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August 24, 2010
Defense Holdings, Inc. (Dhi), has concluded a distributorship agreement with Hartzell Propeller Inc. of Piqua, OH for use of DHi’s AfterGlo Brand Photoluminescent Aviation Safety Paint on Hartzell’s line of aircraft propellers. AfterGlo paint is used to for safety markings to improve the visibility of aircraft...August 1, 2009
It is my understanding that this magazine began, in its current form, in the early ‘80s. It had existed as another entity, Aircraft Equipment Maintenance, for some time before that. Over the years, there have been some talented individuals at the helm of this magazine, including Paul Berner, Clif Stroud, Matt Thurber and David Evans. Each individual brought something different to the table and each...August 1, 2009
Special Report: Not Your Usual Paris Air Show The worldwide economic downturn put a cloud over this biennial exposition, but it didn’t totally dampen spirits. Editor-at-Large David Jensen’s coverage from the Paris Air Show, held in June, is featured throughout this month’s Intelligence section. At first blush, it appeared like past Paris Air Shows: screaming fighter jets corkscrewing into...August 1, 2009
PAS Technologies has promoted Donald Spriggs to chief technology officer. Spriggs, who joined Kansas City, Mo.-based PAS Technologies in 2006, most recently served as vice president of product development. Jimmy Ravenne is the new general manager of Chromalloy’s turbine engine repair and maintenance facility near Paris, France. He comes from...August 1, 2009
About 80 percent of maintenance mistakes involve human factors (HF), according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The maintenance world has unique HF issues that are more severe and longer lasting than elsewhere in aviation. Operators are looking at various techniques to combat HF challenges. Human factors (HF) are constant watchwords in maintenance operations. Although HF maintenance training is not...August 1, 2009
The historic fly-in of more composite intensive aircraft has already begun, from Bombardier’s Learjet 85 to Cessna’s Corvalis 350/400TT models to the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380, in fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighters and multiple unmanned aerial vehicles. Most helicopter manufacturers have switched to composite rotor blades, and new engines from both GE and CFM feature composite turbofan...August 1, 2009
Bolts are bolts. Anti-seize goes on before every nut. I don’t need to use a torque wrench; after many years doing this, I can feel when it’s tight enough. I always use a torque wrench, so I know every bolt is tensioned properly. Just flip the washer over if it has an indentation in it. Aircraft are all way overbuilt; everything has redundancy, too. All those statements are wrong, and those...August 1, 2009
A recent article in AM (See Congress: Enough is Enough, July 2009) details a clash between the U.S. and the European Union over the pending FAA Reauthorization Bill. Among other issues, one sticking point appears to be the provision in the reauthorization bill to require drug and alcohol testing at foreign FAA-certificated repair facilities. According to Sarah MacLeod, executive director of the...August 1, 2009
August 2009 17 – 21 Safety Management for Aviation Maintenance, Los Angeles, Calif. USC Viterbi School of Engineering, 310-342-1345 or visit www.viterbi.usc.edu September 2009 14 – 18 Aviation Safety Management Course, Stockholm, Sweden. Scandiavia Aviation, +47-9-118-4182 or visit www.scandiavia.net 14 – 18 Human Factors in Aviation Safety, Los Angeles, Calif. USC Viterbi School of...August 1, 2009
Howie’s House I was most impressed to read Howie Fuller’s “House” article. As usual, it was right on the money and fits in with the Aircraft Engineers International [newsletter] on developments in Europe. I was at the EASA/FAA Harmonization conference in Athens, Greece last month and the problem of failure to record defects was high on the list of safety problems and was raised by...July 1, 2009
HBC, FlightSafety Team Up for Mx Training Wichita, Kan.-based Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) is partnering with FlightSafety International to provide the MxPro maintenance training program. The program, which will be available for HBC’s product lines, combines hands-on training with classroom experience and simulated exercises. Bill Brown, president of HBC global customer service and support, notes...July 1, 2009
Sabena Streamlines VIP Mx Sabena Technics wants to grow its business and VIP jet maintenance activity and is thus streamlining its organization for better visibility. "We are experienced in business aviation but the market does not know us very well," says Jean-Michel Lefevre, VP for airframe services sales. During EBACE in May, he mentioned a VIP cabin completion on a Fokker 100, and maintenance...July 1, 2009
July 2009 11 – 14 Aviation Suppliers Association 2009 Conference, Orlando, Fla. ASA, 202-347-6899 or visit www.aviationsuppliers.org August 2009 17 – 21 Safety Management for Aviation Maintenance, Los Angeles, Calif. USC Viterbi School of Engineering, 310-342-1345 or visit www.viterbi.usc.edu September 2009 8 – 9 Aviation Today’s Aircraft Valuation Conference 2009, London, England...July 1, 2009
Maintenance is part of every aircraft’s lifespan, from an annual on a GA aircraft to a heavy D-check on an Airbus or Boeing commercial jet. Schedules are typically defined as regular interval checkups or unplanned events. But in the Red Bull air-racing universe, unique aircraft maintenance and modification practices are not only critical to safety — with fast speeds, operating in close...July 1, 2009
By designing ease of maintenance into the SkyCatcher, Cessna is taking strides to ensure its new light sport aircraft (LSA) will make flying more affordable. When Cessna Chairman, President & CEO Jack Pelton made the official announcement in 2007 that the company would enter the fledgling light sport aircraft (LSA) market, he said that after extensive market research, "it is clear to us there is a...July 1, 2009
Dassault continues spares initiatives in an effort to satisfy customers worldwide. European contributing editor, Thierry Dubois, learned about their initiatives firsthand during a visit to Dassault’s warehouse at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France. Between 2005 and this year, Dassault is increasing the spare parts inventory worldwide for its Falcon business jets by 65 percent — to $650 million...July 1, 2009
Hearing the acronym MSG might make some think of the preservative in some take-out food. But in the maintenance world, MSG-3 is the root of all inspection schedules in a process starting before an aircraft enters service. Here is a look at this fascinating process and how manufacturers and operators work to achieve the end result. The method that aircraft manufacturers, operators and regulators use to...July 1, 2009
Reference Pressure Recorder Measures Various Parameters Crystal Engineering Corp. has introduced nVision, a reference-grade field pressure calibrator that measures and records current, temperature and voltage. The information is displayed graphically on a high-resolution screen. Tom Halaczkiewicz, president of Crystal Engineering, explains that "stored data, or data being recorded, can be displayed...July 1, 2009
Those of us who love baseball use an expression called "The Mendoza Line," a reference to when a player’s batting average falls below .200. If a hitter’s performance sinks beneath this threshold, he’s considered unworthy of the Major Leagues. The term is named for former shortstop Mario Mendoza, who hit .198 in the 1979 season. My point, as it relates to the MRO industry, is...July 1, 2009
Few elected officials understand how to run a business or that laws being passed will turn into directives (namely regulations). Fewer still comprehend that there are usually laws and regulations already covering the very subject of the "new" legislation. Case in point is section 303 of H.R. 915, the "FAA Reauthorization Act," pending in the House of Representatives. The legislation...
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