature offers a proactive, real-time link between flight and maintenance....
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Aftermarket: Inflight Canada: One-Stop Shop for Cabin Systems
This company may have been launched "out of necessity" because of its location, but its goal is to provide services and products that go beyond necessity and offer a cost-saving benefit....
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Commercial: Messier Services Opens Landing Gear Facility in Querétaro, Mexico
There are a plethora of reasons that Querétaro makes a good home for Messier’s landing gear facility and the fact that the city is becoming a major player in aviation manufacturing and maintenance is high...
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| 11.01.2007 |
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Intelligence: Calendar
November 2007 7-8 MRO Europe, Milan, Italy. www.aviationnow.com 7-9 Aviation Fuels: Supply, Economics and Trading, Oxford, U.K. www.oxfordprinceton.com 11-15 Dubai Air Show, United Arab Emirates...
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| 11.01.2007 |
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Technology Focus: Unmanned Vehicle Maintenance
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are a growing factor in the aviation community, spurred by the military but looking to expand into the civilian commercial market. What are the maintenance requirements for this...
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| 10.01.2007 |
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Editor’s Notebook: Creating a Positive Environment
I was never in the military, but I recently read a book about leadership written by a Navy captain. I’d like to share some ideas of the book with you and recommend that you read it. The book is called...
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| 10.01.2007 |
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Reader Feedback
It is Your Signature The problems in the marketplace dealing with bogus and suspected unapproved parts (SUPs) are many (see story August AM , page 18). Everything from beautifully made — but totally fake —...
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| 10.01.2007 |
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Intelligence: News
Spares+Pay-by-the-Hour Support Program is Money-Maker for BAE Regional Aircraft BAE Systems Regional Aircraft of the UK has been gaining great strength in its MRO program supporting its world-wide fleet of...
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