Marathon, Florida, United States
Never tell Michael Moore it can't be done because that just motives him to get it done. Michael worked for a major airline and saw them struggle to stay alive. This motivated him to find ways to reduce costs for the airline. He believes that all the profit in the industry is going to the OEM's and he believes the airlines should share in the profit. Ultimately, Michael talked the airline into buying an expensive electron scanning microscope. This allowed him to do his own evaluation of failures to collect on warranties the OEM's were refusing to pay. He also decided to make improvements to hot section parts to improve performance because the OEM's would not assist him. This included improving coatings, making a trench tip and installing a notch on the turbine blades so that he could measure tip creep. Ultimately he re-engineered a nozzle guide vane on a major engine and received a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for the part. Michael is the only engineer outside of an OEM to re-engineer a major critical engine part. After that very successful project, several of the major airlines demanded to use his nozzle guide vanes as opposed to the OEM's. Michael was given his Designated Engineering status by the FAA. He left the airline to become Senior Vice President of Research and Development and help propel a major PMA company to success. Michael is a metallurgical engineer trained by the University of Missouri Rolla School of Engineering. This training occurred while he worked in the NDT department of a major steel manufacturer. Michael spent 10 years determining the reason for failures. This experience and metallurgical training has kept him a step ahead of his peers. Many PhD's in Metallurgical Engineering do not have as much hands on experience as Michael. He went on to get a Mechanical Engineering Degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City with a minor in aerospace engineering. Michael is an engineer's engineer. Michael is the person an engineer goes to when he/she doesn't know what to do. Michael's goal was and remains the same, to provide superior product at lower prices and let the airlines make a little profit.
Air Alliance, Inc is a FAA Part 145 Repair Station for aircraft components. Some engineers follow, others lead. Michael L. Moore has been on the cutting edge of innovation for over 30 years. When Michael worked for a major airline and the overhauled engines kept returning to the shop, Michael re-engineered a nozzle guide vane for a major engine. When the turbine blades kept failing he designed a fix that was adopted by the OEM. Michael has been working the hot section of aircraft engines for 30 years, constantly looking for ways to improve the parts operating in this hot environment. Michael was a consultant to NASA for five years on hot sections. Michael Moore is an Aerospace and Metallurgical Engineer and a FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) for almost 30 years. He worked as the Senior Vice President of Research and Development helping to start and grow one of the largest PMA companies. There is one thing that everyone that knows Michael Moore knows and that is he does not cut corners. Michael operates with “belts and suspenders”; he says when engineers fail lives are lost. He will not compromise quality.
Worked on a team along side OEM's assisting NASA in discussions on metallurgical and other issues concerning hot section parts.