Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
This fall, the ASCIC is expected to provide a progress report on how industry is responding to what the group saw as an urgent need to improve parts tracking.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Sarah MacLeod and Brett Levanto
The FAA and EASA’s latest revision to Technical Implementation Procedures should clarify confusion about acceptability of parts used for maintenance.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is seeking public comments on proposed guidance that would define sample sizes for PMA applicants seeking certification for engine and APU parts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Dec Lee
How the 2005 Northwest Airlines/Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association mechanics’ strike changed the MRO industry.
Workforce & Training

Sarah MacLeod
Sellers and buyers of repair stations should consider how transactions affect an FAA-issued repair certificate.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
After an airline trade association raised concerns about the deadline for secondary flight deck barriers, the FAA granted a one-year exemption—despite union opposition.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The major Asia Pacific airline industry group is preparing to hold a safety meeting to discuss a wide range of topics with carriers and other stakeholders.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Swaati Ketkar
AI Engineering Services Limited has received new European approvals for narrowbody and Leap-1B engine maintenance.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Sarah MacLeod
As tightening hangar capacity drives the need for more space, companies must consider the effects of sustainability and technology advancements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
New SAE and ASTM programs are developing aerospace standards to simplify and improve the use of advanced technologies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi, Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
Host James Pozzi is joined by Aviation Week Safety Editor Sean Broderick and Dan Williams, director of Fleet Data Services for Aviation Week Network.
MRO Podcast

By Sean Broderick
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems are in advanced stages of developing a design change that will add a layer of safety to 737-9 and 737-900ER door plugs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB is urging the FAA to ensure flight crews are aware of risks posed by a CFM International Leap-1B safety device that can cause smoke in the cockpit.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Enhanced inspections of Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet have turned up no findings that might help explain the June 12 fatal accident of Air India Flight 171.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Aircraft propeller MRO provider APS has received local certification for its new facility in Malaysia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A powder metal part-contamination problem affects hundreds of Pratt & Whitney PW2000 engines on Boeing 757s and C-17s that will require inspections.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Part 147 schools say a designated mechanic examiner shortage and PSI’s “monopoly” on written testing are causing challenges.
Workforce & Training

By Alan Dron
Zamora Yrala, the company director, is accused of operating UK-based AOG Technics for a fraudulent purpose, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
It is official: Repair stations with European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification must have ICAO-compliant safety management systems by 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Improper procedures during a routine overhaul left a main landing gear component damaged and set the stage for a fatigue crack to form, the NTSB found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has attained Maintenance Organization Approval certification from EASA and the Repair Station Certificate from FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Brett Levanto
Aerospace stakeholders can participate in executive efforts to reduce FAA red tape.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Onera is providing a new testbed able to evaluate a composites panel when exposed to fire in an engine environment, as well as assess new extinguishing agents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has proposed mandating Boeing-recommended inspections of about 100 787s for fuselage fittings that may be constructed from the wrong grade of titanium.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
British MRO provider Storm Aviation has added Airbus A330 checks to its roster of heavy maintenance capabilities at the site.
Aircraft & Propulsion