The aircraft maintenance professional's source for technological advancements, maintenance alerts, news, articles, events, and careers
Issue link: http://amt.epubxp.com/i/814701
EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT By Ron Donner, Editor 4 APRIL 2017 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY TRADE SHOW TRAVEL REACHES FULL-SPEED AHEAD MODE T his time of the year the staff here at Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) find ourselves crisscrossing the countr y and the globe engag- ing in any number of aviation industr y trade shows, conferences, and association events. I recently attended the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Communications Roundtable which was held at GE Aviation in Cincinnati OH. Dozens of GAMA members were there and it was great to spend time with people I usually only speak with on the telephone, communicate with on email, or say a quick hello to at the large busy trade shows. This small setting was not only a great way to learn more about the hard work that GAMA does for our industr y, but also what's going on at many GAMA member companies. This is just one example of how we at AMT stay connected with manufacturers, aircraft maintenance organizations, and the aviation industr y. An interesting added benefit of the GAMA event was to go on a tour of the GE Aviation Additive Manufacturing facility where our group was provided an over view of what GE is doing with additive manufacturing or 3D printing as it is sometimes referred to as, and we were able to see and handle printed par ts and watch a number of machines in operation. Next on AMT's schedule were the HAI Heli-Expo, AERO Friedrichshafen, and the Minnesota Aviation Maintenance Technician Conference. I found myself writing this column on my return flight from Seattle, WA, the loca- tion of this year's Aviation Technician Education Council annual conference. ATEC is one of the industr y organizations I've become ver y involved with and ser ve on the board of directors. Ver y likely by the time you read this column, AMT will be at MRO Americas 2017 which is also the location for the Aerospace Maintenance Competition. AMT will have a booth near the AMC so stop by and say hello to ever yone. Directly after MRO Americas is the NBA A Maintenance Conference, and in the months ahead this year's European Business Aviation Convention, the International Paris Airshow, EA A AirVenture Oshkosh, and … well you see how it goes. At times the travel becomes exhausting and some people will say, "Is that all you do, run around going to trade shows"? However, my response to this is that being engaged and active is really the best way for a media company to stay in touch with what is happening in our industr y, with our readers and adver tising clients, and the many people, companies, and organizations that keep our industr y flying. See you at the next event, Ron Published by SouthComm Business Media, LLC. PO Box 803 • 1233 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 (920) 563-6388 • (800) 547-7377 Volume 28, No. 4, April 2017 Brett Ryden, Publisher, Aviation Group brett@AviationPros.com, (847) 454-2738 Ronald Donner, Editor ron@AviationPros.com, (800) 547-7377 Ext. 3315 Barb Zuehlke, Senior Editor barb@AviationPros.com, (920) 563-1641 Marino Boric, International Correspondent, info@aeronauticmedia.de Contributors: Pete Bunce, Stephen Carbone, Michelle Carter, Jerome Greer Chandler, Christine Hill, Dr. Bill Johnson, Ronald Kuhlmann, Brett Levanto, Steve Staedler, Joe Stanley Julie Whitty, Art Director Carmen Seeber, Media Production Representative cseeber@southcomm.com Debbie Dumke, Audience Development Manager SALES Michelle Kohn, National Accounts Manager michelle@AviationPros.com, (224) 324-8529 Greg Szatko, National Accounts Manager Greg@AviationPros.com, (920) 568-8314 SOUTHCOMM, INC Chris Ferrell, CEO Bob Mahoney, CFO Blair Johnson, C00 Eric Kammerzelt, VP Technology Curt Pordes, VP Production Operations Gloria Cosby, Executive Vice President, Transportation and Aviation Group Gerry Whitty, VP Marketing Lester Craft, Director of Digital Business Development SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE (877) 382-9187; (847) 559-7598 circ.amt@omeda.com PO Box 3257, Northbrook, IL 60065-3257 ARTICLE REPRINTS Brett Petillo Wright's Media 877-652-5295, Ext. 118 bpetillo@wrightsmedia.com Aircraft Maintenance Technology (USPS 004-989; ISSN 1072-3145 print; ISSN 2150-2064 online) is published 9 times annually in January/February, March, April, May, June, July, August/September, October and November/December by SouthComm Business Media, LLC, 1233 Janesville Ave, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538. Periodicals postage paid at Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Aircraft Maintenance Technology, PO Box 3257, Northbrook, IL 60065-3257. Canada Post PM40612608. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Aircraft Maintenance Technology, PO Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. Subscriptions: Individual subscriptions are available without charge in the United States, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Complimentary electronic subscriptions are available to subscribers worldwide. Please visit www.aviationpros.com and click on "Subscribe". Publisher reserves the right to reject non-qualified subscriptions. Subscription prices: U.S. Students $25.00 per year. Non-Industry related subscribers $36 per year, $72 two years; Canada/Mexico $62 per year, $120 two years; All other countries $88 per year, $165 two years. All subscriptions payable in U.S. funds, drawn on U.S. bank. Canadian GST#842773848. Back issue $10 prepaid, if available. Printed in the USA. Copyright 2017 SouthComm Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recordings or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission from the publisher. SouthComm Business Media, LLC does not assume and herby disclaims any liability to any person or company for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in the material herein, regardless of whether such errors result from negligence, accident or any other cause whatsoever. The views and opinions in the articles herein are not to be taken as official expressions of the publishers, unless so stated. The publishers do not warrant, either expressly or by implication, the factual accuracy of the articles herein, nor do they so warrant any views or opinions offered by the authors of said articles. The material presented in Aircraft Maintenance Technology is intended to complement technical information that is currently available from supplier and regulatory sources such as manufacturers and the Federal Aviation Administration. Every effort is made to assure that the information provided is accurate. However, if information presented by Aircraft Maintenance Technology is in conflict with supplier and regulatory sources, the latter shall take precedence.