PROFILE THE NBAA MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE
nance operations of NBAA member companies. There are eight sub-committees within the Maintenance Committee; Regulatory/Documentation, Training and Advanced Educa- tion, Scholarship, Reliability/Maintainability, Communica- tion, Operational Resources, Nominating and Conference subcommittee.
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Nominating (Chaired by Marlin Priest). The Nominating subcommittee administers formal application, selection and notification to candidates that apply. The Leadership Team (officers), which determines the future of the MX commit- tee, presents candidates to the committee for vote that fit the contemporary need from the demographic that is least rep- resented rebalancing the team for the best output. Members present themselves and are solicited through conventions, conferences and existing committee member relationships.
Regulatory/Documentation (Chaired by Jon Haag). Initia-
tives for this committee include developing NBAA Standards for common manufacturer documentation programs to include maintenance manuals, inspection programs, main- tenance log books, continued airworthiness manuals, etc. This sub-committee met recently to review an FAA legal opinion concerning unclear language in the rules applying to Part 91 operators who use 14 C.F.R. §91.409(f) (3) as their inspection program option to provide a recommendation to members.
Training and Advanced Education (Chaired by Brad
Townsend). The mission statement of the committee is: “Inspire a national effort to raise the educational and profes- sional bar for all aviation technicians through the creation of a new and higher certificated FAA-certificated category of technicians and educational standards.” This subcommittee is the cornerstone of the Maintenance Committee. The first effort of the fledgling maintenance committee back in 1997 was the creation of Training Guidelines to be inserted in the NBAA Management Guide for use as a standard. Project Bootstrap and BASE are two major initiatives that, when brought to fruition, will have a profound positive professional impact on our industry.
Scholarship (Chaired by Steve King). The objective of this sub-committee is to manage the Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (TRACS), a scholarship program to retain and attract maintenance professionals to business aviation maintenance careers through various technical and/or leader- ship programs. TRACS was created in 2005 to give young A&P’s a chance to jump-start their careers with training provided by our industry partners.
Reliability and Maintainability (Chair vacant due to current expansion of its mission). This sub-committee is
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he NBAA Maintenance Committee is one of twelve standing committees that serve at the pleasure of the NBAA Board. Its purpose is to address the high level strategic issues pertinent to the mainte-
currently responsible for standards program “Forum for Enhanced Reliability and Maintainability Standards,” or FERMS, providing member companies with free tracking of operational and dispatch reliability and OEM’s with valuable reliability data. The objective is to identify and engage Small Transport Aircraft manufacturing and operating community and provide industry programs that improve maintainability and cost of ownership. (MSG 3, Reliability Centered Mainte- nance, Continued Airworthiness Surveillance)
Communication (Chaired by Kevin Smith). The Commu- nications sub-committee is responsible for disseminating the Maintenance Committee initiatives and strategic vision both internally and externally. Communication outlets include the NBAA website, Business Aviation Insider and industry trade publications. The Communications subcommittee is the voice of the Maintenance Committee.
Operational Resources Management and Develop- ment (Chaired by Len Beauchemin). This sub-committee is responsible for reviewing and updating Section 4 of the NBAA Management Guide to represent operational and performance standards, including representation of current maintenance initiatives and industry programs such as, but not limited to, IS-BAO, FAR Parts 91 & 135, maintenance standards, maintenance duty limits, internships, etc. Other responsibilities of this sub-committee include developing a network of industry professionals to implement and integrate industry changes within our Management Guide, benchmark industry professionals to determine appropriateness of exist- ing maintenance standards and solicit new criteria for future Management Guide revisions.
Conference (Chaired by Marty Grier). This sub-committee
creates and develops the Maintenance Management Confer- ence — The place to be for Aviation Maintenance Profes- sionals . It also oversees the Maintenance Open Forum at the annual NBAA Convention. These conferences promote professional development and provides opportunities to network with industry professionals. The format of the larger MMC conference educates industry professionals on aircraft maintenance and facility maintenance management, as well as relative safety programs. Exhibitors are allowed the opportu- nity to showcase their support capabilities. 2010 is the 25th year for this conference and is sure to be a worthwhile event to attend.
The sub-committees could not do their jobs without the dedicated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers that make up the remainder of the committee. The committee is comprised of 25 individuals that come together to share the passion for our industry and give back in order to make our profession better for those that follow.
Learn all that the NBAA Maintenance Committee has to offer at
http://www.nbaa.org/ops/maint/
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