C O V E R S T O R Y
CONTENTS: APRIL 2017
COMMERCIAL MRO
38 AAR'S AIRFRAME MRO
NETWORK ADDS NEW LOCATION
AAR's newest MRO facility located on the Chicago
Rockford International Airport (RFD) in northern Illinois
features two 10-story hangars each measuring 300 feet
by 300 feet for 238,000 square feet. And Rock Valley
College is right next door to train the needed workforce.
By Ronald Donner
F E A T U R E S
BUSINESS AVIATION
6 JUST BECAUSE YOUR
AIRPLANE'S BROKE
DOESN'T MEAN YOU
HAVE TO BE
By Joe Stanley
GENER AL AVIATION
14 GEIGER MOTOR GMBH
DELIVERS NEW WANKEL
AVIATION ENGINES
By Marino Boric
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
24 RAISING THE STANDARDS
- ATEC, PRIVATE SECTOR
DOING THEIR PART
TO TRAIN AVIATION
MAINTENANCE STUDENTS
By Steve Staedler
PROFESSIONALISM
30 HOW TO RECRUIT AND
RETAIN NEW EMPLOYEES
IN THE MRO WORLD
By Christine Hill
COMMERCIAL MRO
44 PEMCO: HOT SPOTS
AMIDST LUKEWARM
PASSENGER TO
FREIGHTER CONVERSIONS
By Jerome Greer Chandler
COMMERCIAL MRO
50 PATTONAIR:
FORECASTING PARTS
SUPPLY DEMAND
By Michelle Carter
FROM THE FA A
52 HOMEGROWN HUMAN
FACTORS TRAINING: NO
FAA SPEAKER REQUIRED
By Dr. Bill Johnson
AIRLINES
54 SWISS REFLEETS
By Ronald Kuhlmann
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
60 ATP: IT CONTINUES
TO EVOLVE
By Ronald Donner
SAFET Y MAT TERS
62 LESSONS UNLEARNED:
PHONING IT IN
By Stephen Carbone
C O L U M N S
4 EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT
Trade Show Travel
Reaches Full-Speed
Ahead Mode
By Ronald Donner
59 ARSA INSIGHT
ARSA Legislative Day &
Symposium: What We
Learned
By Brett Levanto
66 GAMA INSIGHT
Engine Safety and
Proper Maintenance
By Pete Bunce
D E P A R T M E N T S
34 TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
64 INDUSTRY NEWS
65 CL A SSIFIED
ADVERTISING
65 ADVERTISERS' INDE X
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COMMERCIAL MRO
THE HUMAN-CENTERED MRO
By Jerry Voith
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