January/February 2023 - 4
E D I T O R ' S TA K E OF F
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New Year,
New Offerings
It's a new year and with it, comes the
sense of a fresh start. The trials and
tribulations of 2022 are in the rearview
and just what the year ahead has in store
for the industry is anyone's guess. But
what AMT has in store isn't up for guess.
If you've seen our editorial calendar for the year or
Walker Jaroch, Editor
even flipped ahead through the pages of this issue,
you'll likely have noticed a few changes. While our
focus and coverage of the aviation maintenance industry
hasn't changed, how we're bringing it to you each issue has.
Right off the bat, you'll notice a change to the magazine's sections, which are
now Special Focus, Engines & Components, Airframe & Composites, Inspections
& Testing, Director of Maintenance Discussion, and Product Focus.
Special Focus takes the place of cover story. Our new Special Focus will serve
up high level features in new ways. Instead of one multi-page cover story, a Special
Focus might be delivered in numerous bite-size features examining multiple
angles of a topic. For this issue, we're giving you AMT's first-ever multimedia
industry investigation - the Business Aviation Maintenance Outlook Report.
This report outlines what the business aviation maintenance industry can
expect out of the year ahead. To make these projections, AMT spoke with a
number of industry leaders at this past year's NBAA-BACE. Part of what we
learned is presented in these pages, with the other part online in a video format.
Go to AviationPros.com/21293022 to view the sit-down chats.
The other new addition to the magazine is the Director of Maintenance
Discussion. This new feature addresses the topics those overseeing maintenance
operations and running a hangar want and need to know. AMT will be going
straight to the source for these, sitting down with the DOMs in-the-know of a
subject or other industry leaders crafting the guidance around a particular issue.
For this issue, we're looking at hangar fire suppression - specifically NFPA
409 and its recent revisions and what they mean for hangar operators. Megan
Eisenstein, NATA, and Doug Fisher, Fisher Engineering, Inc., have each had a
direct hand in NFPA 409 and share their knowledge of what the revisions mean.
We've also broadened our profiles to individuals, events, organizations, etc.
In this issue we profile the upcoming Aviation Maintenance Competition.
As you read through this first of AMT's new offerings, feel free to reach out to
me if you have an idea for story or profile that we should pursue, or if you have
insight to share on an upcoming topic. Email me at Walker@aviationpros.com
or connect with me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/walkerjaroch.
Thanks for reading.
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AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 34, No. 1, January/February 2023
EDITORIAL
Joe Petrie, Editorial Director
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Walker Jaroch, Editor
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January/February 2023
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of January/February 2023
EDITOR’S TAKEOFF
Industry Inspection
Business Aviation Maintenance Outlook Report
Composite’s Continual Growth
Borescopes, an Inside View
Engine Oil Impacts
NFPA 409 and Fire Suppression in 2023
Technicians Demonstrate Knowledge, Skill and Integrity at the Aviation Maintenance Competition Presented by Snap-on
FOR THE RECORD
ARSA INSIGHT
One WAAG Windshield Repair Stand Can Serve Multiple Narrow- or Wide-body Aircraft
Products
Advertiser’s Index
January/February 2023 - 1
January/February 2023 - 2
January/February 2023 - 3
January/February 2023 - EDITOR’S TAKEOFF
January/February 2023 - 5
January/February 2023 - Industry Inspection
January/February 2023 - 7
January/February 2023 - Business Aviation Maintenance Outlook Report
January/February 2023 - 9
January/February 2023 - 10
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January/February 2023 - Composite’s Continual Growth
January/February 2023 - 17
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January/February 2023 - 19
January/February 2023 - Borescopes, an Inside View
January/February 2023 - 21
January/February 2023 - 22
January/February 2023 - 23
January/February 2023 - Engine Oil Impacts
January/February 2023 - 25
January/February 2023 - NFPA 409 and Fire Suppression in 2023
January/February 2023 - 27
January/February 2023 - 28
January/February 2023 - 29
January/February 2023 - Technicians Demonstrate Knowledge, Skill and Integrity at the Aviation Maintenance Competition Presented by Snap-on
January/February 2023 - 31
January/February 2023 - 32
January/February 2023 - 33
January/February 2023 - FOR THE RECORD
January/February 2023 - ARSA INSIGHT
January/February 2023 - One WAAG Windshield Repair Stand Can Serve Multiple Narrow- or Wide-body Aircraft
January/February 2023 - 37
January/February 2023 - Products
January/February 2023 - 39
January/February 2023 - 40
January/February 2023 - 41
January/February 2023 - Advertiser’s Index
January/February 2023 - 43
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