I’d like to add a new choice of terms to our ever evolving aviation lexicon. When an aircraft reaches the end of its life and it’s being parted out, we’re not removing the parts- we’re harvesting the parts from the legacy asset. A word that has managed to survive the trendy, revisionist makeovers is ‘cannibalize’, as in cannibalizing aircraft parts. Used interchangeably is the equally, potentially offensive word, ‘robbed’ aircraft parts. My, oh my, I’m wont to retreat to a safe place and curl in...

Many of you buy and sell avionics parts and/or have Repair Stations/Approved Maintenance Organisations. As such I’d like to share with you the options that exist globally regarding the credentials which avionics technicians may bring to your attention during the hiring process, including the relatively new NCATT (National Center for Aircraft Technician Training) Certification. Before starting, since this article is addressing a global topic, we need to point out that generally, the terms Technic...

A noticeable trend which should give all of us pause for circumspection is that of training vs competency. The noticeable trend is that on paper, employees have the documented training, but in practice the corresponding skills are noticeably lacking. Overall, the issue of training in our challenged and evolving environment is well known. For background on this, read this prior article titled “Critical Need for Training Including Executives”: https://www.aviationsuppliers.org/critical-need-for-tr...