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July 1, 2009
Racecars with Wings: Maintenance on the Red Bull Circuit
Custom airframe and engine mods, 75-hour overhauls, weight savings adjustments and fuel-injected engines. Welcome to the world of Red Bull maintenance. Maintenance is part of every aircraft’s lifespan, from...
July 1, 2009
Maintaining Cessna’s New SkyCatcher
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...
July 1, 2009
Dassault Beefs Up Spare Parts Distribution
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...
July 1, 2009
Understanding MSG-3
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...
July 1, 2009
Maintenance Tools
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...
July 1, 2009
The 'Mendoza Line' for MROs
The "Mendoza Line" for MROs 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...
July 1, 2009
Congress: Enough is Enough!
Congress: Enough is Enough! 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...
July 1, 2009
Bill Brown, President, Global Customer Service and Support, Hawker Beechcraft Corp.
Bill Brown, President, Global Customer Service and Support, Hawker Beechcraft Corp. AM: The economic downturn has reduced new aircraft sales. How has it affected Hawker Beechcraft’s support business? Brown...
June 1, 2009
Simply Maintenance
"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler," Albert Einstein said. Einstein was quoted many times professing his appreciation of simplicity. On the cover of the...
June 1, 2009
Calendar
June 2009 15 – 21 International Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, Paris, France. +33 (0) 82-646-5265, www.paris-air-show.com July 2009 11 – 14 Aviation Suppliers Association 2009 Conference, Orlando, Fla. ASA...
June 1, 2009
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...
June 1, 2009
Change Happens: Resistance is Futile
In aviation, one thing is for sure — things change. New technologies, equipment and even shift changes can cause consternation. The best employees are flexible and adapt, but it’s not always so easy. As...
June 1, 2009
New Products Help with Paint Process
One of the first things anyone notices about an aircraft is the paint. In my days as a customer liason for two OEMs, the paint job often set the tone for the final delivery of the aircraft. If the paint looked...
June 1, 2009
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...
June 1, 2009
What Composites Mean for You
The adoption of composites represents a revolution in aircraft manufacturing — a change as significant as the switch from wood to aluminum in the 1920s. However, the maintenance...
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