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| 06.01.2009 |
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New Products Help with Paint Process
One of the first things anyone notices about an aircraft is the paint. In my days as a customer liason for two OEMs, the paint job often set the tone for the final delivery of the aircraft. If the paint looked...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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FAA Oversight of Aircraft Maintenance
Last year, despite safeguards, safety systems and numerous checks and balances, airlines faced fines and flight cancellations costing them millions of dollars. What went wrong and who was to blame? Just about...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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Geared Turbofan: Maintenance Simplified?
Despite the recession’s toll on Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and its customers, the company remains bullish on its geared turbofan (GTF) technology and the design’s maintenance advantages over...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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Maintenance Tools
Gas Transfer & Charging System Supports Various Aircraft Types: Hamilton Sundstrand unit Haskel International has unveiled its Model 87114 and Model 82880 high-pressure gas transfer and charging systems...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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What Composites Mean for You
The adoption of composites represents a revolution in aircraft manufacturing — a change as significant as the switch from wood to aluminum in the 1920s. However, the maintenance...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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The 'House' of Aviation
Ever watch the TV series "House"? For those who never have, this is a program about an MD named Gregory House, who is chief diagnostician at a major metropolitan hospital...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Calendar
May 2009 12 – 14 9th annual EBACE, Geneva, Switzerland. NBAA, 202-783-9000, nbaa.org June 2009 8 – 10 2009 Navy Opportunity Forum, Crystal City, Va. 585-617-9465 or visit www.navyopportunityforum.com 15...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Do You Want to Be an ODA?
Is It a Win/Win Breakthrough or Should the ODA Holder Beware? Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) promises autonomy and efficiency by offloading surveillance onto the holders. A few caveats remain...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Fatigue Risk Management in Aircraft Maintenance
An update on a complex issue. On June 10, 1990, British Airways Flight 5390, a BAC1-11, experienced a windscreen blowout shortly after departure from Birmingham Intl Airport (BHX) in the U.K. The left...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Clean and Green
Can cleaning products for aircraft be both good cleaners and environmentally friendly? Many doubt that these two requirements can go hand in hand. Clean and green. That’s a reference to a story in the...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Barcodes on Steroids
Competition is heating up among airline shops, OEMs and independent providers to give customers faster turnaround times for MRO. At the same time, the supply chain is spreading to...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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License or Certificate?
Hello, I am Andrew Smith; I will be giving your tour today. It is good to meet you Roger Ratchet, I understand you are interested in our Bachelor of Science degree in aviation...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Signs of Hope?
I’ve been avidly reading and watching all the economic news I can get my hands on. I’m sure you have been, too. I’m no economist but I have watched the unemployment figures with a wary eye...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Reader Feedback
More on NAICS Codes Mr. Bail has hit on a key issue that should be considered when utilizing the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) webpage (see "Improper Assignment of NAICS on Aircraft Maintenance and...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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Amazing AvProNet
Back in our October issue last year I wrote about our new networking site called the Aviation Professionals Network (see "The New Networking," Aviation Maintenance , October 2008...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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Parts Counterfeiting
Regarding the article "New Technology Could Protect Against Parts Counterfeiting, (see Jan. 2009 Aviation Maintenance , page 8), this is a good idea, but would not be viable for all...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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Intelligence: News
FAA, Southwest Settle on $7.5-Million Fine for Maintenance Lapses Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines has reached a $7.5-million settlement with the Federal Aviation Administration over maintenance concerns...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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About People
Ameco Beijing has nominated Klaus Reymer as executive director of quality management and named Hans-Josef Weilbaecher deputy executive director of personnel administration. Previously technical director...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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Intelligence: Briefs
Chromalloy’s New Office Sequa Corp. subsidiary Chromalloy has established a new office in Burlington, Mass. that will function as a point of contact with FAA’s Engine and Propeller Certification...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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Calendar
April 2009 15 – 17 Maintenance Management Conference, New Orleans, La. 202-783-9000, www.nbaa.org 19 – 21 ATEC 2009 Conference, Orlando, Fla. ATEC, 717-540-7121 or visit www.atec-amt.org 21 – 23 Aviation...
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