David A. Lombardo
Contributor
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.
Lombardo holds an A&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.
Latest from David A. Lombardo
Maintenance and Modifications
CAE To Add Fifth Training Facility in India
CAE Flight Training (India) and InterGlobe Enterprises of India are forming a joint-venture training center to provide pilot and maintenance training in In
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ST Aerospace Named Independent TrueEngine MRO Shop
ST Aerospace has become a TruEngine service provider and claims to be the first independent MRO shop to earn that distinction.
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Emirates Opens Engine Facility in Dubai
Emirates Airline has announced it will open an engine overhaul shop slated to complement its test cell in Dubai.
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Industry Mourns the Loss of Bombardier’s James Hoblyn
James Hoblyn, president of Bombardier customer services and specialized and amphibious aircraft, died while jogging on Sunday, July 3.
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Dynamic Aviation Adds 50 Employees
Dynamic Aviation wants to fill 50 new positions to support its expanding commercial and government business sector requirements.
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ARSA Chides FAA’s Definition of Duty and Rest Rules
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has submitted a letter to
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Eurocopter Establishes Kazakhstan Engineering Facility
Eurocopter and Kazakhstan Engineering have signed an agreement formalizing a joint venture to assemble and customize Eurocopter EC145s at a new facility in
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CAE and AirAsia partner on training center
CAE and AirAsia have expanded a prior partnership into a joint venture to provide training for maintenance engineers, technicians, pilots, cabin crew and g
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Sikorsky and Ruag To Open Swiss Service Center
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) has named Ruag Aviation’s Alpnach helicopter facility in Switzerland an authorized customer service center (CSC) to suppo
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Gulfstream Increases Capacity at Dallas Site
Gulfstream Aerospace is reopening the 62,000-sq-ft Hangar F at Dallas Love Field.
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Business Jet Access Opens New Facility
Gulfstream Aerospace has added two European warehouses to its growing product-support network, increasing parts and materials on the continent to approxima
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FAA Certifies Mid-Continent Instruments West
Bombardier Aerospace has added four field service representatives and two customer support account managers to cover Europe and South Africa.
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Cessna Expands European Customer Service
Textron sister companies Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft have broken ground on a new facility dedicated to customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
“We wi
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MRO Profile: Jet Works Air Center
Jet Works Air Center is the product of the merger of Jet Works Aviation and Denton Business Air Center, combining the former’s avionics repair capabilities
Jet Aviation Hong Kong Named Falcon Service Center
Airbus has appointed Comlux America of Indianapolis an approved cabin outfitter.
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Chromalloy Nevada Reduces Workforce
West Star Aviation recently installed the first Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 upgrade on the Falcon 2000.
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NVision Offers Product Defect Analysis
NVision, manufacturer of a non-contact measurement and scanning systems, touts its products as valuable in identifying parts variances and settling legal d
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Russia, China Acquire $17M in Engine Test Equipment
Hudson, Mass.-based Test Devices has sold approximately $17 million worth of jet engine test equipment to Russia and China.
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NRC To Explore Future Cabin Environment Technology
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has launched an initiative called Aircraft Cabin Environment Technologies (ACET) to develop, apply and evalua
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Eurocopter Opens Logistics Center
Eurocopter has opened a new global logistics facility in Les Florides industrial park near its production plant in Marignane in the south of France.
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Lufthansa Technik Building Maintenance Hangar in Berlin
Lufthansa Technik has begun construction of a new maintenance hangar at the future Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).
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Chromalloy Nevada Reduces Workforce Again
Last Thursday 41 employees of the Chromalloy facility in Carson City, Nev.
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Bell Helicopter, Cessna Build Singapore Facility
Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft, both Textron companies, broke ground on a facility dedicated to service and support for customers in the Asia-Pacific
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Embraer Strengthens EMEA Regional Services
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) continue to provide growth opportunities for Embraer.
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Bombardier Beefs Up Service in Europe, South Africa
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bmi Enhances Commitment with Lufthansa Technik
British airline group bmi has signed two new agreements with Lufthansa Technik.
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New Partnership Expands Alaska Support
Freedom Aero Service has partnered with Merrill Field Instruments to provide an accessory shop on Merrill Field in Anchorage.
“Alaska is a unique operatin
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Evergreen Maintenance Acquired by Relativity Capital
Relativity Capital is acquiring Evergreen Maintenance Center (EMC) from Evergreen International Aviation.
