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February 1, 2009
About People
Steve Grewing is the new director of maintenance for Executive Beechcraft’s facility at Kansas City Downtown Airport (MKC). He formerly worked as a service team manager for General Dynamics Aviation in...
February 1, 2009
Intelligence: Briefs
Design Review Complete Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney joint venture, Advanced Turbine Engine Co., has finished a preliminary design review (PDR) for the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate’s...
February 1, 2009
Calendar
February 2009 22 – 24 HAI Heli-Expo 2009, Anaheim, Calif. HAI, 703-683-4646 or visit www.heliexpo.com 26 – 28 Intl Women in Aviation 20th annual Conference, Atlanta, Ga. WAI, 937-839-4647 or visit...
February 1, 2009
UAE’s Growing Helicopter Maintenance Centers
Middle East destination is quickly developing into a hub for helicopter repairs and services for corporate, VIP and military operators. With the discovery of oil in the Arabian Peninsula in the late 1950s and...
February 1, 2009
Tools of the Trade
Tools run the gamut from our own brains to manuals, and from hardware to software. A&P David Schober tried out a number of offerings sent by numerous tool manufacturers. Here is what he learned....
February 1, 2009
West Star Aviation
West Star Aviation is coming off an "exceptional" year in 2008 and continues to expand its network of service locations, as well as improve existing facilities by updating its lobbies and adding customer offices, despite an economic picture that is trending downward....
February 1, 2009
Maintenance Tools
Wheel Probes Highlight Ultrasonic Sensor Line UK-based Sonatest Ltd. has launched a line of ultrasonic NDT sensors that includes its Wheelphobe series. Three models comprise the series — the single element...
February 1, 2009
The Chattering Class Gets Nervous
I recently ran into one of my counterparts at an aviation industry gathering, and his remarks to me were profoundly disturbing (well, what passes for profound among publishing's...
February 1, 2009
RESPECT
Generally speaking, income is simply a measure of your value to society. The more you are valued, the more you make. Our society is somewhat myopic at times and values more highly the people who have...
January 1, 2009
The Indispensible
Empire builder Warren Buffett is as unpretentious as they come. The Omaha, NE native embodies the mid-western mentality of hard work and low-key profile in spite of his billions in wealth. Dare I say it, he...
January 1, 2009
Maintenance News
Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftung has started repair work as part of its project to restore a Lockheed L-1649A Super Star. A total of 44 aircraft were...
January 1, 2009
About People
Gulfstream has promoted Jerry Fish to manager of its NetJets program. He will oversee maintenance services on G200, G450/400 and GV/G550 aircraft. Fish, who has worked as a Gulfstream mechanic and inspector...
January 1, 2009
New Technology Could Protect Against Parts Counterfeiting
Several years ago, the FAA estimated that unapproved parts played a role in 174 U.S. aircraft crashes or less serious accidents between May...
January 1, 2009
Calendar
February 2009 2 – 6 Safety Management for Aviation Maintenance, presented by USC Viterbi, Los Angeles, Calif. USC, 310-342-1345, http://viterbi.usc.edu/aviation 9 – 12 International Aircraft Cabin Safety...
January 1, 2009
Cessna’s Human Factors Training In A Class By Itself
The largest bizjet manufacturer has a unique training approach to confronting the long-recognized problem of human error. Cessna Aircraft, a Textron company, reached a milestone in April 2008 when all...
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