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

AAR has signed an agreement with the Chennault International Airport Authority to open its sixth North American aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Lake Charles, La., at Chennault International Airport. AAR will occupy approximately 520,000 sq ft of MRO service and administrative space at the facility and will be capable of supporting maintenance operations for all widebodies. The facility can accommodate up to seven widebodies or 10 narrow-bodies, and construction is under way for an additional 118,000 sq ft of space that will allow the MRO to accommodate aircraft as large as the Airbus A380.


AAR initially will employ approximately 250 and anticipates hiring 500 more at the facility by 2017. The new operation significantly expands AAR’s capabilities, enabling the company to accommodate a greater variety of aircraft and expand its aviation services business.


Commenting on the signing, AAR chairman and CEO David Storch said: “I want to thank Gov. Jindal, the airport authority and the state’s economic development agency for partnering with us and moving swiftly to reach this agreement. We look forward to becoming a vital part of the Louisiana business community and helping to elevate Lake Charles’s position as an aviation center of excellence.”

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