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| 09.01.2005 |
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News - PAMA, SAE Form Affiliation
On August 1, the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association formally affiliated with SAE International (the Society of Automotive Engineers). By November 1, all of PAMA's 3,000 members will become members of SAE. PAMA will retain its own board of directors...
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| 09.01.2005 |
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Regulatory Report - PAMA, FAA Proposing Part 43, 65 Changes
An effort to change the Inspection Authorization renewal period to two years has blossomed into a proposal to update 14CFR Part 43 and 65, and the result should be a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to be issued in November by the FAA. Mike Harkins...
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| 08.01.2005 |
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News
Air France, Lufthansa MROs Join on A380 Support European MRO archrivals Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and Air France Industries (AFI) at the Paris Air Show in June launched Spairliners, a 50-50 joint venture for Airbus A380 component support. The offer is based on...
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| 08.01.2005 |
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SDRs and MXAlerts
Raytheon (Beech) B300: A mechanic stated that during a normal phase inspection of the Engine Inertial Vane Control System it was found that the retainer plate (P/N 101-910114-35), which locks into a groove on the shaft (P/N 101-910114-129), for the aft...
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| 07.01.2005 |
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News
Grant Helps Set Standards for Aircraft Electronics Technicians A National Science Foundation grant for $499,950 has been awarded to Texas's Tarrant County College (TCC) and four partner institutions. The grant will allow the establishment of the National...
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| 07.01.2005 |
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Safety News
NOTE: This is a photo caption. FAA administrator Marion Blakey, former NTSB board member John Goglia and AM editor Matt Thurber presented the Aviation Maintenance John J. Goglia Time Out for Safety Awards to Lee Clements of...
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| 06.01.2005 |
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New Fan Bearing Vibration Monitor Could Prevent Tragedy
Smoke in the air conditioning system may be the biggest distractor from more serious problems in the aircraft electrical system. If smoke in the A/C system can be prevented, and yet smoke persists, it's a fair bet that the smoke is coming from electrical...
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| 06.01.2005 |
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News
Business at Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has grown faster than the market in 2004. The German-based maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service provider saw its sales rise by 7.3 percent in a market that was up by an estimated 5.3 percent, after two years of...
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| 05.01.2005 |
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Components
Hidden Cost of Obsolesence Revealed Research conducted by ARINC and Qinetiq, the former research establishment at RAE Farnborough, has shown for the first time the actual costs that can be involved in the obsolescence of aviation components and parts. This...
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| 05.01.2005 |
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News
Airbus Launches MRO Network Evolving market conditions have led Airbus to launch an MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) service provider network. During a press briefing at the manufacturer's Toulouse headquarters in March, the customer service team...
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| 05.01.2005 |
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RVI
Everest VIT, Rhinestahl Form Alliance Borescope manufacturer Everest VIT is joining forces with toolmaker Rhinestahl to offer customers the ability to perform complex turbine engine rotor inspections using a combination of the two companies' equipment...
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| 05.01.2005 |
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Safety News
Air Sunshine Flight 527, a Cessna 402, crashed on July 13, 2003 an engine failure and ditching in the Atlantic Ocean just west of Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. There were ten people aboard including the pilot; two died, six received minor injuries, and two...
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| 05.01.2005 |
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Turbines
Oxford BioSignals Signs Up Rolls-Royce High-tech newcomer to the aerospace scene Oxford BioSignals (www.oxford-biosignals.com) has joined with Rolls-Royce in a program to further ease the work of maintenance technicians through the increasingly sophisticated...
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| 04.01.2005 |
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News
American Taps In-House MRO for Outside Earnings $500 million: that's how much American Airlines hopes to earn from its Tulsa Maintenance & Engineering Base (TM&EB), which is currently a cost center for this carrier. So how can the 7,000 strong...
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| 03.01.2005 |
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Avionics
Thales Strengthens Airbus A380 Support Thales Avionics and three other companies involved in the Airbus A380 program-namely Diehl Avionik Systeme, Liebherr Aerospace, and Zodiac IN-Services-have formed a joint venture dubbed OEM Services. The companies aim to...
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| 03.01.2005 |
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News
Avborne Sells Accessory Division to Sargent Dover Corporation has purchased Avborne Accessory Group from the owners of the Avborne businesses based in Miami, Florida. Avborne will continue its heavy aircraft maintenance operation at Miami International...
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| 03.01.2005 |
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Safety News
Steps To Take If you Receive a Letter of Investigation It's a worst-case scenario: an airplane crashes and you were the last mechanic or supervisor to sign that aircraft's logbooks. The next thing you know a letter addressed to you, return receipt requested...
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| 02.01.2005 |
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News
Lufthansa Technik Contract with Spirit Airlines Signals North American Thrust Lufthansa Technik has established another outpost in the U.S. maintenance market, having launched a new Total Component Support contract with Spirit Airlines. This contract...
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| 02.01.2005 |
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Safety News
Here's paradox for you: a raging blaze next to a pipe for draining water, which can quench a fire, came very close to burning its way out of a cargo hold. Here's corrective action for you: replace water line heater tapes with immersion heaters and clean out...
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| 02.01.2005 |
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Turbine Engines
GP7200 MRO Launched by Air France Industries Late in October, Air France Industries announced that it had reached an agreement with the Engine Alliance-the General Electric/Pratt & Whitney joint venture developing the GP7200 engine for the Airbus A380-to...
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