LiveTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways Corporation, and Greenwich AeroGroup Inc. have entered into a distribution agreement where Greenwich Aerogroup, Inc. and its affiliates will sell, support and install the Iridium OpenPort-AeroSM broadband aviation communications platform. Iridium OpenPort-Aero is the only aviation broadband solution that works everywhere in the world, including remote, oceanic and polar regions, for passengers requiring smartphone, tablet or laptop connectivity.
D.O.M. News
05/11/2012 - 12:29
myDuncan.aero is Duncan Aviation’s web-based project management tool, providing operators assistance in managing their aircraft maintenance and overhaul events in work at Duncan Aviation. myDuncan.aero is designed to streamline and organize information into one simple system and Duncan Aviation’s worldwide customers can’t say enough about how helpful the system is when they are managing projects from overseas.
05/11/2012 - 12:22
The National Air Transportation Foundation (NATF) announces the Navigate Your Future scholarship, the newest addition to the foundation's scholarship program. This scholarship is offered to a graduating high school student continuing his or her education in the general aviation industry.
The scholarship applicant must be a graduating high school student planning a career in the general aviation field and accepted into an aviation-related program at an accredited college or university.
05/10/2012 - 10:39
Avtrak announces a new reporting feature in its GlobalNetTM Maintenance Tracking System, helping Mexican operators meet DGAC compliance requirements.
05/09/2012 - 12:19
D.O.M. magazine is in the final stages of launching an opportunity for aircraft maintenance professionals to win free products!
Our sponsors are lining up.
Final preparations are being made.
Stay tuned to DOMmagazine.com in the next few weeks as we provide more details about this exciting opportunity.
05/07/2012 - 12:17
Bird-B-Gone, Inc. announces the launch of its newly designed website.
Bird-B-Gone supplies the commercial, industrial and residential market with effective, humane bird deterrents manufactured in the USA. Beyond offering high quality products with industry leading guarantees, the company prides itself on the level of customer service, support and free training provided to customers.
05/01/2012 - 20:10
Moline, IL - Elliott Aviation announces the completion of ISO: 9001:2008 AS 9100:2009 Rev C certification. The International Organization for Standardization awarded the certifications to Elliott Aviation following an audit by Perry Johnson Registrars Inc. of Troy, MI. Elliott Aviation previously held ISO: 9001:2008 AS 9100:2004 Rev B certification.
05/01/2012 - 20:03
Lincoln, NE - Duncan Aviation will host several IA renewal seminars around the world this year. These Duncan Intelligence LIVE events will provide face-to-face forum discussions with industry experts on hot industry topics. Some events will be lunch or dinner presentations and others will be half- or full-day classes. Full-day events will provide attendees with eight hours of inspector authorization (IA) renewal credit.
05/01/2012 - 19:53
Wimborne, Dorset, UK - Robert "Bob" Murphy will take over as Cobham's CEO on June 25, 2012, and will relocate to Cobham's Wimborne office. On Nov. 18, 2011, Cobham announced that Chief Executive Officer Andy Stevens had decided to take early retirement. Chairman John Devaney assumed the position of executive chairman during conduction of the search for Stevens' successor.
05/01/2012 - 19:38
Battle Creek, MI - Duncan Aviation announces the promotion of Andy Richards to the position of vice president of completions and modifications at its Battle Creek, MI, facility. In his new role, Richards will oversee the Battle Creek avionics line, avionics installations and interior completions teams. He will also provide on-site support for OEM completions, materials and engineering in Battle Creek.
05/01/2012 - 19:31
Williamsport, PA - Just weeks after Lycoming Engines, a division of Avco Corporation, announced it would seek FAA approval to operate certain engines on ASTM D7547 UL 91 unleaded avgas, it has received FAA approval to update its listing of approved fuels.
05/01/2012 - 19:24
Friedrichshafen, Germany - Erik Lindbergh, grandson of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, announced the AERO 2012 winner of the Lindbergh Prize at AERO-Friedrichshafen. The Lindbergh Foundation's aviation prizes recognize and stimulate innovation, and promote meaningful advancements in green aviation. e-volo won the AERO 2012 Lindbergh Prize for Innovation for the achievements of its Volocopter VC1, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) system.
05/01/2012 - 19:16
Oshkosh, WI - A rare Junkers JU 52 tri-motor will appear as part of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 flight line as part of the airplane’s North American tour. The JU 52 will be at Oshkosh throughout the week and be parked on AirVenture’s showcase ramp. It will be open for tours while on display and will also be featured during the afternoon flight. EAA AirVenture 2012, “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” will occur July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport. German-based company RIMOWA is sponsoring the airplane’s visit.
05/01/2012 - 12:00
Anyone who ever attended one of the late Bill O’Brien’s training seminars likely heard him mention, “the wet paper bag of responsibility.” Bill liked to use that term to give a colorful description of the responsibility held by the DOM, or accountable manager, when it came to complying with all applicable federal regulations. Sometimes he would add that the DOM was standing on a slippery wet floor as he tried to control the contents of the wet paper bag.
05/01/2012 - 12:00
05/01/2012 - 12:00
Holding any sort of FAA certification means you are under FAA surveillance. The FAA provides oversight for certificated individuals as well as companies to determine if the Federal Aviation Regulations, (CFR14) Code of Federal Regulations are followed properly. If it suspect any violations, the FAA will use its “Enforcement Program” (see FAA Order 2150.3B) as a strict guide to investigate the company or individual suspected.
05/01/2012 - 12:00
Let’s face it — the whims of the aircraft owner are rather interesting, if not comical. On one hand, aircraft owners think nothing on spending untold sums of money for new avionics.
05/01/2012 - 12:00
The U.S.-based global positioning system (GPS) is used internationally, but is facing a slew of competitors which are looking to take away some of its market share. Instead of re-hashing much of what you have read elsewhere, this article will concentrate on understanding where the market for GPS is today, and where it may be headed by comparing it to the computer PC operating system and software market sector(s). Interesting lessons emerge when such parallels are drawn. But, first, we need to define the technology and the (current) players.
05/01/2012 - 12:00
In a position of leadership in any FAA 145 repair station and as an independent A&P mechanic, you should include instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) as part of your training and assure that you and your technicians have complete knowledge in this area. In the last few months, I have provided remedial training to A&Ps sent to me by the local FISDO as a way of avoiding legal action. I applaud my FISDO and SW-19, and as their DME I have set up a good curriculum on this subject.
05/01/2012 - 12:00
This was iterated by Walter Brennan in the Humphrey Bogart movie “To Have or Have Not.” I don’t remember what he was getting at in the movie, but I mention it here because it appears that the things that we regard as inconsequential and won’t harm us wind up biting us in the rear.