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
Bizav Warriors: Sergeant Kevin Edwards
Some in the business aviation industry leave behind their families and jobs to serve in active war zones.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Revokes Phoenix Heliparts Certificate
The FAA has revoked Mesa, Ariz.-based Phoenix Heliparts' air agency
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Honeywell-CAE Expands Worldwide Training
Honeywell-CAE Training Alliance has begun offering maintenance training courses for technicians in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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Sabreliner Expanding Service Capacity
Sabreliner will create approximately 400 new jobs over the next four years as it expands its operations.
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LBAS Opens New Line Maintenance Station in Riga
Bombardier business jet operators now have more options in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
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West Star Aviation Donates Bizjet to Local College
West Star Aviation donated a Learjet 35A to Northwestern Community College in Rangely, Colo.
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Timco Adds Widebody Capability at Macon Facility
Timco Aviation Services plans to begin widebody operations at its Macon, Ga., facility early next year, according to CEO Kevin Carter.
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Star Navigation Offers In-flight Safety Monitoring
Toronto-based Star Navigation Systems offers business jets something better than the airline black box: the Star In-flight Safety Monitoring System (Star-i
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StandardAero Springfield To Get $500,000 Facelift
StandardAero’s Springfield, Ill.
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Spare Parts Keep Older Business Jets Flying
Anyone who has ever faced a potential repair of an old car knows the dilemma about throwing good money after bad.
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Avtrak Continues To Grow and Expand Operations
“We are one of the fortunate companies that have been expanding during one of the worst times in our industry,” Dennis Steinbeck, v-p of business developme
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Vancouver To Host 19th Annual CAMC Forum
The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC), in partnership with the Western Aerospace Alliance, will be holding its
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Corrosion Found on Learjet 40 and 45 TFE731-20s
Bombardier has notified Learjet 40 and 45 operators that the aft, front frame flange of the TFE731-20 engine, and the thrust reverser flanges, may be susce
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American Airlines Mx Target of FAA’s Largest Penalty
There’s an important lesson to be learned from the FAA’s proposed $24.2 million civil penalty against American Airlines for improper maintenance procedures
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Hawker Pacific Teams with Dart Helicopter Services on Parts Distribution
Dart Helicopter Services (DHS), a producer and distributor of more than 3,000 certified helicopter accessories, has entered into an exclusive agreement wit
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CF34-3A2 Engine Upgrade Yields Longer Time on Wing
GE Aviation is offering an on-wing engine upgrade program for certain configurations of the CF34-3A2 that will allow the engines to go from a hard-time mai
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FAA To Techs: Tell Us about Bad Regs
Ever wished you could tell the FAA that some regulation is outdated or doesn’t make sense? You can, and the agency has a little-known means to do it.
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PAMA To Hold Northeast Airworthiness Symposium
September 30 and October 1 are the dates for the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association’s inaugural North
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FAA Changes Rule on Commercial Parts
Changes to the FAR Part 21 manufacturing rule published last October 16 are slated to go into effect on April 16 next year, including a modification to the
Dart Helicopter Services Partners with Hawker Pacific for Parts Distribution
Dart Helicopter Services (DHS), a producer and distributor of more than 3,000 certified helicopter accessories, has entered into an agreement with Hawker P
NBAA Forum Brings Good News to Chicago
More than 800 people participated in the NBAA regional forum held at DB Aviation at Waukegan Airport north of Chicago yesterday.
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P&WC, TAP partner on T-prop service
Pratt & Whitney Canada and the Brazilian maintenance and engineering division of TAP Portugal announced an agreement to provide "comprehensive engine overh
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Viking Teams with Avtrak for Mx Tracking Services
Viking Air of Victoria, British Columbia, will use the Avtrak GlobalNet platform to support its factory maintenance tracking program–Viking MX.
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Executive Flight Services Opens at Midwest National
Executive Flight Services, a subsidiary of Kansas City, Mo.-based Executive AirShare, has established a maintenance base at Midwest National Air Center (GP
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GIV Wireless Internet Available through Constant
Constant Aviation, a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility headquartered at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, is offering a supplemental type ce
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AKV Cycle Counters for Montana Firefighting Helos
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) has received five AKV cycle counter systems for its Bell UH-1 fire-fighting and utility
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Spectrum Aeromed, Cessna Team on Medical Mustang
Cessna Aircraft and Spectrum Aeromed have teamed to pre-fit a Cessna Citation Mustang for an air medical interior during manufacturing.
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Piaggio America Adds to Its Service Network
Piaggio America has added three new locations–Crownair Aviation in San Diego and Carlsbad, Calif., and Constant Aviation in Birmingham, Ala.–to its list of
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JSSI Enrolls First Phenom 300 into Engine Program
Jet Support Services (JSSI) has signed an agreement with Executive AirShare covering the P&WC PW535E engines on two Phenom 300s under its premium hourly-co
