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 FAA has presented Embraer with a production certificate to assemble the Phenom 100 at its Melbourne, Fla. facility. Previously, Phenom jets assembled in Melbourne were certified under the FAA type certificate granted to those produced in Brazil.


“This is a significant milestone for Embraer,” said Ernest Edwards, president of Embraer Executive Jets. “We <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/ainalerts/2011-02-22/embraer-opens-florida-phenom-assembly-plant">opened this facility just over a year ago</a>, delivered the first U.S.-produced Phenom 100 in December and the first U.S.-produced aircraft to go to an international customer in March.”


The presentation caps four years of work by a team at Embraer and the FAA at both its Orlando manufacturing inspection district office and its Small Aircraft Directorate in Kansas City, which inspects and certifies aircraft companies to manufacture products under an FAA-approved type design. The production certificate is an approval under FAR Part 21 and managed by the Small Aircraft Directorate. The Embraer and FAA teams worked on quality manuals, procedures and product audits, as well as internal and external supplier visits to ensure all facets of production meet required quality and safety standards.

Embraer Gets OK To Build Phenom 100s in U.S.

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