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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Managing Change
I was talking with an owner of a mid-size avionics shop recently and he was telling me how much his business has changed. Products have changed. Customers have changed. His whole way of doing business has changed. Oh, for the "good old" days...... [read more]
July 1, 2008
The Danger Zone: Ramp and Hangar Safety
For all its glamour, aviation is a dangerous business. Pilots and mechanics are well aware of the risks and are highly trained to manage them. But the same can not be said for many of the ground support workers in aviation ramps and hangars. The lack of a...
July 1, 2008
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
By David Schober, A&P, IA, DAR Reciprocating engine manufacturers have been slow to incorporate new technology ignition systems. There are a few electronic systems available, and the only TC’d engines with electronic ignition are the TCM Continental...
July 1, 2008
Mark Burns: Steady at the Helm
AM: Larry Flynn leaves big shoes to fill. How will you live up to his legacy? Burns: It’s a big challenge. I am fortunate to have worked really closely with Larry for a long time. For 14 years we have had daily interaction. I know a great deal about...
July 1, 2008
Q&A with Lyn Freeman
Lyn Freeman, Founder, Build A Plane AM: What is your background Lyn? LF: My dad had a Piper Clipper when I was a kid, so I’ve always been involved in aviation in some form or another. I flew charter for a while, taught flying and flew bush planes into...
May 1, 2008
Aviation Maintenance: Intelligence: News
Gulfstream Earns First ODA From FAA Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, achieved a significant regulatory milestone when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially granted the business jet manufacturer Organizational...
May 1, 2008
Aviation Maintenance: Technology Focus: Green Engines
Spurred by environmental regulations and ever rising fuel costs, jet engine manufacturers are developing products that reduce emissions and noise pollution. Researchers in Europe and America are focusing on next-generation concepts such as open rotor and...
May 1, 2008
Aviation Maintenance: General Aviation: Lycoming’s Thunderbolt Line: Performance and Certified Quality for the Experimental Market
"We’re addressing what the market wants," said Lycoming’s senior VP and general manager Ian Walsh, in a private interview for this story. "We want to provide these non-standard engines that people want. Let us be the ones who help...
April 1, 2008
Intelligence: News
With the inauguration of the A380 maintenance hangar at its central maintenance facility in Frankfurt, Lufthansa Technik said it is ideally equipped to provide technical support for the Lufthansa fleet’s future flagship and all other wide-body aircraft...
April 1, 2008
Calendar
April 2008 7-11 Accident & Investigation Course, Stockholm, Sweden. www.scandiavia.net 14-15 Threat and Error Management Course, Stockholm, Sweden. www.scandiavia.net 15-17 2008 MRO Conference and Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida...
April 1, 2008
Software Tools
Suppliers discuss the improved efficiency, visibility and connectivity possible through comprehensive and modular software systems. In Greek mythology, a king named Sisyphus must forever roll a boulder up a steep hill. In some sense, the volume of data...
April 1, 2008
A Mechanic’s Guide to Fall Protection Systems
Fall protection may not be the first thought when climbing atop an aircraft to perform a minor repair. If a task will only take five minutes, the risk of falling may be seen as a lesser evil than the additional time it would take to set up a fall...
April 1, 2008
Russ Halliday, Maintenix Product Manager, Mxi Technologies
Russ Halliday is the Maintenix product manager at Mxi Technologies. Halliday has been with Mxi for more than nine years and works to understand customer and market requirements in order to direct the growth and development of the Maintenix product. AM: Please...
March 6, 2008
Briefs
Sabreliner to Make Rudders Sabreliner Corp. has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to build replacement rudders for the U.S. Air Force fleet of KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft used primarily for aerial refueling. Sabreliner will draw upon the...
March 6, 2008
Mentoring
Was anyone else forced to read the Greek myths or Homer’s "Odyssey" in high school? I was. At the time, I thought of them as pure drudgery. Even the dreaded Shakespeare was better than these ancient and obscure stories. But, as I have grown...
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