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When do you use an aircraft maintenance engineers’ logbook?

Jun 19 2016 | Comments (39)

The aircraft maintenance engineers’ logbook has been around for years, but in what ways do the engineers’ use their logboo...

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10 2018a

Just Culture Stories: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

May 18 2018 | Comments (3)

BY DR. BILL JOHNSON The author tells three stories about voluntary reporting and just culture. Fitting for this month’s...

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05 2018a

Aviation industry mechanics retiring faster than they are being replaced, report says

Mar 03 2018 | Comments (2)

A new report finds that while 30 percent of the aviation mechanics workforce is at or near retirement age, new entrants in...

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09 2017b

Distractions

Apr 30 2017 | Comments (13244)

Submitted by Gordon Dupont  With permission from D.O.M. Director of Maintenance magazine  Distractions are an everyd...

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DGCA suspends licenses of 3 aircraft maintenance engineers

Oct 16 2016 | Comments (6)

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also withdrawn "acceptance" of Chief Executive Officer of a MRO opera...

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182016b

The Self-Protecting Skill Worth Developing, By Roger Hughes

Sep 18 2016 | Comments (0)

Although many maintenance incidents reflect organizational problems, the maintenance technicians themselves are the last l...

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When do you use an aircraft maintenance engineers’ logbook?

Jun 19 2016 | Comments (39)

The aircraft maintenance engineers’ logbook has been around for years, but in what ways do the engineers’ use their logboo...

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Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.

Jun 06 2016 | Comments (5)

When operational pressure and complacency influenced a routine tire change, this CRJ Maintenance Technician cut corners th...

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance Launches Free Online “Human Factors” Safety Course

May 22 2016 | Comments (1)

On May 2, 2016, the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) launched a free online course in aviation safety for aviation ...

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Engine fire in FIFO plane caused by inadequate repairs, ATSB finds

May 10 2016 | Comments (6)

Inadequate repairs and inspection protocols were responsible for an engine fire that left a plane carrying fly-in, fly-out...

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Snoozing FedEx Employee Takes Unexpected Trip

Apr 24 2016 | Comments (1)

Went To Sleep In Tennessee And Woke Up Headed To Texas. A FedEx Express worker apparently not completely accustomed to ...

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