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

Aircraft spares support specialist AJW Aviation is offering the AJW Bursary to talented applicants from the worldwide aviation industry. The MSc. Aircraft Maintenance Management degree course from City University, London, improves knowledge of the complex disciplines required to enable full understanding of the various technical, operational and financial pressures affecting flight operations.
<a href="http://www.ajw-aviation.com/communications/sponsorship/msc-amm/the-ajw-bursary.html">Applications</a> for the Bursary, which provides funding for two thirds of the total $18,700 course fee, are now being accepted, requiring submission of a short résumé and two short essays. The deadline for application is December 31.
“Our industry is constantly changing and we need to prepare our engineering professionals to meet future challenges by equipping them with the management skills they will need across technical, legislative, safety and operational disciplines. If we can combine people, solutions and infrastructure with transferable skills of the highest caliber, we can maintain levels of excellence across all aspects of the airline and MRO business. We are proud to maintain our support for this excellent course, which enhances career progression at the very heart of the global aviation industry,” said Christopher Whiteside, AJW president.

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

AJW Aviation Sponsors Maintenance Management Degree

AJW Bursary offered to applicants worldwide

Aircraft spares support specialist AJW Aviation is offering the AJW Bursary to talented applicants from the worldwide aviation industry.

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