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| 01.01.2009 |
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PMA Challenges and Opportunities
The Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) business continues to grow, as demand for economically priced replacement products increases, but issues remain as the industry matures and original equipment...
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Regulators Debate PMA Rules in State vs Commerce
Export control regulations weigh heavily on the aerospace industry, even the relatively small PMA domain. One of the latest twists, which has raised eyebrows in the community, is a rule published by the State...
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Vince Doherty, VP sales & business development for AviIT
AM: Tell us about yourself and AviIT. Vince Doherty: AviIT focuses on the aviation sector, where we have been providing advanced...
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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...
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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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Global Filtration, Inc.
Thanks to his theory of relativity, Albert Einstein became the most famous scientist of the 20th century. In 1905, while working in a Swiss patent office, Einstein...
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Timken Aftermarket Solutions
For comprehensive aerospace after-market solutions, Timken is the name to know. In fact, with its recent acquisition of EXTEX, Timken Aftermarket Solutions, based in Mesa, Ariz., now has...
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Rapco
Rapco, Inc. a Wisconsin-based company, has manufactured a variety of replacement FAA-approved products that include propeller de-ice components, pneumatic filters, exhaust...
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AAR Wheels and Brakes Services
Aircraft wheels and brakes systems are subject to incredible stresses; withstanding heavy loads at each landing, resisting impact from runway debris and enduring the abrasive effects of sand and dust. Proper...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Component Confuse-Un
Geoffrey Holder, an actor from Trinidad, is best remembered for the mid-1970s comparison of the cola nut and the un-cola nut. The commercial’s intent: distinguish between a Kola nut...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Reinventing USAF Depot Maintenance
Major changes in life cycle management are in the offing at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (ALC), one of the service’s three major depots for heavy maintenance. These...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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NAVAIR’s Wire Inspection Team
In the U.S. Navy, where operational readiness is directly tied to the mission capability of highly complex aircraft, preventive...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Intelligence: News
Airbus Starts P&W Geared Turbofan Flight Tests Using its A340 testbed, Airbus has kicked off flight testing of the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine. The cooperative effort between the two...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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About People
Lufthansa Technik subsidiary Shannon Aerospace has named Muriel Fenton quality assurance manager at its MRO facility in Shannon, Ireland. She was previously quality assurance engineer, and received the...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Intelligence: Briefs
Machinists Back to Work Following a 58-day strike by the Intl Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union, around 27,000 Boeing employees returned to their jobs on Nov. 2. The stoppage resulted...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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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...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Kairos Assists LHT Philippines with Lean Initiatives
Lynn Sutton, a managing principle of Kairos Consulting Worldwide, is accustomed to being ready. After all, the word Kairos means the...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Maintenance Tools
BitFlip Offers Eight Screwdriver Tips Wiha Quality Tools of Monticello, Minn. has released its BitFlip magnetic screwdriver with storage for eight quarter-inch bits in the handle. The bit drawer flips out and...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Flying Into Rough Skies
Despite all of the talk about reducing our dependency on oil, we are unavoidably compelled to live in the "Hydrocarbon Age," well into the foreseeable future. Even though oil...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Is There a Mechanic in the House?
I live the metro Washington, D.C. area and read the Washington Post as my "hometown" newspaper. I am always on the lookout for information about aviation and obviously, maintenance in particular. I...
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