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

Ruag Aviation has been authorized to perform MRO and upgrade services for the MD500, MD600 and MD900 series of helicopters. The rating supplements Ruag’s established rotary-wing maintenance and modernization capabilities for civil and military owners and operators. Ruag Aviation is a certified Part 21J EASA design organization, Part 21G EASA production organization and Part 145 EASA maintenance organization.

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