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1911
First ever commercial cargo to be carried by an aircraft. The General Electric company paid £100 to have a case of electric lamps flown from Shoreham to Hove in England.
1975
The first flight of the Boeing 747-SP.
1988
U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290. |
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AMTSociety Maintenance Skills Competition Showcases the Best of the Best
Posted by planedoctor on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 19:08:30 EDT (207 reads) |
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FORT ATKINSON, Wis., (BUSINESS WIRE) -- AMTSociety, an affinity group comprised of aircraft maintenance professionals, announced the winners of its first annual AMTSociety Maintenance Skills Competition held during the Aircraft Maintenance Summit at Aviation Industry Expo in March.
The AMTSociety Maintenance Skills Competition gives aircraft maintenance technicians, both licensed and student A&P mechanics, and U.S. military personnel involved in the aircraft maintenance field, the opportunity to test their combined and individual abilities against their peers. The competition featured both team and individual events.
A total of nine teams entered the first competition which included 11 events. Taking first place was Continental Airlines. The Continental team included Rene Hansen, Brian Hall, Frank Dudek, Nagy Mouhanna, and coach Russell Petersen. Second place was won by Aviation Institute of Maintenance N.W. Region. The Aviation Institute of Maintenance entered four separate teams. The AIM NW team included Paulina Gregory, Eric Johanson, Don Nugent, Stephen Ritter, and coach Glori Berkel. Third place was awarded to American Airlines; the team was organized by Dave Hayden and included Phil Firmano, James Labrecque, Robinson Torres, and Joseph Haczela.
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Airlines, FAA Under Fire on the Hill
Posted by planedoctor on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 @ 08:36:29 EDT (188 reads) |
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By Del Quentin WilberWashington Post Staff Writer
Crossed wiring led two United Airlines jets to skid off runways.
Federal inspectors blew the whistle on Southwest Airlines for flying planes after learning that critical safety checks had not been conducted on schedule.
A 20-square-foot piece of wing broke off a US Airways jet over Maryland.
Two other carriers discovered problems with the way they were supposed to bundle wires inside jets, leading them to ground scores of planes and cancel hundreds of flights.
Those recent disclosures have raised concern in Congress and among safety experts about airlines' maintenance practices. They said they were also worried about regulatory oversight of an industry that has been outsourcing increasing amounts of its repair work, which makes it more difficult for inspectors at the Federal Aviation Administration to keep tabs on carriers.
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Delta Joins American in Reinspecting Planes
Posted by planedoctor on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 @ 21:09:33 EDT (202 reads) |
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Widespread airplane audits called for by the Federal Aviation Administration have prompted both Delta and American Airlines to reinspect hundreds of their planes today.
On Wednesday evening, Delta became the latest carrier to take extra maintenance precautions. Delta announced it expects cancellations because it is reinspecting wiring on 133 of its planes.
The airline said it will contact customers in advance and offer rebooking. It expects to have the issue resolved by the end of the week.
Earlier Wednesday, American Airlines canceled approximately 300 flights to reinspect its fleet of MD-80 aircraft due to the very same wiring concerns. Delta is reexamining 117 of its MD-88 planes and 16 of its MD-90's.
American said inspections will continue throughout the evening, but the carrier has not yet cancelled any flights for Thursday.
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Maintenance Skills Competition
Posted by planedoctor on Thursday, March 06, 2008 @ 20:03:42 EST (290 reads) |
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The AMT Society, (WWW.AMTSOCIETY.ORG), will be holding our first Annual "Maintenance Skills Competition" during the Aviation Industry Expo at the Dallas Convention Center this March 18 -20th, 2008. Kickoff will start March 18th, 2008 at 10:00 AM in the Maintenance Skills Competition area which will be an 80' X 50' arena referred to as "The Hangar". The Maintenance Skills Competition, or MSC, was created to show the public first hand just some of the skills needed by today's AMTs to provide safe, airworthy aircraft not only nationwide but world wide! The MSC is a competition based upon 11 different events which are just a small example of some of the tasks that take place every day and night in every range of weather and temperature imaginable. These events are each based upon 20 minutes to complete. When the AMT is finished with their respective event they will be judged and any discrepancies will be assessed a time penalty ranging from 5 to 30 seconds. The total time used for each of the 11 events plus any time infractions will be added up and the team with the lowest combined time/score will be awarded 1st, 2nd & 3rd place awards. If an AMT finishes their respective event they may go and assist a fellow team mate still engaged in their event.
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AAR acquires aviation Miami maintenance company
Posted by planedoctor on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 @ 20:31:37 EST (274 reads) |
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AAR Corp. said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Miami-based Avborne Heavy Maintenance Inc. and a related entity from closely held AHM Holding Corp.
The Wood Dale-based provider of aviation-related maintenance and services didn't disclose terms of the accord.
