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
Enterprise Jet Center acquires FAA repair station cetification
An FAA Repair Station certificate has been awarded to Enterprise Jet Center on Houston’s William P.
Asia’s bizav association elects new leaders
The Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) held its first general meeting since its resurrection at last summer’s regional forum in Hong Kong in prepa
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: DAS Wilmington
“Lindbergh flew off our ramp right out front,” John Rahilly, vice president of sales and marketing for Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS) Wilmington, Del., t
Maintenance and Modifications
Arinc Scottsdale Facility Gets Repair Station Certification
The FAA has recently awarded a repair station certificate to Arinc Direct’s Scottsdale Airport facility in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Aircraft
Bombardier Fault Isolation Tool Available For Learjet 60
Learjet 60 operators are the latest to benefit from the Learjet Electronic Technician (e-Tech) troubleshooting tool.
Maintenance and Modifications
Conklin & De Decker Releases MxManager 7.5
Conklin & de Decker has released the latest version of its maintenance management software, MxManager Version 7.5.
The company has upgraded
Maintenance and Modifications
Whelen Marketing LED Anti-collision lights STC
Whelen Engineering has received STC approval for its Model 70900 Series LED anti-collision beacon, the first of its kind to be approved for general aviatio
Maintenance and Modifications
Russia Approves Bombradier Berlin Service Center
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has received approval from the Federal Civil Aviation Authority of Russia (FCAAR) to perform line and base ma
Dassault Names China Sales Manager
Dassault Falcon Jet announced that it has named Carlos Brana sales manager for China.
Brana has spent the past 20 years with Dassault Aviati
Aircraft
Cessna to double Citation fleet in China
Roger Whyte, Cessna’s senior vice president of sales and marketing, told attendees at the first ABACE that Cessna’s presence in the country dates back to 1
Japan prepares for growth of business aviation
Presenting an update of Japanese business aviation initiatives, Masaki Nakatani, associate secretary general of the Japan Business Aviation Association (JB
Focus on Fuel: From oilfield to airport
“People blame the president, OPEC and anyone else they can think of for the price of fuel today; it’s nonsense.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
MRO Profile: Montreal Jet Center
Although business aviation was still recovering from the effects of 9/11 in 2003, two Quebec companies–DEM Capital and Elisen Technologies–decided
Maintenance and Modifications
AgustaWestland appoints Malaysian service center
AB139, A109 Power and A109 LOH operators in the Far East now have a new maintenance option.
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer cuts legacy maintenance costs
The cost of operating an Embraer Legacy 600 has gone down as a result of the Brazilian airworthiness authority’s approval of a revision to the aircraft’s m
Maintenance and Modifications
Innotech named preferred Bombardier completions center
Bombardier Aerospace has named Montreal’s Innotech Aviation, a division of IMP Group, a preferred completion center for the Global XRS and Global 5000.
Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA Tells Senate Aviation Panel 'Safety Is Good Business'
Christian Klein, legislative counsel for the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), recently testified before the aviation subcommittee of the Sen
Maintenance and Modifications
GlobalNet to track maintenance for NetJets
Avtrak also announced that NetJets has signed a five-year agreement for GlobalNet for the tracking and management of NetJets’ growing worldwide fleet of fr
Maintenance and Modifications
Sikorsky Selects Globalnet For Maintenance Tracking
Helotrac II, Sikorsky’s next-generation Web-based customer aircraft maintenance tracking program, will use Avtrak GlobalNet maintenance management technolo
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Dallas Open 24/7 For Maintenance
Jet Aviation Dallas is now providing around-the-clock maintenance support seven days a week.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Flap Asymmetry Tester Available
AirMech Innovations (AMI) announces the development of the AMI Model 104 flap asymmetry tester designed specifically for use with the Gulfstream II, III an
Maintenance and Modifications
ExpressJet To Offer Thrust Reverser Maintenance
Aircelle has expanded its global maintenance network into the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Dubai Becomes Rockwell Collins Dealer
Rockwell Collins has appointed Jet Aviation Dubai an authorized dealer, allowing the facility to carry out sales, installations and retrofits of Rockwell C
Maintenance and Modifications
M7 Aerospace Provides Merlin Update Program
M7 Aerospace has announced an “M7 Merlin” program through which it will extensively refurbish an executive Fairchild Merlin in the same San Antonio 426,000
Aircraft
Avcon Industries Announces LearJet 35/36 RVSM Mod
Butler National subsidiary Avcon Industries has completed its first installation of its reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) solution for Learjet 35
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Expands maintenance In Chicago
Jet Aviation Chicago has teamed with Duncan Aviation and Atlantic Aviation to expand maintenance services at Chicago Midway Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
Outerlink Adds Canadian Repair Center
Avionics component supplier OuterLink has announced the appointment of Kitchener Aero, at Waterloo Regional Airport in Breslau, Ontario, as an author
BizJet Announces Service Agreement With TAG
BizJet has signed a maintenance agreement with TAG Aviation USA to provide airframe and engine maintenance services for TAG Aviation’s fleet of managed bus
Aircraft
Jet Aviation Becomes First Asia-Pacific BBJ Service Center
Boeing Business Jets has selected Jet Aviation Singapore as a BBJ-authorized service center.
Maintenance and Modifications
Premier/West Star Adds Aircraft Programs
Premier/West Star of Grand Junction, Colo., has been named a factory-authorized Hawker service center.
