It might look like fun and games, but virtual reality head-mounted displays and specialized software will become key to keeping aircraft flying and technicians trained.

The civil aviation sector is already a huge trend-setter in the adoption of additive manufacturing, contributing 12% to the industry’s global revenue in 2013, and all indications are that this will continue to grow.

Civil aviation establishments need to consider how best to reduce the burden of the Climate Change Levy while also ensuring that hangars and maintenance sheds are fit for purpose and provide a comfortable working environment for personnel.

After a delay caused in part by maintenance issues, WestJet Airlines has received ETOPS certification for its small used Boeing 767-300 fleet, allowing the airline to operate its own extended-range overwater flights for the first time.

French aviation safety authority BEA has suggested that Embraer consider design changes to portions of the electrical system for its E-Jet regional jets, and that safety upgrades be made at Germany’s Nuremberg Airport.

From Aviation Week’s archive, here are some MRO comics from the 1940s and 1950s.

Avalanche of operating data coming from new-generation aircraft poses a new problem for MROs—how to mine it for the most useful information.

From Aviation Week’s new 100 year archive, here are some aircraft maintenance ads from World War II.