No Time Like Now

 

At the suggestion of a long time business aviation colleague, the recommendation was to share thirty years of knowledge in the arena of business jet interior completions. As my first posting, millions of ideas float through my head on what to share with you. I would like this blog to be an educational source of information for flight operations faced with the daunting task of a major completion or refurbishment.

Having worked for major OEM’s, Fortune 500 companies and HNWI, it always amazed me how various operations came about their decisions. This crap shoot sometimes works out fine and others crashed and burned.  

When I started in the industry, building of interiors consisted of skilled cabinet makers, marine plywood, a tape measure, wood screws and a sketch. There are still GII’s in operation today with components built from these prehistoric materials. They would build a galley and then a draftsman would draw it up, a process known as reverse engineering. Today, craftsmen give way to engineers using sophisticated computers with 3D CATIA software creating pages of drawings to be constructed from. Aerospace grade composite materials, CNC milling machines and regulatory constrictions have changed the completion industry drastically over the last decade.

Over time this blog will be dedicated to practical and useful information on how to plan, execute and manage you next completion project. Most importantly it will help you communicate better with the owner or decision maker of the aircraft to insure success and ultimate satisfaction. 

Thanks for reading,

David Salkovitz