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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 08:08
As Elliott Aviation begins its 90th year in business, the company is marking the milestone by introducing the Founder’s Award, the highest individual honor bestowed within the organization. The award recognizes an employee who exemplifies the values upon which Elliott Aviation was built: trust, honor and integrity.

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Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 08:40

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle? In a nutshell, The Pareto principle states that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes (the “vital few”). Other names for this principle are the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital few or the principle of factor sparsity.

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This Isn't Over!

Yesterday, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) sent a message out to its members urging them to contact their House Members and ask them to protest FAA ATC Fees. Here is that letter:

Two weeks ago, EAA members and others sent more than 19,000 emails and letters went to U.S. Senate offices urging senators to sign a letter opposing FAA's effort to charge air traffic fees at aviation events, including AirVenture. This is costing events hundreds of thousands of dollars or forcing them to cancel.

A Level Playing Field

“A level playing field is a concept about fairness, not that each player has an equal chance to succeed, but that they all play by the same set of rules. A metaphorical playing field is said to be level if no external interference affects the ability of theplayers to compete fairly.

MY CERTIFICATE OR YOURS?

The common understanding in the U.S. aviation maintenance industry is that a mechanic faces penalties as an individual for work he or she performed while directly employed by a certificated entity, such as a repair station or air carrier.

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