Just a few months into narrow-body service, Jet Aviation St. Louis performed inspections on its third Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) and already has scheduled a
return visit for additional service for the same BBJ in the near future.
The BBJ spent a week in September in Jet Aviation St. Louis’ narrow-body hangar for 6-, 12- and 24-month inspections. The owner has scheduled a return visit within a few months for additional service expected to take several weeks.
D.O.M. News
10/29/2013 - 11:22
Dallas Aeronautical Services (DAS) recently announced the construction of a new facility in Cedar Hill, TX. The all new 50,400 sq. ft. facility will span over three acres of land and is being constructed in Cedar Hill’s High Meadows Industrial Park. Target completion date for the project is first quarter of 2014.
10/25/2013 - 01:39
Las Vegas - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and FlightSafety International recently announced a new chapter in their training partnership to address the importance of proper aircraft ground handling and servicing during transient operations.
10/25/2013 - 01:12
Las Vegas - Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation company, announces the release of MyTurbine, a mobile app designed to connect the customer with Dallas Airmotive on the go. The icons allow for quick navigation to the services most used by customers. Users can connect with the F1RST SUPPORT global customer support center with one click and check cost estimates or completion dates on engines in process.
10/25/2013 - 01:03
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announces the addition of products and support services to its portfolio of customer maintenance solutions. Focusing on efficiencies and time savings for maintenance, mobile capabilities and aftermarket solutions, Cessna representatives announced the programs at the NBAA 2013 Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE) aviation trade show in Las Vegas.
10/25/2013 - 00:53
Las Vegas - Beechcraft Corporation announced at the 2013 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition that Hawker/Beechjet 400 operators can now choose the Garmin G5000 flight deck as an option in the popular Hawker 400XPR upgrade program.
10/23/2013 - 03:28
Columbus, OH - Battelle has developed a robotic system to repair airplane windows. This system is a marriage of the Automated Maintenance Robot (AMR), an existing Battelle technology, and a proven manual method of transparency restoration. The system not only removes bugs and chips, but refurbishes parts that can be reused, saving time and money while improving precision and consistency. When it's proven that the system is successful, it will be available for military and civilian use.
10/23/2013 - 03:16
Las Vegas - On Monday, Beechcraft Corporation announced at the 2013 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition that it has signed a long-term engine service agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) to support the PT6A-60A engines powering the King Air 350i aircraft recently ordered by private aviation membership company Wheels Up. Under this renewable agreement, the Wheels Up King Air 350i fleet will be enrolled in P&WC’s world-class Gold Eagle Service Plan (ESP Program).
10/23/2013 - 03:12
Frederick, MD - AOPA Insurance Services (AOPAIS) announces the launch of a new line of coverage for aviation businesses, offering its service to fixed-base operators (FBOs), charter and agricultural aviation businesses, flight schools, repair stations and a variety of other aviation enterprises.
10/23/2013 - 03:06
Las Vegas - Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, is organizing its seventh Citation Special Olympics Airlift (CSOA), a unique effort with the mission to enlist Citation jet owners to transport Special Olympics athletes and coaches from across the nation to the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games. Cessna launched the current CSOA at the National Business Aviation Association and Convention (NBAA) in 2012.
10/23/2013 - 02:57
Las Vegas - Beechcraft Corporation announced at the 2013 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition that it has certified and began installations on a range of wireless in-flight connectivity equipment to fit low- and high-occupancy aircraft.
10/01/2013 - 12:00
Do any of these phrases sound familiar? (Note: Names have been changed to protect the innocent.)
• “Pilot Paul keeps walking behind me, watching everything I do, like he doesn’t trust me or thinks I am not working fast enough.”
• “Today scheduler Sally has asked me numerous times when the airplane will be ready. Doesn’t she know that I know this is a quick turn-around and that I am working as quickly and as safely as I can?”
10/01/2013 - 12:00
Directors of maintenance in a corporate aviation setting face unique issues when it comes to determining what maintenance or alteration activity should be accomplished by contract. Most operators of business aircraft “fleets” hire individuals who hold mechanic certificates with airframe and powerplant ratings and inspection authorization; they also hold a repair station certificate with limited ratings. This arrangement provides the most options for performing the maintenance needed to ensure the highest aircraft utilization.
10/01/2013 - 12:00
Why is “aircraft maintenance” a dirty phrase in an organization? Why does quality get such a bad rap? If you can consciously admit that those two questions are truthful, then it should come as no surprise that “quality aircraft maintenance” is an obscure and alien term.
10/01/2013 - 12:00
Nearly five weeks ago, I decided it was time to replace my kitchen cabinets. I went shopping for some units that I could purchase and install myself, but after a day of shopping, I wasn’t pleased with the quality of the cabinets I could get for the money I was willing to spend. I decided to build them myself.
My plan was to spend the a long weekend constructing the cabinets and to have them ready to install early the following week.
10/01/2013 - 12:00
A preview of the meetings and events that will be taking place at the largest business aviation event of the year.
Please click here to access the schedule for NBAA2013 Meetings and Events preview.
10/01/2013 - 12:00
Compliance with regulations is much more than risk management. In this article, we will discuss the pros and cons of working in a regulated industry, the framework of FAA regulations, the importance of knowing how you are in compliance with the rules, the impact that knowledge can have on your business, and techniques for maintaining a mutually-respectful working relationship with the FAA.
10/01/2013 - 12:00
In my previous article, we discussed whether aerospace-focused startups can help revive the economy, and identified potential niches that are growing. The answer seems to be a resounding ‘yes’. New technology companies that address various niches with aerospace/aviation/travel have been identified in Table One. This list is certainly not exhaustive (it was kept to only 50 companies for the sake of brevity), and we undoubtedly missed some deserving firms that should have been included. (We offer our apologies).
10/01/2013 - 12:00
There are several ways I choose people to profile in our magazine. Sometimes I get a lead from one of our advertisers who deals with a lot of directors of maintenance. Sometimes I meet at maintenance manager at a trade show or event and realize they would make a good cover story. Sometimes I get a recommendation from a co-worker or employee.
One such recommendation came from a D.O.M. reader last year. Here is part of the e-mail he sent:
Hello, Joe!