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Would you allow a 3rd party vendor to damage your reputation?

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Feb 20

Would you allow a 3rd party vendor to damage your reputation?

I recently had to export a Dash8 Drag Strut out of Canada. To make a long story short, the customer local forwarder was communicating what they cannot do. Before the situation escalates, I took over the shipment, coordinating everything with my customer, and with the support of my local forwarder managed to export & ship the Drag Strut to my customer, What would you do if you encounter this kind of conducting? Would you allow this 3rd party vendor to damage your reputation? I

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Oct 24, 2022

Introducing our RepairChasing service

Are you experiencing manpower shortage? Would you like to improve your Repairs & Spares? We are your solution for quick Turn Around Repairs with Great Care Zooey Aerospace is honored & privileged to offer you our RepairChasing service We will chase your Repairs & Spares allowing you to tend to your core business& keep Flying. Repair Management: From Shipment to shop until Repaired unit return to your shelf, Including PPW preparation, Shipment of unit to shop, Repair Follow Up

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Aug 18, 2022

When you wish upon a Part

Supporting a customer with a Hard-to-Find Part is almost un-describable, but it certainly feels joyous and fulfilling. A while back an operator contacted us asking for Pneumatic Actuator PN D95A04-201 they had a requirement for and could not obtain from OEM nor from any other source. Having the Pneumatic Actuator out for repair, we immediately contacted the Repair Shop to validate repair quote. Repair Shop advised they found the cylinder had some corrosion around rod end and

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Jun 1, 2022

Is There Anybody Out There?

Are you getting your phone calls answered? Since the Pandemic broke into our lives, I find it challenging to reach Aviators by phone – Suppliers and Customers alike. We are working from home, we are understaffed or have a large backlog or worse not answering the phone nor emails at all, are the leading feedbacks we get. Was this common before the pandemic but now companies feel they have a good excuse? To make matters worse, the war in Ukraine caused an astronomical rise in S

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Mar 7, 2022

Know Your Customer

In a recent post JetMS outlined the importance of #KYC (Know Your Customer), which are guidelines in financial services require that professionals make an effort to verify the identity, suitability, and risks involved with maintaining a business relationship. In our global and ever-changing world, we believe the #KYC is much more than a Financial/Risk analysis. #KYC is: - Guidelines to your customer desires, requirements and what are they missing - Listening

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them (Albert Einstein)

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Jan 12, 2022

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them (Albert Einstein)

Are we asking the right questions? Throughout the last 2 years we have been forced to operate under the challenges imposed on us by Covid and more so by the restrictions imposed on us by our own governments. Paraphrasing above quote, we cannot try the same solution over and over and expect a different result!! Back in October 2020 in our post Aircovidness Directive (ADs) we suggested our industry takes control and set up directives that will allow us to operate safely. Not on

Are we on Root towards a more Sustainable Aviation?

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Nov 16, 2021

Are we on Root towards a more Sustainable Aviation?

Climate extreme & rapid changes are forcing our industry into our biggest challenge. "We see the green technology as the road that we have to keep our aircraft and products relevant" said Todd Young, retired De Havilland COO and now head of its coming hybrid-electric turboprop in an interview he recently conducted with The Air Current eMagazine I have gathered a few current great examples for our industry impressive path towards a more sustainable aviation. I believe we must

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Nov 3, 2021

How does a TurboProp Engine work?

I simply loved NASA post on How does a turboprop engine work? To move an airplane through the air, thrust is generated with some kind of propulsion system. Many low speed transport aircraft and small commuter aircraft use turboprop propulsion. On this page we will discuss some of the fundamentals of turboprop engines. The turboprop uses a gas turbine core to turn a propeller. As mentioned on a previous page, propeller engines develop thrust by moving a large mass of air throu

Supporting our Communities on root to a Greener Aerospace

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Sep 27, 2021

Supporting our Communities on root to a Greener Aerospace

Airlines are pledging to reduce fuel emissions and its great but still a long way to go. while we commit to large scale projects, we must begin within our local communities. Air Inuit gardening project within Nunavik tough area as well as Hevilift project to plant 80,000 trees to help do our part to combat carbon emission production are great examples to these local initiatives of Airlines supporting their communities. We recently began a small community initiative within our

What do you think about SFA13S Blades market Prices?

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Sep 22, 2021

What do you think about SFA13S Blades market Prices?

Since Covid-19 outbreak SFA13S & SFA13N Blades series prices have risen in an astronomic level, market has dried up to the point they are very hard to find and are still on high demand. Making matters worse, our entire industry joined the “Party” and have risen prices turning us, especially Operators, to captive customers. Is it logical for an OH Blade to cost about 90% of a New Blade? I can understand the OEM objective, but do not agree with it – Do you? In these days when w

Flights operations with fully Vaccinated Crew

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Jun 27, 2021

Flights operations with fully Vaccinated Crew

Ethiopia’s flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has started operating flights with fully vaccinated crew against the Covid-19 virus, it said in a statement issued late Wednesday. “We are pleased to operate flights with fully vaccinated crew, a significant step in protecting our employees’ and customers’ health safety,“ said Tewolde GebreMariam, the group chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines. It is a great initiative which coincides with our claim that Airlines and our industry

Should Fraud be a part of our Community?

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Apr 26, 2021

Should Fraud be a part of our Community?

It has been a while since we last published on Zooey Blog. The reason we were away, is that we found ourselves caught up in a fraudulent act and tried to find ways to overcome this challenge so can support our customer. We also were contemplating for some time, what to write and how to approach this so can keep being respectful and true to our believes & standards. In the beginning of 2021, we paid for 2 items scheduled to be removed from a teardown. Our trusted supplier (at

I’ve got a feeling 21 is going to be a good year

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Dec 7, 2020

I’ve got a feeling 21 is going to be a good year

I was driving my car when I suddenly heard the song 1921 by The Who from the Album Tommy. Hearing this line made me aware that the line in post header is somewhat befitting our global pandemic situation. I believe it to be relevant in 2021 as well. That is if the vaccine will be ready, as promised in Q1, and just as important if we have learnt something from this pandemic. Be more Humble, be more Thankful and be more appreciative that we have managed Against all Odds. If we a

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Nov 11, 2020

A Global War against Covid-19?

Today we commemorate Armistice Day which marks the day World War I ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918. This year, like most things, Armistice Day will be a little different because of coronavirus which makes me wonder the reason Governments are not fighting Covid-19 pandemic Globally, Unlike a World War I, not against each other but together, against the Virus!! The Black Death in the middle of the 1300’s resulted in a death toll of up to 200 million pe

Erez "Terry" Barkaee

Oct 19, 2020

Aircovidness Directive (ADs)

It is long overdue and a necessary that Governments and Health Authorities will commence with recovery plans that will allow Airlines to resume operations, much like Airworthiness Directives (ADs). These Aircovidness Directive will assist in minimizing and preventing risks of Covid-19 pandemic, even though numbers are very low as it is IAW IATA study [1] These plans should include regulations and explicit instructions and must be coordinated with authorities around the world