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

Bombardier has announced the addition of two new service facilities for Challengers and Globals to its worldwide maintenance network.
Air Works India Engineering of Mumbai has been named the first Bombardier line maintenance facility on the Indian subcontinent, and Air Four of Milan, Italy, which already services Learjets, was appointed an authorized service facility for Challengers and Globals. The Air Works facility has about 33,000 sq ft of hangar space and the Air Four facility has 23,000 sq ft.
Both facilities offer Challenger and Global operators AOG assistance as well as scheduled and unscheduled warranty repair. With these appointments Bombardier has added seven new service and support facilities to its business aircraft maintenance network in the last eight months

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