by Norman Chance
D.O.M. News
07/01/2012 - 12:00
As I thought about how to write an article on technology obsolescence, and the possible tangents that it could take, I decided to focus on products that relate to computer-based or communications-based technologies. Otherwise, this would be a long article. In the interests of keeping this to a readable length, and making it sufficiently interesting, I have chosen to highlight 10 possible sets of products/mechanisms that will either not exist in their present form, or face dramatic change by the year 2020.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
I started my career as a field service representative (FSR) at the age of 23 with Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation. Now, at the age of 53, as I look back at having served with several OEMs in customer support and working both sides of the fence, I thought this might be a good subject matter.
Let me start off by saying that these are my views and thoughts and not necessarily the views of other reps and OEMs — although having many friends in field service, I know some may share my thoughts.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
By Joe Hertzler
In our professions, we are continuously surrounded by maintenance records like manual revisions, bulletins and alerts, discrepancies and the paperwork required to return an aircraft to service. The paper trail never ends. While safety the overall reason for all this paperwork, compliance is our goal.
07/01/2012 - 12:00
Whoever said nothing is impossible never tried to staple water to a tree. – Recent post on Facebook
As our publisher Greg mentions in his column this month on page 62, D.O.M. magazine recently hosted the first-ever virtual AMT Day celebration on May 24. We hosted the virtual event on our Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/DOMmagazine).
06/27/2012 - 19:32
Chesterfield, Mo. - West Star Aviation’s Spirit of St. Louis (SUS) location now offers night and weekend customer hours. In addition to its regular Monday through Friday hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., it will now offer evening hours Wednesday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. In addition, West Star SUS will also be open for service Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
06/27/2012 - 19:26
Middletown, Del. - Greenwich AeroGroup Inc. announces its naming of Ralph Kunz as General Manager of Summit Aviation. Kunz has more than 20 years of aerospace operations experience with expertise in streamlining production, aftermarket services, enhancing quality and improving customer satisfaction. Kunz will be responsible for the overall operations at Summit’s Middletown, Dela., and Somerset, Ky., facilities.
06/27/2012 - 19:18
Seattle - Component Control announces the release of the latest version of StockMarket.aero, its free online aviation parts eMarketplace. Enhancements to the Web site’s intuitive usability and navigation make it quicker and easier to find qualified aviation parts and services. Stockmarket.aero currently lists more than 40 million qualified line items of inventory and capability from more than 2,300 aircraft parts vendors.
06/27/2012 - 19:10
Peterborough, Ontario - Flying Colours Corp., in partnership with Maine Aviation, presented its latest ExecLiner CRJ conversion at the NBAA regional forum at Teterboro, N.J.. The aircraft, Serial Number 7779, which is configured for 16 passengers, was unveiled on June 1 at the Flying Colours' Peterborough facility and is the ninth CRJ conversion Flying Colours Corp. the company has completed.
06/27/2012 - 19:00
Dunfermline, Scotland - AviIT Ltd announces that its library management and document distribution solution, eMan, has been successfully deployed to support the European aircraft service and repair operations of MRO services provider airberlin technik.
06/20/2012 - 11:42
SKYscapes®, a new basecoat/clearcoat exterior paint system developed by Sherwin-Williams Aerospace, now has two complete coating systems - including pretreatment, corrosion protective primer, topcoat and clearcoat – certified with SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3095 (AMS 3095).
06/19/2012 - 14:17
Dave Thissell of Plymouth, MA has received the prestigious Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award adding his name to the FAA’s Roll of Honor. Thissell, a graduate of East Coast Aero Tech, began his aviation career in 1962 for Hinson Aviation in Baltimore, MD, where he also served as a mechanic for the 135 Air Commando Group of the Maryland Air National Guard. After a few short years Thissell moved to Plymouth where he has been for more than 40 years.
06/19/2012 - 14:13
On June 11, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief with the United States Supreme Court. In doing so, ARSA provided background for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations requiring maintenance instruction availability, and pointed out that the FAA cannot ignore the plain language of those regulations. As a result, ARSA emphasized existing Supreme Court legal doctrine supporting Court intervention in the matter.
06/19/2012 - 14:07
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) announces its factory-owned service centers in the United States have, once again, received the coveted Diamond Award from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Maintenance Technician Program. The eight HBS maintenance centers including Little Rock, AR, Tampa, FL, Atlanta, GA, Indianapolis, IN, Wichita, KS, Houston, TX, San Antonio, TX and Mesa, AZ, met the requirements for the FAA’s highest distinction for excellence in aircraft maintenance training.
06/19/2012 - 14:05
Abaris Training announces it has graduated seven “Certified Composite Instructor: Level I “ candidates in its first “Train the Trainer” class. This marks a new level of composite training for Abaris as they lead the composites training industry by example.
06/14/2012 - 17:33
Snap-on Incorporated honored the country's wounded warriors on Thursday, June 14, hosting the annual "Soldier Ride" at its corporate headquarters in Kenosha, WI.
06/14/2012 - 09:07
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final agenda including speaker names, affiliations, and biographies for the forum on General Aviation Safety: Climbing to the Next Level, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, June 19 & 20.
06/07/2012 - 20:04
Middletown, DE - Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announces that it has received AS9100C (AS9100:2009) Aerospace Quality Standard System Certification for its Middletown, Del., and Somerset, Ky., facilities.
“This certification demonstrates our commitment to meet or exceed the increasingly stringent industry requirements as a world-class supplier,” said Robert Fitzpatrick, president of Summit Aviation. “This certification standardizes our quality processes across many of our programs to ensure continued process and service safety, reliability and quality.”
06/07/2012 - 19:57
Wichita, KS - Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) announces its factory-owned U.S. service centers have received the Diamond Award from the FAA's Maintenance Technician Program. The eight maintenance centers located in Atlanta, Indianapolis, Houston, San Antonio, Little Rock, Ark.; Tampa, Fla.; Wichita, Kan.; and Mesa, Ariz., met the requirements for the FAA’s highest distinction for excellence in aircraft maintenance training.