The government has launched a 10-year, $500 million project to overhaul the aircraft maintenance and repair operations at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB. Okla. The first step focused on the F100 engine group. The first of its equipment was shifted to a temporary home, while its new home is transformed into a “Toyota-like” lean and flexible operation.
The $4.26 billion Small Business Innovation Research contracting program widely used by the Air Force went into hibernation as the government shut down Oct. 1, but unless lawmakers strike a deal on reforms, the program could reach an abrupt end.
