The U.S. midterm elections are putting new leaders into key congressional aviation committees—including some of whom have criticized foreign repair stations in the past.

Wolfgang Mayrhuber led the rehabilitation team charged with engineering Lufthansa’s recovery in the early 1990s. Subsequently, he was elected chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik when it became an independent entity in 1994. He is credited evolving LHT into a global supplier of MRO services.

Transportation Safety Board of Canada calls for fatigue regulation and improved Safety Management Systems.

Passenger-door seal damage caused by a catering truck created an unnerving onboard noise that led a Qantas AirbusA380 to return to Sydney 2 hr. into a scheduled flight to the U.S., an Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) report found.

The deal with U.S. low-cost carrier Frontier will run for five years and includes up to 10 years of salary raises.

Etihad Airway Engineering’s long-term vision is to use additive manufacturing for most cabin interior parts.

Aviation Week speaks with Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon to find out more about how the new Auckland to Chicago route will be serviced and what the airline’s expansion plans entail.

A listing of airworthiness directive and bulletins from EASA and FAA.