How Wearable Technologies Could Help The MRO Workforce

Airbus technicians working with exoskeletons
Airbus is using exoskeletons for tasks such as overhead riveting and drilling.
Credit: Ottobock
Aviation maintenance technicians (AMT) encounter a host of physical challenges and hazards on the job. In addition to the need to access instructions from maintenance manuals while completing hands-on tasks, an AMT regularly has to lift and move heavy aircraft parts, perform strenuous overhead work...
Lindsay Bjerregaard

Lindsay Bjerregaard is managing editor for Aviation Week’s MRO portfolio. Her coverage focuses on MRO technology, workforce, and product and service news for AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week Marketplace and Inside MRO.

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