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May 1, 2008
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
April 1, 2008
A Mechanic’s Guide to Fall Protection Systems
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...
April 1, 2008
Russ Halliday, Maintenix Product Manager, Mxi Technologies
Russ Halliday, Maintenix Product Manager, Mxi Technologies Russ Halliday is the Maintenix product manager at Mxi Technologies. Halliday works to understand customer and market requirements in order to direct...
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...
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...
March 6, 2008
Positive COS and Effect for PMAs
Continued operational safety (COS) is crucial for all spare parts, whether made by OEMs or PMA companies. The Modification and Replacement Parts Association (MARPA) guidelines for COS may give aircraft buyers...
March 6, 2008
Calendar
March 2008 3-5 42nd Annual Tennessee Mid-South Aviation Maintenance Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. www.tennesseeaviation.net 13-15 ARSA 2008 Annual Repair Symposium, Crystal City, Virginia. www.arsa.org...
March 6, 2008
About People
Cessna Aircraft Company named Mark Withrow as GM of its new Bend, Ore. facility. Philip Carrell celebrated his 50th anniversary as an aircraft salesman with Flightcraft in Portland, Ore. Worldwide Flight...
March 6, 2008
Aftermarket: The Skill Sets and Qualifications of NDT Personnel
What are the qualification requirements for general aviation personnel that perform NDT to support in-service inspection? Despite guidelines, the answer remains unclear. For years I have had the opportunity to...
February 1, 2008
Reader Feedback
Safe Management I commend Bart Crotty on a great article "Defining Safety Culture and Safety Climate," (see AM , December 2007, page 48) but the difference between culture and climate was identified...
February 1, 2008
Intelligence: News
AAC Delivers Airbus Corporate Jet to Customer in Asia Associated Air Center (AAC) announced the delivery of an Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) VIP interior — its 11th luxury jet delivery in the ACJ program. The...
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