C O V E R S T O R Y
C O V E R S T O R Y
CONTENTS: JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
38 MAINTAINER'S GUIDE TO ADS-B
Close to 150,000 aircra will need ADS-B Out installations
before Jan. 1, 2020, and the available resources to
support the procrastinators will be challenged at best.
Ric Peri, Aircra Electronics Association vice president
of government and industry affairs, outlines what
technicians need to know.
By Ric Peri
F E A T U R E S
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
6 AEROSPACE AND
DEFENSE 2017
PREDICTIONS
Innovations and obstacles create a
race for production, risk-sharing,
and aftermarket services
By Anand Parameswaran
COMMERCIAL MRO
14 CAN PMA PARTS
COMPETE WITH OEM
AFTERMARKET?
The perception and adoption
of PMA parts can vary based
on geography, the category of
customer and in some cases,
simply the familiarity and
confidence of the customer with
the quality of these alternatives
By Jeff Elliott
ROTORCR AFT
20 JSSI: THE ULTIMATE
OUTSOURCER
Managing hundreds of rotary
and fixed-wing turbine engine
overhauls each year, JSSI aims to
eliminate an operator's financial
risk
By Jerome Greer Chandler
PROFESSIONALISM
24 THE ROLE OF MENTORING
IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
Take time to reflect on where
you want your career to take you
instead of allowing your career to
"happen"
By Jennie Santoro
GENER AL AVIATION
28 REVERSE ENGINEERING:
HOW TO RECONSTRUCT
AIRCRAFT PARTS
By Marino Boric
BUSINESS AVIATION
42 THE BUSINESS OF
BUSINESS AIRCRAFT
AVIONICS AND
ELECTRONICS
By Ronald Donner
FROM THE FA A
45 FATIGUE CHECKLIST
By Dr. Bill Johnson
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
50 TEST SKILLS, RAISE
AWARENESS, AND BUILD
FOR THE FUTURE
By Steve Staedler
SAFET Y MAT TERS
55 LOST IN TRANSLATION
By Steven Carbone
C O L U M N S
4 EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT
IASS 2016 Featured
Maintenance Track
By Ronald Donner
36 INSUR ANCE OUTLOOK
Rotorcraft Underwriting
By Steve Bruss
46 ATEC OUTLOOK
Building Aviation
Career Pipelines
By Ryan Goertzen
58 ARSA OUTLOOK
An Aviation World
of Good
By Brett Levanto
D E P A R T M E N T S
48 TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
57 ADVERTISERS' INDE X
57 CL A SSIFIED
ADVERTISING
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