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.&nbsp;
Lombardo holds an A&amp;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.&nbsp;

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David A. Lombardo

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) will present the William A. “Bill” Ong Memorial Award to Gary Driggers during its annual Industry Excellence Awards Dinner to be held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., on April 21. Driggers, who recently retired as senior vice president of Midcoast Aviation after 22 years with the company, is a former NATA chairman and member of the board of directors. As senior vice president, Driggers was responsible for managing key customer and vendor relationships and was the company’s face to industry organizations and OEMs. He started his career in aviation as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war. Before joining Midcoast Aviation in 1988, he was a client of the St. Louis-based MRO and completions center. During his tenure, Driggers served Midcoast Aviation in various senior management positions.

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