AAR said Avborne provides maintenance checks, aircraft modifications, new-equipment installations and painting services to commercial airlines and cargo carriers at a hangar at Miami International Airport.
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Alaska Airlines, Boeing still reviewing wing flap failures
Posted by planedoctor on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 @ 20:16:53 EST (307 reads) |
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By DAN RICHMAN
P-I REPORTER
Federal regulators said Tuesday that four similar problems in one month aboard Alaska Airlines 737-400s, each requiring an emergency landing, were not caused by faulty maintenance or operations.
And earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration concluded it will require no changes to Boeing's 737-400 fleet to remedy the problem, which kept the Alaska Airlines planes' trailing wing flaps from extending fully.
Tuesday's FAA statement leaves unclear what caused three Boeing 737-400s operated by the Seattle-based carrier to declare emergency landings in Alaska on Jan. 10, 11, 20 and 26.
No property damage or injuries resulted.
In such precautionary emergency landings, planes must increase their speed to maintain lift, increasing the odds they might roll off the runway's end. Emergency equipment is called out, and the flight receives priority treatment.
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AAR Plans to Hire Up to 400 Employees
Posted by planedoctor on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 @ 20:03:17 EST (313 reads) |
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INDIANAPOLIS - Aerospace supplier AAR Corp. wants to add up to 400 workers to its maintenance operation at Indianapolis International Airport to meet customer needs and bring in more business.
The Illinois-based company is looking for mechanics, inspectors and sheet metal workers, among other employees.
Spokesman Chris Mason said they could hire between 300 and 400 people "immediately." He said the airline industry is rebounding after shedding jobs earlier in the decade.
"It's a challenge," he said. "That's our biggest constraint right now, is finding skilled workers and really attracting them back to the industry."
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Company offers to fix roof shattered by falling plane part
Posted by planedoctor on Thursday, February 21, 2008 @ 19:22:49 EST (373 reads) |
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WEST PALM BEACH — A Palm Beach County roofing company has volunteered to repair a softball-size hole that was left in a West Palm Beach woman's garage roof after an airplane maintenance part fell through it this month.
 Homeowner Margaret Bagley, who lives directly under Palm Beach International Airport's flight path, said she called Hight Roofing to inquire about the cost of repair this morning.
Owner Gary Hight offered to fix it for free. In exchange he has asked Bagley to make a donation to one of his family's favorite charities, Victory Junction - a camp for children with health care needs.
"This is a win-win all the way around," Bagley said. "If the (part) hadn't come through this man wouldn't be doing a favor for me, and I wouldn't be passing it forward."
Federal Aviation officials confirmed this afternoon that a piece of metal that fell through a West Palm Beach woman's roof was an aircraft maintenance part used to lift airplanes.
The part, called a jack pad, was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas, the aircraft manufacturer that produces the DC-9 and MD-80 series of jets, FAA Spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said.
It does not attach to aircraft, and FAA officials are still trying to determine how it may have fallen from an airplane.
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Teamsters Demand Overhaul of Compensation Practices at UAL
Posted by planedoctor on Thursday, February 21, 2008 @ 18:26:35 EST (358 reads) |
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WASHINGTON, Feb 20, 2008 /PRNewswire
The Teamsters sent a letter Tuesday to UAL Corporation (Nasdaq: UAUA) demanding that it overhaul its compensation practices.
If the company makes no significant changes, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters General Fund will urge fellow shareholders to withhold votes from directors serving on the subcommittee that set UAL's exorbitant executive pay.
"On the heels of a three-year bankruptcy, UAL rewarded its CEO with $39.7 million. This level of excess is indefensible," said C. Thomas Keegel, general secretary-treasurer of the Teamsters General Fund.
The letter was sent Feb. 20 to UAL's Human Resources Subcommittee in anticipation of this year's proxy season.
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Aircraft maintenance professionals gear for expo
Posted by planedoctor on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 @ 09:31:07 EST (288 reads) |
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By D.R. STEWART World Staff Writer
The recently formed AMTSociety has chapters in Tulsa, Dallas and other cities.
Traditionally, the airline industry has been the place to be for aircraft mechanics.
"As a whole, the airlines have always set the bar -- the pay, the benefits," said Ken MacTiernan, an American Airlines aircraft maintenance technician who just relocated to Dallas from San Diego.
But since 9/11, the industry has been in turmoil: several carriers filed for bankruptcy, others merged or closed their in-house maintenance organizations, and the survivors -- including American Airlines -- slashed wages and benefits by 25 percent or more.
Veteran aircraft mechanics said a once-proud profession began to take on the aura of an assembly-line factory job.
In a recent e-mail an American mechanic said, "This is the best quote to describe the morale at American Airlines: They pay me just enough not to quit, and I do just enough not to get fired."
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