David A. Lombardo
Contributor
Lombardo covers business aviation maintenance-related issues. He is also a writer and on-air reporter for AINtv. He has over 3000 articles published and is the author of several books on aircraft systems for pilots and on the topic of flight simulation.
He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from the University of Illinois, has taught aviation for over 35 years in industry and as a university professor and academic dean at three different universities. He is also a frequent seminar and after-dinner motivational speaker.
Lombardo holds an A&P Certificate, ATP, CFI and Ground Instructor ratings. He was a corporate pilot and was a research pilot and flight instructor at the University of Illinois. An FAA Safety Counselor for over 25 years, he was one of the original 13 Counselors appointed to the FAA’s Airworthiness Safety Program for maintenance technicians.
Latest from David A. Lombardo
Maintenance and Modifications
New PAMA president charts course for organization
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) met some resistance when, in July 2005, it became an affiliate of the Society of Automotive Engine
Security
Olympics ‘security’ was major trial for bizav ops
Not a single person interviewed by AIN expressed the opinion that the business aviation security requirements to fly to the Winter Olympics either made sen
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Aeromed flight barely gets off the ground
AGUSTA A109E, DALLAS, TEXAS, SEPT.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Learjet ‘high and fast’ on landing
GATES LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Jetprop DLX crashes on takeoff
JETPROP DLX CONVERSION OF PIPER PA-46-310P, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.
Preliminary Report: Aileron cable breaks on Citation VI
CESSNA 650, RAPID CITY, S.D., AUG.
Airports
The ins-and-outs of hangars
“When we look at building a hangar for a client we see someone who has made a significant investment.
Training and Workforce
AMS, PAMA join on tech certification
Maintenance professionals will soon be able to quantify the training they have received as a part of their jobs.
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: Atlantic Aero
Atlantic Aero saw life in the fall of 1971, when a group of Greensboro, N.C.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Source adds Pratt & Whitney service center in San Diego
The San Diego area now has a Pratt & Whitney Canada service center on the McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, Calif., thanks to Jet Source.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Source adds Pratt & Whitney service center in San Diego
Customers in Southern California now have another option for their Pratt & Whitney Canada overhaul and repair services.
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS announces ISO9001:200 & AS9120 recertification
CRS Jet Spares’ quality management system has been recertified to the ISO 9001:2000 and AS9120 standards as a result of a recent audit by its registrar, Bu
Maintenance and Modifications
AvQuotes adds Avmats to list of service providers
Avmats is one of more than 30 service providers in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
...and forges service agreement with Honeywell
Operators of the TFE731, TPE331 and Honeywell 36-series APU now have another choice for maintenance in a deal that forms a new authorized service cen
Maintenance and Modifications
Landmark Aviation/Standard Aero enhances MST network...
A toll-free number has been implemented by Landmark Aviation/Standard Aero for its Mobile Service Team (MST) network.
Maintenance and Modifications
First Aviation Maintenance Engineer certified
Danielle Vezina, aviation maintenance coordinator for Daniel Webster College, is the first aviation professional in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
China's Ameco Aviation college expands
Ameco Beijing held a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the expansion project of its Ameco Aviation College (AAC).
Maintenance and Modifications
Midcoast Aviation to perform Stork Fokker Falcon 7X support
Under the terms of an agreement signed by Midcoast Aviation, the company will be the Western Hemisphere’s exclusive repair center for warranty and non-warr
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Repair Anywhere customer deal on human factors training
Grey Owl Aviation Consultants has joined forces with Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Jet Repair Anywhere (JRA) to increase aviation safety awareness.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA gives Arinc Organization Designation authorization ok
Arinc has received FAA certification to issue aircraft STCs and perform STC-related aircraft service and modification work under the agency’s new organizat
Maintenance and Modifications
Emteq granted FAA air agency certificate
The FAA has granted an air agency certificate to New Berlin, Wis.-based Emteq.
Maintenance and Modifications
TSS and Standard Aero facilities win AS9100/9110 certification
TSS Aviation, based in Cincinnati, and Standard Aero’s Maryville, Tenn.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Beechcraft adds authorized service center in UK
FR Aviation has joined the Hawker Beechcraft authorized service center network.
ABACE: Region’s growing market entices attendees
Despite the beginning of the Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day (a popular holiday in Hong Kong), the fast-approaching Singapore Airshow and temperatures lo
ABACE 2008 Declared a Success
Despite the beginning of the Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, the close timeframe to this week’s Singapore Air Show and record low temperatures, the thir
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: Banyan Air Service
Banyan Air Service began as a small company serving the needs of small operators that had no dedicated maintenance department.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream and FlightSafety expand European commitment
The FlightSafety International Gulfstream G150 simulator has received European level-D simulator qualification, the first such approval for a G150 simulato
Maintenance and Modifications
Corridor maintenance software enters Asian market
Metrojet has signed an agreement with Continuum to license Corridor software and implement the package in its Hong Kong facility.
