Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Beaver Technology Services' virtual reality system simulates aircraft maintenance at height.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
The Costa Rica MRO hopes to finally break ground for its new facility.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Serial airline entrepreneur and Breeze Airways founder David Neeleman is adding two Learjet 45 midsize business jets to Breeze's fleet for an important purpose.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ella Nethersole
Vince Goncalves, regional VP for Africa at ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, answers questions from African Aerospace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
As wireless providers eye more services that will crowd the spectrum used by aircraft radio altimeters, the FAA is planning a risk-mitigation strategy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Regional stakeholders share perspectives on tariff impacts and suggest strategies to mitigate higher part costs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sarah MacLeod
Letting go of perceptions about the terms “OEM” and “PMA” could help the MRO industry overcome obstacles.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to order mandatory inspections of Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) horizontal stabilizer components.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A draft rule issued before companies secure approvals for their next-generation service suggests the FAA learned some lessons from the 2022 5G C-Band rollout.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said it has now secured more de-icing fluid, after warning that supplies needed to de-ice aircraft at Schiphol were running low.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Operators of Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with suspected nonconforming fuselage panels have six months to conduct inspections and plan any needed repairs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Keith Mwanalushi
Dornier Technology’s CEO on the company’s recent FAA certification and its expansion plans for the future.
MRO

By Thierry Dubois
Insufficient radome maintenance after a bird strike probably caused airspeeds to become unreliable on an Air France-operated Airbus A350.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Christian A. Klein
Industry stakeholders and policymakers must collaborate to mitigate uncertainty in four key areas that threaten aerospace supply chain stability.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An issue identified by New Zealand’s accident bureau as being linked to an Air New Zealand A320neo uncommanded engine shutdown could have wider implications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
EASA is mandating Airbus-recommended inspections of A350 auxiliary power units (APU) following two in-service incidents linked to a common problem.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has secured the conviction of the former director of AOG Technics, which sold unapproved CFM 56 engine parts from 2019-23.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing 737 Next Generation operators have until Jan. 9, 2026, to inspect affected aircraft for cross-fed brake hoses, a new FAA airworthiness directive states.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
For Emirates’ long-haul fleet, the challenge is twofold: maintaining aging widebodies while looking beyond their likely life spans to the next big thing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa has renewed key maintenance approvals from the U.S. FAA along with certifications from eight African civil aviation authorities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The direct-to-final rule, set for publication Nov. 25, mandates Boeing instructions included in an Oct. 15 alert service bulletin sent to affected customers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to mandate manufacturer-recommended swaps of certain IAE V2500 high pressure compressor (HPC) stage 3 rotor blades.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An American Airlines 737-800 overrun at DFW in February 2024 has been traced back to maintenance errors during a brake system upgrade, an NTSB report reveals.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
The aviation industry is taking steps as it moves toward digital airworthiness tags.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Swaati Ketkar
India’s aviation regulator proposes raising used aircraft import age limits to help airlines address supply delays and fleet needs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation