Safety, Ops & Regulation

The new maintenance facility includes a widebody hangar, workshops and storage facilities for spares and equipment.

Production issues prevent affected aircraft from getting FAA approval for delivery.

EASA has certified the Boeing 737-8200, revealing the move in an updated version of the 737 family’s type certificate data sheet published April 6.

Ask the Editors: Aftermarket providers inspect all probes and ports to ensure they are not contaminated by insects or foreign objects.

Pratt & Whitney has released updated engine control software that eliminates the need for repetitive inspections put in place to prevent damage that led to four Airbus A220 infight shutdowns; the FAA plans to mandate its installation.

Delta Air Lines installed sensors on the WiFi antenna area of an aircraft to test structural health monitoring. Could this be a step toward moving airframe MRO to a more predictive maintenance model, similar to that used by engines?

Electric vertical lift startups, maintenance providers and infrastructure specialists are collaborating to tackle new challenges.

Regulations have proven effective, while manufacturers’ processes are evolving.

As advanced air mobility gets closer to becoming a reality, aviation is turning its focus toward building up the ecosystem needed to operate and maintain eVTOLs.

Preliminary data released by the NTSB regarding the agency’s investigation into the Feb 20. in-flight failure of a Pratt & Whitney PW4077 on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER over Colorado confirm the fracture surface of the broken blade at the center of the event was consistent with fatigue damage.

As the Pentagon is grappling with how to maintain the F135 engine powering F-35 fighters, the engine on a Boeing airliner failed on a flight in the western U.S. Aviation Week editors discuss what these incidents mean for safety and reliability as well as the future of military engines.

Boeing failed to meet its obligations in five of 12 areas specified in a 2015 agreement with the FAA that required various safety and quality-control improvements in its Commercial Airplanes division and will pay $5.4 million in new penalties as a result, the FAA said Feb. 25.

When any new aircraft is launched into the market, the headline items from the manufacturer describing the new product usually relate to parameters

U.S. NTSB investigators determined metal fatigue is suspected as the reason a fan blade fractured just before an in-fight engine failure suffered by United Airl

The FAA plans to order stepped-up inspections of Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines like the one the failed on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 near Denver on Feb. 20.

Ask the Editors: Mandates are in effect around the world, and the Single European Sky ATM Research Deployment Manager has mapped them.

Latest EASA-FAA bilateral guidance update does not address several key issues.

Developments to reduce or neutralize pathogens in the aircraft cabin seeing increased attention in light of COVID-19.

Some of the latest developments across various types of aviation safety and emergency equipment.

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New workforce grant programs in the U.S. could help the maintenance workforce that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Airline issued guidance to pilots emphasizing aircraft configuration awareness.

The FAA is giving affected Boeing 787 operators 45 days to inspect forward and aft cargo compartments for damaged decompression panels after inspections for a related issue turned up the new problem, the agency said.

Ask The Editors: Regulators working on the 737 MAX were not buoyed by the pandemic, but COVID-19 was not a major factor on downtime.