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MRO Blog
Aviation in the Classroom
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by Elyse Moody at
7/2/2009 2:37 PM CDT
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The "Follow Me Box" program, first conceived by Lufthansa Technical Training, aims to teach students about job prospects in aviation from an early age... ... Read More »
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CASA on Australian PMA Parts In US
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by Sean.Broderick at
7/2/2009 8:49 AM CDT
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CASA today issued a release reiterating what our own Lee Ann Tegtmeier reported last week -- that Australian PMA parts makers are poised to gain access to the U.S. market. ... Read More » |
EASA Had Suspended Yemenia's Part 145 Approval
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by Elyse Moody at
7/1/2009 2:56 PM CDT
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An EASA spokeswoman says Yemenia had been granted approval to inspect EU aircraft in 2006, but this approval was suspended in February, a Reuters story reports... ... Read More »
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Background: Yemenia Airway Flight IY626
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by Elyse Moody at
7/1/2009 1:03 PM CDT
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The Aviation Safety Network provides this background information on Yemenia Airway Flight IY626 from Sana'a to Moroni, Comoros, which crashed yesterday into the sea on approach... ... Read More »
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CF6-80 Airworthiness Directive
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by Lee Ann Tegtmeier at
7/1/2009 12:44 PM CDT
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Operators and maintainers of GE CF6-80C2B5F engines, take note of the airworthiness directive that FAA issued today: It requires removing parts in the high-pressure compressor rotor before they reach a new reduced life limit. "This AD results from an internal GE audit that compared the life limited parts certification ... Read More » |
Jacksonville, C-27-J and Paint
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by Lee Ann Tegtmeier at
7/1/2009 11:00 AM CDT
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"The Jacksonville Aviation Authority yesterday okayed the ground lease of nine acres at Cecil Field to Florida Community College at Jacksonville for development of an aircraft painting and educational facility," reported the Examiner in Jacksonville, Fla. The article also says Flightstar Aviation Services will operate ... Read More » |
Grenada Adding MRO Facility
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by Lee Ann Tegtmeier at
7/1/2009 10:18 AM CDT
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The Barnacle Grenada reported that Grenada might launch an aircraft maintenance facility, but it didn't provide details of the facility or what MRO services the facility would provide. ... Read More » |
Uncovering the causes of engine compressor icing
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by Billburwrite at
7/1/2009 5:26 AM CDT
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Boeing and the National Research Council of Canada (NRCC) have recreated conditions under which ice forms in jet engine compressors when internal temperatures are well above freezing, leading to engine failure. Recreating conditions at high altitude, the NRCC’s Ottawa altitude research centre reproduced low ... Read More » |
NTSB Finds System Design Flaw Triggered ABX 767 Fire
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by Sean.Broderick at
6/30/2009 12:53 PM CDT
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A ground fire on a fully loaded ABX Air Boeing 767-200 in June 2008 was caused by a poorly designed oxygen system, NTSB has determined. ... Read More » |
World Aviation Blacklist
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by Lee Ann Tegtmeier at
6/30/2009 9:37 AM CDT
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The BBC reported that EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani suggested creating "a world blacklist similar to that in the EU" for unsafe airlines. The BBC said Tajani suggested this idea after a Yemenia Airbus A310 crashed earlier today. The EU already bans several airlines from flying into its ... Read More » |
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