Reliability Hero
Hosted by Andrew Daddo, the Reliability Hero podcast is brought to you by the MAINSTREAM Community. We’ll have conversations with maintenance and reliability practitioners.Whether you take Iron Ore out the ground; keep Power plants running; or fix Aeroplanes, Trains, Conveyor Belts or Turbines – few things excite YOU more than making equipment and machines do more than they were ever designed to do – faster, safer, longer, and more efficiently.Let’s just say that YOU keeping economies moving!
Reliability Hero
David Kelly | Keeping Skies Safe: The Challenge of Aviation Maintenance
Andrew Daddo interviews David Kelly, manager of QE Business Tech and Enablement at Qantas. The discussion covers David's extensive 35-year career at Qantas, including his initial aviation training in the Air Force and subsequent roles in aircraft engineering. David shares his experiences in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, detailing the challenges of parking and maintaining aircraft during lockdowns. He discusses the impact of the pandemic on Qantas' operations, the shift to digital logbooks, and efforts to integrate technology like augmented reality. The conversation underscores the crucial role of maintenance and reliability in keeping aviation running smoothly.