What 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, hale damage, bird strikes, FOD damage, hard landings, tail strikes, or bent metal caused by impa...

It has been 22 years since the ATA Spec 106 was updated, and it is now at revision 2023.1. The proper and full name of this document is ATA Specification 106, Sources & Approved Parts Qualification Guidelines (herein ‘the spec’). In this article the ...

Me at home: ‘Honey, where’s the ketchup, did you finish it?’

Wife: ‘It’s in the fridge’

Me: ‘I looked, it’s not there’

The sound of pounding footsteps on a mission are heard marching to the fridge, whereupon an impressive and commanding opening sw...