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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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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...
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
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Aviation Institute of Maintenance Launches Free Online “Human Factors” Safety Course
May 22 2016 | Comments (1)
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