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

Ameco Beijing held a grand completion ceremony on March 18 last year for its A380 hangar, the biggest aircraft maintenance building in Asia.
 Now, Ameco Beijing is building a hangar big enough for the Boeing 747 next to the A380 hangar completed a year ago. The new hangar is slated for heavy maintenance– including painting–without having to move the aircraft. It is scheduled for completion in the middle of this year. The addition will give the company a total capacity of 15 widebody and 11 narrow-body bays for aircraft maintenance and overhaul. 
 The company is also adding a new central store facility for ordering and storing materials, transportation and customs claim. It too is due to enter service this year.

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