FEBRUARY / MARCH 2013 VOL 32 ISSUE 1 DEPARTMENTS
04 Editor’s Notebook 06 Intelligence: News 07 Intelligence: About People 36 Column: Legal Spin 38 Column: PAMA Prose
COVER STORY 14
Star Fleet Maintenance Helicopter fleet maintenance is a unique challenge especially when that fleet is used for multiple short hops daily. Bristow Academy has their fleet maintenance down to a science.
Cover image courtesy of Bristow Academy.
MRO, UPGRADES AND REFURBISHMENT ON COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS/GA AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT GLOBALLY
STAR FLEET ACADEMY
How Bristow Academy Keeps their Helo Fleet in the Air
Shown above are some of Bristow Academy’s 70 helicopters on the ramp in Titusville, Fla.
February / March 2013
TOOL CONTROL A LOOK AT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN TOOL CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
www.avm-summit.com/usa 21-22 NOV 2013 | ORLANDO
ULTRASONICS HIGH-FREQUENCY SOUND WAVES ARE USED TO DETECT TINY FLAWS WITHOUT DISSASSEMBLY
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