Just like its name, the philosophy behind the U.K.'s latest low-cost carrier, Go, is brief -- ``keep it simple, keep it good.''

In the early 1990s, the U.S. Air Force seemed to be suffering an epidemic of fighter accidents. Class A mishaps -- incidents that cost at least $1 million or end up in loss of an aircraft -- were rising, and even lesser incidents were beginning to take a bite out of readiness.

The delineation between line maintenance and heavy maintenance becomes fuzzier every day as more airlines seek to ``phase'' their heavy checks, spreading the heavy-check tasks over a series of smaller checks.

Following its split with Toulouse-based Aero International (Regional), AIR, earlier this year, British Aerospace Regional Aircraft has centralized its spares support operation at a purpose-built facility in Weybridge, Surrey, some 20 miles southwest of London.

If you've been trying to keep track of developments in air transport avionics, the best advice is to write everything in pencil.

Dassault Falcon Jet named John F. Miller director of interiors engineering at its Little Rock, Ark., completion center. He previously was group leader for Falcon 900 interior design engineering.

Southwest is fighting an IRS claim that it owes almost $1.7 million in back taxes, plus interest and penalties.

The new Bell 427 helicopter -- as near to being an all-composite helicopter design as is possible currently -- will have a maintenance system that takes advantage of the new capabilities intrinsic to the use of non-metallic materials.