CAVU Café: Royboy’s Prose & Conshttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/index.asp?bid=222&RequestBinary=TrueWed, 01 Oct 2025 08:01:51 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Sat, 01 Apr 2023 16:41:14 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Sun, 02 Oct 2022 11:21:30 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:45:32 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:42:52 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:34:06 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:55:44 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Tue, 30 Mar 2021 21:35:12 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:56:44 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:03:01 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:36:48 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Mon, 01 Jun 2020 11:25:19 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:08:33 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:30:30 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/In the Aviation/Aerospace industry, Manufacturers, Airlines, AMO/Repair Stations, and Distributors all conduct Receiving and Shipping Inspections of t...Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:32:39 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/RECEIVING-AND-SHIPPING-INSPECTIONShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/RECEIVING-AND-SHIPPING-INSPECTIONSIt’s amazing how fast this data accumulates in a short period of time, so here’s the latest compilation in summary-highlights form for your reading pl...Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:12:25 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FACTS-FIGURES-AND-FORECASTS-2019-PART-IIhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FACTS-FIGURES-AND-FORECASTS-2019-PART-IIYou’re on your honeymoon. Your eyes are a-glaze with thoughts of a tranquil reverie with your beloved. Soon the honeymoon will be over and you’ll come...Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:03:45 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIRLINE-MX-COSTS-WILL-GO-UPhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIRLINE-MX-COSTS-WILL-GO-UPTo lawyers and quality geeks, the careful selection of words one uses to communicate is a source of constant musing. Because of this I’m amazed that p...Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:06:06 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ARE-SAFETY-MANAGEMENT-SYSTEMs-SMS-COMING-TO-USA-145-shttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ARE-SAFETY-MANAGEMENT-SYSTEMs-SMS-COMING-TO-USA-145-sAs promised, here is part I of 2019’s compilation of Facts, Figures, and Forecasts (F3). I normally would have posted this later this year, but there ...Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:23:34 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FACTS-FIGURES-AND-FORECASTS-2019-Part-Ihttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FACTS-FIGURES-AND-FORECASTS-2019-Part-II detect that I have set a new personal record (woohoo!) for the amount of acronyms in a blog article title at four. If you’re reading this, you proba...Fri, 01 Feb 2019 11:49:16 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Aircraft-Disassembly/Recycling-s-AFRA-BMP-and-the-New-IATA-BIPADhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Aircraft-Disassembly/Recycling-s-AFRA-BMP-and-the-New-IATA-BIPADAs promised, here is part II of 2018’s compilation of Facts, Figures, and Forecasts (F3). The source citations are at the very end. Here are the data...Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:47:23 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FACTS-FIGURES-AND-FORECASTS-2018-Part-IIhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FACTS-FIGURES-AND-FORECASTS-2018-Part-IIA growing trend I’ve observed in my consulting and auditing activities involves Maintenance Repair and Overhaul MROs) organisations opening up affilia...Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:34:28 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/MROs-OPENING-UP-AFTERMARKET-DISTRIBUTORSHIPShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/MROs-OPENING-UP-AFTERMARKET-DISTRIBUTORSHIPSI love reading about facts, figures, and forecasts, or as my military friends would say, F3. I come across quite a few of these and thought you’d enjo...Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:23:52 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FACTS-FIGURES-AND-FORECASTShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FACTS-FIGURES-AND-FORECASTSLike many of you, I’m a ‘morning person’ meaning I go to sleep early and rise early to start my day. When challenged with a big project, my preference...Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:10:00 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/DO-YOU-VALUE-YOUR-INTERNAL/SELF-AUDITShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/DO-YOU-VALUE-YOUR-INTERNAL/SELF-AUDITSI’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, w...Mon, 02 Apr 2018 09:36:53 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Cannibalizing-Robbing-and-Swapping-Aircraft-Partshttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Cannibalizing-Robbing-and-Swapping-Aircraft-PartsCan I order a Big Mac with bitcoin? Not yet, but bitcoin (cryptocurrency) excites many, and is based entirely on blockchain. But is blockchain ready f...Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:40:09 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/BLOCKCHAIN-IN-AVIATIONhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/BLOCKCHAIN-IN-AVIATIONThink you know logistics? How would you handle the specialized global logistics needs of a world super power and economic behemoth; their humanitarian...Mon, 04 Dec 2017 10:17:04 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/MASTERS-OF-LOGISTICS-USTRANSCOM-THE-CIVIL-RESERVE-AIR-FLEEThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/MASTERS-OF-LOGISTICS-USTRANSCOM-THE-CIVIL-RESERVE-AIR-FLEETOk, time to wax cynical and poke fun at some non-performers in the aerospace and aviation industry. Ah, the tyranny of the ‘but’ word. ‘But’ is a c...Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:23:18 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Things-People-Firms-Say-They-Do-in-Our-Industry-buthttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Things-People-Firms-Say-They-Do-in-Our-Industry-butIf a tree falls in the forest and the wife does not hear it, is the husband still wrong? Of course he is, or will be! So, if reporting or notification...Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:19:54 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/COUNTERFEIT-AND-UNAPPROVED-AIRCRAFT-PARTS-STATUShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/COUNTERFEIT-AND-UNAPPROVED-AIRCRAFT-PARTS-STATUSSome documents, as Rodney Dangerfield might say, ‘’’…get no respect.” That is of course, until the mud hits the fan. So it is with the supposedly lowl...Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:17:36 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/THE-VALUE-OF-TEAR-DOWN-REPORTShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/THE-VALUE-OF-TEAR-DOWN-REPORTSTime to stir the pot again I continue to hear moans about the issues we’re about to discuss, so I dusted off and updated this classic prose which wil...Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:42:45 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AFTERMARKET-TAGS-Overhauled-vs.-Repaired-vs.-2-Yearshttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AFTERMARKET-TAGS-Overhauled-vs.-Repaired-vs.-2-YearsWould you like me to gift-wrap this for you? We wish that packaging of aircraft parts was as easy as adding a satin bow and ribbons to make it look pr...Wed, 01 Feb 2017 10:19:33 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=31775&FormID=300http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=31775&FormID=300When I hear popular culture terms, I tend to borrow the lingo so I don’t seem remote and out of touch. A term I’ve heard bandied-about is ‘TMI’, or To...Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:34:59 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIRCRAFT-BIG-DATA-ANALYTICS-AND-THE-AFTERMARKEThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIRCRAFT-BIG-DATA-ANALYTICS-AND-THE-AFTERMARKETAs I outlined this blog, my first thought was to make this a straight forward presentation of the issues devoid of any colorful flairs of expression…b...Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:59:43 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Consignment-Refinementhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Consignment-RefinementFor those of you who read my blog below, this is a major update, and indeed a reversal of the position I posited in the blog. It is based on informati...Mon, 29 Aug 2016 09:36:20 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/REVISITED-MILITARY-8130-3-Shttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/REVISITED-MILITARY-8130-3-SA banal cliché overheard during political campaigns is ‘working together’. I figuratively roll my eyes at the lack of creativity in that diluted, over...Thu, 04 Aug 2016 09:37:16 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/TWENTY-YEARS-OF-FAA-AC-00-56http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/TWENTY-YEARS-OF-FAA-AC-00-56Like many of you, I enjoy history and staying abreast of current events. From time to time I’ll read something or see a TV report and tell myself, ‘wo...Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:56:36 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/LITTLE-NOTICED-HISTORICALLY-SIGNIFICANT-EVENTShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/LITTLE-NOTICED-HISTORICALLY-SIGNIFICANT-EVENTSHave you ever noticed that in some firms the sales person with the biggest numbers is also the biggest violator of processes, procedures, and attentio...Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:18:54 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/EXCHANGE-PROGRAMS-THE-CORE-ISSUEShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/EXCHANGE-PROGRAMS-THE-CORE-ISSUESI learned a new word recently: Whinge. It’s an old English word meaning to moan, or to complain fretfully; to whine. When it comes to certain shelf li...Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:14:46 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/SHELF-LIFE-CHALLENGEShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/SHELF-LIFE-CHALLENGESOEM ANTI-COMPETITIVE, MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICES IN THE AFTERMARKET? By Roy Resto What’s going on in the aftermarket? I read an article in the Wall...Thu, 03 Dec 2015 09:31:26 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/OEM-ANTI-COMPETETIVE-MONOPOLISTIC-PRACTICES-IN-THE-AFTERMARKEThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/OEM-ANTI-COMPETETIVE-MONOPOLISTIC-PRACTICES-IN-THE-AFTERMARKETWhat potentially, do all of the following have in common, which may occur in flight or while taxiing? A Pax dies of natural causes, lightning strikes,...Thu, 15 Oct 2015 16:02:11 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/NON-INCIDENT/ACCIDENT-STATEMENT-NIS-and-INCIDENT/ACCIDENT-CLEARANCE-STATEMENTS-ICShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/NON-INCIDENT/ACCIDENT-STATEMENT-NIS-and-INCIDENT/ACCIDENT-CLEARANCE-STATEMENTS-ICS You bump into a friend you have not spoken with in a while. The friend asks “so…are you still with Jane?” What should be a simple yes or no answer ...Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:06:56 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/STANDARD-PARTS-THE-UNCOMMON-OVERVIEWhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/STANDARD-PARTS-THE-UNCOMMON-OVERVIEWAs the title infers, this is part II. If you have not read Part I, please look back at the previous blog by the same title. The data which trigger...Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:41:55 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Economics-and-Influences-on-the-Surplus-Aftermarket-Part-IIhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Economics-and-Influences-on-the-Surplus-Aftermarket-Part-II In college many of you took Micro and Macro Economics. You likely remember that those classes were characterized by the numbing number of graphs; r...Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:27:11 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=29307&FormID=300http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=29307&FormID=300Ok, time to stir the pot a bit. I know there is a silent majority of people out there who roll their eyes while simultaneously pressing their lips at ...Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:05:22 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/APPROVED-SUPPLIER/VENDOR-LISTS-THE-ISSUEShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/APPROVED-SUPPLIER/VENDOR-LISTS-THE-ISSUES During my youthful days at a major airline, I distinctly recall a close friend who had just been promoted to an important position. After a while, ...Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:34:05 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=18469&FormID=300http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=18469&FormID=300 For those of you who contribute either directly or indirectly to the military Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) market, fasten your seat belt...Tue, 27 May 2014 15:15:56 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/MILITARY-MRO-WHERE-IS-IT-GOINGhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/MILITARY-MRO-WHERE-IS-IT-GOING Leasing activity for aircraft, engines, and major components appears to be on the rise. For example, for engines, the leasing market is now at $14-...Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:55:49 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIRCRAFT-LEASING-101-AN-INTROhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIRCRAFT-LEASING-101-AN-INTROI’m sure many of you have noticed movies that replicate the patterns, plots, themes, and scenarios of the blockbuster shows. Today’s predictable formu...Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:49:06 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ESD-The-Shocking-Truth---By-Roy-Restohttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ESD-The-Shocking-Truth---By-Roy-RestoI was once in Miami and a friend shared a story. He works in a Repair Station there that performs maintenance on aircraft, and has frequent FAA visits...Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:26:27 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/DETERMINING-THE-ENGLISH-SPEAKING-PROFICIENCY-OF-AVIATION-APPLICANTS-AND-EMPLOYEEShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/DETERMINING-THE-ENGLISH-SPEAKING-PROFICIENCY-OF-AVIATION-APPLICANTS-AND-EMPLOYEESFor those of you involved in Airline Reliability Programs, and particularly for those who attended my session titled “Deferrals Per MEL and Airline Re...Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:49:11 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIR-CARRIER-RELIABILITY-PROGRAMS-UPDATEhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIR-CARRIER-RELIABILITY-PROGRAMS-UPDATEDon’t you hate it when you go out shopping for a product, try several stores, and make your purchase, then discover that someone else had the same pro...Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:17:08 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIRLINE-BID-POSTINGS-FOR-MRO-WORKhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AIRLINE-BID-POSTINGS-FOR-MRO-WORKGovernmental Agencies provide a host of services including, but not limited to Certifications and Inspections. Certifying Fish, Meat, Airplanes, Repai...Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:47:10 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ACCELERATION-OF-PRIVATIZATION-OF-GOVERNMENTAL-SERVICEShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ACCELERATION-OF-PRIVATIZATION-OF-GOVERNMENTAL-SERVICES According to the book “Slang: The Topical Dictionary of Americanisms” by Paul Dickson, during WW II the use of slang by American and Royal Air Forc...Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:34:16 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/THE-USE-OR-MIS-USE-OF-CONDITION-CODES-FOR-NEW-FACTORY-NEW-OR-NEW-SURPLUS-PARTShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/THE-USE-OR-MIS-USE-OF-CONDITION-CODES-FOR-NEW-FACTORY-NEW-OR-NEW-SURPLUS-PARTSSome gestures are universally understood. When a person with first aid skills observes another person at a restaurant frantically clutching their thro...Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:28:50 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/C-of-C-s-BEWARE-THE-DIFFERENCEShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/C-of-C-s-BEWARE-THE-DIFFERENCESWhen I first drafted this blog, I considered using the formal term “Recruiter”, but then I thought someone might think this was an article about signi...Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:56:28 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/OBSERVATIONS-FROM-A-HEAD-HUNTERhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/OBSERVATIONS-FROM-A-HEAD-HUNTERWhen I first drafted this blog, I considered using the formal term “Recruiter”, but then I thought someone might think this was an article about signi...Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:56:07 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=144&FormID=300http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=144&FormID=300Do you, like me, ever get annoyed by those pesky, over used buzz words or phrases? “…on the same page”, “Think outside the box”, and “Core Competencie...Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:31:53 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/The-Power-of-FreeText-on-Your-Purchase-Ordershttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/The-Power-of-FreeText-on-Your-Purchase-OrdersIf you’re reading this, then this blog somehow made it through the institutional censors. Of course, everyone abhors the thoughts of “censors”, so the...Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:10:57 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/RETHINK-THOSE-AIRLINE-MANUALShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/RETHINK-THOSE-AIRLINE-MANUALSI’ve been to quite a few, various trade shows these last few years, and it seems the subject of FAA inspector variation comes up with some regularity....Tue, 29 May 2012 15:54:11 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FAA-Inspector-Variationshttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/FAA-Inspector-VariationsIf you’re like me, you likely read the title as “Automatic” rather than “Autonomic”. On closer examination of the term, I had flashbacks to my youthfu...Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:59:33 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=76&FormID=300http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=76&FormID=300Permit me a momentary departure from my usual blog themes with this one. For those of you who enjoy aviation history, I hope you’ll enjoy it. I hav...Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:52:30 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Doolittle-Aviation-Legendhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Doolittle-Aviation-LegendIn a letter written in 1796 by the famous British Admiral Horatio Nelson, he makes an appeal to the ruling politicians to reconsider an order they had...Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:43:47 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/TRENDS-IN-MRO-AGREEMENTShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/TRENDS-IN-MRO-AGREEMENTSWe continue to hear reports that operators are bleeding cash, and that every aspect of spending is being reviewed. With this in mind, we’re seeing air...Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:23:17 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AFTERMARKET-TAGS-Overhauled-vs.-Repaired-vs.-2-yrs.http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/AFTERMARKET-TAGS-Overhauled-vs.-Repaired-vs.-2-yrs.Reducing Turn Around Time (TAT) seems to be on a perpetual hit list among writers of journals, case studies, and contracts. Indeed, what a nobler topi...Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:36:48 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Reducing-Component-Turn-Around-Time-TAT-A-Holistic-Viewhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Reducing-Component-Turn-Around-Time-TAT-A-Holistic-ViewA reader of my blogs once called me to ask my opinion of the practice of drop shipping; this because she wanted to draft some procedures for her Quali...Fri, 27 May 2011 09:35:36 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/DROP-SHIP-PRECAUTIONShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/DROP-SHIP-PRECAUTIONSA characteristic of human expression which seems to be on the wane is that of passion. You’ll know when a person is passionate about a topic of discus...Tue, 10 May 2011 09:34:34 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CHRONIC-OR-ROGUE-PARTShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CHRONIC-OR-ROGUE-PARTSThe famous General Douglas MacArthur is quoted as saying “Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind”. At first ...Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:08:26 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/EXEMPTIONS-WAIVERS-DEVIATIONS-AND-AUTHORIZATIONShttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/EXEMPTIONS-WAIVERS-DEVIATIONS-AND-AUTHORIZATIONSIs it possible to have too much of something? It seems kids never have enough toys; IT managers never have enough software, hardware or gadgets; Mecha...Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:48:42 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/PARTS-POOLINGhttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/PARTS-POOLINGWelcome to the initial blog entry for CAVU Café: Royboy’s Prose & Cons. For those not familiar with the acronym, CAVU means Ceiling And Visibility Unl...Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:57:41 GMThttp://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=15&FormID=300http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/CavuCafeBlog?BlogEntryID=15&FormID=300