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June 1, 2009
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 a year ago, the traveling public was faced with massive flight cancellations and delays brought about by lax maintenance practices at several airlines. This lax attitude towards maintenance and record...
April 1, 2009
Abu Dhabi: Cultivating the MRO Market
When Etihad Airways announced at last summer’s Farnborough Air Show that it is buying Airbus and Boeing aircraft worth a total of $21.4 billion, the Abu Dhabi-based carrier did more than cause a supersonic stir among show attendees. The orders represent just part of a multi-billion-dollar plan to make the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) one of the most important aerospace hubs in the world...
December 1, 2008
Kairos Assists LHT Philippines with Lean Initiatives
Lynn Sutton, a managing principle of Kairos Consulting Worldwide, is accustomed to being ready. After all, the word Kairos means the right or opportune moment when an opening appears which must be driven through with force to achieve success. "You definitely have to be ready," says Sutton. "And take [a project] on if it’s in your comfort area." So, when Lufthansa Technik...
October 1, 2008
Increasing the Bottom Line by Managing MRO Execution
MRO operations are looking for solutions that let them dramatically improve schedules and throughput performances in short time. By implementing execution management systems, both public and private aviation MRO organizations are doing just that. In 2005, Delta Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As part of their reorganization plan, Delta Airlines Technical Operations (Delta TechOps) was charged...