Like cruise control, they increase efficiency and safety of flight operationBy Jim Sparks Many new cars sold today come equipped with a cruise control system. This automatic ...
By Joe Hertzler Working together as a team (or not, as the case may be) is ultimately what makes an effort succeed or fail. Each of us has our own strengths and weaknesses and...
Selecting A New Employee An important process that takes time By Brandon Battles From my observations when visiting maintenance facilities, most managers begin the workday busy...
Penny Wise Pound Foolish A look at wages and job security By Stephen P. Prentice I noticed in the newspaper the other day that flight attendants at Southwest Airlines are still...
No Fire in the Hole Revisited New developments on aircraft fuel tanks By Fred Workley In an article published in Aircraft Maintenance Technology in February 2000, I followed ...
Management has announced a new quality initiative. So what does it mean? Is it this month's theory for success or is there long-term management support behind it? Let's take a...
Lending Library A collection of aircraft parts available for NDI research By Barb ZuehlkeA lending library of aircraft parts? Yes, the Structures Laboratory of the Institute ...
The Thin Line Between dedication and stupidity By Bill Brinkley There is a very thin line between dedicated and stupid. Sometimes it is difficult to determine exactly where that...
Don't Be Afraid To Ask Don't assume Some years ago, my employer branched out and expanded his business holdings. He bought out the flight instruction, charter service, and repair...
Electrostatic Discharge Or how to upset a sibling in one easy lesson By Mike Dziurgalski Working in England for the U.S. Air Force was mostly under a line maintenance situation...