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.

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.

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.”

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Master Lock® Company, LLC will focus attention on Lockout/Tagout when the National Safety Congress & Expo convenes in Chicago, September 30 - October 2 at McCormick Place.

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, is celebrating the successful completion of the wing mate on the Citation Latitude first test article.

Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co., Ltd., (Boeing Shanghai) announces it has been awarded its

Constant Aviation, LLC announces is has completed the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Wi-Fi system along with Aircell’s® Gogo Biz™ In-flight Internet system in a Boeing 737-200.