The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, recently tested using autonomous vehicles to speed up material handling at a parts warehouse, an experiment to find ways to free up personnel for aircraft maintenance work.

The Philippines-based airline says it is pushing ahead to implement digital sign-off for line maintenance by the second quarter of next year.

Outsourcing maintenance, new technology, and better pay and recruitment strategies could ease America’s MRO workforce crunch.

The FAA’s decision to push radio altimeter upgrades as wireless companies roll out new 5G networks has airlines on edge.

To address challenges associated with parts traceability, aviation must embrace new technologies and commonsense standards.

Aftermarket providers are using technologies such as asset-tracking systems and robotics to make technicians’ work easier and more efficient.

Airlines are testing the use of Taqtile’s Manifest AR platform to help experienced technicians more quickly and easily pass down knowledge to new workforce.

Robotic Skies will adapt Corridor aviation maintenance software to the unique requirements of the advanced air mobility industry.