Baker Aviation, a full service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company in North Texas, and Omega Aircraft Articles, LLC annoucne that Baker will be the first Omega distributor to stock an inventory of FAA approved Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) parts for various business jets and turboprop aircraft.
D.O.M. News
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The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announces that Richmor Aviation, Hudson, NY has been added to the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry.
“With their listing on the IAS Registry, Richmor has demonstrated their commitment to high standards,” says ACSF president Bryan Burns. “We congratulate them on continuing to improve and enhance their charter operation.”
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On March 24, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen set forth the business aviation community’s top priorities as Congress began work on crafting legislation for “reauthorization,” or funding and governance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. company, announces it has expanded coverage of its ProAdvantage product support programs to the Hawker 125-series, which include the Hawker 750, 800, 850 and 900 models, and Hawker 400-series business jets.
The addition of the Hawker 125- and 400-series aircraft under the ProAdvantage program follows the inclusion of Beechcraft King Air aircraft in 2014. ProAdvantage programs were originally developed to cover Cessna Citation business jets and Caravan turboprops.
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Dassault Falcon Service (DFS), a Dassault Aviation company-owned service center, recently completed an initial C-check on an in-service Falcon 7X, preparing the way for the start of routine overhauls.
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On March 24, American Airlines announced at the Annual Medal of Honor Foundation Event Luncheon that it has expanded its fuel conservation program, Fuel Smart. The program is employee driven and contributes a portion of savings generated to Air Compassion for Veterans (ACV), totaling more than $3.5 million since the partnership began in 2010.
ACV is a non-profit program that provides free air transportation to injured veterans, active duty military and family members traveling for medical, rehabilitative care and veteran’s programs.
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PATS Aircraft Systems announces that it has received the prestigious Diamond Award of Excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for the fifth consecutive year. The award is recognition of PATS’ commitment to aviation safety through maintenance technician training.
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West Star Aviation recently announced it has welcomed Chris Woolverton to its sales team as Avionics technical sales manager. Woolverton will be based at West Star’s East Alton, IL (ALN) facility.
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Garmin announces new capabilities and enhanced operational benefits for the King Air C90 aircraft, which are made available through the latest software upgrade. This latest update offers new features including, NextGen components such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) compliance, user-defined holding patterns and the approval of optional equipment, which expands global operational capability.
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JSfirm.com, an online aviation-only job board, has released its sixth annual hiring trends survey. Jeff Richards, JSfirm.com manager, says, “This year’s results show that our industry is continuing to trend in the right direction. There will be more hiring in 2015 than any of the past six years.”
In summary:
• 342 aviation companies across various sectors were surveyed
• 92 percent will hire in 2015
• 78 percent are projecting growth in 2015
• 72 percent did not cut jobs in 2014 (up from 68 percent in 2013)
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Continental Motors Group, an AVIC International Holding Corporation company, has partnered with Xinjiang Tianxiang Flight School in Xinjiang Province, Northwest China to expand its CD-135 powered DA40 fleet. Tianxiang’s current fleet of 16 will expand to 30 with four aircraft delivered in March and 10 more delivered by end of 2015.
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Transhield, Inc. and Kennon Products, Inc. announce they have formed a partnership under a collaborative agreement to deliver protective covers to the military aircraft market. The agreement allows Transhield and Kennon to provide cost effective and affordable solutions for the protection of military aircraft assets.
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We have all experienced these situations:
• A director who denies facts, defends their flawed decisions, belittles others and takes their frustrations out on anyone who disagrees with them
• A co-worker who needs constant attention and feedback, pulling you away from completing your own tasks
• A colleague who reacts to suggestions with sarcasm and ridicule, not directly addressing the person making the suggestions
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Avionics technicians are in a class of their own when it comes to the government’s definition of the aviation maintenance workforce — but the rest of the industry requires special treatment, too.
Information is the oxygen in the modern age, but the aviation maintenance industry — and the government — is suffocating from a lack of accurate data. Repair stations continue to struggle to find qualified maintenance technicians; however, a 2014 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded there was no evidence of labor shortage.
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I hope I didn’t chase any of you big, strong mechanic types away with my headline. This isn’t going to be a Disney-themed fairy tale with sorcerers and princesses and princes. OK, there might be a prince or two in this true story.
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The price of oil has fallen dramatically since the summer of 2014, with a slight recovery in early 2015. While the latest price drop is nothing out of the ordinary from a historical perspective, the cause and effect might impact the move to alternative aviation fuels if prices persist at a low point for a long period of time.
A Quick Historical Perspective
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We have a departure from our normal cover story this month. Instead of profiling a D.O.M.magazine reader, we decided to start a discussion of how we can help prepare the next generation of maintenance managers.
One of the themes that developed as I started to ask some of my industry contacts for their input for this month’s cover story was that of mentorship.