Vikram Dandona

Ensuring that all aircraft remain airworthy and fully compliant with aviation regulations. This includes overseeing maintenance schedules, managing technical records, monitoring airworthiness directives (ADs), service bulletins (SBs), and ensuring timely implementation. Liaising with regulatory authorities (e.g., DGCA, EASA), coordinating with CAMO, maintenance providers, and OEMs, and ensuring that all maintenance activities align with approved procedures and safety standards. Additionally, supports audits, manage airworthiness review certificates (ARC), and ensure proper documentation for lease transitions and aircraft RTS.

• Handling Aircraft project related issues in various departments including DGCA, AAI, BCAS, Flight Operations, Negotiating business contracts, Handling Technical Services, Structural repairs, Engineering Planning, Engineering records, cabin appearance, Cabin Maintenance, Coordinate with OEM, Regulatory authorities etc.
• Coordinating with Aircraft Lessors, Buyers.
• I am presently authorized to work on A20-214 and A320-271N aircraft.

• Handling CAM related issues in various departments including Flight Operations, Technical Services, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Structural repairs, Engineering Planning, Engineering records.
• Coordinate with OEM, Regulatory authorities etc.

• Actively handling issues related to A320- 214 and A320-271N aircraft.
• Review, analyze and execute successful implementation of all AD, AOT, SB and related technical publications.
• Conduct and follow up on Modification-Committee-Meeting regularly.
• Provide required technical support for AOG recovery, Delay investigation and follow-up, Reliability and SMS.
• Manage Airframe, Structures and Cabin related issues in Technical Services.
• Evaluate structural repairs and provide assistance / guidance to engineers and MRO while performing repairs / modifications.
• Repairs, repeat defects and AOG are reviewed for any follow-up action with OEM, Regulatory Authority etc.
• Manage Structure Repair Data of aircraft and Nacelle for ARC and Lease return.
• Monitor and update aircraft weight growth to include latest weight schedule or any other repair/ modification including weight change on the aircraft.
• Ensure and raise all warranty claims to Airbus.
• Provide technical support to various engineering support departments including Line-Maintenance, MCC, Reliability, Delay investigation, Procurement etc.

• Over ten years’ experience as Certifying-Engineer, In Line-Maintenance Department at Mumbai and Major-Maintenance Department at Bengaluru.
• Exposure to Scheduled tasks upto C-Check and Unscheduled tasks including troubleshooting, Borescope inspection, major component replacements like Landing Gear, Engine Change etc.

• Led the Jet Airways team of B1 and B2 engineers as Shift-Manager- MCC (Maintenance Control Center)-Technical from January ’12 onwards towards prompt and effective troubleshooting of defects on the entire fleet of Jet Airways which includes ATR-500/-600 aircraft, 737NG fleet, 737MAX, A330, A340 and B777 aircraft.
• Provided efficient technical support for aircraft operations by monitoring, evaluating aircraft defects and taking preventive actions, reviewed AIRBUS and B777 ACARS messages and initiated required follow up action.
• Liaised with Technical Services and OEM's for defects that are repetitive and those which could not be rectified using AMM/TSM/FIM troubleshooting procedures.
• Liaised with OEM for concurrence / No-Technical-Objections etc. if required.