FROM THE EDITOR
“THE MEASURE OF INTELLIGENCE IS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE.” -ALBERT EINSTEIN CHANGE
If Einstein is correct, we must have a lot of geniuses in the world because we have been forced to change a lot in the last few months. Yes, Covid-19 has forced a lot of change around the world. But we are resilient and will overcome the challenges by adapting and changing for the better.
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
JOE ESCOBAR
jescobar@DOMmagazine.com 920.747.0195
Change is inevitable. Nothing stays the same forever. Do you think that Charles Taylor would have ever imagined rocket engines, electric vehicles or hybrid engines when he designed and built the engine for the Wright Flyer? Would he have imagined plant-based fuels powering engines? Could the Wright Brothers have ever imagined that their first powered flight on that fateful day on December 17, 1903 would eventually lead to a private corporation launching astronauts to the International Space Station? As of this writing, that is about to happen! SpaceX, a private corporation in partnership with NASA, is set to launch in a few days after some weather delays scrubbed the original launch date of May 27.
Change also happens in the publishing
industry. When we originally launched D.O.M. magazine in 2008, we published six issues a year. Not we publish nine issues with two bonus digital editions. We have had a variety of contributing writers in the pages of D.O.M. magazine since 2008. As part of a recent change, I’m proud to announce two new contributors to D.O.M. magazine — Sparky Barnes and Mario Pierobon. Barnes was introduced to me by Ann
Pelegrino, a friend of the late Giacinta Bradley Koontz. While not a historian like Gia, Sparky has a way of sharing interesting aviation stories that intrigued me when I read some of her previous articles. Pierobon is based in Europe and has written for numerous aviation
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magazines. Mario is a safety management consultant and writer. He has a list of interesting topics lined up for our upcoming issues! We look forward to Sparky’s and
Mario’s articles and welcome the knowledge and information they will share with our readers. Now that travel restrictions are easing up a bit, we should be able to once again profile DOMs and maintenance managers in the magazine. It’s been odd being cooped up at home, and I am looking forward to visiting maintenance facilities in the near future — sharing stories and learning best practices from those who have risen up through the ranks in the aviation maintenance industry. As a reader, keep in mind that this is
YOUR magazine. If there are any topics you would like to see covered in the magazine, contact me. It’s thanks to your input and advice that we are the number one publication for aviation maintenance managers. Also, if you know of someone who is worthy of a profile story, give us a shout. Many of our profile stories come from your suggestions. After all, if someone says, “You should do a story on ME,” I tend to be a bit hesitant. Good leaders and managers aren’t often self- promoting. They are humble and often don’t seek out attention. But if someone says, “You really should consider my DOM for a profile story,” my interest is piqued.
As a final note, we want to thank all of our advertisers. As you know,D.O.M. magazine is a FREE publication for qualified subscribers. Our advertisers cover the expenses so that you can continue to receive our content for free. We couldn’t do it without them.
Stay safe out there, and thanks for reading! — Joe
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