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
Mexico’s Toluca Airport again hosts business aviation fair
“I’m very pleased this year,” Agustin Melgar, director of Aero ’04, told AIN.
Maintenance and Modifications
Massachusetts facility builds on owner’s experience
Gary Potts, president of AirFlyte, has a long history in aviation and specifically at the airport his MRO serves.
Rotorcraft
Keystone Helicopters to provide maintenance for Seacor
Seacor’s Aviation Division has signed an agreement to have Keystone Helicopters provide maintenance and completions for the more than 160 helicopters it op
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik launches total landing gear support\
Lufthansa Technik is offering total landing-gear support (TLS) from aircraft purchase through resale.
Maintenance and Modifications
Enstrom improves customer support
Enstrom Helicopters has placed all its Service Bulletins and Service Information Letters on the customer-support page of the company Web site.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulstream Aerospace acquires Weco
Gulfstream Aerospace has completed the acquisition of Weco Aerospace Systems, a privately held aviation-component overhaul company specializing in electric
Charter & Fractional
Hawker Aircraft services NetJets MX Award
NetJets has presented its annual trophy for Best Heavy Maintenance Provider during 2006 to Hawker Aircraft Services.
Maintenance and Modifications
Safer nitrogen tire inflation system available
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty of Corona, Calif., has entered an exclusive arrangement with Gentco to market that company’s new nitrogen tire inflation system
Maintenance and Modifications
Raytheon Aircraft workers earn master tech awards
Four Raytheon Aircraft Services (RAS) technicians and two technicians from Hawker Aircraft Services have completed the training requirements for the Flight
Maintenance and Modifications
Professor can detect aircraft aging problems
As the aircraft fleet ages and the number of in-flight material fatigue incidents climbs, a professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia says he has fo
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS Jet spare signs Perkins Aircraft deal
Aftermarket support facility CRS has signed with aircraft transparency OEM Perkins to market, distribute and support business jet cabin and cockpit transpa
Maintenance and Modifications
Middle East center of excellence proposed
Sikorsky Aircraft and Gulf Helicopters of Doha, Qatar, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore establishing an aviation center of excellence
FBOs
Michigan FBO OK’d for Part 145 insrument and radio work
Riley Aviation of Kirsch Municipal Airport in Sturgis, Mich., has received FAA certification as a Part 145 repair station for limited instrument and limite
Maintenance and Modifications
Worthington Jet Services selects Quantum Control
Worthington Jet Services, a subsidiary of aftermarket parts supplier Worthington Aviation, has selected Component Control’s Quantum Control aviation Enterp
Maintenance and Modifications
India to get CFM56 engine maintenance training center
CFM International has announced that New Delhi, India, will be the location for the company’s fourth aircraft engine maintenance training school.
Maintenance and Modifications
Profile: west star aviation offers refurbishments
West Star Aviation, of Grand Junction, Colo., has been around for more than five decades.
Maintenance and Modifications
Karl Stuhmer wins Charles Taylor Award
ived the FAA’s prestigious Charles Taylor Award, which recognizes lifetime accomplishments of senior aircraft mechanics.
Karl Stuhmer, Raytheon Airc
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Wilmington, Averitt earn FAA award
Delaware-based Dassault Falcon Jet Wilmington and Nashville-based Averitt Aviation have received the FAA’s Diamond Award for aviation maintenance training.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Geneva gets approval from Bahrain
Jet Aviation Geneva (Switzerland) was named an approved maintenance facility for the Gulfstream II and GIV by the Ministry of Transportation, Civil Aviatio
Maintenance and Modifications
Conklin & de Decker release MxManager 6.5
Version 6.5 of Conklin & de Decker’s MxManager maintenance management software incorporates a number of changes and improvements, according to a spokesman
Maintenance and Modifications
Mid-Canada Mod Center teams with Multi Service
Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2) provides avionics sales, service, installation and integration for private, corporate and commercial aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications
Wing Aviation promotes Frank Zimerman
Frank Zimerman, who helped organize and create Wing Aviation and then served as the company’s director of operations, has been promoted to vice president o
Engines
Premier tribunes to offer TFE731 CZIs
Premier Turbines, a division of Dallas Airmotive, has added -20, -40 and -60 models to its TFE731 Core Zone Inspections (CZI) program.
Maintenance and Modifications
McKechnie partners with Topcoast Aviation
The McKechnie Aerospace Aftermarket Group of Reno, Nev., has formed a joint venture with Hong Kong-based distributor Topcast Aviation Supplies to provide a
Maintenance and Modifications
Avmats receives FAA repair station ratings
Aviation Maintenance and Technical Support (Avmats) has added Class III and Class IV Ratings to its Air Agency Certificate.
Training and Workforce
Dassault OKs SimuFlite Falcon 2000 training
Dassault Falcon Jet has completed the approval process to certify CAE SimuFlite’s Falcon 2000 maintenance program.
Maintenance and Modifications
Elliott Aviation earns two more RVSM STCs
Elliott Aviation of Moline, Ill., has received an FAA STC RVSM group approval for the Beechjet 400 and MU-300 Diamond.
Online study researches aircrew stress levels
Clenching your jaw on approach? Worse, are you doing it while watching television at home hoping your pager won’t go off? You’re not alone, according to Bo
Piaggio moves to South Florida
Piaggio America recently moved its North American headquarters into the Jet Aviation facility overlooking the ramp at West Palm Beach International Airport
