Maintenance

NBAA Quick Turns

NBAA Quick Turns is a printed Member newsletter for business aviation maintenance personnel. It communicates relevant information for enhancing the maintenance professional’s effectiveness within the business aviation flight department.
Forum for Ehanced Reliabilty and Maintenance Standards (FERMS)

The Forum for Enhanced Reliability and Maintainability Standards (FERMS) provides a framework for measuring the reliability of business aircraft. Strict formulas and definitions describe these measures in terms of dispatch reliability and operational availability.
Minimum Equipment Lists

Nonessential equipment and furnishings are those items installed on the aircraft as part of the original certification, supplemental type certificate, or engineering order that have no effect on the safe operation of flight and would not be required by the applicable certification rules or operational rules.

Maintenance News

NBAA Maintenance Committee Provides Recommendations on FAA Interpretation: May 18, 2009
The Regulatory Subcommittee of NBAA’s Maintenance 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 and provide a recommendation to Members. Learn More.
MMC Presentations Now Available Online: May 11, 2008
NBAA and its Maintenance Committee announced 20 recipients of the 2008 Maintenance TRACS program at NBAA’s Maintenance Management Conference in Daytona Beach, Florida. Download the presentations and podcasts.
NBAA Announces Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (TRACS) Recipients: April 15, 2008
NBAA and its Maintenance Committee announced 20 recipients of the 2008 Maintenance TRACS program at NBAA’s Maintenance Management Conference in Daytona Beach, Florida. View full press release.

NBAA Part 91 RVSM Operational and Maintenance Templates: Visit NBAA's RVSM web page for information about domestic and international Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM). That page also contains Part 91 operational and maintenance templates to assist operators in developing an RVSM manual for FAA approval and letter of operational authorization (LOA). View.
NBAA's Small Aircraft Exemption: This exemption allows NBAA Members operating small civil airplanes and helicopters to make use of the cost reimbursement options allowed under Part 91, Subpart F of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Read more.

Maintenance Committee

The Maintenance Committee's purpose is to address the high level strategic issues pertinent to the maintenance operations of NBAA Member Companies. Learn more.
Maintenance TRACS Scholarship

NBAA's Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (Maintenance TRACS), managed by the NBAA Maintenance Committee, offers current and aspiring maintenance technicians the opportunity to receive initial technician training courses for several aircraft models. Maintenance TRACS also provides scholarship courses for aircraft, engines, avionics and professional development. More.
Maintenance Management Conference

The NBAA Maintenance Management Conference is business aviation’s single dedicated event for individuals involved in aircraft and facility management. This conference benefits anyone involved in aircraft maintenance, hangar facility management, or personnel supervision. More.