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| 06.01.2009 |
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Reader Feedback
Focusing on Mechanics Thank you for mentioning www.faasafety.gov (see Go FAASTeam Go, Aviation Maintenance , Feb. 2009, page 6). Recently, I’ve been taking recurrent training to maintain my Inspection...
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Intelligence: News
Pratt & Whitney, Southwest Host EcoPower Demo: In an April 21 demonstration at Dallas Love Field (DAL), representatives from Southwest Airlines and Pratt & Whitney explained how EcoPower engine wash is...
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Intelligence: Briefs
Airlines Pick Timco Greensboro, N.C.-based Timco Aviation Services has received separate contracts from Air Canada and United Airlines. Under the pact with Air Canada, Timco will supply on-call line...
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Supply Chain: Problems and Solutions
In the current downturn, various links in the supply chain are in tension as they struggle to maximize profit. When the cloud lifts, what shape will the system be in? It all depends on how companies are...
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Read My Tag: Turn Time Savings with RFID
Everyone wants to reduce service delays without sacrificing safety. Some heavy hitters believe that RFID can help do just that. You get the order to find a special tool for an emergency service call. It’s...
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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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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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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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Intelligence: Briefs
Expansion Hangars Provide Mobile Maintenance Workstations Mahaffey Fabric Structures, Memphis, Tenn., has unveiled Xtension, a retractable hangar door that can be set up as a temporary location for MRO...
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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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Costs of Developing an STC
While taking a new product from idea to FAA-approved STC can be a challenging, exciting and profitable venture, it’s not for the faint of heart. There’s an old saying that goes: "The more things...
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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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Maintenance Tools
Monticello, Minn.-based Wiha Quality Tools is offering its easyTorque line of drivers. With nine preset values from 4.4 to 26.6 inch/lbs, the torque drivers meet ASME, EN ISO and BS EN standards. They feature...
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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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Intelligence: News
AeroStrategy Predicts Growth in PMA Airframe and Component Parts While Ann Arbor, Mich.-based consulting firm AeroStrategy is forecasting continued growth in the airframe and component parts manufacturer...
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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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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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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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Can Victorville Become a Maintenance and Mod Mecca?
This former U.S. Air Force Base in Southern California has an aggressive expansion plan plus the benefit of a favorable location. As Jim Worsham pages through his flip charts showing Southern California...
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