The carrier is the first to receive Transport Canada approval to use RAAS software for totally paperless maintenance operations.

Blockchain is one solution touted for aircraft transfers but adoption will depend on specific regions and regulatory bodies.

Fewer unscheduled events provides a benefit but increasing reliance on sensor data can have negative consequences.

MRO providers, OEMs and schools all see potential benefits to using advanced simulation technologies to train technicians.

Last month, Lithuanian MRO FL Technics announced it was looking at virtual reality training to help with technical training. Žilvinas Lapinskas, CEO of the maintenance provider, discusses what it hopes to gain from exploring the technology.

The touch-labor-driven needs of maintenance mean that it is less open to true technological disruption than other industries.

Large deployments of Mixed Reality in MRO could come quite soon.

United Technologies is partnering with nonprofit Girls Who Code to teach high school students about computer science opportunities within aerospace.