Safety, Ops & Regulation

Alternative sources, including PMA and surplus material, will help shape the market.

To install a part or not, that is the question.

FAA, EASA and IATA develop new standards for biocide treatments to prevent engine degradation problems.

Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) is looking at a potential partial acquisition of SR Technics Malaysia to bolster its narrowbody MRO capabilities as it enters a recovery phase “fraught with risks.”

An FAA order mandating changes to Boeing 737 MAXs affected by recently discovered electrical issues before those aircraft can fly again has been finalized and is slated for publication April 30.

Understand the internal and external cybersecurity threats to aviation companies—as well as the weakest links.

Despite ongoing concerns, MRO providers seeing room to hope as airline traffic rebounds.

Challenges include tailoring rules for the wide range of organizations it will affect.

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association honors the memory of Leo Weston, who played a large role in ARSA’s founding.

Analysts say a return to pre-crisis levels of aircraft demand remains far off.

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.