Yesterday, I placed 16 things on my to-do list. At the end of the day, 10 were done and I wished I had more time (and energy!). How often do you hear someone say, “I wish I had more hours in a day!”? In the MRO industry, time dictates many activities—from life-limited parts to cycle times to contractual turnaround times. Airlines and MROs gain efficiencies and save money by extending time on wing or slashing turnaround times. Operators strive for optimal asset utilization.

The Regional Airline Association added Stacey Bechdolt as director, safety and technical affairs. Bechdolt joins the association in Washington, D.C. and most recently served as manager, training compliance and AQP coordinator for Comair.

Universal Avionics received an FAA technical standard order for its third generation airborne datalink system, UniLink UL-800/801. Parts/Components

Component Control says that Avioserv will move to the Quantum Control Max-Q Oracle database. Avioserv has used Quantum Control software since 2004.

A320 C check volumes are set to rise with the burgeoning fleet.

Hamilton Sundstrand and AFI KLM E&M signed a long term repair license agreement for MRO services on Hamilton Sundstrand components for the Boeing 787, which include bleed systems and liquid cooling systems.

Increased focus on human factors is making ramps safer and hangars less hazardous. That focus appears to translate into fewer workplace accidents, and fewer lost workdays.

British Airways Engineering and VAS Aero Services announced an aftermarket inventory agreement that makes them each others' customer and supplier. Through this multimillion-dollar deal, VAS Aero Service will move its European inventory to British Airways' London Heathrow facility so the airline can gain immediate access to the supplier's inventory. In return, VAS can sell the airline's excess inventory through its distribution network. Using British Airways' distribution center at Heathrow also should expedite VAS's distribution capability.