Business jet operators using Germany's Ruag for key MRO services will be able to keep abreast of the aircraft's maintenance needs with a new specially configured iPad.

U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators believe the breakdown of a General Electric GEnx-1B engine on a taxiing Boeing 787 July 28 stemmed from the failure of a fan mid-shaft.

FAA could seek a record $162.4 million in civil penalties from AMR Corp., according to filings at the bankruptcy court overseeing AMR’s Chapter 11 case. Both the FAA and AMR say the amount of the claims could change and reflect ongoing enforcement cases the FAA has against both American Airlines and its subsidiary, American Eagle. FAA filed the claims with the bankruptcy court of the Southern District of New York in advance of the July 12 deadline, but the documents came to light only this week. Details of the claims remain confidential, however.

As a passenger, it's evident that airlines are doing a much better job at managing their capacity. It's rare to find an empty seat next to you. Frequent fliers also know many airlines offer ancillary services—from onboard food to checked baggage—for a fee. New revenue streams are visible. What is invisible to passengers is that airlines also are getting smarter about managing life-cycle costs.

A J Walter Aviation has signed a purchase agreement to buy Aveos’s former component maintenance business and plans to establish the insolvent Canadian company’s Montreal facility as its new component maintenance, repair and overhaul headquarters.

Delta TechOps is pushing a raft of new engine overhaul and repair technology

Sharjah's Gama Aviation has received approval from the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority as one of the first UAE based business jet operators to achieve CAR Part M Continued Airworthiness Maintenance Management Organisation certification.

Delta Air Lines' plan to purchase its own oil refinery in Philadelphia is advancing. “We expect to have the refinery up and running in mid-2013. We are in the process of making capital investments, and we expect returns in 2013-–not huge, but it’s a start,” Delta TechOps Engine and Component Maintenance Managing Director David Garrison said yesterday at the Joint Propulsion Conference in Atlanta. The refinery will be operated for Delta by BP and has the capacity to refine 185,000 barrels per day of which 15,000 barrels will be jet fuel.