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October 1, 2008
Tech Toolbox Keeps Pace in Composite Repair
Long viewed as a black art, composite repair is adding more science to boost a mechanic’s confidence. On any given day, thousands of aircraft repairs occur involving composite components, utilized in various...
October 1, 2008
A Bit of the Irish ‘Lean’
Shannon Aerospace is hardly alone in its goal to eliminate waste in aircraft maintenance. But it may well have taken the quest to a new level....
October 1, 2008
Outsourcing Trends: Commercial Aviation PBL?
Performance-based logistics aims to drive down costs while increasing efficienty. Can airlines find a way to use this military concept to save money? Performance-based logistics (PBL), the outsourcing approach...
October 1, 2008
Increasing the Bottom Line by Managing MRO Execution
MRO operations are looking for solutions that let them dramatically improve schedules and throughput performances in short time. By implementing execution management systems, both public and private aviation...
September 1, 2008
Calendar
September 2008 15 – 18 Flight Simulator Engineering and Maintenance Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. Sam Buckwalter, 410-266-2008, www.aviation-ia.com/fsemc 18 Search and Rescue Summit 2008, featuring the...
September 1, 2008
George Miller, President, Ship it AOG
AM: Tell us about your background. George Miller: My passion for aviation started at a young age on Long Island, N.Y. on the approach path to JFK Airport. I went to...
September 1, 2008
Alaska’s Challenges: 19 New Hangars, All Heated, All Bi-Fold Doors
Moving up from Lubbock, Texas in 1957, Dan Hollingsworth was only five years old when his parents decided to start a new life in Alaska. His dad had been stationed in Alaska when in the Army, and liked it so...
September 1, 2008
The Mysteries of Wheels and Brakes... Revealed
Good maintenance practices and preventive care on wheels and brakes seem to be one of those neglected tasks. David Schober gives a refresher course on the inspection of wheels and brakes. As early as 1933, the...
September 1, 2008
Aviation Maintenance Roundtable: Defining Excellent Customer Service
What constitutes excellent customer service in the business aviation maintenance arena? Aviation Maintenance invited users of these services to share their insights about their experiences, both positive and...
September 1, 2008
Elliott Aviation: The Complete Package
Founded by Herb Elliott in 1936 as Elliott Flying Services and operated for more than 50 years with his wife, Arlene, Elliott Aviation...
September 1, 2008
There’s Nothing "Mickey Mouse" about Cessna’s Orlando Citation Service Center
It’s hard to believe that in the nearly 40 years since the first Cessna Citation took to the skies, the brand has grown from the punch line of "near jet" jokes to a global fleet of over 5,100 aircraft. Today, the Citation family ranges from the Mustang very light jet up to the Citation X — the fastest production airplane you can fly without collecting a government paycheck — so there’s a Citation for practically every type of customer....
September 1, 2008
A Landing Gear Feature
I had the luxury and misfortune to maintain a couple of IAI Astra SPXs for the last nine years. The gear and brake systems on this aircraft are simple and straightforward yet we encountered a gear problem that...
September 1, 2008
Maintenance Tools
Test Gear from GE Displayed at Farnborough: GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies (S&IT) put the spotlight on four new products at this year’s Farnborough Airshow. Its new, multifunction Advanced...
September 1, 2008
Intelligence: Briefs
Cessna Expands Coverage: Wichita, Kan.-based Cessna is planning to offer around-the-clock service for aircraft on ground (AOG) situations and unplanned maintenance at its European Citation Service Center at Le...
September 1, 2008
Intelligence: News
Pratt & Whitney Introduces PurePower: It’s been named PurePower and it represents Pratt & Whitney’s future in engine design. With much fanfare at the 2008 Farnborough Airshow, the manufacturer...
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