Jeffrey Buzzell is the director of maintenance for St. Paul, MN-based Signature TECHNICAir. He grew up in Eagan, MN and has been involved in aircraft maintenance for 40 years. He has a family of A&P mechanics. His wife Janese and both of his sons are A&Ps. This is Buzzell’s story.
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D.O.M. News
06/01/2015 - 12:00
The D.O.M.staff was in full attendance at the NBAA Maintenance Management Conference (MMMC2015) in Portland last month. I would like to thank everyone who stopped by out booth to share your feedback chat with us.
06/01/2015 - 12:00
TRAXXALL Technologies announces that Vince Doherty has joined the company as vice president of Sales Northeast. Doherty joins TRAXXALL with an extensive 15+ year aviation maintenance background, including computerized aviation maintenance and compliance tracking software, and technical publications experience. Before joining TRAXXALL, he was with Dallas Aeronautical Services (DAS), and also held senior sales and marketing positions with Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) and AviIT.
05/27/2015 - 13:53
V-Log has published a free eBook titled, "Twelve Common Logbook Mistakes and How to Prevent Them!"
05/27/2015 - 13:16
The Aircraft Electronics Association's Educational Foundation announces the names of 24 individuals who were awarded individual scholarships worth more than $125,000 for the 2015-16 academic year.
This year, the AEA was honored to administer the inaugural Marshall Temple Memorial Scholarship for the first time. Temple founded Temple Electronics, and his company has been an AEA member since 1974. He passed away Nov. 16, 2014, at the age of 85.
AEA scholarships and the individual recipients for the 2015-16 academic year include:
05/27/2015 - 13:09
AJW Aviation announces it has signed an agreement for an additional two A320 aircraft under the auspices of its ten year PBH contract with Lithuanian airline Avion Express. “The power-by-the-hour support that AJW provides for this part of our European operation now covers all fourteen A320 aircraft; offering full ATA coverage and on-site stock” says Aleksei Lupitski, President and CEO - Avion Express.
05/27/2015 - 13:06
The FAA is working with the commercial aviation and medical communities to study the emotional and mental health of U.S. commercial pilots.
The joint FAA and industry group known as the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) recommended the study based on the recent Malaysia Flight 370 and Germanwings Flight 9525 accidents.
05/27/2015 - 13:02
Skandia, Inc. vice president Jarod Triplett announces that the company’s advanced flammability testing laboratory has earned the prestigious ISO 17025 accreditation through American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) designation.
05/27/2015 - 12:56
U.S. Coast Guard AET2 David W. Cummings has been awarded the Naval Helicopter Association’s 2015 Enlisted Maintenance Person of the Year Award at the 2015 NHA conference in San Diego, CA.
05/19/2015 - 10:45
Avgroup announces the appointment of Mike Humphrey as president of the company. In this position, he will work with CEO Eve Tomberlin to continue the company's focus on excellent customer service.
05/01/2015 - 12:00
In recognition of the 45th annual observance of Earth Day in the United States and its own 90th anniversary, Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, marked its progress toward minimizing the impact of its operations and products on the planet.
05/01/2015 - 12:00
Jet Aviation Basel announces it recently performed its first C-check on a Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft. The C-Check was successfully completed in conjunction with a major cabin refurbishment and avionics upgrade.
05/01/2015 - 12:00
In September 1913, the dusty and colorful town of Durango, CO, lured attendees and boosted ticket sales to the Colorado-New Mexico Fair with the promise of daily aeroplane flights made by Captain Ralph McMillen [1889–1916] of the Nebraska National Guard.
05/01/2015 - 12:00
Lack of communication is one of the big four of the Dirty Dozen. The other three will be along in time if you decide to keep reading these articles. It’s hard to tell if anyone is reading them. There’s a lack of communication from the readership — as in from you (the reader) to me, the writer who hopes that someone out there finds these articles useful.
05/01/2015 - 12:00
As you know, 14 C.F.R. §91.409(a) requires that an aircraft must undergo an annual inspection every 12 calendar months or sooner in order for that aircraft to be airworthy. Once that inspection is complete, what is the holder of an inspection authorization (IA) required to do to document the annual inspection? What maintenance record entry is required and where must that entry be made?
05/01/2015 - 12:00
It can be easy to get caught up in the moment. We all go about jobs every day and do the things necessary to keep our business running. Sometimes, it’s just a series of steps that are required to get through the day, and if our business continues to grow, we can find ourselves easily overwhelmed – working long hours and often putting out a series of fires.
05/01/2015 - 12:00
Rolls-Royce announces it has been recognized as a Supplier of the Year by The Boeing Company, one of 14 companies and one university honored for distinguished performance in working with Boeing.
In January, Rolls-Royce was notified that it was one of 548 companies to receive the Boeing Performance Excellence Award. Achieving the Supplier of the Year designation further acknowledges superb performance and labels this class of winners as best of the best.
Lufthansa Technik AG Announces10-Year Component Supply Agreement with U.S. Carrier Frontier Airlines
05/01/2015 - 12:00
Hamburg-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Lufthansa Technik AG and U.S. low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines have signed a comprehensive long-term component supply agreement for the airline’s current and future fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft. The contract will run through November, 2024.
The Total Component Support (TCS®) agreement covers component overhaul and engineering services as well as pooling and Home Base Lease. The component supply will be realized via the Lufthansa Technik facilities in Miami / Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles.