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.
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Safety
Hot Section - July 2010
ARSA Cautions Clinton on Aviation Exports
Legislation pending on Capitol Hill threatens to undermine the global competitiveness of the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik Completes 10th Airbus A318 Elite
Swiss business jet operator Comlux The Aviation Group has taken delivery of an Airbus A318 Elite newly completed by Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik in four
Sikorsky and Timken Team in Australasia
Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) company based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, has entered into a distribution agreement with Tim
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AS350B AStar First Helo To Get EX600 MFD
Vista Aviation of Pacoima, Calif., has completed the first STCed helicopter installation of an Avidyne EX600 multifunction display (MFD)–in a Eurocopter AS
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Snecma and Royal Jet Sign Maintenance Contract
Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet has awarded a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract to Snecma for the CFM56-7B engines that power its Boeing Business J
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Embraer To Open Tech Support Subsidiary in China
Embraer is opening its first wholly owned subsidiary in China.
Bizav Warriors: David Cassalia
Some in the business aviation industry leave behind their families and jobs to serve in active war zones.
Air Transport Association Backs Wall Street Reforms
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) responded to comprehensive financial reform legislation reached by Congress by saying, “We commend the congr
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Hartzell Adds Northwest Propeller as Service Facility
Hartzell Propeller has selected Northwest Propeller of Puyallup, Wash., to join its network of recommended service facilities (RSF).
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Lufthansa Technik, Volvo Aero Team on Engine Parts
Volvo Aero and Lufthansa Technik will jointly develop new repair methods for structural parts of large commercial aircraft engines.
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Bombardier and Fokker Enhance Dash 8 Support
Bombardier Aerospace and Fokker Services are to jointly develop logistics support for the Dash 8/Q100/200/300 through Fokker’s Abacus program.
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FAA Targets Dassault, Three Airlines for Hefty Mx Fines
The FAA is proposing a $450,000 civil penalty against Dassault Falcon and its completion center in Little Rock, Ark., for improperly plating certain parts
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London Oxford Airport To Build MRO Facility
Oxford Airport, some 40 miles northwest of London in the UK, has broken ground on a 47,700-sq-ft, three-bay hangar, making it the largest facility built
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Hawker Pacific Asia Named Authorized Service Center
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) has appointed Hawker Pacific Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to its network of authorized service centers to support the growing
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Asia Pacific Customer Support Enhanced by Embraer
Embraer announced strategic customer support enhancements in the Asia Pacific region.
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LBAS Expands Interior Refurb and Mod Business
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has selected OHS Aviation Services as a tier-one supplier for all cabin interior and aircraft exterior aest
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Retrofit Honeywell Primus Elite Coming for Citation X
Cessna has announced the Honeywell Primus Elite avionics
Atlantic Aero finds a strong market in manufacturing
Identifying strengths and spinning them off into new profit centers is one of the key elements of corporate growth, and that is precisely what Jim Spinder
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Bombardier Aerospace To Acquire ExelTech Hangar
Following the bankruptcy of ExelTech Aerospace, Bombardier is purchasing the company’s Saint-L
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Jet Aviation Dubai Receives Jordanian Approval
Jet Aviation Dubai recently received Jordanian CARC maintenance approvals for
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Summit Aviation Breaks Ground on Expansion Project
Middletown, Del.-based Summit Aviation has launched a 78,000-sq-ft expansion and renovation of
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TWG Aviation To Acquire Vitesse Maintenance Assets
TWG Aviation, parent company of Dallas-based Business Jet Access (BJA) and Business Jet Center (BJC), is to buy Vitesse Aviation Services.
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Vector Aerospace Signs with West Coast Helicopters
MRO Vector Aerospace has announced that its Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America has signed a service agreement with West Coast Helicopters o
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Cutter Aviation Consolidates Dallas Operation
Dallas/Fort Worth-based Cutter Aviation will consolidate all of its metro-area operations at its North Dallas location in McKinney, Texas, at Collin County
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Gulfstream Expands Asian Commitment
Deer Jet, China’s largest business-jet charter operator, has been named by Gulfstream Aerospace to support the OEM’s growing fleet of Gulfstreams in China.
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Nav Database Updates Problematic for Pilots
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is warning flight crews that an antiquated FAA regulation can still cause problems.
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Vector Aerospace Engine Services Gets RR250 OK
EASA Part 145 approval has been granted to Vector Aerospace Engines Services’ new UK facility
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Hawker Beechcraft Adds Service Center at Phoenix
Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) has expanded its aircraft maintenance facility at Phoenix-Mes
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Ship It AOG Doubles Warehouse Size
Spare-parts company Ship It AOG has added a 7,000-sq-ft warehouse adjacent to its existing fac
