D.O.M. magazine would like to congratulate all Aircraft Maintenance Technicians for keeping aircraft and the flying public safe, and for contributing to a safe and effective mode of transportation.
Charles E. Taylor, Father of Aircraft Maintenance
D.O.M. News
05/24/2014 - 09:33
05/01/2014 - 12:00
FlightSafety International announces that it has signed multi-year training agreements with three leading aviation companies at ABACE 2014.
“The selection of FlightSafety by Minsheng Business Aviation Limited, Beijing Capital Airlines Company Ltd., and Shanghai Deer Jet, clearly demonstrates our ability and commitment to deliver the highest quality training, and provide the outstanding value our Customers deserve and expect,” says David Davenport, senior vice president.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
Three new dealers have joined Greenwich AeroGroup’s dealer network for the installation and certification of LiveAero Broadband SATCOM systems.
The companies joining Greenwich dealership are West Star Aviation, with facilities in Grand Junction, CO, East Alton, IL and Columbia, SC; Pro Star Aviation with a facility in Londonderry, NH, and Aviation Partners Group with capabilities in Punta Gorda, FL, Moscow, Russia and Kiev, Ukraine.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
“If logic dictated the world, it would be men who rode sidesaddle.” Paul Harvey (1918 – 2009), conservative American radio broadcaster.
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BBA Aviation Flight Support announces the appointment of Mark Johnstone as managing director EMEA. BBA Aviation Flight Support’s EMEA region is comprised of Signature Flight Support with 25 locations supporting business and general aviation and Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) servicing commercial airlines at 18 airports.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
Comlux the Aviation group announces that its Completion & Service center Comlux America, based in Indianapolis IN, has been awarded the maintenance and refurbishment contract for a BBJ based in Asia.
The BBJ is expected to arrive at the Comlux America facility during the 2nd quarter of 2014 and will spend 4 months on site.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
Beechcraft Corporation, part of the Textron Aviation segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) announces the sale of a Beechcraft King Air C90GTx to the state-owned Beidahuang General Aviation Company of Harbin, China. The companies held a signing ceremony at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai, China.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
FL Technics reports that in order to compete with powerful OEMs many engine and component MROs must concentrate on developing innovative solutions and seek new ways to increase efficiency. Most airframe providers, however, seem to be faced with no such challenges. According to recent projections, the value of the global airframe MRO market is to reach $17.5 billion in 2014. This indicates a stable and sustainable growth within the segment. However, the situation varies from region to region.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
LYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd customer, First Air, is adding FLYHTStream’s automatically triggered, real-time data and live black box streaming capability to its current fleet of 21 B737, ATR and B767 aircraft.
Headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, First Air operates throughout the Canadian Arctic in some of the harshest conditions on Earth, and as a result is continually striving to find ways to improve the safety and operational efficiency of the airline. Enabling FLYHTStream raises the standard of tracking and automated alerting that is unsurpassed in the industry.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) announces the winners of the first JSSI Choice Awards at the 2014 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE).
The new JSSI Choice Awards were established last year at a private conference that JSSI and the China Business Aviation Group hosted by invitation-only. The three-day event involved industry professionals from numerous segments of business aviation, including aircraft management leasing and finance, sales and maintenance, as well as aircraft owners’ representatives.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
Roger Wassmuth has joined Unical Aviation Inc. to lead and expand its newly formed Military Division.
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JSfirm.com, an online aviation-only job board, has released its 5th Annual Hiring Trends Survey. Jeff Richards, JSfirm.com Manager says, “This annual survey has proven to be accurate in past years at forecasting the hiring trends and is highly anticipated by the aviation industry.”
In summary:
• 400 aviation companies across various sectors were surveyed
• 91% will hire in 2014 (up from 85% in 2013)
• Skilled maintenance technicians will be in highest demand
05/01/2014 - 12:00
The country of registry controls the maintenance of the aircraft. This seems like pretty basic stuff. Unfortunately, the international aspects of the aviation maintenance industry can create unnecessary costs without a corresponding safety improvement. Even so, international requirements must be understood to support worldwide operations.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
West Star Aviation announces it has appointed Dan McKillips as regional sales manager. McKillips will be responsible for the Southeast region of the U.S., which includes Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. held a signing ceremony on April 15 with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition. The ceremony recognized Minsheng’s order for 60 Gulfstream aircraft, which was signed in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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“While our company designs and builds missiles and space systems, sophisticated aviation instruments and literally thousands of highly-engineered products, many people who recognize the Bendix name connect it with an automatic washer we never marketed.”
– Bendix Energy Controls Division “Log,” September 1973
05/01/2014 - 12:00
Last month we presented four fairly common workplace behaviors that are difficult to handle appropriately. These behaviors can undermine the best of intentions and leave you (and your crew) feeling frustrated, irritated, incompetent and/or helpless.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
The D.O.M. magazine staff attended the MRO Americas trade show and convention in Phoenix April 8-10. It was a great show – the show floor was busy as exhibitors showcased their products and services. I was able to get some interesting article ideas and learn about some great new products that will be in future issues of D.O.M. magazine.
05/01/2014 - 12:00
Don Snodgrass was going through his desk drawers in March, throwing away junk and packing up stuff he wanted to keep in advance of his company’s move to its new facility. This led him to find a couple of relics from a wildly circuitous global aviation career path that took him from a farm south of Dallas all the way back to … well, a metal building south of Dallas.